Sunni

Pro-IRGC Muslim cleric shot dead in southeastern Iran, 'active in fight against Zionism' - report

IRNA quoted a local governor as saying Gorgij "was active in the fight against divisive elements and Zionism," a description suggesting the cleric was pro-government.

Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an exercise in southern Iran, in this handout image obtained on February 16, 2026.
Fouad Makhzoumi, a Sunni billionaire philanthropist and current member of parliament who is running again, poses during an interview with Reuters in Beirut, Lebanon April 28, 2022.

Lebanon can sign Abraham Accords once Hezbollah is disarmed, Sunni MP says

Family members mourn the death of a relative killed in an attack by Baloch separatists, at a hospital in Quetta on January 31, 2026.

Iran’s Baloch uprising: A rising lever or a strategic illusion? - opinion

People walk by a billboard sponsored by the Coalition for Regional Security calling for the expansion of the Abraham Accords, in Ramat Gan, Israel.

US-Saudi nuclear deal shows the Abraham Accords is a positive incentive - analysis


Voices from the Arab press

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

Britain's Employment Minister Priti Patel

Egypt 'hunting down' gays, conducting forced anal exams

On the same day, Egypt also banned all forms of support toward the LGBT community on media outlets.

A rainbow coloured placard in the colors of the LGBT flag [Illustrative]

Suicide attacks on restaurants, checkpoint, kill 60 in southern Iraq

Islamic State is under siege in the Syrian city of Raqqa, its operational base for attacks in the Middle East and the West.

ONE OF MANY churches destroyed by ISIS in the Christian town of Qaraqosh, Iraq.

Leading Sunni Muslim center calls for intervention to 'save' al-Aksa

Issuing of the statement pointed up the potential for wider reverberations of the al-Aksa crisis in the Arab world.

Egyptian Muslims take part in evening prayers called "Tarawih" on Laylat al-Qadr or Night of Decree, at Al-Azhar Mosque in old Cairo, Egypt June 21, 2017.

Lines in the Sand: Qatar's increasing isolation in the Arab world

An alliance of pro-US Sunni Arab states is emerging.

US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan as he sits down to a meeting with of Gulf Cooperation Council leaders during their summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Iran's Zarif urges Trump to discuss avoiding another 9/11 with Saudis

Saudia Arabia denies supporting its citizens who hijacked planes on September 11, but modern critics wonder if the nation's growing extremism could lead to a repeat of the incident.

The second tower of the World Trade Center bursts into flames after being hit by a hijacked airplane in New York on September 11, 2001.

Will Trump be a game-changer for the Muslim world?

How will the new US administration impact the age-old Sunni-Shi’ite conflict?

Sunni and Shi'ite worshippers, together with Emir Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed al Sabah, pray at the Grand Mosque of Kuwait, in Kuwait City [File]

Lebanese president says ties with Saudi Arabia on the mend after visit

Saudi Arabia cancelled military aid last February when Beirut failed to join other Arab states in condemning attacks by Iranian demonstrators on Saudi missions in Iran.

Saudi King Salman bin Abulaziz Al-Saud welcomes Lebanon's President Michel Aoun (R) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 10, 2017

Can Lebanon ever rid itself of Hezbollah?

The Jerusalem Post

Dore Gold: Ties with Sunni world growing quietly

But building these relationships needs to be done cautiously, he said, without necessarily making them public.

Dore Gold