DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia's execution Saturday of 47 prisoners, including an influential Shiite cleric, has prompted a wave of condemnation from Shiite leaders around the region ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The latest developments following Saudi Arabia's execution of 47 people, including a prominent opposition Shiite cleric who had rallied demonstrations in the kingdom. 2 p.m ...

DUBAI (Reuters) - The brother of prominent Saudi Shi'ite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr said on Saturday the family was shocked by news of his brother's execution but hoped that any reaction would be ...

Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr spoke out on behalf of Saudi Shia demonstrating against government discrimination in 2011 and 2012. Protesters promise more... Saudi Cleric's Death Sentence Focuses Shia Anger On ...

TEHRAN, Iran — Saudi Arabia announced Sunday it was severing diplomatic relations with Shiite powerhouse Iran amid escalating tensions over the Sunni kingdom’s execution of a prominent Shiite cleric.

Saudi Arabia executed Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, perhaps Saudi Arabia’s most famous Shi‘ite scholar and a man who has professed non-violence even as urging Shi‘ites to protest in order to achieve basic ...

Outraged protesters stormed Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Iran on Saturday after the execution of a high-profile cleric. Among those put to death was Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. al-Nimr “was a prominent, ...

The execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr was a shot across the sectarian bow, even for a sectarian state like Saudi Arabia. Crown Prince Muhammad bin Nayef, long known for his intolerance if not outright ...

Protests broke out in Saudi Arabia this week over the death sentence of a leading Shiite cleric. Human rights activists call his sentencing political and warn that by killing him, the country may ...