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.
21 June 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.
8 January 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.
5 January 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.
4 January 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.
3 January 2016