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PG monarchies help wage civil war in Muslim world: report

Sun Dec 29, 2013 14:48:26

Anti-Shia hate propaganda spread by Sunni religious figures sponsored by, or based in, Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf monarchies, is creating the ingredients for a sectarian civil war engulfing the entire Muslim world, the Independent reports.

Sinking Saudi platform sends 3 workers missing

Sat Dec 28, 2013 12:40:53

A Saudi Arabian offshore maintenance platform has sunk as three foreign oil workers are officially reported as missing.

Saudi judge seeks death penalty for activist

Fri Dec 27, 2013 08:47:19

A Saudi judge has recommended that a liberal activist be tried in a higher court for apostasy, a charge that could carry the death penalty, rights campaigners say.

Saudi activists experience darkest year in 2013

Thu Dec 26, 2013 11:00:07

Saudi Arabia has quietly intensified its clampdown on dissent in 2013, silencing democracy advocates and human rights defenders with arrests, trials and intimidation in what reformists say was one of the darkest years ever for their efforts in the US-allied Persian Gulf state.

Saudi Arabia puts Shia Muslim poet behind bars

Tue Dec 24, 2013 13:40:34

A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a Shia Muslim poet and journalist to one year in prison for being involved in anti-regime demonstrations in Eastern Province.

Saudi Shiite jailed for 30 years over protests: reports

Mon Dec 23, 2013 22:09:28

A Shiite citizen of Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for violence and protesting against Riyadh's 2011 intervention in neighboring Bahrain, media reported Monday.

Chef prepares food in toilet in Saudi Arabia: nasty video

Mon Dec 23, 2013 16:30:51

Footage of a squat toilet used as a kitchen of a restaurant in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah to prepare food to the customers goes viral on the social media.

Saudi king promotes son to Mecca governor

Sun Dec 22, 2013 18:27:06

Saudi King Abdullah Abdul-Aziz has appointed his son Prince Mishaal as governor of Mecca Province, one of the most prominent jobs in the country.

Wahhabi cleric denied entry to London for divisive views

Sat Dec 21, 2013 12:03:51

Saudi Sheikh Adel al-Kalbani, a former senior imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, has been prevented from boarding his plane in Riyadh to fly to London over his divisive secterian views.

UN concerned about Saudi intimidation of activists

Sat Dec 21, 2013 10:24:59

The United Nations’ human rights office has raised concerns over the treatment of a Saudi activist punished for advocating the constitutional monarchy in the kingdom.

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