Saudi Arabia

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

'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 precision-guided munitions to Saudi Arabia, narrowly beating back a bipartisan effort to block the deal. "Voting for the weapons sale, these Senators showed that they value the war profiteers more than lives of Yemenis and more than US national security." —Jodie Evans...

Amid Roiling Mid-East Tensions, Unprecedented Attacks Strike Iran

Jake Johnson, staff writer

In an event that could significantly escalate security concerns and sectarian...

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

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"Court documents show that all defendants, including the 14 sentenced to death...

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

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

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

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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.”