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Anger grows in Saudi Arabia’s Shia areas after executions
Nightly protests in country’s oil-producing east after executions of four Shia Muslims
Iraq’s fight against Isis threatened by Saudi-Iran feud
Sectarian tensions harm efforts to combat Islamic State with Shia-Sunni alliance
Ireland ‘regrets’ mass execution of 47 people in Saudi Arabia
Department of Foreign Affairs says Dublin working for death penalty abolition globally
US struggles to explain its allegiance to Saudi Arabia
Unwilling to condemn executions, US is in bind over role in Middle East power struggle
Regional allies back Saudis after Shia cleric’s execution
Bahrain, Sudan and UAE join in diplomatic steps against Iran as political crisis deepens
Middle East leaders urged to ‘avoid tensions’ after Saudi execution
EU expects regional powers ‘to act responsibly in an already very volatile situation’
Saudi king’s reckless policies could spell disaster for region
Mass execution elicits threats of retribution from jihadis and ruptures relations with Iran
Brutal decision by Saudi Arabia to execute dissidents adds to escalating conflict between Shia and Sunni branches of Islam
There is a real danger that the fruit of ongoing rehabilitation of Iran in the world community is feeding existential fears in Sunni-led kingdoms
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Saudi Arabia-Iran crisis: split has roots in schism after death of Prophet Muhammad
Executed Saudi cleric fought for rights of Shia minority
Outspoken critic of regime and royal family sentenced to death in ‘deeply flawed trial’
Western leaders condemn Saudi execution of 47 people
US, UN and EU urge calm as Shia cleric’s execution inflames Middle East tensions
‘Divine revenge’ on Saudi Arabia could take many forms
Iran looks set to make things difficult for the kingdom after execution of Shia cleric
Saudi Arabia severs diplomatic ties with Iran in execution row
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Saudis face ‘divine vengeance’ for killing Shia cleric al-Nimr
Simon Cumbers’s killer executed in Saudi Arabia
Irish journalist’s murderer among 47 men convicted of terrorism put to death by state
Saudi Arabia defends execution of 47, including senior Shia cleric
Iran warns executing prominent Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr will ‘cost Saudi Arabia dearly’
Outrage spreads over Saudi public beheading sentence
Ali al-Nimr (20) participated in protests against the Saudi government
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