Saudi Arabia

Human Rights Watch censures use of cluster bombs against Yemen

Dec 23, 2016 15:05

Human Rights Watch has censured Saudi-led forces for using banned cluster bombs in Riyadh's "unlawful" campaign against Yemen.
Bahrain regime grills prominent activist over criticizing Wahhabism

Dec 23, 2016 02:32

Bahraini regime authorities have put imprisoned prominent Bahraini human rights campaigner Nabeel Rajab through the mill over criticizing oil-rich Persian Gulf monarchies for spreading "extremism" in an article published in French daily Le Monde.
Children bearing brunt of Yemen’s war-torn health system: NGO

Dec 21, 2016 12:12

An international NGO promoting the rights of children says Yemen’s health system is on the verge of breaking apart, with some eight million kids in need of basic healthcare amid a deadly Saudi war on the impoverished nation.
Children bearing brunt of Yemen’s war-torn health system: NGO

Dec 21, 2016 08:10

An international NGO promoting the rights of children says Yemen’s health system is on the verge of breaking apart, with some eight million kids in need of basic healthcare amid a deadly Saudi war on the impoverished nation.
Saudi visit to Ethiopia dam further strains ties with Egypt

Dec 20, 2016 13:22

A high-level Saudi delegation’s visit to a controversial dam in Ethiopia has angered Egypt, dealing a fresh blow to the already strained relations between Cairo and Riyadh.
Saudi Arabia admits bombing Yemen with cluster munitions

Dec 20, 2016 02:11

Saudi Arabia has admitted to the use of banned cluster bombs during its relentless airstrikes on Yemen.
Saudi Arabia denies US limiting arms supplies

Dec 19, 2016 06:09

Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir has denied reports over the US limiting its military support to the kingdom over its war on Yemen, adding that Riyadh is actually waiting for smart bombs.
Yemen struggling with wheat imports difficulties: UN

Dec 19, 2016 02:15

Yemen is struggling with the issue of wheat imports amid Saudi Arabia's ongoing campaign against the impoverished country, the UN says.
Army soldiers, allies kill six Saudi mercenaries in southern Yemen

Dec 19, 2016 02:04

Yemeni army forces, supported by allied fighters from Popular Committees, have launched an operation against militiamen loyal to the resigned and Saudi-backed president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in the country’s southwestern province of Ta’izz, killing a number of them.
Riyadh revises US investment strategy

Dec 18, 2016 08:42

Speculations are rising that Saudi Arabia may stop making new investments in the US because of shifts in the American political landscape.