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Shi'ite Muslim - a member of the branch of Islam that regards Ali as the legitimate successor to Mohammed and rejects the first three caliphs

Shia Muslim, Shiite, Shi'ite, Shiite Muslim

Shia, Shiah, Shiah Islam - one of the two main branches of orthodox Islam; mainly in Iran

Moslem, Muslim - a believer in or follower of Islam

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London-based Amnesty said 11 of those executed had been convicted of spying for the kingdom's arch-adversary, Shi'ite Muslim Iran, and sentenced to death in 2016.

UN condemns Saudi's beheading of 37 men

Shi'ite Muslim Iran and Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia are arch-rivals in the Middle East and support opposing sides in the Syrian and Yemen conflicts.

Iranian Revolutionary Guards warns Saudi Arabia, UAE to respect its 'red lines'

Officials and witnesses say the bomber targeted a crowd during celebrations to mark the Persian new year, Nowruz, Wednesday near a Shi'ite Muslim neighborhood.

IS claims responsibility for Afghan suicide bombing

Shi'ite Muslim rebels hold up their weapons during a rally against air strikes in Sanaa March 26, 2015.

Yemen's GPC urges supporters to unite ranks

The attacks targetted a Shi'ite Muslim mosque on the Atlas Street in central Kirkuk and gave an initial casualty toll of one killed and 16 wounded, the interior ministry said.

Iraq: Five dead in twin suicide attacks in Kirkuk

Authorities also summoned a number of Shi'ite Muslim families who had installed banners and set up flags over their homes in commemoration of Ashura.

Court Refuses to Grant Bahrain's Sheikh Salman Freedom

Salem formed Al-Sabirin, the only Palestinian Shi'ite Muslim movement, in 2014.

PALESTINE - Mar 13 - Hamas Dissolves Group Headed By Gaza Shi'ite Leader

Saudi Arabia has executed 47 people in just one day including a prominent Shi'ite Muslim cleric it accused of terrorism.

Saudi Arabia executes 47 people for terrorism in just one day including prominent cleric; Iran had told the conservative kingdom that killing Nimr al-Nimrits could cost them "dearly"