The Saudi ambassador to Iraq (left), Abdulaziz al-Shammari, meets the governor of Karbala, Nassif al-Khattabi, in Karbala, Iraq, on May 14, 2024. (Credit: @KSAEmbassyIRAQ/X)
A historic visit took place beneath the azure and gold mosaics of the Karbala sanctuary on May 13. The holy city of Shiism received the Saudi ambassador to Iraq, who visited the mausoleum of Imam Hussein, the ultimate symbol of Shiite martyrdom and discord with the Sunnis since the beginning of Islam.Two weeks earlier, the kingdom made an equally striking announcement: The opening on June 1 of a direct flight linking Dammam, the capital of the kingdom’s eastern province, to Najaf, the “Shiite Vatican.”In the same vein, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) recently visited the province, home to the majority of the Saudi Shiite community, and received his former mentor Mohammad bin Zayed, with whom relations have cooled over the past two years.Are the days when Saudi Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a leading figure in the Shiite community, was...
A historic visit took place beneath the azure and gold mosaics of the Karbala sanctuary on May 13. The holy city of Shiism received the Saudi ambassador to Iraq, who visited the mausoleum of Imam Hussein, the ultimate symbol of Shiite martyrdom and discord with the Sunnis since the beginning of Islam.Two weeks earlier, the kingdom made an equally striking announcement: The opening on June 1 of a direct flight linking Dammam, the capital of the kingdom’s eastern province, to Najaf, the “Shiite Vatican.”In the same vein, Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) recently visited the province, home to the majority of the Saudi Shiite community, and received his former mentor Mohammad bin Zayed, with whom relations have cooled over the past two years.Are the days when Saudi Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a leading figure in the Shiite community,...
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