Sunni shiite

Turkey now finds itself confronting a formidable bloc of pro-Shi'ite countries: Russia, Iran, Syria, Iraq, and (not to mention the much smaller Lebanon).

The Islamic state will need time to ‘digest’ all the territory it has taken, but once it does, it will face a strategic dilemma.

“Everything is very simple in war, but the simplest thing is difficult.”

Four children died, while another 28 were hospitalized after the incident. Iranian authorities said they arrested five members of hotel staff.

If the Arab world could come to terms with the existence of a Jewish state with a Muslim minority in its midst, then it might offer enough cover for the Palestinian Arabs to move forward.

Saudi rhetoric about Yemen ‘fits logic of sectarian hatred,’ says another • Clerics in kingdom are inciting against Houthis, calling them ‘rats.’

The mere sight of Douri, a wiry man with a red mustache who often wore a military beret, terrified Iraqis who endured what was known as the Republic of Fear.