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In the Land of Cain and Abel

Agence France-Presse
Saudi youth fighting against Assad regime in Syria
Agence France-Presse
US finds Sunni-Shia rift difficult to navigate
Conflict
Sunni and Shia divided in Iraq, the land of Cain and Abel
Agence France-Presse
Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia keep the protest movement alive
Agence France-Presse
Bahrain: 30 days in jail for one tweet
Conflict
In Bahrain, a growing Sunni-Shia rift
Agence France-Presse
Bahrain’s royal family has history of favoring Sunni minority
Agence France-Presse
Saddam Hussein’s legacy of sectarian division in Iraq
Agence France-Presse
Q & A: US foreign policy lessons and failures along the Sunni-Shia divide
Agence France-Presse
Q & A: How a revolution opened the door for Middle East extremists
Agence France-Presse
Syria spillover into Lebanon furthers intra-Muslim conflict in Mideast
Conflict
Fighting in Syria shifts as sectarian divisions intensify
Agence France-Presse
Syrian Christians become kidnapping targets, flee to Lebanon
Agence France-Presse
Iran: Firmly behind the Assad regime
Agence France-Presse
Iranians say US sanctions hit wrong target
Agence France-Presse
Algiers Accords bind US to non-interference in Iran — and are always forgotten
Agence France-Presse
Do Lebanon’s Taif Accords offer lessons for Syrian peace?
Agence France-Presse
What it means to call the bombing of Iran’s embassy in Beirut ‘sectarian violence’
Agence France-Presse
Assad’s divide-and-conquer strategy proving effective against Syrian rebels
Agence France-Presse
It’s Salafist vs. Salafist in Syria’s civil war
Agence France-Presse
Syria’s minority Christians under threat from extremist Muslim rebels
Agence France-Presse
Mitigating Sunni-Shia conflict in ‘the world’s most charming police state’
Agence France-Presse
The struggle for power in Yemen continues, and Qatar is playing a key role
Politics
Iranians quietly question their government’s role in Syria and beyond