Uh, isn't John McCain supposed to be the guy who knows who's what in terms of foreign policy, and specifically in the Middle East? So how it is exactly he thinks that Iran is arming al Qaeda? During a ...

Two countries that compete for the leadership of Islam, Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shia Iran, have used the sectarian divide to further their ambitions. How their rivalry is settled will likely shape the ...

It is a problem that has been following Muslims for more than 1,400 years. It started with the end of Prophet Muhammad's life. The question of who would succeed Muhammad started as a difference of ...

The top cleric of one of the two long-divided branches of global Islam has called for Sunni and Shia Muslim leaders to meet together in a joint dialogue, using Pope Francis' visit to the Persian Gulf ...

Report from Matthew Duss and Peter Juul delivers analysis of the tensions within Iraq's majority party On January 31, 2009, Iraqis will vote in the country’s first provincial elections in four years.