Shia
Iraq Shia protesters camp out in Green Zone after storming
Supporters of a powerful Shia Muslim cleric have set up camp outside parliament in Baghdad, after thousands stormed the Green Zone secure area.
Motion Timeline: 29 killings in 4 years
Since 2013, at least 29 secular activists, publishers, minorities and advocates of free thinking have been killed in grisly attacks, which are believed to be works of militants. Trial for only one such brutal attack has been completed so far.
Iraq Shia protesters camp out in Green Zone after storming
Supporters of a powerful Shia Muslim cleric have set up camp outside parliament in Baghdad, after thousands stormed the Green Zone secure area.
Saudi cleric execution: Dhaka Shia Muslims protest
Shia Muslims in Dhaka today protested the execution of a prominent Shia cleric carried out by the Sunni Muslim majority Saudi Arabia on January 2.
Saudi Arabia looking for excuse to fuel tensions: Iran
Saudi Arabia used an attack on its embassy in Tehran as a pretext to fuel tensions, Iran's foreign ministry says in response to Riyadh's severing of relations.
Terror charges: Saudi executes 47 including Shia cleric
Saudi Arabia executes 47 for terrorism, mostly suspected al-Qaeda members but also a prominent Shia Muslim cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, Interior Ministry said in a statement broadcast on state television.
4 more detained over Bogra Shia mosque attack
Law enforcers, in an overnight drive, detain four more people for their alleged involvement in Thursday’s gun attack at a Shia mosque in Bogra that left one dead.
IS claims credit for Bogra Shia mosque attack: SITE
Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attack on a Bogra Shia mosque last night that killed one and injured three, US-based SITE Intelligence group says.
Progress can't be stopped with bomb attacks: PM
Noting that the recent bomb attack on a Tajia procession was aimed at tarnishing Bangladesh's image, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asserts that the Bangladesh's progress cannot be stopped with such bombings.
US updates security alert after Hossaini Dalan blasts
The United States has updated its security alert for its citizens residing in Bangladesh after the bomb attack on Shia Muslim community in Old Dhaka.
EU for thorough probe into Hossaini Dalan blasts
EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon has urged Bangladesh to ensure thorough investigation and bring the Hossaini Dalan bomb attackers to justice.