Shi'ites

Saudi Arabia to execute more than 50 convicted of terrorism, local media say

Saudi Arabia plans to execute more than 50 people convicted of terrorism, two Saudi newspapers repor...

Nov 26, 2015 09:12 AM EST

Bahrain sentences rights activist to six months in jail

Bahrain sentenced Nabeel Rajab, one of the highest-profile democracy campaigners in the Arab world, ...

Jan 21, 2015 03:39 AM EST

Khamenei blames United States, 'wicked' Britain, for creating Islamic State

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday blamed the United States and the "wicked" B...

Oct 14, 2014 05:10 AM EDT

At haj, Saudi Arabia clerics step up anti-Islamic State drive

Taking aim at Islamic State, Saudi Arabia has mounted a battle for hearts and minds at this year's h...

Oct 05, 2014 01:13 AM EDT

In rare alliance, Shi'ites join Sunnis to defend Iraqi towns

When Islamic State fighters tried to storm the Tigris River town of Dhuluiya north of Baghdad this w...

Oct 03, 2014 11:44 PM EDT