Members of Saudi Arabia's Shia minority have for years complained about what they perceive as discrimination and marginalisation at the hands of the Sunni monarchy. But their protests have always ...

They each follow one of the two main branches of Islam - Iran is largely Shia Muslim, while Saudi Arabia sees itself as the leading Sunni Muslim power. This religious schism is reflected in the ...

Notably, Saudi Arabia is governed by a Sunni Islamic government, while the majority of Iranians are Shiite Muslims, also known as Shia. Other countries that cut ties with Iran on Monday - Bahrain ...

In April, Saudi Arabia announced it had executed 37 men who, according to rights group Reprieve, were mostly from the kingdom’s Shia minority. The country has one of the highest rates of ...

amid a row over the Saudi execution of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir was speaking after demonstrators had stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran. Sheikh Nimr ...

But activists said the mosque is frequented by the Ismaili Shia community, amid reports that the attack was carried by a group linked to Islamic State (IS). Most of Saudi Arabia's Shias live in ...

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Executions in the kingdom show no signs of slowing down after 47 people were killed in January on 'terrorism' charges Saudi Shia men hold placards bearing portraits of prominent Shiite Muslim ...