Saudi Arabien vs. Iran

[Schneemann]

Der Streit könnte mutmaßlich bald in die nächste Runde gehen:

Saudi Arabia puts Shi'ites on trial for spying for Iran

Saudi Arabia has put 32 people on trial, including 30 members of its own Shi'ite Muslim minority, accused of spying for Iran, several local newspapers and television reported on Monday.

The 32, including an Iranian and an Afghan, were detained in 2013 sparking expressions of concern among Saudi Shi'ites who said that several were well known figures in their community and not involved in politics. [...] The 32 were also charged with owning banned books and other publications, al-Arabiya and other Saudi-owned media reported.

Among those arrested in 2013 were an elderly university professor, a pediatrician, a banker and two clerics. Most were from al-Ahsa, a mixed Shi'ite and Sunni region that is home to around half the members of the kingdom's minority sect.

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Schneemann.