Saudi Arabia

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

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (Photo: Andrew Harnik/AP)

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

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

A day after finalizing an " unconscionable " $110 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, President Donald Trump on Sunday gave a speech in Riyadh to leaders of dozens of Muslim-majority countries—a "vast congress of dictators and cut-throat autocrats," as one analyst put it —in which he called on them to "drive out the terrorists and extremists" and...

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

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani easily won his bid for a second term in Friday'...

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

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

President Donald Trump will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Friday bearing a major...

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

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

'Galling': US Lifts Human Rights Conditions on Arms Sales to Bahrain

Experts Slam Surprise US "Electronics Ban" on Flights from Muslim-Majority Countries

Local Official Says US-Built Apache Helicopter Behind Massacre of Refugees

Saudi Airstrike Hits Yemen School, Killing Children, as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens

Even as Global Trade Dropped, US Arms Sales Boomed in 2015

US to Halt 'Some' Saudi Arms Sales Over Civilian Deaths in Yemen: Reuters

Congressman Warns US Could Be Prosecuted for War Crimes in Yemen

After Profiting from Weapons Sales and Bombing Yemen, U.S. Calls for Ceasefire

Tensions Escalate as Iran Sends Warships After US Bombs Yemen

US Officially Enters War with Yemen Amid Charges of Saudi War Crimes

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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.”