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 ...

A little-known Islamic sect is looking to establish its own state in Albania, equivalent to an Islamic Vatican City. There ...

Authorities say they are working with tribal elders to broker peace after days of deadly violence in the restive Kurram ...

Located in the Indian Ocean southwest of India and Sri Lanka, the country officially known as the Republic of Maldives is ...

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 ...

As the war in Gaza continues, the Maldives has officially banned Israeli passport holders from entering the country. At the ...

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 ...

A number of other countries were still awaiting local crescent sightings Dubai: While many Muslim countries, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait, will celebrate Eid Al ...