Sunni shiite
Haibat al-Halbousi elected Iraq’s parliament speaker as new legislature convenes
Iraq continues to face challenges as it navigates between the Iranian influence on the country and a push by the US and others to roll back Iranian-backed militias.
Iraqi Sunnis divided over upcoming vote for parliament speaker
As Iran weakens, Turkey emerges as new threat to Israel and the West - opinion
Sunni candidate killed ahead of Iraq’s November parliamentary elections
Rockets land in Baghdad's Green Zone after day of clashes - army
Streets were mostly empty of ordinary people as gunmen cruised in pickup trucks carrying machine guns and brandishing grenade launchers.
Iraq's Sadr remains a force to be reckoned with - opinion
Sixty protesters were injured in clashes with security forces. Three days earlier a mass protest outside parliament by Sadr supporters ended only after Sadr tweeted a request to them to disperse.
Iran court issues death sentence against man who killed two clerics
Officials said the attacker was a 21-year-old ethnic Uzbek from Afghanistan with radical Sunni views.
Iraq to delay selection of a new president, lawmakers say
Iraq is delaying the presidential race due to many lawmakers boycotting the vote, prolonging a battle over the presidency and a new government being fought largely between Sadr and the pro-Iran camp.
Iran wants Taliban to embrace 'diversity' of Afghanistan
When it comes Afghanistan, Iran's policy is complex.
IDF identifies Hezbollah militant who fired on Israel
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah condemned the Druze who stopped and filmed the operatives loading rockets towards Israel.
Could Iran use Shi’ite centers in France to spread terror? - report
The report states that the axis aims to develop "an active civilian and military integrated infrastructure," as a possible terror base on European soil
Saudi Arabia condemns 7 Islamist militants to death over Shi'ites' killing
In 2014, members of the Sunni Muslim jihadist group opened fire on Shi'ites who were celebrating Ahura, killing eight.
Iran: Revolutionary Guards are only against 'Zionists' and 'imperialists'
"The roots of our problems are the Zionist regime and American imperialism," Iranian president Hassan Rouhani declared during a military ceremony.
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.
