Tehran, January 2, The Iran ProjectThe execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a leading Shia cleric and a prominent critic of the Riyadh regime, along with 46 others by the Saudi Arabia government on Saturday morning, sparked angry reactions from Iran's high rankings clerics who expressed condemnations in strongest possible terms. Releasing a statement ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 22 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. Acceptance by Iran of an invitation to attend a Vienna conference on the Syrian crisis dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday. Reformist-leaning ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Chairman of Iran's Expediency Council Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said that Saudi rulers have made a historic mistake by upholding the death sentence of prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr. Saudi Arabias rulers, besides their mistake in invading Yemen, have recently made another historic mistake by upholding ...

Activists have once again gathered outside the Saudi embassy in London calling on Riyadhto halt the execution ofprominentShia clericSheikh Nimr Baqi al-Nimrand his nephew. The participants in the Wednesday rally heldplacards reading free Sheikh Nimr" and "sentenced to death due to the idea of election system." "We call on Saudi Arabia to halt ...

Tehran, Oct 28, IRAN - Secretary of the Guardian Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati on Wednesday sharply criticized death verdict issued for Sheikh Nimr by a Saudi court. Speaking to reporters, he said there is no doubt that the blood of innocent Hajj pilgrims will topple Al-Saud. He also strongly lambasted Al-Saud for issuing death verdict for ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The head of the Iranian parliaments Sunni commission warned against the consequences of a recent decision by the Al Saudi dynasty to execute prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, saying such a move will intensify the worlds hatred against the Riyadh regime. On behalf of the Iranian Sunnis, I strongly condemn the death ...

Alwaght- As the Supreme Court in Saudi Arabia upheld the death penalty for Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, all eyes are now on the prominent Shia leader in the countrys eastern province where the minority Shia Muslim sect continues to suffer under sectarian-motivated discrimination. But will human rights defenders rise to the occasion and take action against ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) An Iranian lawmaker rapped the international communitys silence over the death sentence handed to prominent Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr by the Saudi regime, saying it indicates human rights bodies double-standard policies. Abbas-Ali Mansouri Arani, a member of the Iranian parliaments National Security and Foreign Policy ...

Tehran, Oct 26, IRNA Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi on Monday warned the Saudi government against execution of Saudi national Shia Muslim religious leader, saying that such harsh moves will injure the sentiments of all Shia Muslims across the world. The ayatollahs warning to Saudi government came against the backdrop of the death sentence ...

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Monday and picked headlines from 20 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The comments of the intelligence minister about the nuclear deal and the imminent execution of Saudi Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr dominated the front pages of Iranian newspapers ...

Tehran, Oct 25, IRNA Deputy foreign minster for Arab and African affairs expressing regret over hearing news on upcoming execution of top Arab cleric Sheikh Namar said that if Riyadh will venture and carry out the unjust verdict, it will cost the Saudi regime very dearly. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian who was reacting to the reports on near future execution ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) A Saudi Arabian appeals court has upheld the death sentence of the prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, referring his case to King Salmans office, the clerics brother announced. Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Mohamed al-Nimr said the death sentence handed to his brother, who has been in detention for nearly three ...

Tehran, May13, The Iran Project - Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom has urged Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to reconsider the death sentence against highly-revered Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, warning the rulers in Riyadh over the severe consequences of his execution, Tasnim News Agency reported. A group of Qom seminary scholars criticized ...