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Saudi faces ‘divine revenge’ over cleric’s execution: Khamenei
Middle East

Saudi faces ‘divine revenge’ over cleric’s execution: Khamenei

Saudi Arabia will face "divine revenge" over its execution of a top Shi'ite cleric, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei…
Iran threatens Saudis for executing Shiite cleric, but his brother calls for calm
Middle East

Iran threatens Saudis for executing Shiite cleric, but his brother calls for calm

Saudi Arabia will pay "a high price" for executing prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr on Saturday, Iran's foreign ministry said.Ministry…
Iraq’s Shi’ite leader Al-Sadr invites Al-Azhar for unity against Jews
Egypt

Iraq’s Shi’ite leader Al-Sadr invites Al-Azhar for unity against Jews

Muqtada Al-Sadr, one of Iraq’s influential Shi'ite leaders, has invited Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the top religious academy in the Sunni Islamic…
UPDATE: Lebanon bomb kills 9 on Syria border: security source
Middle East

UPDATE: Lebanon bomb kills 9 on Syria border: security source

A bomb blast killed at least nine people on Thursday outside a Muslim clerics' meeting in the Lebanese town of…
Shi’ite leaders to meet over Al-Hussein tomb closure on Ashura
Egypt

Shi’ite leaders to meet over Al-Hussein tomb closure on Ashura

Shi'ite leaders have called a meeting to discuss the Religious Endowment Ministry's decision to close Al-Hussein tomb in Egypt, from…
Several killed in shooting at Shiite gathering in Saudi Arabia
Egypt

Several killed in shooting at Shiite gathering in Saudi Arabia

A gunman killed five people at a Shiite gathering in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday before being shot dead by…
Houthis, Sunni supporters clash in central Yemen
World

Houthis, Sunni supporters clash in central Yemen

Yemeni Shi'ite Houthi fighters and supporters of the Sunni Muslim party Islah clashed in central Yemen on Saturday, residents and…
Retired doctor arrested for contempt of religions, embracing Shiite sect
Egypt

Retired doctor arrested for contempt of religions, embracing Shiite sect

Doctor was arrested for contempt of religions and embracing the Shiite sect. Prosecution ordered arrest of a retired doctor, 61, living…
Egypt bars Canadian Shiites from entering
Egypt

Egypt bars Canadian Shiites from entering

Egypt stopped 61 Canadian Shiite Muslim pilgrims from entering the country and decided to hold them at Cairo airport until…
Bahrain’s dangerous path
Opinion

Bahrain’s dangerous path

Bahrain continued its brutal crackdown on Friday. In downtrodden and dusty villages located on the outskirts of Manama, crowds of…
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