Saudi Arabia
Disabled Saudi detainee transferred to solitary confinement for execution
World
July 17, 2017
Disabled Saudi detainee transferred to solitary confinement for execution
An international human rights group says Saudi officials have moved a disabled man sentenced to death for attending an anti-regime…
Saudi Arabia boosting extremism in Europe, says former ambassador
World
July 16, 2017
Saudi Arabia boosting extremism in Europe, says former ambassador
Saudi Arabia has been funding radical mosques throughout Europe that have become hotbeds of extremism, the former British ambassador to…
Reprieve: 14 Saudis face imminent execution for protesting
World
July 16, 2017
Reprieve: 14 Saudis face imminent execution for protesting
A leading rights group has called on the US and UK governments to stop Saudi Arabia from executing 14 people…
Saudi forces kill Three Shia Muslims in Qatif
Islam World
July 16, 2017
Saudi forces kill Three Shia Muslims in Qatif
Saudi security forces have reportedly killed three people during a raid on a Shia-populated region in the country’s east. …
Amnesty: Saudi Arabia silence Shia dissent with execution
World
July 13, 2017
Amnesty: Saudi Arabia silence Shia dissent with execution
Amnesty: Saudi Arabia silence Shia dissent with execution Saudi Arabia is using the death penalty as a means…
The Guardian view on arms to Saudi: Yemen needs peace
World
July 13, 2017
The Guardian view on arms to Saudi: Yemen needs peace
The Guardian has issued an editorial opinion saying that the high court judgment that continuing British arms sales to Saudi…
Saudi Arabia executes four in Qatif over terror allegations
Islam World
July 13, 2017
Saudi Arabia executes four in Qatif over terror allegations
Saudi Arabia has executed four people in the kingdom’s oil-rich Eastern Province over allegations of conducting terrorist activities, the Saudi…
Amnesty UK: Court ruling deadly blow to Yemeni civilians
World
July 11, 2017
Amnesty UK: Court ruling deadly blow to Yemeni civilians
Amnesty International says a recent UK court ruling that the British government is entitled to continue authorizing arms supplies to…
ICRC: Yemen cholera outbreak exceeds 300,000 suspected cases
World
July 11, 2017
ICRC: Yemen cholera outbreak exceeds 300,000 suspected cases
The Red Cross says the number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has now surpassed 300,000 amid fears of a…
High court ignores human rights violations, rules arms exports to Saudi Arabia can continue
World
July 10, 2017
High court ignores human rights violations, rules arms exports to Saudi Arabia can continue
Human Rights campaigners have lost a high-profile case calling for UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia to be stopped over…