The conflicts between Shia and Sunni Muslims go back to the 7th century and the death of the Prophet Muhammad. Yet a spotlight has been shone recently on the differences between the two religions ...

This religious schism is reflected in the wider map of the Middle East, where other countries have Shia or Sunni majorities, some of whom look towards Iran or Saudi Arabia for support or guidance.

ISLAMABAD: At least 43 people have been killed and more than 200 injured after a land dispute turned into a wider sectarian conflict between Sunni and Shia tribes in Pakistan’s restive ...

Since 2003 Shia-Sunni conflict has emerged as a major divide ... of the absence of a credible political process and road map to sectarian peace and state-building. The violence cannot be brought ...

For the most part, Shia and Sunni Arabs perceive almost every aspect of life to have become worse or not changed. For example, when asked about political freedom, 53% of Shias and 54% of Sunni ...

These developments have raised fears of oil-rich Nigeria becoming the latest battleground in the conflict between the world's two main Muslim sects, Shia and Sunni. On Monday, a court in Kaduna in ...

A new documentary by British-Iraqi director Hoda Yahya Elsoudani tackles the Sunni-Shia divide from the perspective of two young sisters Hoda Yahya Elsoudani is the director of new documentary ...

But the influx of refugees has exposed ongoing tensions in the country between its Shia, Sunni and Christian communities. Tripoli, from which many Australian Lebanese immigrated, is mainly home to ...

Several Shia as well as Sunni organisations in India condemned Israel's ongoing airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon ...

It has long been a flashpoint for cross-border attacks by separatists and Sunni militants, opposed to the authorities in Shia-majority Iran. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander ...

The report reveals that ISI’s plot involves using the ongoing Shia-Sunni tensions in the Gulf—exacerbated by the Iran-Israel war—as a battleground on Indian soil. Pakistan seeks to exploit ...

The highlight of the celebrations was the joint prayer that was offered for the first time by the Shia and Sunni sects in Lucknow. Both sides, known for their hostility towards each other and a ...