Bahrain: What About Sectarian Strife? Arab-Iranian distrust is not the only thing pushing conflict in the region. Israel, the United States and Gulf monarchies are locked in a conspiracy of convenience against Iran. Israel pushes fears of a nuclear-armed Iran, secretly threatening to bomb it any day. The Gulf rulers in turn, fully aware of their historical record with Iran, spend tens of billions of dollars on American weapons...

Will Bahrain Crisis Heighten Sectarian Tensions?

Bahrain Protest  (Galleries)

A Bahraini police crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, two days after Saudi Arabia sent in 1,000 troops to bolster its longtime Gulf Arab ally, will heighten Sunni-Shi'ite tensions in Bahrain and beyond...

Youths hold Bahraini flags as they stand on top of a structure at Delmon Square during a pro- government march in Manama February 18, 2011. (Reuters Photos)

Saudi Troops Enter Protest-Hit Bahrain

Bahrain Arrests Opponents, World Condemns

MANAMA – In an effort to prop up its close ally, Saudi Arabia sent hundreds of troops into Bahrain on Monday, March 14, in a bid to help the government pacify anti-regime protests...

Bahraini authorities escalated their crackdown on anti-regime opponents on Thursday, March 17, arresting at least six opposition leaders, a day after inviting world anger over a violent breakup of protests.

End Violence Against Arab Protesters: ISNA

Factors Behind Current Arab Revolts

As protests are raging in several Arab countries for more freedoms, an umbrella Muslim group in North America is calling on Arab regimes to end violence against their peoples...

The current stage can be traced back to the end of the Cold War through the collapse of the Soviet Union. It was then characterized by the fact that there would be no possibility for a new uni-polar world order to emerge, under the leadership of America…

Bahrain Declares Emergency, Iran Angry

Facing growing popular protests, Bahrain declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, March 15, one day after Saudi Arabia sent troops to help pacify the Gulf country, a move that angered neighboring Iran...