Bahrainis rally to support slain Saudi cleric
Press TV- People have staged separate demonstrations in Bahrain to voice their continued support for the cause championed by Sheikh Nimr Baqir…
Tag Archives: Saudi Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr
Sheikh Nimr’s execution and Saudi Arabia appointment as UN rights panel head
Tehran, April 19, The Iran Project – 100 days have passed since Saudi Arabia executed prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr…
Saudi foreign minister defends ‘terrorist’ Shia cleric’s execution
Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Jubeir defended the execution of a prominent Shia cleric earlier this month, brushing off claims that he was…
With friends like Saudi Arabia, US doesn’t need ‘enemies’ like Iran
Saudi Arabia’s execution of a prominent Shia cleric last week, almost certainly designed to provoke a response from Iran, indicates a growing…
US paper: Al-Nimr execution beginning of grim year in Saudi Arabia
Tehran, Jan 9, IRNA – The US newspaper New York Times said that the execution of the “popular Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr…
Fear and loathing in the House of Saud
Desperation does not even begin to describe the current plight of the House of Saud. Riyadh was fully aware the beheading of respected…
Turkey summons Iran envoy over controversial reports on Erdogan
Turkey has summoned Iran’s ambassador over the spread of reports by Iranian media drawing a connection between the visit of Turkish President…
14 reasons why Saudi Arabia is a failed Mideast power
Tehran, Jan 8, IRNA – Saudi Arabia started 2016 shamefully by carrying out its largest mass execution since 1980, putting 47 men…
Saudis continue protests over top cleric’s execution
Protest rallies rage on in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, raising the specter of wider unrest in the important oil-rich region. Since Saturday’s execution of…
Top advisor: Nimr’s execution aiming to stir sectarian strife
Mashhad, Jan 6, IRNA – International advisor to Majlis (Iranian parliament) speaker Hossein Sheikholeslam condemned the execution of prominent Shia cleric Nimr…
Leaked memo proves Saudis knew executions would spark unrest
Saudi Arabia’s mass execution of 47 people on Saturday sparked an international outcry. According to a leaked memo obtained by The Independent,…
Why Saudi Arabia escalated the Middle East’s sectarian conflict
The Jan. 2 execution of Saudi Shiite cleric and political activist Nimr al-Nimrhas escalated sectarian hostilities in the Middle East to dangerous new…
Saudi rift with Iran likely to hinder U.S. peace effort in Syria
Beneath this weekend’s rupture in Iranian-Saudi relations lies a deeper fault line between the United States and Saudi Arabia that may hamper…
UN: Saudi Arabia severing Iran ties ‘deeply worrying’
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Saudi Arabia’s severing of diplomatic relations with Iran is “deeply worrying.” “The Secretary General reiterated that the…
The Saudis’ anti-Shia provocation has clear geopolitical goals
Riyadh’s execution of Shia Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr was timed to coincide with the expected lifting of anti-Iranian sanctions and the rejuvenation of…
The Latest: Turkey urges Iran, Saudis to ease tensions
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The latest developments after Saudi Arabia severs diplomatic ties with Tehran amid a dispute over Riyadh’s execution of…
Execution of Nimr, a message by Riyadh to Tehran
Dr. Abdolamir Nabavi says he believes the execution of Nimr was part of a ploy by hardliners both inside the kingdom and…
Cutting ties with Riyadh, no harm to Tehran: VP
Tehran, Jan 4, IRNA – Cutting ties with Iran is detriment to Riyadh not to Tehran, First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said here…
Iran warns of extremism fallout in Mideast
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has warned against the repercussions of extremism in the Middle East region following Saudi Arabia’s execution of…
US should ask Riyadh ‘serious questions’ over executions: Clinton
US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says the United States should ask Saudi Arabia “serious questions,” following the Saudi regime’s execution of 47…
Salehi deplores execution of Shia religious leader
Tehran, Jan 3, IRNA – Vice-President and head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi on Sunday deplored martyrdom of…
Iran changes name of street near Saudi consulate in Mashhad City to Sheikh al-Nimr
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iran changed the name of an street near Saudi Consulate Mashhad City, northeastern Iran, to Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr in a…
Riyadh using execution to settle political scores: Amnesty
Human rights group Amnesty International says Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr shows Riyadh is using death penalty…
Photos: Iranians protest to Sheikh Nimr’s execution
Protesters, angered by the execution of a prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by Saudi Arabia, gathered in front of the Saudi…
Iran summons Saudi envoy over Sheikh Nimr execution
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned Saudi Arabia’s chargé d’affaires to voice protest at the Riyadh regime’s execution of…
Leader condemns Saudi execution of Sheikh Nimr
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has strongly condemned Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent Shia cleric, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.…
World bodies’ silence resulted in Sheikh Nimr’s execution
Tehran, Jan 2, IRNA – Iran’s Human Rights Council in a statement condemned the execution of prominent Shia cleric Nimr Baqr al-Nimr…
Awakening not suppressible: Leader’s tweet on Nimr’s execution
Following Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, the official Twitter page of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed…
UN chief expresses ‘dismay’ at Sheikh Nimr’s execution by Riyadh
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says he is “deeply dismayed” by Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent Shia cleric, Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, calling on the…
EU: Nimr execution may have dangerous consequences for Mideast
The European Union says the execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr by the Saudi regime could have “dangerous consequences” for…
US calls on Saudi Arabia to respect human rights
The United States has called on Saudi Arabia to have fair judicial proceedings and respect human rights after Riyadh executed prominent Shia…
Riyadh prime suspect of raising terrorism: Dy FM
Tehran, Jan 2, IRNA – Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Saturday that Riyah is the…
Larijani: Saudi rulers create horrible quagmire for themselves
Tehran, Jan 2, IRNA – Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani in a message on the occasion of martyrdom of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr said…
Judiciary chief condemns execution of Sheikh Nimr
Tehran, Jan 2, IRNA — Head of Iranian Judiciary Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli-Larijani on Saturday strongly condemned the execution of prominent Shia cleric…
Saudis playing with fire by killing Nimr
TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Despite numerous international calls against execution of Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia, Riyadh has executed Sheikh Nimr…
Saudi Arabia faces condemnation for executing the leader of its Shia minority
Sheikh Nimr Baqer al-Nimr, 56, was put to death at a time of rising of tensions between the Middle East’s Shia and…
Nimr execution draws demos, condemnations
Angry protests break out in Bahrain after Saudi Arabia announces execution of top Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. In a statement, the Lebanese…
Iranian cleric predicts fall of Saudi government over Nimr execution
The crime of executing Sheikh Nimr is part of a criminal pattern by this treacherous family. A prominent cleric with close links…
Saudi execution of Shia cleric sparks outrage in Middle East
Iranian government and religious leaders say killing of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr will have serious repercussions for royal family The Iranian government and…
Iran strongly condemns Nimr execution
Iran has strongly condemned Saudi Arabia’s execution of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqr al-Nimr, denouncing it as deeply irresponsible. “The execution of…