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Saudi Shias fear new unrest after spy arrests
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Saudi Shias fear new unrest after spy arrests

QATIF, Saudi Arabia  — Al-Awamiyah is a small village of shabby houses, narrow streets and dilapidated palm groves that has…
Bombs kill 50 on Iraq invasion anniversary
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Bombs kill 50 on Iraq invasion anniversary

      A dozen car bombs and suicide blasts tore into Shia districts in Baghdad and south of the…
Two bombs kill 28 people in Iraq Shia cities
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Two bombs kill 28 people in Iraq Shia cities

Bombs in two majority Shia Muslim cities in southern Iraq killed 28 people on Thursday, police and hospital sources said.…
Bahrain jails 19 Shia demonstrators for attempted murder
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Bahrain jails 19 Shia demonstrators for attempted murder

A Bahraini court on Sunday sentenced 19 Shia to five years each in jail for the attempted murder of policemen…
Four dead in Lebanon clashes that echo Syria conflict
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Four dead in Lebanon clashes that echo Syria conflict

TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Four people were killed and more than 60 wounded in clashes between Sunni Muslims and Alawis in Lebanon's northern…
Iraqi Sunni leader wounded at start of Eid
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Iraqi Sunni leader wounded at start of Eid

  A Sunni religious leader who called on Iraqis to fight US troops but has more recently advocated national reconciliation…
Egypt’s Shia pay the price of regional struggle
Egypt

Egypt’s Shia pay the price of regional struggle

In the working-class neighborhood of Bulaq al-Dakror, a group of men gathered 28 July to prevent what they called a…
Locals in Cairo neighborhood accuse four people of proselytizing Shia
Egypt

Locals in Cairo neighborhood accuse four people of proselytizing Shia

Bulaq al-Dakrour prosecution has started investigating about 40 claims filed against four people for proselytizing the Shia faith in Nahya,…
Endowments Ministry warns against invites to Iran
Egypt

Endowments Ministry warns against invites to Iran

The Endowments Ministry on Thursday warned imams and preachers against accepting invitations to Iran, saying such invitations are intended to…
Signs of hope in a former Baghdad killing field
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Signs of hope in a former Baghdad killing field

BAGHDAD — For residents of Azamiya, once one of Baghdad's most violent neighborhoods, the opening of a department store selling…
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