Saudi security forces have arrested five members of the country's Shia minority for commemorating the birth of a revered Shia Imam. ...
Saudi security forces have arrested five members of the country's Shia minority for commemorating the birth of a revered Shia Imam.
The five identified as Abdullah, Hossein and Jafar Nasser al-Ali along with Hossein al-Hemad and Yousef Mohammad al-Shela were detained in the eastern Al-Ahsa region of the country, Shia online reported on Tuesday
The men all in their twenties were detained upon the orders of the governor's office for celebrating the birth of Imam Mahdi.
The 12th and last successor of the Prophet of Islam is believed to be the prophesied redeemer, who will bring peace and justice to the world.
