Sunni shiite

Iranian attacks awaken Bahrain’s demons - opinion

Could Israel’s Gulf partner ignite?

JUNE 1, 2026|ByILAN ZALAYAT

Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026.

Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar, pictured in July 2025; illustrative.

Trinidad designates IRGC, Hezbollah, Hamas as terrorist orgs., local Muslim groups denounce act

Trinidad and Tobago designates IRGC, Hezbollah, and Hamas as terrorist organizations, freezing their assets. Local Muslim groups criticize the decision as foreign interference.

APRIL 15, 2026|ByJAMES GENN

People stand amidst debris following an attack on a building in Erbil, Iraq, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released March 25, 2026.

Seven Iraqi soldiers killed, 13 wounded in strike near PMF base in Anbar

Smoke rose from the location following the attack, the sources added.

MARCH 25, 2026|ByREUTERS

Smoke rises in the sky after blasts were heard in Manama, Bahrain, February 28, 2026.

Shi’ite cells in Gulf states are cooperating with Iran, leaking data, coordinates to IRGC

The clearest evidence of the presence of IRGC agents within some Gulf states is the filming of drone or missile strikes on their targets, even before the actual attack.

MARCH 14, 2026|ByALI HUSSAIN/THE MEDIA LINE

Iraqi groups announce bloc to form parliamentary majority

Iraqis voted in May in their first parliamentary election since the defeat of Islamic State's self-declared caliphate, but the announcement of final results was last month.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018ByREUTERS

Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr speaks in Najaf, Iraq May 17, 2018

Iraq is failing – It’s time to cut loose

Iraq’s police and security services claim to be in control of the protests that are sweeping the country, yet it seems impossible for this to be true.

JULY 23, 2018ByDAVAN YAHYA KHALIL