Saudi rulers prevent Friday prayers in al-Ahsa

Rasa – Saudi authorities prevented Friday prayers in a Husayniyah in the eastern al-Ahsa region, as tensions rise over the execution of prominent cleric, Shaykh Nimr al-Nimr.

News ID: 3944

Date: 13 February 2016 - 20:08

RNA – al-Alam has reported that the Saudi authorities shut down the Rasoul al-Adham Mosque in al-Ahsa, after preventing Shaykh Husayn al-Radhi from leading Friday prayers there.

The newspaper said that the move comes after Shaykh al-Radhi slammed Saudi authorities.

The move also comes after some media reports said that Shaykh al-Radhi was summoned for questioning.

Shaykh al-Radhi slammed the Saudi regime over the execution of Shaykh Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, the war on Yemen as well as the Takfiri ideology which he stated is widespread in the Wahhabi kingdom.

Shaykh al-Nimr was a vocal supporter of the mass pro-democracy protests against Riyadh, which erupted in Eastern Province in 2011, where a Shi’a majority has long complained of marginalization.

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