TEHRAN, January 29 - A court in Bahrain upholds a one-year jail term for prominent Shia cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, who has been stripped of his nationality by the Al Khalifah regime and confirms the decision to revoke the cleric's citizenship.
TEHRAN, December 1 - At least 2 people have been killed and 3 others injured, when unidentified men opened fire outside a Shia mosque in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. The incident is the latest in an ongoing cycle of violence targeting Shia Muslims in Pakistan.
TEHRAN, November 18 - A Shia cleric who was helping the earthquake struck people of Sar-e-Pole Zahab stressed brotherhood between Shiite and Sunni Muslims: We wil give our lives for our devastated Sunni brothers.
TEHRAN, November 8 - Massive crowds of SHias Muslims are in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, to participate in the Arba’een pilgrimage on Thursday, one of the largest religious gatherings of the world.
TEHRAN, November 6 - Millions of Muslims began their march to the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, on Monday to take part in the Arba’een pilgrimage, one of the largest religious gatherings of the world.
TEHRAN, November 6 - Large groups of Muslims on Monday started their march to the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, to participate in the Arba’een pilgrimage, one of the largest religious gatherings of the world. Arba’een is the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and third Shia Imam.
TEHRAN, October 14 -The Taliban militants have again captured Mirza Olnag, a town mostly populated by Shia Hazara families in northern Afghanistan, which suffered a horrific carnage by the militants as well as terrorists of the Daesh Takfiri group nearly two months ago.
TEHRAN, September 30 -Shia Muslims have begun marking Tasu’a, the eve of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (PBUH), by holding mourning rituals the world over.
TEHRAN, August 26, YJC - Saudi regime forces reportedly razed a Shia mosque in the kingdom's oil-rich Eastern Province as Riyadh presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on members of the religious community.
TEHRAN, August 20 - Australian police have charged three men with committing terrorist acts on suspicion of starting fires at a Shiite Muslim mosque in Melbourne last year
TEHRAN, August 16 - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has called on the Bahraini regime to stop discriminating against Shias residing in the Persian Gulf country.
TEHRAN, August 12, YJC - Ten Nobel laureates from across the world have called on Saudi Arabia to hold off on the execution of 14 Shia citizens convicted of protest-related charges.
TEHRAN, August 12, YJC -Scores of Bahraini people have staged fresh protests in a northern region to express solidarity with prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim and his supporters, who have been subject to a heavy-handed regime crackdown.
TEHRAN, August 11, YJC -The UN has reacted to media reports about a deadly and destructive Saudi military crackdown against an eastern Shia town, urging the regime in Riyadh to respect human rights.
TEHRAN, August 10, YJC - A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced distinguished Shia cleric Ayatollah Sheikh Hussein al-Radhi to 13 years in prison as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown on members of the religious community.
TEHRAN, August 10, YJC - Saudi forces have raided residential areas in the eastern, Shia-majority Qatif region, destroying buildings and killing a nine-year-old child.
TEHRAN, August 9, YJC - Videos and photos posted on social media allegedly show Riyadh using Canadian equipment in a violent crackdown on minority Shia dissidents