Παλαιστίνιος ποιητής κααδικάστηκε σε θάνατο στη Σαουδική Αραβία

Σε θάνατο καταδικάστηκε Παλαιστίνιος ποιητής από δικαστήριο της Σαουδικής Αραβίας, επειδή εγκατέλειψε τη μουσουλμανική θρησκεία, σύμφωνα με τα δικαστικά έγγραφα που περιήλθαν στην κατοχή του Παρατηρητηρίου Ανθρωπίνων Δικαιωμάτων (HRW), όπως δήλωσε ο ερευνητής του για τη Μέση Ανατολή, Άνταμ Κουγκλ.

Le wahhabisme, l'ennemi du patrimoine

La destruction de temples et de sites archéologiques, a été souvent associée à des actes de barbarie aveugle, cependant il n’en est rien. Il n’y a rien d’aveugle dans cette destruction. Au contraire, elle est dogmatique et se trouve à l’origine même du wahhabisme.

UK's Hammond Backs More Saudi Arms Sales, Says They Create 'British Jobs'

UK Foreign secretary Philip Hammond has been criticized for suggesting that Britain should sell more weapons to Saudi Arabia, despite Riyadh's military offensive in Yemen, which has led to allegations of Saudi war crimes.

Saudi execution toll highest in two decades. Saudi executions are usually carried out by beheading with a sword.

Rights group Amnesty International sounded alarm bells Monday over a spike in executions in Saudi Arabia, where at least 151 people have been put to death this year.

Palestinian official regrets Saudi withdrawal to play in Ramallah

The Palestinian Football Association (PFA) expressed on Tuesday deep regret for the withdrawal of the Saudi Arabian team to play against the Palestinian team in Ramallah on Thursday.

Yemen MSF hospital hit by Arab coalition air strikes

A Yemeni hospital run by medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was hit by a series of Arab coalition air strikes, the group said, the latest bombing of a civilian target in the seven-month air campaign in Yemen.

Saudi-led Coalition airstrike kills 26 at Yemen wedding

Warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition hit a wedding celebration in Yemen's southwestern province of Dhamar Wednesday night, killing 26 civilians and wounding dozens, medical sources told Xinhua.

Arab coalition accused of war crimes in Yemen

Amnesty International has accused the Arab coalition fighting in Yemen of carrying out unlawful air strikes, some of which amount to war crimes.

Saudi authorities under fire as death-marred hajj draws to a close

As the hajj religious pilgrimage entered its final day Saturday, officials in Saudi Arabia continued to grapple with the aftermath of a collision of pedestrian crowds that killed at least 769 people from various nationalities.

Pilgrims ‘stone devil’ in last major Hajj ritual

Pilgrims began heading back to Mina and the Grand Mosque to perform further rites and rituals on the third day of their Hajj pilgrimage and first day of Eid al-Adha on Thursday.

Around 2 mln Muslims begin Hajj pilgrimage

Pilgrims from around the world have begun moving from the tent city of Mina to the holy site of Kaaba in Saudi Arabia for the Hajj, one of the biggest gatherings on the planet.

Mecca crane collapse 'act of God' (Engineer)

The collapse of a construction crane that killed 107 people at Mecca's Grand Mosque was "an act of God" and not due to a technical fault, an engineer for the developer said Saturday.

107 killed in crane crash at Mecca's Grand Mosque

Death toll has risen again to 107 dead, and 238 injured in crane crash in the grand mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia's State TV said Friday.

ISIL/ISIS claims deadly attack on Saudi forces at mosque

A blast triggered by a suicide bomber has killed 15 people at a mosque inside a special forces headquarters in Saudi Arabia near the border with Yemen.