The conflict between Sunni and Shia Muslims remains one of the central features shaping the political and religious dynamics ...

Throughout the Middle East, Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran compete for influence and supremacy via proxy wars in Yemen, Iraq and Syria. Produced by Reem Makhoul, Mark Scheffler and Arielle Ray.

The ten days of Shia lamentation for Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, end this year on July 6th, with Ashura. They are always filled with anguish but this year that is even more true. In ...

Starting in Syria, the United States must prevent a Turkish-Sunni bloc from replacing the Iranian-Shia bloc as the regional troublemaker. Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu could only offer a ...

To grasp how bad things are in Lebanon, consider that Syria—where war and tyranny created the world’s largest refugee crisis—now seems like a safe haven. Since September around 500,000 people have ...