The situation is similar for Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was elected just seven months ago on promises of jobs and increased social spending, yet now is negotiating a bailout package of about USD $12 billion with the International Monetary Fund—after receiving USD $6 billion in direct cash..…
In Saudi Arabia, where women only last year won the right to drive, the government has been accused of using its counterterrorism laws to silence activists, including women. . . . ... Zaynab al-Khawaja of the Gulf Center for Human Rights told the panel: 'We highlight some of the torture..…
The findings from the investigation have reignited the debate on the need for the US and Britain to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia and its allies... ... Saudi Arabia and number of its allies have been waging war on Yemen for the past five years to restore the..…
Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq highlighted what it described Washington's hypocrisy in sanctioning the anti-terror group while allying itself with Saudi Arabia and Israel. . ..…
As many as 36 countries, including all 28 members of European Union, have taken Saudi Arabia to task for the time at United Nations Human Rights Council over Riyadh's glaring rights violations. . ... We highlight some of the torture methods that being used Saudi Arabia..…
Saudi Arabia could use a democracy, he decided. . “If the U.S. armed forces made such short work of a hardened goon like Saddam Hussein, imagine what they could do to the soft and sybaritic Saudi royal family,” Boot wrote. . ..…
Examples include the use of French weapons against peaceful protesters in Egypt, or the use of U.S. combat weapons by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to devastate Yemen. . ..…
Perhaps the two best examples of the problem with the so-called aid from U.S can be found Egypt and Saudi Arabia.. ..…
Human Rights Humanitarian Crisis Mwatana Organization for Human Rights Radhya Al-Mutawakel Ruhan Nagra Saudi Arabia Yemen... ..…
They would boycott and sanction Israel but not boycott or sanction Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Putin’s Russia, China, or Venezuela. ..…
Congress has so far limited its efforts to the war in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia and the UAE are the lead aggressors and the U.S. plays only a supporting, albeit vital role. ..…
Joan Ryan, the chair of LFI, for instance, noted that in the two years since MPs previous discussed the topic “we have not debated the fate, for instance, of child prisoners in Iran, where Amnesty International estimates there are at least 80 individuals on death row for crimes allegedly committed when they..…
Massive EU Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia Contribute to Fuelling International Aggression and Terrorism in the Middle East By Julie Lévesque, April 05, 2015 . . ..…
It worked closely in the effort with Saudi Arabia’s murderous Crown Prince, and America oversaw and encouraged all aspects of a dirty war to topple a legitimate government which has remained fairly popular with its people despite years of agonizing conflict and endless dishonest American..…
Bottom Line UAE and Saudi Arabia have been less vocal this week about their frustration on the slow pace of implementation of Stockholm Agreement, either because they have been mollified or because they recognise the limits of what Security Council members are willing to say and the..…
Wajeha Al-Huwaider has been called the “Rosa Parks of Saudi Arabia.” In 2008, she created an international sensation by posting a video of herself driving a car. Until a few months ago, women were not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia. ..…
There are essentially three wars being waged in Syria: one between the government and the rebels, another between Iran and Saudi Arabia, and yet another between America and Russia. ..…
In the meantime, the US along with Qatar and Saudi Arabia is supporting Islamist extremist groups fighting against the secular Syrian government. ..…
Congress has so far limited its efforts to the war in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia and the UAE are the lead aggressors and the U.S. plays only a supporting, albeit vital role. ..…
Iran instigated repeated terrorist attacks against American allies from Israel to Bahrain, killed its own dissidents abroad, harassed American military forces in the Persian Gulf, and even attacked a U.S. military housing complex Saudi Arabia, killing 19 Americans and wounding over 400..…
This incursion of terrorists was from the very outset supported covertly by the US, NATO and its Persian Gulf allies: Saudi Arabia and Qatar. . ... On 25 March 2015, an international coalition led by Saudi Arabia and supported by the US launched air strikes against the..…
And women in Saudi Arabia were not only allowed to attend a public soccer match for the first time, they were also permitted to drive legally. . ..…
Armstrong: Edom—Turkey; Ishmaelites—Saudi Arabia; Moab—Jordan; Hagarenes—anciently dwelt in the land known as Syria today; Gebal—Lebanon; Ammon—also Jordan. … . ... European nations already have an tie with Saudi Arabia with its weapons exports to the nation;..…
TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior White House advisor Jared Kushner is facing heat from officials in Congress and staff from the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia amid reports that he'd held secret, closed door conversations with Saudi officials including Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MbS) late..…
Armstrong: Edom—Turkey; Ishmaelites—Saudi Arabia; Moab—Jordan; Hagarenes—anciently dwelt in the land known as Syria today; Gebal—Lebanon; Ammon—also Jordan. … . ... European nations already have a tie with Saudi Arabia with its weapons exports to the nation;..…
She was imprisoned before, in 2014, for driving from United Arab Emirates to Saudi Arabia despite possessing UAE drivers license.. ... We do not know the fate of women returned to Saudi Arabia, partly women like Nassima and Loujain, are themselves in prison.. ..…
Silencing women’s voices in Saudi Arabia . Previous Article . What the pessimists get wrong about Trump in Asia . ..…