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Taliban FM meets Shia leaders in Afghanistan

Taliban’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi held a meeting with some influential members of the Shia community in Afghanistan.

Afghan terror attacks meant to sow discord: Muslim assembly

The World Assembly of Islamic Awakening strongly condemned a recent wave of bomb attacks in Afghanistan, warning that such terrorist acts aim to stoke tensions among ethnic and religious Afghan groups and spread Islamophobia.

Iran slams deadly bomb attacks on Afghan school

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Dozens killed in Pakistan Shia mosque attack

A powerful bomb exploded inside a Shia Muslim mosque in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar on Friday, killing at least 56 worshippers and wounding some 65 others, many of them critically, police said.

Saudi Arabia to execute dozen Shia minor dissidents amid major crackdown

Saudi authorities will execute a dozen imprisoned minor dissidents from the oil-rich and Shia-populated Eastern Province, amid a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against pro-democracy campaigners, Muslim preachers and intellectuals in the kingdom.

Top Saudi court hands down death sentences to five Shia activists from Qatif

Saudi Arabia's Specialized Criminal Court has sentenced five anti-regime dissidents from the kingdom’s oil-rich and Shia-populated Eastern Province to death, as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against pro-democracy campaigners, Muslim preachers and intellectuals continues in the country.

Iraqi security forces must keep peace amid protests, top Shia cleric says

Iraq’s most prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has called on security forces to avoid using excessive force in the wake of anti-government protests that have entered their third week.

Iraq’s top Shia cleric calls on police, protesters to keep demonstrations peaceful

Iraq's top Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has called on protesters and security forces to keep anti-government demonstrations peaceful, amid reports of numerous casualties in recent clashes between the two sides.

Bahrain gives back citizenship of 92 Shia dissidents, upholds their jail terms

Bahrain’s top court of appeal has reversed a decision to revoke the citizenship of 92 jailed Shia nationals who have been convicted of allegedly forming a “terrorist group,” but has upheld their original prison terms.

Iran to pay tribute to Persian Shia scholar Shaykh Saduq

Iranians will commemorate the Persian Shia Islamic scholar Abu Ja’far Mohammad ibn Ali ibn Babawayh al-Qomi, renowned as Shaykh Saduq, on May 5.

World’s Shias celebrate Imam Mahdi’s birth anniversary

Millions of Shia Muslims around the world, including in Iran, joined celebrations to mark the birth anniversary of the 12th and last Shia Imam, Imam Mahdi.

Iraq won't turn into launch pad for aggression against others, top Shia cleric says

Iraq's most senior Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has fiercely criticized the latest statement by US President Donald Trump that American forces must remain in Iraq so Washington can keep a close eye on neighboring Iran.

Millions stream into Iraq’s Karbala for Arba’een pilgrimage

Millions of black-clad pilgrims from across the world are descending on the holy Iraqi city of Karbala to commemorate the Day of Arba’een, which marks 40 days after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH), the third Shia Imam and the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

Bahraini protesters show support for senior Shia clergyman

Scores of people have held a protest in Bahrain to voice their support for distinguished Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim, who has been stripped of his nationality by the ruling Al Khalifah dynasty, and condemn the ongoing crackdown on pro-democracy activists in the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.

48 killed in bomb explosion in Shia neighborhood of Afghan capital

Nearly 50 people have been killed in a bomb attack in front of an educational center in a mainly Shia Muslim area of western Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.