Shiite Cleric Gained in Status as a Rivalry Deepened
The rise to prominence of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, who was scarcely known outside of Saudi Arabia before his arrest in 2012, corresponds closely with the intensification of the rivalry between Shiite Iran and Sunni Saudi Arabia. [Source]
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