Posts Tagged: Sunni Muslims
Syrians Return to Their Home City by Lebanese Border in State-Organized Trip
Qusayr, a once bustling commercial hub in western Syria, has not seen any fighting since government troops, with the help of Lebanon's powerful Iran-backed Hezbollah...
Iranian Security Forces Arrest Four Members of Suspected Islamic State Cell
Security forces in southwest Iran have arrested four suspected Islamic State operatives who were planning attacks, Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alavi was cited as saying by...
Saudi Crown Prince Goes West to Woo Allies
Saudi Arabia's crown prince wants to persuade his British and US allies that "shock" reforms have made his country a better place to invest and a...
Interfaith Delegation From Bahrain Visits Israel, Draws Criticism in Arab World
JNS.org - An interfaith delegation from Bahrain is visiting Israel during Hanukkah in an unprecedented trip. On Tuesday night, the group attended a menorah lighting ceremony in...
ISIS Militants Seize Control of Key Iraqi City, Kill Dozens of Government Forces
Yahoo/Reuters - Islamic State militants claimed full control of the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday in the biggest defeat for the Baghdad government...
Beware of Saudi Bedfellows
It sounds silly to say this about a regime that engages in egregious human-rights abuses as a matter of course (i.e. treating women as chattel,...
Report: Iraqis Have Grown to Trust Iranian Military Chiefs Taking Charge
Reuters - The face stares out from multiple billboards in central Baghdad, a grey-haired general casting a watchful eye across the Iraqi capital. This military...
