Sunni-Shia Tension
Update: Gulf countries urge Lebanon exodus after abduction of more than 20
World
August 15, 2012
Update: Gulf countries urge Lebanon exodus after abduction of more than 20
Four Gulf countries — Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia — urged their citizens to stay away from…
Syrian air raid kills 30 in rebel-held town
World
August 15, 2012
Syrian air raid kills 30 in rebel-held town
AZAZ, Syria – A Syrian air raid killed 30 people in the rebel-held northern border town of Azaz on Wednesday,…
Arabs advise Allawi to accept al-Maliki as Iraqi premier, say diplomats
Egypt
October 5, 2010
Arabs advise Allawi to accept al-Maliki as Iraqi premier, say diplomats
Arab diplomats said Tuesday that several key Arab leaders had advised Iyad Allawi, the former Iraqi prime minister whose Iraqi…
Experts: Iran fatwa on Prophet’s wife will not bridge Sunni-Shia divide
Egypt
October 5, 2010
Experts: Iran fatwa on Prophet’s wife will not bridge Sunni-Shia divide
A recent fatwa issued by Iran’s supreme leader banning insults to Prophet Muhammad’s wife Aisha will not help ease tensions…
Egyptian lawyers sue Nilesat over Shia television channel
Egypt
September 26, 2010
Egyptian lawyers sue Nilesat over Shia television channel
Two Egyptian lawyers had filed a lawsuit against the government aimed at halting broadcast of a Shia channel currently carried…