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Iran state TV fires managers over ‘insult’ to Sunni Muslims
Iranian state TV has fired two channel managers over a live program deemed insulting to Sunni Muslims, it said in a statement Sunday.The sackings at ... Television & Radio -
Is Iraq’s ‘Guardians of Religion’ aiming for a ‘Sunni region’?
A new movement “Guardians of Religion” was established lately after attracting remnants of al-Nusra Front and Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) from ... Features -
Iranian Sunni cleric shot, killed in northern Iran
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency says a Sunni cleric who had worked to reconcile Sunnis and Shiites, members of the two biggest sects in ... World News -
Muqtada al-Sadr to Iraq’s Sunnis: Stay away from dagger of treason
In a statement directed at the Iraqi Sunnis and Sunni politicians, Sadrist movement leader Muqtada al-Sadr said that public interests should precede ... Middle East -
Abdul Mehdi and the Iraqi fireball
A few months ago, no one expected that Adel Abdul Mehdi would be asked to form the Iraqi government, despite his natural presence in the club of ... Middle East -
Punish ignorant people who promote sectarianism
It is said that once a Sunni Palestinian and a Shiite Iraqi were debating in London over Husayn ibn Ali and Muawiyah and who was better among the two. ... Middle East -
How Qatar, Iran colluded to force Shiite demography on Syria-Lebanon border town
A recent report by BBC on Qatar’s involvement in paying over $1 billion ransom to a terrorist group, in exchange for the release of Qatari ... Features -
Shirazi religious channels, hijacking the Shiite sphere
The Shirazi reference believes that “media outlets these days are a tool in the hands of the enemies of values, morals and humanity. Given the ... Middle East -
Sunni preacher killed by unidentified gunmen in southern Iran
A Sunni preacher was shot dead in Khash, south of Iran, the Iranian Fars news agency reported. Abdelshakour Kurd was killed on Thursday by ... Middle East -
Lebanon’s Sunni resurgence
The Lebanese Sunni community has traditionally acquired a reputation of political timidness, usually preferring to stick to mainstream politics and ... Middle East -
ANALYSIS: Iraq parliamentary election paves way for new faces on political scene
Iraq's one-party rule collapsed in April 2003; a rule that was inherited by a political class that ran the country under the name of democracy. Since ... Features -
How Lebanon new vote rules will keep old guard in power
Lebanese will have a first opportunity in nine years to vote in a general election which started Friday outside the country, under new rules, expected ... Features -
In power for 15 years, Iraq’s Shiites split ahead of crucial vote
United in their fight against Saddam Hussein’s oppression for decades, Iraq’s Shiites have become deeply fragmented and disillusioned with ... Features -
Voters and candidates in Iraq’s election: Here is all you need to know
Iraqis are set to head to the polls on May 12 for parliamentary elections. At the end of the ballot, the 329 members of parliament elected from party ... Features -
Lebanese elections and regional dimensions
For the first time in Lebanon’s modern history, election headlines are almost nonexistent. With the exception of the Shiite camp, which has ... Middle East -
The case of Lebanon’s Ziad Itani
The case of Ziad Itani, a Lebanese theatre playwright who was arrested by state security in November over accusations of collaborating with Israel, is ... Middle East -
Saad Hariri and ‘Sophie’s World’
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri participated in the first episode of a television show in which children ask whatever questions pop up in their ... Middle East -
Leading Iranian Sunni cleric voices support of protests
Molavi Abdolhamid, an Iranian Sunni cleric in the Baluchestan Province, voiced his full support for the protests that began 10 days ago and emphasized ... Middle East -
Abadi’s fate in six months
Last week, Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi’s office said that he checked an electoral registration office in Baghdad and took his polling ... Middle East -
ISIS and Iran: The new axis of power
ISIS grabbed global attention not just for its readiness to do the unthinkable but also for its dubious excellence at being a ruthless intelligence ... Middle East -
Muqtada Sadr and the great sectarian tussle
Iraq’s Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr’s visits to Saudi Arabia and the UAE have changed a few hearts and opened ... Middle East -
Lebanese problem: Dominance of one state over the other
Hezbollah failed to resolve its battle with the remnants of the Nusra Front in Arsal. The state intervened to save Hezbollah. General Abbas Ibrahim, ... Middle East -
Why does Iran ban its Sunni citizens from running for president?
Prominent Iranian preacher Sheikh Abdul Hameed Ismail Zahi has called on Sunnis to be allowed to run in the country’s presidential elections. ... Features -
The only way to root out terrorism
The ongoing political struggle in Iraq between Sadrists and the Dawa Party is a Shiite-Shiite struggle. It is between two Islamized and politicized ... Middle East -
The erosion of political practices in Iraq
The accusations related to the existence of cameras placed all over the Sunni Endowment Diwan, including in toilets, to spy on employees, could be ... Middle East -
What will Trump do against Iran’s expansion?
As Donald Trump is about to enter the White House, President Barack Obama played his last card in an attempt to achieve one last glory. He condemned ... Middle East -
How did an Iraqi Sunni Imam save the Shiites of his village from ISIS?
A minority of the Shabak community who were targeted by ISIS for religious prosecution succeeded in staying alive and surviving for two years Features -
Iran’s Fifth Column in India
India will not escape the polarizing effects of the violent sectarian conflict that is raging in Syria and Iraq Features -
How does the ‘mad dog’ think?
The next US Secretary of Defense James Mattis has been nicknamed the “mad dog.” World -
Meet Miaad Madaad: Sole woman fighter in an anti-ISIS Iraqi unit
ISIS militants beheaded Madaad’s father-in-law and brother-in-law Middle East