Saudi Arabia

Saudi Bombing Kills Dozens, and US Complicit, as 'Man-Made Crisis' in Yemen Worsens

Children Among Civilian Dead in Latest US-Backed Saudi Coalition Airstrike in Yemen

Jake Johnson, staff writer

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Wednesday reported that an airstrike carried out by the U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition in Yemen killed 20 civilians—including women and children—who were fleeing violence in their home province. "The people of Yemen are being subjected to deprivation, disease, and death as the world watches." —Stephen...

After Trump Calls Gulf Nation "High Level" Funder of Terrorism, US Sells Qatar $12 Billion in Fighter Jets

Common Dreams staff

Just days after President Donald Trump publicly scolded Qatar for being a "high...

'Shameful': Senate Votes to Further Arm Saudi Arabia as Yemen Suffers

Jake Johnson, staff writer

The Senate voted on Tuesday to approve a widely criticized $500 million sale of...

Amid Roiling Mid-East Tensions, Unprecedented Attacks Strike Iran

Where Are All Saudi Arabia's Protesters? These 14 Are Awaiting Execution

Following Attack, Corbyn Leads Call to Unveil Saudi Role in Fueling Extremism

Cholera Cases in Yemen May Reach 130,000 in Two Weeks, UNICEF Warns

'Umm... Err...': Brutally Long Silence by Top US Diplomat Speaks Volumes About Saudi Democracy

Witnesses Say US Military Killed Fleeing Yemeni Child in Latest Botched Raid

Trump Official Praises Autocratic Rule: 'Not a Single Hint of a Protester' in Saudi Arabia

'Unconscionable' Arms Deal Inked, Trump Delivers Remarks in Saudi Arabia

Rouhani's Election Win in Iran Chance 'For Trump to Chose Diplomacy Over War'

As Trump Pushes Massive Saudi Weapons Deal, Yemen Faces Cholera, War, and Famine

'Every Day Things Are Getting Worse' for Children in Yemen

"We're Not Leaving": US Weighs Helping Saudis Bomb Yemen Even More

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Saudi Perfidy: Ten Years and 1,000 Lashes For Seeking to "Respect the Differences Among Us"

The same day a Saudi official marched in Paris for free speech, his country - the one that persecutes/jails writers/activists and considers women drivers terrorists - dragged jailed blogger Raif Badawi into the public square and flogged him 50 times for "insulting Islam," the first of 20 scheduled floggings. Tuesday he marked his 31st birthday. Friday, despite global outrage, he will likely be lashed again. From one of his last posts: "Let us all live under the roof of human civilization.”