Members of Saudi Arabia's Shia minority have for years complained about what they perceive as discrimination and marginalisation at the hands of the Sunni monarchy. But their protests have always ...

In April, Saudi Arabia announced it had executed 37 men who, according to rights group Reprieve, were mostly from the kingdom’s Shia minority. The country has one of the highest rates of ...

Notably, Saudi Arabia is governed by a Sunni Islamic government, while the majority of Iranians are Shiite Muslims, also known as Shia. Other countries that cut ties with Iran on Monday - Bahrain ...

Saudi Arabia cut ties in January 2016 after demonstrators stormed its embassy in Tehran following Riyadh's execution of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric. Tensions between the Sunni and Shia-led ...

Executions in the kingdom show no signs of slowing down after 47 people were killed in January on 'terrorism' charges Saudi Shia men hold placards bearing portraits of prominent Shiite Muslim ...

But activists said the mosque is frequented by the Ismaili Shia community, amid reports that the attack was carried by a group linked to Islamic State (IS). Most of Saudi Arabia's Shias live in ...

amid a row over the Saudi execution of a prominent Shia Muslim cleric. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir was speaking after demonstrators had stormed the Saudi embassy in Tehran. Sheikh Nimr ...

Of these some 5% are Shia, the rest are Sunni. The historical split occurred 1400 years ago, following the death of Muhammad in Medina, in modern day Saudi Arabia. Muslims who wanted to select his ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al Sudani visited Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, where he discussed the latest developments in Syria with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. They met in the ancient ...