Sharaa, whose fighters led the offensive that toppled the Assad family dynasty in December, has said he will build an ...

The word shīʿah means “party” or “faction.” Shia Muslims differ from the larger Sunni faction in following leaders from a ...

A senior evangelical leader has called on the U.S. to not recognize new Syrian regime following bloodshed of religious ...

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 ...

A 19th-century Sunni sheik, Ibrahim al-Maghribi, decreed that Muslims might freely take Alawite property and lives, and a ...

Whether Syria’s new leadership is truly seeking reconciliation — or consolidating power under a new flag — will determine whether the country rebuilds ...

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 ...