Kurdish, Shiite and Sunni lawmakers last year introduced three bills which later became a headache for the parliament as discussions and voting on them were repeatedly delayed due to agreements.

Shia Muslims call the Shia Iftar time with a special prayer and gratitude. After the reading of "Bismillah," they break their fast with water and dates following the Maghrib prayers, though they do ...

Donald Trump's proposal to "take over" Gaza and relocate its population has raised concerns about potential regional instability. But how are the conflicts in the Levant rooted in its history of ...

In 2011, this Sunni scholar was one of the voices of the uprising against the ousted President Bashar al-Assad. He was even nicknamed the “Sheikh of the Revolution” for his sermons calling the ...

Despite his role as the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, he was reluctant to talk about Middle East conflicts, religious fundamentalism or Sunni-Shiite tensions. United Nations Secretary ...

Indian intelligence is reporting no less than 80-100 foreign terrorists assembled on the launch pads in Jammu and Kashmir to ...

This is the Sunni viewpoint. A minority believed that Ali, the Prophet’s son-in-law should lead the community. These Muslims came to be known as Shi’a, which means ‘Party of Ali’ ...

Despite his role as the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, he was reluctant to discuss Middle East conflicts, religious fundamentalism or Sunni-Shiite tensions. Islam is not a faith "of conflict ...

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s top court suspended implementation Tuesday of three controversial bills passed last month by the ...

Last-minute disagreements have stalled the announcement of Lebanon’s new government, primarily due to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s insistence on naming all Shiite ministers. Berri objected to ...

Despite his role as the spiritual head of the Ismaili Muslims, he was reluctant to discuss Middle East conflicts, religious fundamentalism or Sunni-Shiite tensions. Islam is not a faith "of ...