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Saudi clerics use Twitter, textbooks to spread hate: HRW

Tue Sep 26, 2017 11:45:36

Saudi Arabia is condoning hate speech against its Shiite minority from the upper echelons of its religious establishment, schoolbooks and social media, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.

UK under pressure as US doubles strikes in Yemen

Mon Sep 25, 2017 15:55:06

US President Donald Trump has doubled his country’s secret military operations in Yemen, according to a new report, causing unease for close allies like the UK which is already accused of complicity in Saudi Arabia’s war on the impoverish country.

With mass arrests, Saudi Arabia silences independent voices

Mon Sep 25, 2017 15:45:37

As many as thirty preachers, religious scholars and reform-minded intellectuals were detained in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last week.

12 Yemeni civilians killed in Saudi-led coalition raid

Sun Sep 17, 2017 12:29:13

Twelve Yemeni civilians including women and children have been killed in an air raid by the Saudi-led coalition northeast of the capital Sanaa, an official, residents and rebel media said Sunday.

UAE: Saudi Arabia was going to launch military attack on Qatar

Sun Sep 17, 2017 10:48:01

Saudi Arabia was preparing for a military attack on its neighbour Qatar, leaked emails dated May 2017 appear to show.

Iran’s expectations fulfilled in Hajj, official says

Sat Sep 16, 2017 13:44:47

An Iranian official expressed satisfaction with the “dignified” presence of the country’s nationals in this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, hoping that Iranians would have the chance to attend the Umrah (minor) Hajj as well.

Arab ambassadors cancel event at Labour conference after Corbyn’s party bans Saudi Arabia

Sat Sep 16, 2017 12:42:12

The group has cancelled a reception of Arab state ambassadors at the party’s gathering in Brighton because Labour rejected Saudi Arabia and Sudan’s application to attend.

Human Rights Watch says Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen are war crimes

Tue Sep 12, 2017 09:45:39

Human Rights Watch accused the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen of war crimes on Tuesday, saying its air strikes killed 39 civilians including 26 children in two months.

Saudi authorities arrest 20 opponents amid talk of king's abdication

Mon Sep 11, 2017 13:09:04

Saudi security forces have reportedly arrested nearly 20 people, known for opposing the absolute monarchy in the Persian Gulf kingdom, in the past 24 hours.

Is Saudi Arabia 'ready to turn the page' on Iran?

Mon Sep 11, 2017 11:18:20

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told Al Mayadeen TV on Sept. 6, “We are prepared to cooperate with Islamic countries on all issues that are important to the Islamic world. … If the Saudi government is ready to turn the page, Iran is ready for that as well."

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