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The European Parliament, through the head of its human rights and democratization department, Louisa Rager, announced the start of a dialogue with Saudi Arabia on human rights, following a session in Parliament to discuss the draft report on human rights…

Sources revealed that the meeting of the European Union ambassadors to the Kingdom with Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir included strong European messages regarding Riyadh’s human rights record.According to Saudi sources about the meeting, Al-Jubeir clarified…

The Saudi-led coalition continues to target Yemeni residential areas and neighborhoods, causing damage to civilian property.Al Masirah Net website quoted a Yemeni security source as saying that the Saudi forces launched seven raids on Sirwah, three raids on the districts…

The people of the Yemeni city of Hajjah organized a protest to denounce the continuous violations committed by the Saudi-Emirati coalition against the Yemeni people.The protestors denounced the violations of the Saudi-Emirati coalition countries in the southern provinces, stressing their…

Human rights organizations condemned the sudden execution of prisoner of conscience Adnan ibn Mustafa al-Sharfa from the Shia city of Qatif without informing his family.Al-Sharfa has been arrested since 2014 in the Mabahith prison in Dammam, on charges of participating…

Yesterday, the Saudi regime executed a citizen of Qatif in the Eastern Province for what it called “undermining security and stability in the Kingdom.”The Saudi Ministry of Interior justified the execution by claiming that the detainee, Adnan bin Mustafa al-Sharfa,…

Saudi Arabia will host the MDLBeast Festival as the largest dance music event in the Middle East after its 2019 inaugural session, mid-September, while it reduced the Holy Quran study hours for students.According to local media, the festival will be…

The official Saudi newspaper, al-Riyadh, reported the completion of the Ashura commemoration ceremonies for Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in the Qatif province, amid extensive health and organizational measures.The newspaper said, in a report followed by Shia Waves, “The…

The Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs confirmed that Saudi Arabia will not receive pilgrims to perform Umrah from 33 countries, with the possibility of updating the list later.The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah stated that those wishing to perform…

Saudi Arabia ramped up executions in the first half of 2021 following a drop during its term as G20 president in 2020, Amnesty International said on Tuesday.According to the rights group, the kingdom executed at least 40 people between January…