Nearly a dozen prominent Saudi women activists have returned to court to face charges related to their human rights work. . ... The women had staunchly advocated for the right to drive. . Saudi Arabia has stepped up politically-motivated arrests, prosecution and..…

Blogging for Telegraph, then obscure journalist working for pro- Israel think tank, Michael Weiss, meeting between the governor of Quneitra province, and Syrian intelligence officials, including Syrian Assef Shawkat. ..…

He was not known to be involved human rights work and appears to have been detained after he mentioned the names of some of the women's rights activists during discussion about human rights at Saudi Arabia.. ..…

Saudi Arabia arrested eight people this week in a bid to silence supporters of detained women's rights activists, human rights groups announced on Friday. ... The women face charges of speaking to foreign media outlets, diplomats and human rights..…

The move to end US in the conflict gained recent months as the killing of Jamal Khashoggi at Saudi Istanbul last October shone spotlight on Riyadh's human rights abuses. ..…