NYC mayor pulls out of Saudi summit, citing human rights
New York City’s mayor Bill de Blasio pulled out of Saudi summit, citing Saudi’s human rights abuses. The Urban 20 summit (U20)…
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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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Canadian rights groups urge Trudeau to end Saudi arms sales
Dozens of civil society organisations have sent an open letter urging Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to end to arms shipments to…
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When will Saudi Arabia normalise relations with Israel?
The two oil rich nations of the UAE and Bahrain were the first to declare a normalisation of ties with Israel, moves…
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Saudi resealed prisoners on condition of drug trafficking
Yemeni sources revealed that Al Saud authorities recently released hundreds of Yemeni detainees on the condition of promoting drugs in Houthi-controlled areas…
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Leading jailed Saudi women’s rights activist living in ‘daily hell’ forced to stage hunger strike, sister reveals
The sister of a jailed Saudi women’s rights activist has said the campaigner lives in a “daily hell” and her health is…
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A new episode of Amnesty on Saudi human rights violations of female detainees
Amnesty International highlighted the human rights violations against the female prisoners of conscience and human rights activists in the Saudi regime prisons.…
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Rights groups urge mayors of world capitals to boycott Saudi summit
A global coalition of human rights groups is calling on mayors of some of the world’s biggest cities to boycott a G20…
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The end of the Saudi era
As we approach the second anniversary of the state-sponsored assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia continues its retreat, losing direction…
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The end of the Saudi era
As we approach the second anniversary of the state-sponsored assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia continues its retreat, losing direction…
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