Shia vs Sunni in Syria: Syria, a country which constitutes 74% Sunni population was being ruled by Bashar al-Assad, affiliated with the Alawite sect, a syncretic sect with links to early Shi’ism ...

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.

The reason there has been a split into different branches is due to ... (which means ‘deputy to God’s Prophet’). This is the Sunni viewpoint. A minority believed that Ali, the Prophet ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Saudi Arabia is planning to execute five young Saudi Arabian Shia citizens and one Shia businessman on charges the United Nations has deemed arbitrary and which campaigners and legal experts say ...

Among the basic themes to be discussed in that introduction are: • the idea of the “Middle East” as a distinct geo-political region; • the fundamentals of the region: the religious, ethnic, and ...

This weekend forecasters have warned a polar vortex split could circulate cold Arctic air straight to our shores. Severe Weather EU shared maps of the potential split and wrote on X: "Are you ready?

Five minutes later, Salam left Baabda Palace without making any statement. According to Al-Manar reporter, Salam insisted on naming the fifth Shiite minister, rejecting the proposal of choosing one ...