Latest in Tag: Shiite Highlight
Latest in Tag: Shiite
Court hands harsh prison sentences to four people for killing Shiite membersÂ
The Giza Criminal Court sentenced four people to 14 years in prison on Wednesday for being accused of killing Shiite members. This came during the retrial of a case over the killing of a prominent Shiite leader and three other members of the shrinking Egyptian Shiite Muslim community in June 2013. The prosecution accused the …
Endowments Ministry denies Shiite call to prayer occurred in Cairo mosque
Alleged Shiite call to prayer in Al-Hussein Mosque is âIranian infiltration,â says MP Mostafa Bakry
Al-Azhar condemns Kabul Shiite mosque attack
The Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attack
Cassation Court upholds 14-year prison sentence against 9 over Shiite clericâs murder
Hassan Shehata and 3 other were brutally murdered and dragged around streets in Giza in 2013
Bahrain court upholds dissolution of main Shiite opposition group al-Wefaq
An appeals court in Bahrain has upheld the order to dissolve the Gulf state’s leading Shiite opposition group, al-Wefaq. The move comes despite criticism from the UN and human rights groups.
Dozens killed in ‘Islamic State’ strike on Baghdad Shiite shrine
An ‘Islamic State’ (IS) attack on a Shiite shrine north of the Iraqi capital has killed at least 30 people and injured dozens more. The strike comes just five days after a massive explosion in Baghdad claimed 292 lives.
Egypt needs reform to lift ban on religious diversity: EIPR
Case of Muslim Shiâa sheds light on discrimination, incitement, and violence
Azhar condemns Sunni mosques attacks in Baghdad
At least seven Sunni mosques were destroyed in Mugdadeya, north Baghadad
Saudi Arabia executes 47, including Shiâa cleric Al-Nimr
Protests have broken out in several countries condemning the execution
Top Saudi court upholds death sentence for Shiite cleric
Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has confirmed the death sentence for the popular Shiite leader Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr on “sedition” charges. The sheikh’s life now depends on the possibility of a royal pardon by King Salman. Nimr’s family and lawyers said Sunday that the court rejected the appeal filed by Nimr, who is known as a …
Egypt condemns Yemen mosque attacks, coalition airstrikes continue
UN brokered peace talks stall
Al-Sisi, Saudi Prince end summit satisfied, expectant of bilateral relations
Could policies towards the Brotherhood affect the strategic alliance?
Brotherhood and Salafis behind criticism of Iran visit: Ahmed Karima
By Hoda Badri Professor of Islamic Law at the University of Al-Azhar, Ahmed Karima, told Daily News Egypt that his visit to Iran was for academic purposes and not related to politics, adding that those who criticised him were Salafis and members of the Brotherhood. What were the reasons behind your visit to Iran? …
Jihadists seize hostages at campus in Iraq’s Ramadi
The attack came a day after violence, including heavy fighting between militants and security forces and twin suicide bombings targeting a minority group, killed at least 36 people in the northern province of Nineveh.
Hezbollah will stay in Syria as long as needed: Nasrallah
“As long as the reasons (to fight in Syria) remain, our presence there will remain,” Nasrallah said
Iran prosecutor killed in attack: Official
Sistan-Baluchestan is home to a large community of minority Sunni Muslims, unlike the rest of Shiite-dominated Iran, and the province has long played host to drug traffickers and Sunni militants.
Spate of attacks kills 47 in Iraq
One of the worst-hit neighbourhoods was Shaab in north Baghdad, where two car bombs exploded in a commercial area, killing five people and wounding at least 17.
Policeman, protesters wounded in Bahrain clashes
Activists said dozens more were wounded in the clashes, but no official toll was immediately available.
Iraq attacks kills 28
Violence has killed more than 570 people in Iraq so far in May and over 1,000 in less than two months
Syria opposition peace talks enter second day
The National Coalition is expected to choose a new president, incorporate new members and decide the fate of an interim rebel government
Clashes in Lebanon’s Tripoli kill 11
Fighting between Sunni and Alawite residents of the city was continuing for a fourth day on Wednesday
Assad says Hezbollah ‘a model for Syria’
The organisation is a long-time ally of the Syrian regime and has sent fighters to battle alongside Assad’s troops
Bahrain Shi’as protest to demand prisoners be freed
Shi’as, inspired by the Arab Spring in 2011, have been pushing to be given a greater say in the small country’s affairs
460 people killed in bloody month for Iraq
The late-April violence was the deadliest so far linked to protests that broke out in Sunni areas of Shi’a-majority Iraq more than four months ago.
Hezbollah under pressure over Syria fighting
Lebanon’s Shi’a Hezbollah movement came under increasing pressure over accusations it is backing regime troops in Syria
Molotovs, tear gas at Bahrain F1 protest
Bahrain was rocked by month-long pro-democracy protests led by the kingdom’s Shi’as in early 2011 that were crushed with the help of Gulf troops led by Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia
Salafis protest Shiâa ‘invasion’
Dozens gathered by the acting Iranian ambassadorâs house demanding the cutting of all ties with Iran and expulsion of Iranian tourists
Iraq car bombs kill 18 at Shi’a mosques
The blasts, which also wounded more than 100 people, struck within an hour of each other
Troops, gunmen exchange fire in Beirut as tensions rise
Lebanon has been on edge since Friday, when police intelligence chief General Wissam Al-Hassan died in a Beirut car bombing.
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