Saudi Arabia

Prominent Saudi dissident cleric goes nearly blind, deaf in detention: Son

Dec 04, 2020 03:50

The son of prominent Saudi dissident Sheikh Salman al-Ouda says his father has virtually gone blind and deaf in prison, as a brutal crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against pro-democracy campaigners, Muslim preachers and intellectuals continues unabated in the kingdom.
Iran: Saudi policy of inflaming tension no longer tenable

Dec 04, 2020 03:22

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says Saudi Arabia has to revisit its decades-old policy of fueling tensions throughout the region.
US seeks to cut Iran overflight income by settling Qatar-Saudi row: Report

Dec 03, 2020 10:38

The administration of US President Donald Trump is reportedly seeking to persuade Saudi Arabia to open its airspace to Qatari flights and cut Iran’s overflight revenues, as it scrambles to deal yet another blow to the Iranian economy before leaving office.
Yemen: In a country stalked by disease, COVID barely registers

Dec 02, 2020 14:29

At the beginning of 2020, as COVID-19 began to spread from China and around the world, health workers and aid agencies predicted that the virus’s impact on Yemen’s vulnerable population would be catastrophic, forecasting a 90 percent infection rate.
Saudi Arabia angered by Zarif’s remarks about assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists

Dec 02, 2020 08:56

The Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs has hit out at Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif of Iran after the latter implicated Riyadh — along with Zionist entity and the US — in an anti-Iran psychological operation that led up to the assassination of senior nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.
Yemen: Trump is showering Saudi Arabia with last-minute gifts

Dec 02, 2020 07:56

While the administration of Donald Trump readies its exit from the White House and the West Asia region, Saudi Arabia’s use of American diplomatic cover and weapons alike has taken on a fevered pace as the Kingdom deepens the tragedy it has afflicted upon Yemen, where millions of forgotten people are struggling against a cold winter, starvation, epidemics, and the worst blockade in the modern era.
‘A child dies every 10 minutes’ in war-torn Yemen: Health Ministry

Dec 02, 2020 06:51

Yemeni officials have raised the alarm about a worsening humanitarian crisis as a result of the Saudi-led war and blockade against the impoverished Arab country, saying that “a child dies every 10 minutes” in Yemen.
UN offers staggering death toll of 233,000 from Saudi-led war on Yemen

Dec 01, 2020 16:16

The United Nations (UN) has offered the new staggering death toll of 233,000 from the Saudi-led war on Yemen, stressing the importance of a ceasefire.
All Persian Gulf states but one condemned scientist’s assassination: Iran

Dec 01, 2020 08:39

Iran’s Foreign Ministry says all neighboring states and Persian Gulf countries but one have condemned the assassination of leading nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, whose responsibility lies with the Israeli regime.
Saudi employs ‘deception’ to evade responsibility for Yemen catastrophe

Dec 01, 2020 04:42

Yemen’s Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf Abdullah says Saudi Arabia has been desperately attempting to evade responsibility for an unfolding catastrophe against the backdrop of its campaign of death and destruction against Yemen.