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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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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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Brother Of Executed Cleric Condemns Attacks On Saudi Missions
The brother of Nimr al-Nimr, the Shiite cleric executed in Saudi Arabia at the weekend, on Monday condemned retaliatory attacks on the kingdom's diplomatic missions in Iran, insisting: "We love our country".
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Saudi Arabia Cutting Ties Will Not Distract From 'Big Mistake' Of Cleric Execution: Iran
Saudi Arabia's decision to cut ties with Iran after attacks on the kingdom's diplomatic missions in the Islamic Republic will not distract from Riyadh's "big mistake" of executing a top Shiite cleric, a senior Iranian official said Monday.
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Who Was The Cleric Saudis Executed, And Why His Death Matters
Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 47 men convicted of terrorism-related offenses and political activism, including a prominent Shiite cleric critical of the kingdom's Sunni rulers.
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US Urges Mideast Leaders To Take 'Steps To Calm Tensions'
The United States on Sunday urged Mideast leaders to take measures to soothe tensions in the region after Saudi Arabia executed a Shiite cleric, provoking outrage from Iran.
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Anger, Protests Spread After Saudi Cleric's Execution
Iran's supreme leader warned on Sunday that Saudi Arabia would face "divine revenge" for executing a Shiite cleric as condemnation also poured in from Iraq and protesters took to the streets.
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Saudi Arabia Severs Ties With Iran After Embassy Attacked
Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic ties with Iran on Sunday after protesters ransacked its embassy in Tehran to protest the execution of a Shiite cleric whose killing has sparked fury.
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Shiite Protesters, Police Clash In Bahrain After Executions
Police in the Sunni-ruled Gulf state of Bahrain clashed on Sunday with Shiite protesters a day after neighbouring Saudi Arabia executed a leading Shiite cleric.
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Iran President Says Saudi Embassy Attack 'Totally Unjustifiable'
Iran's president today condemned the Saudi execution of a Shiite cleric but also denounced attacks on the Sunni kingdom's embassy and consulate as "totally unjustifiable" after protesters stormed the compounds.
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Top Iraq Cleric Says Saudi Executions An 'Aggression'
The execution of prominent Saudi Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr is an "aggression", Iraq's top Shiite authority Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani said in a statement today.
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UN Chief 'Deeply Dismayed' By Saudi Executions, Urges Calm
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply dismayed" by Saudi Arabia's execution of 47 people including a prominent Shiite cleric, whose death sparked violent protests in Iran, a spokesman said on Saturday.
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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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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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Brother Of Executed Cleric Condemns Attacks On Saudi Missions
The brother of Nimr al-Nimr, the Shiite cleric executed in Saudi Arabia at the weekend, on Monday condemned retaliatory attacks on the kingdom's diplomatic missions in Iran, insisting: "We love our country".
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Saudi Arabia Cutting Ties Will Not Distract From 'Big Mistake' Of Cleric Execution: Iran
Saudi Arabia's decision to cut ties with Iran after attacks on the kingdom's diplomatic missions in the Islamic Republic will not distract from Riyadh's "big mistake" of executing a top Shiite cleric, a senior Iranian official said Monday.
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Who Was The Cleric Saudis Executed, And Why His Death Matters
Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 47 men convicted of terrorism-related offenses and political activism, including a prominent Shiite cleric critical of the kingdom's Sunni rulers.
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US Urges Mideast Leaders To Take 'Steps To Calm Tensions'
The United States on Sunday urged Mideast leaders to take measures to soothe tensions in the region after Saudi Arabia executed a Shiite cleric, provoking outrage from Iran.
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Anger, Protests Spread After Saudi Cleric's Execution
Iran's supreme leader warned on Sunday that Saudi Arabia would face "divine revenge" for executing a Shiite cleric as condemnation also poured in from Iraq and protesters took to the streets.
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Saudi Arabia Severs Ties With Iran After Embassy Attacked
Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic ties with Iran on Sunday after protesters ransacked its embassy in Tehran to protest the execution of a Shiite cleric whose killing has sparked fury.
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Shiite Protesters, Police Clash In Bahrain After Executions
Police in the Sunni-ruled Gulf state of Bahrain clashed on Sunday with Shiite protesters a day after neighbouring Saudi Arabia executed a leading Shiite cleric.
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Iran President Says Saudi Embassy Attack 'Totally Unjustifiable'
Iran's president today condemned the Saudi execution of a Shiite cleric but also denounced attacks on the Sunni kingdom's embassy and consulate as "totally unjustifiable" after protesters stormed the compounds.
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Top Iraq Cleric Says Saudi Executions An 'Aggression'
The execution of prominent Saudi Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr is an "aggression", Iraq's top Shiite authority Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani said in a statement today.
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UN Chief 'Deeply Dismayed' By Saudi Executions, Urges Calm
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply dismayed" by Saudi Arabia's execution of 47 people including a prominent Shiite cleric, whose death sparked violent protests in Iran, a spokesman said on Saturday.
