Showing posts with label Saudi Arabia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Saudi Arabia. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Saudis Need Partners, UK Wants Trade Deal: What Will May's Mideast Tour Deliver?

Saudis Need Partners, UK Wants Trade Deal
Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in Riyadh Wednesday as part of her three day tour of the Middle East, aiming to boost the UK's presence in the region amid tough negotiations over the country's exit from the EU.

Monday, November 27, 2017

Amnesty urges Greece to scrap Saudi arms sale as war in Yemen continues

weapons could be used against civilians in the ongoing war in Yemen
Amnesty International is urging the Greek government to scrap a controversial arms sale to Saudi Arabia, saying the weapons could be used against civilians in the ongoing war in Yemen, AP reports.

Friday, November 24, 2017

Saudi Arabia Still Blocking Aid to Yemen despite Pledge to Lift Siege

Saudi Arabia Still Blocking Aid to Yemen despite Pledge to Lift Siege
Aid agencies said Saudi Arabia had not fulfilled its promise to reopen humanitarian aid corridors into northern Yemen on Thursday, leaving the main aid lifeline closed for tens of thousands of starving people.

Thursday, November 23, 2017

Saudi-led coalition to lift blockade on UN aid to Yemen

UN aid to Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has said the airport in the capital Sana'a and a key Red Sea port, Hudaydah, will re-open to United Nations aid shipments today.

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Famine survey warns of thousands dying daily in Yemen if ports stay closed

2.5 million people in Yemen's crowded cities had no access to clean water
A U.S.-funded famine survey said Tuesday that thousands of Yemenis could die daily if a Saudi-led military coalition does not lift its blockade on the country's key ports.

Monday, November 20, 2017

Iran, Lebanon dismiss Arab League’s harsh statement

Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi
Iran on Monday rejected a harsh statement by Arab League foreign ministers condemning the Islamic Republic and its proxy Hezbollah, saying the tirade was "full of lies" and the product of Saudi "pressure and propaganda."

Arab FMs condemn Iran's intervention in Arab affairs

Arab FMs condemn Iran's intervention in Arab affairs
Arab foreign ministers condemned on Sunday Iran's intervention into Arab countries' affairs, saying they have asked the Arab group at the UN to address the President of the UN Security Council over Iran's violations.

Saturday, November 11, 2017

Friday, November 10, 2017

Saudi Arabia releases 7 out of 208 detained for corruption charges

208 detained for corruption charges
Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday that seven people out of total 208 detained for corruption charges have been released, Al Arabiya local news reported.

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

At least 26 civilians killed in airstrike in Yemen, Houthi rebels say

26 civilians killed in airstrike in Yemen
 At least 26 civilians died and dozens were injured Wednesday in an airstrike in northwestern Yemen that Houthi rebels said was carried out by a Saudi-led coalition.

Monday, October 30, 2017

Saudi women to be allowed access to sports stadiums from next year

Saudi women
Saudi Arabia will allow women into three sports stadiums for the first time from next year, authorities have said, in a landmark move that would open up the previously male-only venues to families.

Saturday, September 30, 2017

UN team to probe war crimes in Yemen

war crimes in Yemen
The United Nations had agreed to send a group of experts to investigate reported war crimes in Yemen, the UN Human Rights Council announced.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Saudi Airstrikes in Yemen War Crimes: HRW

Saudi Airstrikes
Human Rights Watch the Saudi-led coalition is committing war crimes in Yemen, saying its airstrikes killed 39 civilians including 26 children in two months.

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

57 Rights Organizations Urge UN to Probe Saudi War Crimes in Yemen

Saudi War Crimes in Yemen
Human Rights Watch (HRW) and 56 other international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to launch an independent probe into rights violations committed by the Saudi regime in Yemen.

Thursday, August 10, 2017

HRW: 14 Shiites at Imminent Risk of Execution in Saudi Arabia

 Execution in Saudi Arabia
Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned that 14 Shiite Saudi citizens are at imminent risk of execution after Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court upheld their death sentences in mid-July following an “unfair trial” over protest-related charges.

Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Saudi-led coalition denies targeting family home in Yemen

Saudi-led coalition denies targeting family home in Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen denied on Tuesday that it had targeted a home, after a health official said nine civilians were killed in an air strike.

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Ottawa probes claims Saudi Arabia used Canadian-made weapons against own citizens

Shia-dominated Awamiya
Ottawa said it is investigating local media reports claiming that Saudi Arabia deployed Canadian-made combat hardware against its own civilians. Opposition and human rights groups are calling on the government to suspend arms exports to Riyadh.

Monday, July 17, 2017

Iranian FM says ISIS, Al-Nusra, Al-Qaeda get their money & ideology from US allies

ISIS, Al-Nusra, Al-Qaeda get their money & ideology from US allies
The Iranian Foreign Minister has accused Washington’s allies in the Middle East of sponsoring terrorism. Mohammad Javad Zarif was speaking to CNN, commenting on US President Donald Trump’s apparent anti-Iranian policy in the region.