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Detention of Shiite Cleric Sheikh Abdulnabi Al-Nashaba Extended until Wednesday
2019-08-23
The Bahraini authorities extended the detention of Shiite cleric Sheikh Abdulnabi Al-Nashaba for one week and delayed presenting him to the Public Prosecution until Wednesday (August 28, 2019).
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Interior Ministry Investigates Shiite Cleric, Refers Him to Trial over Religious Event
2019-06-12
The Bahraini security authorities investigated on Tuesday (June 11, 2019) Shiite cleric Mulla Abbas Al-Jaziri who was released later and referred to the public prosecution.
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Far from King's Lament for France’s Notre-Dame Cathedral, What’s the Meaning of Forcible Confiscation of Shiite Obsequey Funds in Bahrain?
2019-05-21
The King was still in Paris. In a bold red title, Al-Watan newspaper quoted the Bahraini king’s words to the French president: "The Bahrainis’ concern for the Notre-Dame Cathedral stems from their respect for places of worship."
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Almost 2 Million Iranian Pilgrims Head into Iraq for Arbaeen
2018-10-29
At the border town of Mehran between Iran and Iraq, a sea of pilgrims surges forwards, en route to one of the biggest religious pilgrimages on the planet.
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Bahraini Authorities Demolish Base and Fence Established by Residents for Shiite Mosque Destroyed in 2011
2018-08-08
The Bahraini authorities re-demolished the bases of a mosque they have already destroyed during their campaign that targeted Shiite mosques after 2011 protests.
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ISIS Claims Responsibility for Suicide Attack on Shiite Mosque in Afghanistan
2018-03-26
Two suicide attackers struck a Shiite mosque in Afghanistan Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding eight others, officials said, in the latest assault against the Muslim minority claimed by the Islamic State group.
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Cassation Court Upholds One Year Suspended Prison Verdict against Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim
2018-01-29
A Bahraini cassation court upheld on Monday (January 29, 2018) a one year suspended prison verdict, and citizenship revocation again spiritual leader of Shia majority, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.
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Jaafaria Endowment Imposes Special Permits for Holding Shiite Religious Events in Houses
2017-10-21
The Jaafaria Endowment Directorate has imposed the issuance of a special permit for houses, whose owners wish to hold Shiite religious events, setting out five conditions for approval.
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Al-Monitor: As Qatar-Bahrain Rift Widens, Economic Costs Emerge
2017-10-18
CEO of Gulf State Analytics, Giorgio Cafiero, said in an article in the “Al-Monitor” that tensions between Bahrain and Qatar have reached an enormously high level. Last month, Bahrain’s Shura Council condemned Doha’s alleged “coordination and cooperation” with the Arabian archipelago country’s Shiite opposition and Iran “to spark chaos” amid the unrest of 2011.
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Saudi Court Ratifies Death Sentence against Abdulkareem Al-Hawaj
2017-09-12
A Saudi court ratified on Monday (September 11, 2017) a death sentence issued against youth Abdulkareem Al-Hawaj, from Al-Qala’a village situated in the Qatif region of the Eastern Province.
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Saudi forces restore order in restive Shiite district, after months of unrest
2017-08-10
Saudi authorities have retaken control of a district in the Sunni-ruled kingdom's Shiite-majority east following months of unrest and a police crackdown, according to witnesses, a minister and local media.
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Saudi security Forces Flatten Old Quarter of Shi'ite Town
2017-08-10
A security campaign against Shi'ite Muslim gunmen in eastern Saudi Arabia has reduced dozens of buildings in the town of Awamiya to ruins and forced thousands of residents to flee.
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Four Shiite Clerics Released One Year after their Arrest over Diraz Protest
2017-08-09
The Bahraini security authorities released on Wednesday (August 9, 2017) four Shiite clerics one year after their arrest over Diraz protest that was forcibly dispersed on May 23, 2017.
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Reuters: Embassy, Mosque Attacks Fuel Fears ISIS Bringing Iraq war to Afghanistan
2017-08-03
Attacks on the Iraqi embassy and a Shi'ite mosque in Afghanistan have reinforced fears that Islamic State militants are seeking to bring the group's Middle East conflict to Central Asia, though evidence of fighters relocating from Iraq and Syria remains elusive.
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Shiite Cleric Released after Serving One-Year Jail Term
2017-08-03
The Bahraini authorities released on Thursday (August 3, 2017) Shiite cleric Sayed Ali Ahmad after serving one year jail term over the background of Diraz protest.
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Top Saudi Appeals Court Upholds Death Sentences of 14 Shi'ites
2017-07-28
Saudi Arabia's top court has upheld the death sentences of 14 men convicted of armed attacks, all of them from the Sunni-ruled kingdom's Shi'ite Muslim minority, a local newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Amid Gulf-Qatar Row, Tweeters Repost Video for Bahraini MP Chanting ISIS Slogans
2017-07-03
A footage showed Deputy Speaker of the Council of Representatives Abdulhalim Murad and leader in the Salafist Al-Asalah society that has close ties with the Manama authorities chanting ISIS slogans threatening to kill Shia.
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Shiite Cleric Arrested to Be Presented to Public Prosecution
2017-06-20
The Bahraini security authorities arrested on Monday (June 19, 2017) Shiite cleric Sheikh Hussein, son of Sheikh Ali Al-Sitri, after interrogating him in Hamad Town police station at Roundabout 17.
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Ayatollah Isa Qassim, Reminiscent of Sheikh Khalaf at the King’s Palace
2017-05-21
The emergence of Sheikh Isa Qassim as a unifying leader and as high authority of the Shia in Bahrain is reminiscent of the role of Sheikh Khalaf Al-Asfour, and is perceived by the authorities as a threat of history repeating itself.
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AFP: Bahrain Court Hears Twitter Evidence against Activist
2017-01-24
The prosecution in a Bahraini court on Monday presented what it said was evidence against prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab, accused of spreading "false information" about the kingdom, a judicial source said.