The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're ...

The story of a divisive Islamic ruler from ancient times, produced by a broadcaster in the Sunni kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has drawn rebukes from Shiite-majority Iran and Iraq.

While the main responsibility of Sunni Caliphs was to maintain law and order in the Muslim realm, as descendants of the Prophet, Shia Imams (spiritual leaders) also provided religious guidance and ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb. 14 (UPI) --Lebanon's Sunni leader and former prime minister, Saad Hariri, who suspended his political activity more than three years ago, made a comeback on Friday amid ...

Sharaa, whose fighters led the offensive that toppled the Assad family dynasty in December, has said he will build an inclusive society in a country with a delicate sectarian and religious mix.

Alawite insurgents are trying to foment sectarian conflict to undermine and destabilize the interim Syrian government.

the former leader of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a Sunni Islamist militant group. Once labeled a radical jihadist, seeking legitimacy on the world stage, Al-Sharaa has rebranded himself as a ...