Pakistan faces a complex diplomatic challenge in balancing its relationships with the United States, China, Iran, Saudi ...

The holy day is when Shiite Muslims commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. The annual pilgrimage is one of the largest religious events in the Shiite world.

Farooq Abdullah warns Arab nations they could be Israel-US targets after Iran strikes. He blames oil interests and urges global powers to prevent escalation.

President Trump, who weeks ago rebuked America’s misadventures in the Middle East, appears to be on the cusp of his own ...

Other Sunni nations are equally important to U.S. interests. Bahrain — a Sunni monarchy ruling an increasingly unruly Shiite majority — serves as home to the American 5th Fleet.

After the Assad government was overthrown, HTS leader Ahmed al-Sharam, a Sunni leader, became the interim president of Syria, leading to rise in influence of Sunni countries in the West Asia.

TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) – The Sunni Faction of Iranian Parliament in a statement called on the world countries to denounce the criminal acts of the Zionist regime, saying that Israeli’s aggressive acts ...

While Muslims in many countries with a Sunni majority marked the end of their traditional month of fasting on Friday, those in countries with a Shiite majority had to wait until Saturday.

Saudi Arabia, home to Islam's holiest shrines, and other Sunni Muslim countries announced Thursday the holiday of Eid al-Fitr marking the end of the Ramadan fast will begin on Friday.In some countries ...

What caused the Sunni-Shia divide? The Sunni-Shia conflict is 1,400 years in the making, dating back to the years immediately after the Prophet Mohammed’s death in 632.

Israel’s alliance with the Sunni Arab nations—Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, and perhaps even Sudan—and their indirect supporter, Saudi Arabia, should seriously ...