A fierce religious identity dominates the Sunni-majority nation, with principles of the Koran, conservative Sunni teachings known as Wahhabism and strict Islamic Shariah law present in all aspects ...

Syria is the only Middle Eastern country that has a majority Sunni population but is ruled by a Shiite minority. The Assads, who took power in 1970, are Alawites, a subsect of Shia Islam that ...

This spreading influence has caused concern to the Sunni rulers of Arab countries with Shia minorities, such as Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. On the other hand, members of the Saudis' own Shia ...

Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries, as well as other Sunni-majority countries, are set to start the month on Saturday.

Some Sunni religious leaders in the region have ... past for fueling sectarian tensions between Saudi Arabia and Shiite countries. Last year, Iraqi authorities suspended MBC’s broadcast license ...

Scholars and commoners from across the country will participate in this much awaited meet of Sunni Muslims. "This is the biggest annual congregation of Sunni Muslims in the country. Many ...