UN raises alarm over Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul’s health following hunger strike
UN experts have raised concerns over the deteriorating health of jailed Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul, following the start of her hunger strike.…
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How Saudi Arabia obliterated its rich cultural history
In late 2009, I began traveling regularly from Riyadh to Mecca. I was in Saudi Arabia to conduct archival, ethnographic and oral…
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How Saudi Arabia obliterated its rich cultural history
In late 2009, I began traveling regularly from Riyadh to Mecca. I was in Saudi Arabia to conduct archival, ethnographic and oral…
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Support Loujain Hathloul by boycotting Saudi event, European golfers urged
The sister of jailed Saudi activist Loujain Al-Hathloul has called on European golf players to boycott the upcoming tournament in Saudi Arabic.…
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British MPs probe ‘disappearance’ of senior Saudi royals
A group of British MPs and lawyers have launched an investigation into the welfare of two high-ranking Saudi princes who have been…
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Saudi Arabia resumes Umrah after 6-month hiatus
Saudi Arabian authorities on Sunday re-opened the Muslim holy places for Umrah pilgrimage on Sunday after a six-month hiatus due to the…
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Al-Hathloul Family Confirm Losing Contact with Lujain
Al-Hathloul’s family said that contact with their daughter, “Lujain,” detained in Al Saud prisons, was cut off again. Walid Al-Hathloul, the brother…
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Trump is urged to intervene in trial of US-Saudi national
A U.S. citizen who is also a Saudi national is set to be tried in Saudi Arabia on Thursday by a counter-terrorism…
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Saudi arrests famous Quran reciter Abdullah Basfar
Saudi authorities have recently arrested Sheikh Abdullah Basfar, one of the famous Quran reciters across the Islamic world, the Prisoners of Conscience…
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Saudi Arabia to gradually resume Umrah pilgrimage
Saudi Arabia will allow pilgrims living inside the country to undertake the Umrah pilgrimage, beginning on October 4, after a seven-month pause…
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