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Iran

Anger in Tehran over executed Shia cleric shows no signs of abating

Hundreds of Iranians turned out for a third day in Imam Hussein square in central Tehran to vent their anger over Saudi Arabia's execution of a Shia cleric

04/01/2016

Europe News

Saudi Arabia-Iran tensions threaten world security, former minister tells euronews

The diplomatic rupture between Tehran and Riyadh – following the execution of a prominent Shi’ite cleric by Saudi authorities – threatens world

04/01/2016

Saudi Arabia

Saudis struggle with supremacy crisis

The tension in relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia has reached new heights, amid violent protests and diplomatic rifts. We study the deepening

04/01/2016

Saudi Arabia

Shia Muslims and world leaders condemn Saudi executions

Shia Muslims around the world are furious with Saudi Arabia over the execution of one of their leading clerics, and acts of violence against Sunnis

04/01/2016

Saudi Arabia

Saudi-Iranian rift escalates over executed cleric

Two days after Sunni Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shi’ite cleric, thousands have marched in Baghdad and Iraq’s southern Shi’ite cities to

04/01/2016

Bahrain

Bahrain cuts diplomatic ties with Iran

04/01/2016

World News

Iran hits out at Saudi Arabia as row over cleric's execution escalates

Iran has again lashed out at Saudi Arabia after the kingdom severed diplomatic relations amid violent protests following its execution of a prominent

04/01/2016

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia breaks off diplomatic ties with Iran

Saudi Arabia has cut off diplomatic ties with Iran following the storming of its embassy in Tehran. Iran’s envoy has been given 48 hours to quit the

04/01/2016

Nigeria

Nigerian military 'frees 338 hostages' from Boko Haram camps

Army raids on Boko Haram camps in north-eastern Nigeria are said to have resulted in the release of 338 hostages. According to a military statement

28/10/2015

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Protesters 'throw rocks at police' at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site

14/09/2015

Jordan

West Bank tension: Palestinians start night patrols

Amid increased tensions in the West Bank, Palestinians are running their own night patrols – taking protection into their own hands. It comes in the

09/08/2015

Pakistan

Malik Ishaq: Pakistan Sunni militant chief dies in shootout

Police in Pakistan say the leader of the banned Sunni militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi has been shot dead. Malik Ishaq was arrested last week in

29/07/2015

Syria

Kurdish women fighting ISIL on the frontline

On the frontline between Kurdish fighters and Islamic State militants, a group of young women have mobilised. They have left their homes and dreams

27/07/2015

Cinema

John Turturro picks up Lifetime Award at Jerusalem Film Festival

The 32nd edition of the Jerusalem Film Festival kicked off with Hollywood glamour, as John Turturro attended the opening. The US actor, writer and

24/07/2015

Yemen

Yemen's Old City: UNESCO site targeted in battle for Sana'a

The Yemeni capital’s Old City is the latest area to be targeted in the battle between Houthi rebels and pro-government forces. Dating back more than

16/06/2015

Pakistan

Motorcycle gunmen kill 41 in Karachi bus attack

13/05/2015

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Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter in Jerusalem

10/04/2015

Yemen

Yemen: a tinderbox in a Saudi-Iranian 'Cold War' shadow

Strategically important at the crossroads between East and West, Yemen’s four-year political crisis has recently been escalating into a full-blown

25/03/2015

Pakistan

Pakistan: Grief and anger of Christians over deadly church attacks in Lahore

Pakistan’s Christians are in mourning after suicide blasts outside two churches killed at least 15 people in the eastern city of Lahore. The

16/03/2015

Iraq

The days drag for Syrian children in Erbil refugee camp

Many Syrian and Iraqi children have lived their whole lives in crisis, surrounded by war. Without schools to go to, how can these youngsters can go o

26/12/2014