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“‘Go and rectify your sect’” was enough of an insult for Faisal Al Duwaisan to tender his resignation as a Member of Parliament as he deplored that the parliament is unwilling to apply the bylaws of the parliament in such a Read more
The office of Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has rejected a draft law in the U.S Congress that will consider the different armed groups fighting against the Islamic State in Iraq as different states. The Prime Minister’s office stated that Read more
As a nuclear deal between Iran and the world powers draws nearer, despite hitting some snags, Arab Sunni countries and particularly Saudi Arabia, look more and more anxious to see rival Teheran emboldened with its covert nuke program. They are Read more
Sheikh Ali Salman, the leader of al-Wefaq, Bahrain’s main opposition party, has been arrested after being interrogated at the Interior Ministry. His arrest is being linked to the Friday protests against the parliamentary elections held in November. Al-Wefaq boycotted the Read more
Bahrain will be having municipal and parliamentary elections on Saturday, the first since the 2011 protests, but the polls are already being marred by boycotts from the Shia community and five political parties as demands for more rights and a Read more
It seems that Iraq, which is currently dominated by the Shia religious groups, is heading towards approving the marriage of girls as young as nine. The draft law, which was endorsed by Iraq’s Council of ministers, has prompted an uproar Read more
Tensions in Anbar have escalated leading to government airstrike in the area. The Iraqi government is often accused of being anti-Sunnite because Prime Minister Maliki is a Shia. Tensions began to escalate at the beginning of the week when 10people Read more
Iraqi government officials announced that a Parliament member Efan al-Essawi was assassinated on Tuesday in the province of Anbar. This leader of a local council called the Sunni Awakening was also the owner of a construction company and it is Read more
The release of a document by the US Defense department shows according to some experts that the US might have been providing Bahrain with arms used against protestors. Since 2000, The US sells weapons to Bahrain for a total cost Read more
Since the US’s withdrawal from the territory tensions between Shia, Kurdish and Sunni factions have been on the rise. Nouri al-Maliki, a Shia Muslim is accused by his rivals of trying to monopolize power. That is why Shia Muslims are Read more