Jamal Khashoggi
‘Death penalties are the norm in Saudi Arabia’
Middle East
May 24, 2019
‘Death penalties are the norm in Saudi Arabia’
Middle East Eye, an online platform devoted to news from the region, has reported on Saudi plans to imminently execute three…
Saudi minister denies activist Baghdadi faced any Saudi threat
Middle East
May 19, 2019
Saudi minister denies activist Baghdadi faced any Saudi threat
RIYADH (Reuters) – A senior Saudi official denied the authorities posed any threat to prominent Palestinian human rights campaigner Iyad…
Some executed in Saudi Arabia had protested their innocence
Middle East
April 30, 2019
Some executed in Saudi Arabia had protested their innocence
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN)–Long before Saudi Arabia announced it had carried out one of the largest mass executions in its history…
Undeterred by Khashoggi murder, global executives return to Saudi Arabia
Middle East
April 24, 2019
Undeterred by Khashoggi murder, global executives return to Saudi Arabia
RIYADH (Reuters) – Global finance chiefs who boycotted a Saudi investment summit last year following the murder of journalist Jamal…
The Sudanese military: A pawn of the Saudis?
Middle East
April 23, 2019
The Sudanese military: A pawn of the Saudis?
Sudan’s delicate balance of power between the civilian population and the military has entered its third week. The country’s longtime…
Global press freedom under threat, says Reporters Without Borders
World
April 18, 2019
Global press freedom under threat, says Reporters Without Borders
For the first time in three years, North Korea evaded the wooden spoon: The country is no longer ranked last…
Saudi court resumes high-profile trial of women activists
Middle East
April 17, 2019
Saudi court resumes high-profile trial of women activists
Eleven Saudi women’s rights activists were due back in court Wednesday in a trial that has drawn international criticism, just…
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia threatens to ditch dollar oil trades to stop ‘NOPEC’ – sources
Middle East
April 5, 2019
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia threatens to ditch dollar oil trades to stop ‘NOPEC’ – sources
LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is threatening to sell its oil in currencies other than the dollar if Washington passes…
New pressure over Khashoggi death, Trump ignores deadline
Middle East
February 9, 2019
New pressure over Khashoggi death, Trump ignores deadline
President Donald Trump appeared prepared Friday to ignore the US Congress’s deadline to determine who ordered the assassination of Jamal…
Senator Graham says US-Saudi cannot move on until prince ‘dealt with’
Middle East
January 19, 2019
Senator Graham says US-Saudi cannot move on until prince ‘dealt with’
ANKARA (Reuters) – Republican US Senator Lindsey Graham said on Saturday the relationship between the United States and Saudi…