Some of the women told Riyadh court on Wednesday they had been subjected to torture in detention, including electric shocks, sexual assault, and flogging, sources familiar with the matter said. ... The murder of Jamal Khashoggi inside Saudi Istanbul has exposed the narrow limits of the..…
By death adultery, The fact that another of Washington's major allies Saudi Arabia also punishes same-sex relations, apostasy and blasphemy never stopped the US from striking billions-worth of deals with Riyadh.. Also on rt.com Pentagon says Riyadh is too important to whip, rolls out..…
Riyadh, however, has spurned all the allegations linking the killing to bin Salman and instead claimed that the murder has been carried out by a rogue group... ..…
Benjamin Netanyahu is building ties with anti-Iran Arab leaders from Riyadh to Doha and betting that a peace deal is no longer a necessary prerequisite for normalizing diplomatic ties. . . . . . . ... Like it or not, Washington’s ties with Riyadh still matter. . . . . . ..…
Benjamin Netanyahu is building ties with anti-Iran Arab leaders from Riyadh to Doha and betting that a peace deal is no longer a necessary prerequisite for normalizing diplomatic ties. . | March 28, 2019, 6:40 AM . ... Riyadh’s aspiration to reach a similar detente with Israel renders the..…
There, Riyadh hopes to build a pipeline that will allow it to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. ..…
RIYADH ISTANBUL - Three out of nearly Saudi women activists arrested over nine months ago were released on Thursday, state news agency SPA said, Reuters the rest were set to be freed on Sunday... ... Three dozen countries, including all 28 EU members, Canada and Australia, have called on..…
No journalists or diplomats were allowed to observe the second hearing of the case at Riyadh's criminal court.. ..…
Deep State had been claiming to have been the planner and ringleader of the Khobar Towers bombing, Ahmed Ibrahim al-Mughassil, was allegedly captured in Beirut and sent to Riyadh for trial. ... In early November 1998, Freeh sent an FBI team to observe Saudi secret police officials asking eight..…
It remains to be seen if Riyadh will bend to international pressure - with the women possibly receiving acquittals or pardons - or pursue harsh sentences in case critics say has revealed the limits of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman's promises to modernise Saudi Arabia.. ..…