Saudi Arabia

Riyadh uses death penalty as tool to crush Shia Muslims: Amnesty

Nov 08, 2018 08:31

Amnesty International has warned against what appears to be imminent executions of a dozen Shia Muslims on death row in Saudi Arabia, blasting the Riyadh regime for resorting to death sentences as a “tool” to suppress the kingdom’s Shia minorities.
Half of Yemen population on brink of famine, 35 NGOs warn

Nov 08, 2018 03:16

Thirty-five Yemeni and international NGOs on Wednesday called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Yemen, where they warned the Saudi-led coalition’s war has put 14 million people on the brink of famine.
Attacks on Yemen increased after US demand for ceasefire: Houthi

Nov 07, 2018 14:02

The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says the extent of Saudi-led military aggression on his conflict-ridden country has intensified ever since US President Donald Trump’s administration demanded a ceasefire and the launch of UN-led political talks to end the ongoing war there.
Yemen condemns Saudi airstrikes on civilian structures in Hudyadah

Nov 07, 2018 11:55

Yemen has condemned an ongoing wave of Saudi air raids targeting civilian structures including grain silos in the port city of Hudaydah, a lifeline for millions of people in the impoverished country.
Yemeni forces shoot down Saudi-led reconnaissance drone over Sa'ada

Nov 07, 2018 02:59

The Yemeni army has shot down a Saudi unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as it was on a reconnaissance mission in Yemen’s northern province of Sa'ada.
Dissident journalist dies after torture at Aal-e Saud regime's prison

Nov 07, 2018 02:43

A journalist and writer in Saudi Arabia has reportedly died as a result of torture while in the custody as the regime grapples with an international crisis over the murder of prominent dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Britain pushes for UN peace resolution on Yemen conflict

Nov 05, 2018 17:31

British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has indicted his country is pushing for a resolution in the United Nations Security Council that could guarantee the end of the Saudi war in Yemen.
Saudi Arabia facing grilling by world nations at UN

Nov 05, 2018 05:54

Saudi Arabia faces tough grilling at the United Nations Office at Geneva. The human rights session is expected to pose grave questions to Riyadh over a deadly Saudi-led war on Yemen as well as the recent killing of a dissident by Saudi agents in Turkey.
Khashoggi’s sons plead for father’s body

Nov 05, 2018 05:31

The sons of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was killed last month after entering the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul, plead to be able to collect their father’s body.
Child dies among 3 others in Saudi raids on Yemen

Nov 05, 2018 05:22

Saudi Arabian warplanes strike al-Hudaydah and Sa’ada Provinces in western Yemen, martyring three people, including a child.