Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia disallows UN aid staff to fly to crisis-hit Yemen

Jul 19, 2017 03:34

Saudi Arabia, which is leading an atrocious military campaign against Yemen, has prevented a United Nations charter flight carrying aid agency staff from travelling to its impoverished and crisis-stricken southern neighbor, where millions of people are in need of humanitarian or protection assistance.
WHO warns Yemen cholera outbreak could spread during Hajj pilgrimage

Jul 16, 2017 08:59

The World Health Organization warned that cholera which often shows no symptoms could spread from Yemen to millions of pilgrims at this year's Hajj in Mecca.
Saudi policeman killed, another injured in troubled Qatif region

Jul 15, 2017 01:43

A Saudi policeman has been killed and another wounded following an attack on their patrol vehicle in the kingdom’s oil-rich and Shia-populated Eastern Province as the Riyadh regime continues its heavy-tactics crackdown there.
Cholera outbreak in Yemen poses risk to Hajj pilgrims: WHO

Jul 14, 2017 14:18

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the cholera outbreak in Yemen could spread during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia in September.
Mosul residents returning in search of loved ones under debris

Jul 14, 2017 09:38

Residents of Mosul have started returning to the city in search of the bodies of the relatives and friends left under debris during battles against Takfiri Daesh terrorists days after Iraq formally announced the liberation of the city.
150 Saudi intelligence officers joined Daesh in Mosul battle: Report

Jul 14, 2017 03:27

Saudi Arabia had dispatched more than 100 intelligence officers to Mosul to join the Takfiri Daesh terrorists and direct them in battles against Iraqi government forces and allied fighters from Popular Mobilization Units, a recent report has revealed.
Saudi Arabia fueling extremism in UK, Europe: Ex-UK ambassador

Jul 14, 2017 03:17

Former British ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sir William Patey says the kingdom is fueling extremism in the United Kingdom and Europe, arguing that its support for Wahhabist ideology is leading to radicalization.
Saudi regime postpones trial of religious scholar until next month

Jul 13, 2017 16:34

A court in Saudi Arabia has postponed until next month the trial of distinguished religious scholar Ayatollah al-Sheikh Hussein al-Radhi over his anti-regime comments as Riyadh presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown on members of the religious community.
Amnesty: Saudi Arabia silence Shia dissent with execution

Jul 13, 2017 00:48

Saudi Arabia is using the death penalty as a means to silence Shia dissent, says Amnesty International.
US talks with Saudi, allies end without fixing Qatar rift

Jul 13, 2017 00:44

Talks between US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and several Persian Gulf Arab states aimed at ending a rift with Qatar have come to an end without any breakthrough.