For instance, the public presence of the religious police, or so-called Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, is down, except Mecca and Medina. The Anti-Defamation League studied Saudi textbooks and reports that dozens of troubling passages that propagate incitement..…
The women let Gornall into their lives to varying degrees, building level of intimacy with the filmmaker that allows us to understand the daily routines of Saudi Arabian women. Saudi Women's Driving School ends up with sort of uneven quality the angle often feels underexplored,..…
So, 100 American troops moved out, um, around Syria 2,000 more sent to Saudi Arabia. US policy feels bit like the hokey cokey in, out, in, out, shake it all about. ..…
If Russia and Iran were now America’s main enemies in the Middle East, then Saudi Arabia had to be its chief ally . The goal was to increase hostility towards Iran, encourage pro-Saudi sentiment and delegitimise any opposing views. ..…
But the deployment could further aggravate Iran, which has responded to previous U.S. troop deployments this year with apprehension. It denies responsibility for the attack on Saudi Arabia. . Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement, which has been battling a Saudi-led military coalition that..…
IMN is one of the many revolutionary movements in the region, such as movements in Lebanon, Syria, Iran and Yemen that is confronting the global hegemonic powers ruling the world and it is most certainly posing a threat to countries in the region such as Saudi Arabia, which feels its..…
The global system of trade on which U.S prosperity depends simply cannot function without the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz and the prevention of any further in the region... To the south, Oman, Switzerland of Gulf, has served Saudi Arabia, and Iran. ..…
I don’t trust the Saudi government as far as I can throw a bone saw. And this president feels very much like he’s being run to ground at the moment and needs a distraction.” . ..…
I was listening to a podcast not so long ago about the rise of nationalist sentiment in the Middle East. Not the hackneyed pan-Arab nationalism of the Cold War, but Saudis who want Saudi Arabia First and Egyptians who want Egypt First and so on. ..…
The number of civilian casualties is unjustified, and will spawn more anti- American sentiment, especially in Muslim world. United States supported Saudi-led intervention to prevent them from gaining control of the country. ..…
-Saudi relationship, while largely still valid, may be on increasingly shaky ground. ... Arguably, no other step might do more to help defuse the rising tide of anti-Saudi sentiment roiling Capitol Hill. . ..…
There is a strong consensus in Iran on the conflict with Saudi Arabia and the fight against the takfiri (excommunicators) of ISIS and Al-Qaida; it supports Syria as a friendly, independent and stable power, not to back Bashar al-Assad, who is considered incompetent, but to avoid Saudi encirclement...…
'We should not use this specific vote on a specific policy decision as some proxy for all the Senate's broad feelings about foreign affairs. Concerns about Saudi human rights issues should be directly addressed with the administration and with Saudi officials,' McConnell said from the Senate..…
The British government, by adopting this decision, has insulted the feelings, emotions and will of Lebanese people, .. Mosul Battle North Korea Pakistan Palestine Palestinian cause Qatar Russia Saudi Saudi Arabia Saudi on Yemen Sayyed Nasrallah South Korea Syria Syria crisis Syrian Army..…
“Boeing and Lockheed Martin both have a better chance of selling now because suddenly India feels threatened.” . A few weeks ago, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visited heads of state in Pakistan and India. ..…
So what seems to be happening is that there are various elements in United States that are aligned with Israel and that are aligned with Saudi Arabia ironically they're trying to fan the flames of anti- Muslim sentiment to justify the kind of paradigm that United State has adhered to, he..…
Organisations such as Human Rights Watch and the Medical Association for the Prevention of War have also been campaigning on the issue. . But even if the Senate decides to ban defence exports to Saudi Arabia, the fact that millions of dollars in exports have been approved since the crisis in..…
As for Yemen, the pope raised the situation there with government officials from United Arab Emirates, member of Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting Houthi armed movement.. reporter asked the pope how he feels having Francis, traveling to promote peace and then being welcomed with..…
“On Saudi foreign policy and domestic politics, particularly toward citizen activists, there is still deep apprehension in the West.” . Ali Shihabi, head of the Arabia Foundation in Washington which regularly supports Saudi policy, said the end of the campaign reflected a..…
Millions of believers across faiths and lands share those feelings and views. . ... Think about Iran and Saudi Arabia: the first, a brutal Shi’a theocracy and the second a Sunni-Wahhabi powerbase which violates every human right within and outside the Kingdom. ..…
Don’t even get started with how she feels about men. . . But this vile hater, Sarsour, does not hate everyone. She loves Saudi Arabia. She loves sharia law. Sure, the women may not drive, but the credit cards are interest-free. ..…
A written statement issued by the Foreign Ministry in late March 2015 said “We support the military operation launched by a coalition force consisting of the countries in the region, led by the countries of Gulf Cooperation Council against the Houthi movement upon the request of the legitimately elected..…
But the Senate tumult also reflects the overwhelming American sentiment against the Yemen War, according to Cole Harrison, executive director of Massachusetts Peace Action and a friend. . “Saudi Arabia has one of the most hated regimes in the Middle East,” he told me. ..…
But the Senate tumult also reflects the overwhelming American sentiment against the Yemen War, according to Cole Harrison, executive director of Massachusetts Peace Action and a friend. . “Saudi Arabia has one of the most hated regimes in the Middle East,” he told me. ..…
The New York Times in late October published haunting photos of emaciated Yemeni children, victims of a Saudi war effort that created a famine “of catastrophic proportions.” . But neither of those had nearly the effect in turning public sentiment against Saudi leaders and their..…
As a result, the U.S. looks isolated and distrusted, supported only by Israel and Saudi Arabia. Iran feels quite comfortable in this position, and far more shielded from harm than it was in the aftermath of the revolution. . . ..…
While Lamensch does not believe that United States and United Kingdom will ever stop their lucrative arms exports to Saudi Arabia, she feels that for Canada, France or Italy to do so would be meaningful. ..…
Judging public sentiment in Saudi Arabia is difficult, however, as it is one of the most impenetrable societies on earth and has no independent public polling. . . ... While democratic sentiment doesn’t control who is in power in the royal family, it seems rather apparent that..…
Interesting in exchanges tonite @ McFaul & @brhodes on Obama's record Saudi both cite feelings, and avoid engaging w Obama OK'ed most US weapons to KSA ever & greenlit its war on Yemen https t.co cBtVKGPSbx — Aaron Maté October 22, 2018... ..…
“The crown prince feels reinforced by President Trump, whose first visit to a foreign country after taking office was to Saudi Arabia. Former American diplomats point out that thanks to Trump Salman feels he has free rein to do as he likes. ..…
While there’s been a remarkable turn in US sentiment toward Saudi Arabia, even among pro-Saudi politicians, any vote is going to be extremely close. . ..…
“The crown prince feels reinforced by President Trump, whose first visit to a foreign country after taking office was to Saudi Arabia. Former American diplomats point out that thanks to Trump Salman feels he has free rein to do as he likes. ..…
But it seems clear that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman feels emboldened by the Trump administration’s unquestioning support. . Further, it is hard to imagine that a country like Saudi Arabia would have chosen to start a fight this past summer with Canada over a..…
Shia Muslims protest execution of Sheikh Nimr al- Nimr in Qatif of Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province on January 2, 2016.. While stressing that the ministry understands the nation's feelings over the incident, Iran's diplomatic police are responsible for dealing with any disturbance on..…
Saudi kingdom feels threatened by the reforms demanded by Sheikh Nimr and his supporters, said the commentator, adding that the execution is sign of the regime's weakness... ..…
Some of his previous articles for Consortiumnews were Risky Blowback from Russian Sanctions Neocons Want Regime Change Iran Saudi Cash Wins France's Favor Saudis Hurt Feelings Saudi Arabia's Nuclear Bluster The US Hand in Syrian Mess and Hidden Origins of Syria's Civil..…
Germany sometimes feels bit more like Saudi Arabia than other countries that went through Enlightenment. ..…
Some of his previous articles for Consortiumnews were “Risky Blowback from Russian Sanctions”; “Neocons Want Regime Change in Iran”; “Saudi Cash Wins France’s Favor”; “The Saudis’ Hurt Feelings”; and “Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Bluster.”] . . . . . . ..…
Some of his previous articles for Consortiumnews were “Risky Blowback from Russian Sanctions”; “Neocons Want Regime Change in Iran”; “Saudi Cash Wins France’s Favor”; “The Saudis’ Hurt Feelings”; and “Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Bluster.”] . . . . . . ..…
In anticipation of the ongoing Saudi-led offensive, dubbed the alliance’s most significant of the war, to push the Iran-allied Shiite Houthis out of Yemen’s top port city of Hodeidah [or Hodeida], the U.N. cautioned that the operation could trigger a famine that would imperil millions by..…
Hind Fraihi, Moroccan- Belgian journalist who went in Brussels of Molenbeek in 2005 and wrote book about it, met Saudi-trained imams and found lots of literature written Saudi Arabia that encouraged polarization, the sentiment of us against them, the glorification of jihad... ..…
Psaki directed Blade to State Department's website when asked to provide statements from the year that address Saudi Arabia's LGBT rights record... State Department said Committee for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice or the religious police that enforces Shariah Saudi..…
“We’ve seen several red lines put forward by the president [Obama], which went along and became pinkish as time grew, and eventually ended up completely white,” said Prince Turki al-Faisal, the former director of Saudi intelligence. . The Royal Family of Bahrain, a foe of Iran and the Muslim..…
The judge ordered the closure of the website and added two years to Badawi's sentence for insulting both Islam and Saudi Arabia's Committee for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, or religious police, in comments during television interviews.. ..…
Saudi Shia news website Rasid reported on March 5, 2009, that members of Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice had obstructed Shia in their religious worship Medina.. ..…
It's in control of all levels of in the kingdom and the judiciary, and of the policing of public morality through Commission for Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice . . The Council of Senior Religious Scholars, body created orchestrated Saudi Arabia's from United Nations..…
Accordingly, Suez’s new roaming band of Sharia enforcers, who call themselves the “Authority for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” after Saudi Arabia’s “morality police”, claimed that he had insulted Islam and ordered that the man’s tongue be cut out. … . ..…