Shia cleric

Iran general warns Bahrain after Shia cleric stripped of citizenship

The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards has suggested there could be armed resistance in Bahrain after the Sunni Muslim-ruled kingdom's top Shia cleric was stripped of his citizenship.

Saudi cleric execution: Dhaka Shia Muslims protest

Shia Muslims in Dhaka today protested the execution of a prominent Shia cleric carried out by the Sunni Muslim majority Saudi Arabia on January 2.

Iran-Saudi Arabia row: Kuwait recalls ambassador from Tehran

Kuwait says it is recalling its ambassador to Iran as a regional row over the execution of a Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia deepens.

Saudi Arabia looking for excuse to fuel tensions: Iran

Saudi Arabia used an attack on its embassy in Tehran as a pretext to fuel tensions, Iran's foreign ministry says in response to Riyadh's severing of relations.

US warns Saudi execution of Shia cleric could fuel tensions

US expresses concern that Saudi Arabia's execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr could further exacerbate sectarian rivalry in the Middle East.

June 21, 2016
June 21, 2016

Iran general warns Bahrain after Shia cleric stripped of citizenship

The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards has suggested there could be armed resistance in Bahrain after the Sunni Muslim-ruled kingdom's top Shia cleric was stripped of his citizenship.

January 8, 2016
January 8, 2016

Saudi cleric execution: Dhaka Shia Muslims protest

Shia Muslims in Dhaka today protested the execution of a prominent Shia cleric carried out by the Sunni Muslim majority Saudi Arabia on January 2.

January 5, 2016
January 5, 2016

Iran-Saudi Arabia row: Kuwait recalls ambassador from Tehran

Kuwait says it is recalling its ambassador to Iran as a regional row over the execution of a Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia deepens.

January 4, 2016
January 4, 2016

Saudi Arabia looking for excuse to fuel tensions: Iran

Saudi Arabia used an attack on its embassy in Tehran as a pretext to fuel tensions, Iran's foreign ministry says in response to Riyadh's severing of relations.

January 3, 2016
January 3, 2016

US warns Saudi execution of Shia cleric could fuel tensions

US expresses concern that Saudi Arabia's execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr could further exacerbate sectarian rivalry in the Middle East.