BEIRUT (AP) — A 12-year-old boy was among four civilians killed Monday in Syria ’s Tartous province, provincial officials ...

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria, known as Shi’ites, said it lost at least five of its members in the deadly clash with the ...

The story of a divisive Islamic ruler from ancient times, produced by a broadcaster in the Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has ...

Shia Muslims generally wait a few minutes after sunset before breaking their fast in contrast to Sunni traditions. The average Shia fasting time in New York varies between 13 to 14 hours in Ramadan.

The ordeal of this family of Alawites – a religious group that broke away from Shia Islam – unfolded ... committed against Al-Bayda's Sunni population by forces loyal to al-Assad in 2013.

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Deepening sectarian divisions and violence inside Syria exacerbates existing tensions among Lebanon's Sunni and Shiite communities ... that encourage the Sunni population to form militias and ...

On the electoral map changes, Dr Janil said: "What we do know and what we can see, it's about the population growth. It's about the need to make sure that the number of electors per MP remains ...

the Sunni-Turkish axis has replaced Iran’s Shiite axis.” Israel, which is in competition with Turkey in Syria, has threatened to expand its intervention, claiming to defend the “democratic ...

Once powerful under the previous regime, the Alawites now face retribution from rebel groups and the oppressed Sunni population ... percent of the population. Originating from Shia Islam, they ...