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Cautious calm in Latakia after rival Alawite and Sunni protests

A cautious calm prevailed in the Syrian coastal city of Latakia after Alawites and Sunnis held opposing protests and clashed

The New Arab Staff
26 November, 2025
People take part in a protest in al-Azhari Square, following recent attacks against the Alawite minority community, an offshoot of Shia Islam, in the coastal city of Latakia, in Syria's Alawite heartland on November 25, 2025.
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Syrian police use gunfire to disperse protests in Latakia

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 November, 2025
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Iran president makes rare appointment of Sunni to senior post

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 August, 2024
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Iraqi parliament to convene next week to elect speaker

Dana Taib Menmy
14 May, 2024
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Shaped by politics, Iraq marks Ramadan on two different days

Dana Taib Menmy
11 March, 2024
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Iraqi Sunni, Shia Muslims to celebrate Eid on different days

Dana Taib Menmy
19 June, 2023
CAIR held a joint Sunni-Shia press conference Tuesday following the arrest of a Sunni man who allegedly killed four Shia men in Albuquerque, New Mexico. [screen grab]
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Shia-Sunni press conference held after Albuquerque killings

Brooke Anderson
10 August, 2022
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Iran politician urges building of Sunni mosques in Tehran

The New Arab
22 May, 2018
Kirkuk Kurds defeat - AFP
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Iraq's Kurds missed an historic opportunity for success

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Tallha Abdulrazaq

20 October, 2017
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Iran's foreign military adventures unveiled

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Tallha Abdulrazaq

25 August, 2016
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Iraq's Shia militias accused of war crimes

The New Arab
31 January, 2016
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Iraq: pro government militias violated 'laws of war'

The New Arab
21 September, 2015
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Iraq soldier killed in search for Turk abduction suspect

The New Arab & agencies
04 September, 2015
Mass arrests of 'suspected militants' in Kuwait
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Mass arrests of 'suspected militants' in Kuwait

The New Arab & agencies
30 June, 2015
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Iraqi Shia militias take Sunni hostages for prisoner swap

Baraa al-Shamari
25 March, 2015
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Battle for Tikrit raises fear of militia revenge attacks

The New Arab & agencies
18 March, 2015
Refugees Fleeing ISIS Offensive Pour Into Kurdistan
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Iraqi Shia militia issues list of Sunni IS 'collaborators'

Safaa Abdul Hamid
02 March, 2015