The Middle East is in the midst of ever-increasing tension, as conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia is spiraling to involve more countries in the region. Saudi Arabia severed all diplomatic ties ...

Hussain’s words were also echoed by Muneer Bangash of the Anjuman-e-Farooqia — an organisation representing the displaced Sunni people of Parachinar — who called for the implementation of ...

Syria’s Islamist leaders pledged to respect religious freedom despite their radical past. Many Christians and Shiites are weighing whether to trust them.

Suppose the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and other moderate states are on the same page, acting in concert to lessen the influence of jihadists that ...

Assad and his family are Alawite, an offshoot of Shia Islam, and the people of his former region fear the new Sunni-controlled government will target them. Leila Molana-Allen reports from Assad ...

Officials say Pakistani security forces launched an operation targeting militants in a restive northwestern district ...

At least 25 people have been killed in days of clashes between armed Shiites and Sunni Muslims over a lingering land dispute ...

The people of Kurram have been ordered to stay indoors and shoot at sight orders have been issued by the administration. Shia and Sunni violence has been ongoing in Kurram district for several ...

Iraq's parliament passed into law on Tuesday a revised bill that had sparked outrage over fears it rolled back women's rights and permitted underage marriage.