US State Department said it's alarmed by Bahrain Government's decision to revoke citizenship of prominent Shia cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim.

The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned Bahrain's government of armed struggle, after the Gulf kingdom stripped the spiritual leader of its Shi'ite Muslim majority of his citizenship.

Bahrain has stripped the kingdom's most prominent Shia cleric Shiekh Isa Qassim of his citizenship.

Bahraini authorities have revoked the citizenship of the most prominent Shiite cleric in the Sunni-ruled kingdom...

Bahraini authorities accuse top Shiite cleric of serving foreign interests and encouraging sectarianism and violence.

Bahrain's government on Monday stripped a leading Shiite cleric of his nationality, a move that brought hundreds of protesters into the streets and prompted warnings of unrest.

Bahrain has stripped the spiritual leader of the kingdom's Shi'ite Muslim majority of his citizenship, state news agency BNA reported on Monday, and there were reports of a protest outside his house.

Senior clerics warned on Saturday against any attempt to target Shi'ite Islam by undermining a pillar of the sect's creed, the Khums tax, apparently following reports that authorities were investigating funds held by Bahrain's top Shi'ite cleric.

Bahrain Mirror: The Al-Mustafa International University announced that a conference honoring Sheikh Issa Ahmad Qassem convened in the Iranian capital Tehran.

Bahrain Mirror: Ayatollah Sheikh Issa Qassem blamed in a statement on Sunday (December 20, 2015) the Nigerian Government for the massacre that took place in the city of Zaria and accused it of having involvement in the crime.