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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
Bahrain has become the latest country where a group called ‘Tamarod’ (rebellion) has emerged after Egypt and Tunisia. The group held anti-government rallies across the capital on Wednesday but the military was present to interrupt them. The Sunni minority rules Read more
Hamad Al Amer, Undersecretary for Regional Affairs of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has described the statements made by Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hussain Amir-Abdollahian as “irresponsible” and in contradiction with the principles of the 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
Iraq’s President Mr. Talabani runs an office which normally has largely ceremonial powers. However with the actual division that the country has to face he was having a role that made him be seen as a unifying figure that holds Read more
Bahrain has lost its stability since a pro-democracy demonstration led by Shi’ite Muslim majority was held a year ago. During this event several influent activists have been imprisoned for participating in the anti-government protests. The founder of the Bahrain Centre 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
Just a year ago, protests of the majority Shi’ite population was crushed by the minority Sunni that rules the Kingdom of Bahrain. The monarchy applied martial law and received help from its neighboring Gulf countries to succeed into doing so. Read more
Deaths from bombings are on rise in the country and the month of June has proven to be one of the deadliest since the departure of the American troops. Hatim al-Mansouri, the leader of a pro-government Awakening militia in Mada’in, Read more
Iraq has been rocked again by a new wave of car bombs and terror blasts killing on Wednesday at least 63 people and wounding several dozens during the Shiite annual pilgrimage processions. According to Iraqi security officials, these attacks, the Read more