Saudi Arabia

Detained Saudi activists tortured by electrocution, flogging: Amnesty International

Nov 21, 2018 09:23

Amnesty International says detained political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in Saudi Arabia face sexual harassment, torture and other forms of ill-treatment during interrogation, as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against human rights defenders and intellectuals continues unabated in Saudi Arabia.
Yemen at critical juncture in its fight against Saudi-led aggression: Houthi

Nov 21, 2018 05:43

The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says his country is now at an “important and decisive stage” in the fight against Saudi-led military aggression as the “unjust onslaught is targeting the national dignity, identity and sovereignty” of the conflict-ridden Arab country.
Trump under bipartisan fire over backing MbS after Khashoggi killing

Nov 21, 2018 03:59

American lawmakers have blasted US President Donald Trump for siding with Saudi leaders and refusing to blame Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of Virginia-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom’s diplomatic mission in Turkey’s Istanbul early last month.
Ansarullah fighters ambush, kill pro-Saudi cmdr, aides in Yemen’s Ma’rib

Nov 21, 2018 03:52

Fighters from the Ansarullah movement have reportedly ambushed and killed a Saudi-backed field commander loyal to Yemen's former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur in the country’s central province of Ma'rib.
US will remain steadfast partner of Saudi Arabia to ensure Israel’s interests: Trump

Nov 21, 2018 02:45

President Donald Trump has said Washington intends to remain a steadfast partner of Saudi Arabia to ensure interests of the United States, Israeli regime and regional partners.
Saudi king throws his weight behind his son, Judiciary on Khashoggi murder

Nov 20, 2018 02:41

Saudi King Salman has thrown his weight behind his son, Crown Prince Mohammed, and lavished praise on the Saudi Judiciary in his first public remarks since the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who is said to have been murdered at bin Salman’s order.
UN draft resolution calls for Yemen truce, two weeks to unblock aid shipments

Nov 19, 2018 16:42

A United Nations draft resolution has called for an immediate truce in Hudaydah, Yemen’s strategic port and its only conduit to the outside world, setting a two-week deadline for removing all barriers to humanitarian aid for the impoverished state.
Germany bans 18 Saudis from entering Schengen zone over Khashoggi killing

Nov 19, 2018 12:55

Germany has imposed travel bans on 18 Saudi nationals suspected of having links to the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom’s diplomatic mission in Turkey’s Istanbul early last month.
Yemen fighters say halting counterstrikes on aggressors

Nov 19, 2018 05:30

Yemen’s popular Ansarullah Movement, which has been defending the nation against a Saudi Arabian-led war, says it is halting its counterstrikes as a goodwill measure to speed up “peace” process.
Khashoggi’s killers flew remains out of Turkey: Turkish def. min.

Nov 18, 2018 15:21

The killers of dissident Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi, flew his remains out of Turkey after chopping him up and putting him in bags, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has been quoted as saying.