Sunni shiite

Iraqi security forces target political ‘corruption’ in Baghdad Green Zone raids

The Green Zone includes Baghdad's parliament building, various government institutions, and embassies, with many politicians also having residences in the area.

Security is stationed outside the US Embassy is seen in Baghdad's fortified "Green Zone" on March 17, 2026.
Qais al-Khazali, head of the Iranian-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq militia in Iraq, speaks during a rally last year in Baghdad to present the Sadiqoon Movement ahead of parliamentary elections.

The illusion of change in Iraq: Baghdad's militia shake-up masks a deeper Iranian strategy

Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026.

Iranian attacks awaken Bahrain’s demons - opinion

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, pictured in July 2025; illustrative.

Trinidad designates IRGC, Hezbollah, Hamas as terrorist orgs., local Muslim groups denounce act


Positive action in Yemen yields positive results

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Islamism against the world

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Could an anti-Iran alliance be a new force for peace?

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Arab world: Religious minorities feel weight of Gulf rivalries

The ‘cold war’ between Tehran and Riyadh is making life ever more complicated for Sunnis in Iran and Shi’ites in Saudi Arabia.

People protest in front of Saudi Arabia's embassy during a demonstration in Tehran January 2, 2016. Iranian protesters stormed the Saudi Embassy in Tehran early on Sunday morning as Shi'ite Muslim Iran reacted with fury to Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shi'ite cleric.

Riyad vs Téhéran

Pourquoi a-t-il suffi d’une étincelle pour mettre le feu aux poudres ?

Manifestation à Téhéran

Sunni vs Shi’a: New flare-up rooted in ancient hatred

The roots of the crisis are to be found in the long-standing feud between Sunni and Shi’a, which dates from the very beginning of Islam.

A protester holds a placard during a demonstration against the execution of Shi'ite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia, outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy in London, Britain, January 3, 2016

As 'cold war' with Saudis sharpens, Iran's Revolutionary Guards deliver warning

"Iran has created a Frankenstein," says a Western diplomat in Beirut.

Members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran September 22, 2010.

Sunni versus Shi’ite

It is the Sunni-Shi’ite divide that is driving unrest in the region, and clashes between Shi’ites and Sunnis are not an Israeli interest

 Sunni-Shi’ite wars going global

Analysis: Turkey's dangerous ambitions

Turkey now finds itself confronting a formidable bloc of pro-Shi'ite countries: Russia, Iran, Syria, Iraq, and (not to mention the much smaller Lebanon).

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan

The Gulf Monarchies: Stuck Between Iraq and a Hard Place

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