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"Make Them Regret": Iran's Top Cleric Issues Fatwa Against Trump, Netanyahu
Iran's top Shiite cleric has issued a 'fatwa' or religious decree against US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling them "enemies of God".
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14 Protesters Face Execution In Saudi Arabia: Rights Groups
Saudi Arabia plans to execute 14 citizens, all Shiites, after a "grossly unfair trial" linked to political protests, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
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Saudi Man Gets 15 Years For Shiite Cleric Support Nimr al-Nimr
A court in Riyadh has sentenced a Saudi national to 15 years in prison for supporting executed Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, local media reported on Thursday.
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Saudi Police Shoot Dead Bahraini Suspect In Restive Town
Security forces in Saudi Arabia shot dead a wanted Bahraini "terrorist" who fired at them on Tuesday in the home town of a prominent executed Shiite cleric, the interior ministry said.
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Iraqi Shiite Militias In Mass Anti-Saudi Protest
Two thousand members and supporters of Iraq's powerful Shiite militias demonstrated on Wednesday against Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric which sparked a regional row.
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5 Facts About Sunnis And Shiites That Help Makes Sense Of The Saudi-Iran Crisis
The execution of Shiite cleric Nimr Baqr al-Nimr by Saudi Arabia has sparked a furor in the Middle East along sectarian lines. In Iran, the regional Shiite superpower, the Sunni embassy was ransacked and burned. The Saudi kingdom and a number of its Sunni allies have cut or downgraded diplomatic relations with Tehran. In a number of Sunni-majority ...
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'Cutting Off Heads' No Response To Criticism: Iran President
Saudi Arabia cannot respond to criticism of its regime by cutting off heads, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said today following Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
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UN Security Council Condemns Attack On Saudi Embassy In Iran
The UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran by protesters angry over Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
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Saudi Arabia Allies Scale Down Ties To Iran Amid Growing Tensions
Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom's lead and on Monday began scaling down their diplomatic ties to Iran in the wake of the ransacking of Saudi diplomatic missions in the Islamic Republic, violence that was sparked by the Saudis' execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
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Thousands Stage Anti-Saudi Demo In Tehran
Demonstrators took to the streets of Tehran for a third consecutive day of protests on Monday after Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shiite cleric and broke off ties with Iran.
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"Make Them Regret": Iran's Top Cleric Issues Fatwa Against Trump, Netanyahu
Iran's top Shiite cleric has issued a 'fatwa' or religious decree against US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling them "enemies of God".
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14 Protesters Face Execution In Saudi Arabia: Rights Groups
Saudi Arabia plans to execute 14 citizens, all Shiites, after a "grossly unfair trial" linked to political protests, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
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Saudi Man Gets 15 Years For Shiite Cleric Support Nimr al-Nimr
A court in Riyadh has sentenced a Saudi national to 15 years in prison for supporting executed Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, local media reported on Thursday.
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Saudi Police Shoot Dead Bahraini Suspect In Restive Town
Security forces in Saudi Arabia shot dead a wanted Bahraini "terrorist" who fired at them on Tuesday in the home town of a prominent executed Shiite cleric, the interior ministry said.
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Iraqi Shiite Militias In Mass Anti-Saudi Protest
Two thousand members and supporters of Iraq's powerful Shiite militias demonstrated on Wednesday against Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric which sparked a regional row.
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5 Facts About Sunnis And Shiites That Help Makes Sense Of The Saudi-Iran Crisis
The execution of Shiite cleric Nimr Baqr al-Nimr by Saudi Arabia has sparked a furor in the Middle East along sectarian lines. In Iran, the regional Shiite superpower, the Sunni embassy was ransacked and burned. The Saudi kingdom and a number of its Sunni allies have cut or downgraded diplomatic relations with Tehran. In a number of Sunni-majority ...
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'Cutting Off Heads' No Response To Criticism: Iran President
Saudi Arabia cannot respond to criticism of its regime by cutting off heads, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said today following Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
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UN Security Council Condemns Attack On Saudi Embassy In Iran
The UN Security Council on Monday strongly condemned an attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran by protesters angry over Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
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Saudi Arabia Allies Scale Down Ties To Iran Amid Growing Tensions
Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom's lead and on Monday began scaling down their diplomatic ties to Iran in the wake of the ransacking of Saudi diplomatic missions in the Islamic Republic, violence that was sparked by the Saudis' execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.
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Thousands Stage Anti-Saudi Demo In Tehran
Demonstrators took to the streets of Tehran for a third consecutive day of protests on Monday after Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shiite cleric and broke off ties with Iran.
