Two women's rights campaigners detained in Saudi Arabia have been transferred to a special tribunal for "terrorism", activists said on Thursday after the women appeared in court. The ruling came at a hearing in Al-Ahsa, in the kingdom's Eastern Province, according to the activists who declined to be named. Loujain Hathloul has been detained ...

[caption id="attachment_124547" align="alignright" width="163"] The photo shows the scene of a terrorist attack in al-Ahsa governorate in Saudi Arabia's restive Eastern Province on November 3, 2014.[/caption] Four ISIS militants suspected behind adeadly shooting earlier this month in the eastern Saudi city of al-Ahsa have been arrested, the Interior ...

Qom, Nov 9, IRNA Grand Ayatollah Naser Makarem Shirazi on Sunday urged Riyadh to punish those involved in the massacre of Shiite mourners in al-Ahsa district. Masked gunmen stormed a mourning procession marking Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (AS), the third Shia Imam, in al-Dalwah, and opened fire as people were observing Ashura,...

[caption id="attachment_124527" align="alignright" width="172"] Shia Muslims mark the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH) in Saudi Arabia. (File photo)[/caption] Unidentified gunmen have attacked a gathering of Shia Muslims and killed five mourners commemorating Ashura, the tenth day of the lunar month of Muharram that marks the martyrdom ...

[caption id="attachment_124547" align="alignright" width="147"] The photo shows the scene of a terrorist attack in al-Ahsa governorate in Saudi Arabia's restive Eastern Province on November 3, 2014.[/caption] Iran has strongly condemned a terrorist attack in Saudi Arabia on a gathering of Shia worshippers mourning the martyrdom anniversary of Imam ...