Awamiya is one of the richest areas in Saudi ... Figurehead Shia cleric Shia residents of the region around the city of Qatif have long complained that they are marginalised and discriminated ...

The security situation in Awamiya remains unstable ... The town, which lies in the Qatif region of oil-rich Eastern Province, was home to about 30,000 people, most of them Shia.

Qatif is also home to the town of Al Awamiya, where there has been a surge in violence since May between militants and security forces who are demolishing the town's historic centre. In the list ...

However, human rights activists from Qatif said the government had not proven ... to make it look like they are fighting terrorism in Awamiyah but they are actually fighting people who want ...