Sunni-Shia divide
Iran says detains a dual national linked to British intelligence
Middle East
August 16, 2016
Iran says detains a dual national linked to British intelligence
Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested a dual national last week in Tehran linked to Britain's intelligence service, the…
Iraqis want crackdown on ‘sleeper cells’ after huge Baghdad bomb
Middle East
July 4, 2016
Iraqis want crackdown on ‘sleeper cells’ after huge Baghdad bomb
The death toll from a suicide bombing in a Baghdad shopping district has risen to over 150, fueling calls for…
Iran’s Rouhani accuses West of exploiting Sunni-Shi’ite rift, raps Israel
Middle East
July 1, 2016
Iran’s Rouhani accuses West of exploiting Sunni-Shi’ite rift, raps Israel
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani accused Western powers of trying to exploit differences between the world's Sunni and Shi'ite Muslims to…
Arab League labels Hezbollah a terrorist organization
Middle East
March 11, 2016
Arab League labels Hezbollah a terrorist organization
The Arab League labeled Shi'ite Muslim group Hezbollah a terrorist organization on Friday, Egyptian state media said, as tensions rise…
Stronger Egypt-Iran rapproachement could be a message to third parties
Egypt
February 18, 2013
Stronger Egypt-Iran rapproachement could be a message to third parties
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s historic visit to Cairo for a summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as well…
Bahrain police break up march after Ashura memorial service
World
November 26, 2012
Bahrain police break up march after Ashura memorial service
Bahraini security forces used tear gas and stun grenades to scatter hundreds of youths who tried to march towards the…
Update: Gulf countries urge Lebanon exodus after abduction of more than 20
World
August 15, 2012
Update: Gulf countries urge Lebanon exodus after abduction of more than 20
Four Gulf countries — Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia — urged their citizens to stay away from…
Egypt’s Shia pay the price of regional struggle
Egypt
August 15, 2012
Egypt’s Shia pay the price of regional struggle
In the working-class neighborhood of Bulaq al-Dakror, a group of men gathered 28 July to prevent what they called a…
Iran leader cheered in Beirut, skewered at home
World
October 13, 2010
Iran leader cheered in Beirut, skewered at home
Beirut--Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad basked in a rock-star welcome from Hezbollah's Shi'ite loyalists on Wednesday, but his trip to Lebanon…
Hariri meets Mubarak as fears of Hezbollah indictments loom
Egypt
October 11, 2010
Hariri meets Mubarak as fears of Hezbollah indictments loom
President Hosni Mubarak met with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri on Tuesday in Cairo. The two heads of state discussed…