We have to remember that on the UN Council we can find such vigorous defenders of human rights as China and Russia Robert Fisk @indyvoices Sunday 3 January 2016 When Saudi Arabia was elected to the UN Human Rights Council in 2013 – with Dave Cameron’s help – we all […]
Source: The Guardian A doctor specialised in geriatrics tells me he has more and more patients presenting with conditions stemming from anxiety. “It’s somehow worse than the civil war [1975-90],” […]
Source: Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that the Saudi Arabian government should compensate the past mistakes and abandon the “wrong” path which will […]
ARAB NEWS Published — Friday 8 January 2016 JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia does not plan to start a war with Iran because it would be “catastrophic” for the region, according to Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. In a wide-ranging interview with The Economist magazine published on Thursday, he said: “It […]
Jan 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Rami G. Khouri At least a dozen different dynamics shape the deteriorating situation between Saudi Arabia and Iran, and the consequences this will have across much of the Middle East for some time. The crisis is being analysed through a dizzying array of lenses. These […]
By Khetam Malkawi – Jan 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES AMMAN — Although Jordan is historically known for its ability to maintain balance in its ties with the rest of the world and a moderate foreign policy, especially at times of regional crises, local observers differed on how far Jordan […]
By Reuters – Jan 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES BAGHDAD — Iraq dispatched its foreign minister to Tehran on Wednesday with an offer to mediate in an escalating feud between Saudi Arabia and Iran, reflecting Baghdad’s fears that new sectarian conflict could unravel its campaign against Daesh. Sunni Saudi Arabia’s […]
Source: The New York Times BAGHDAD — The fighting has finally stopped in Ramadi, a major city in the Sunni heartland. The Islamic State has been ousted, and the Iraqi […]
Source: The Daily Beast By Asra Q. Nomani, 5 January 2016 From mass executions to ISIS and the San Bernardino attack, the manifestations of Saudi Arabia’s Salafi extremism are everywhere—and […]
Source: BBC Kuwait has announced it is recalling its ambassador to Iran as a regional row over the execution of a Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia deepens. Saudi Arabia’s embassy […]
Source: The New York Times WHEN Saudi Arabia executed the Shiite cleric and political dissident Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr on Saturday, the country’s leaders were aware that doing so would upset […]
theguardian: by Ian Black — King Salman’s decision to enforce a death penalty his predecessor balked at reflects tougher line on Iran and internal dissent – and lack of a coherent strategy A man burns a picture of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman at a protest in Delhi over the execution […]
Reuters International JAN 4, 2016 – swissinfo.ch By Sam Wilkin DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia rallied Sunni allies to its side in a growing diplomatic row with Iran on Monday, deepening a sectarian split across the Middle East following the kingdom’s execution of a prominent Shi’ite cleric. Bahrain and Sudan […]
JAN 4, 2016 – 17:56 Iranian anti-riot police stand guard during a demonstration near the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran. (Keystone) The Swiss foreign ministry has summoned the Saudi Arabian charge d’affaires to express its opposition to the mass execution of 47 people, including a prominent Shiite cleric. In a […]
Source: The Guardian Saudi Arabia has cut diplomatic relations with Iran in a sharp escalation of tensions between the two regional foes following the execution of the Saudi Shia cleric […]
Leader urges global response to execution of Sheikh Nimr Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has strongly condemned the Saudi execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, saying the entire world, including Muslim nations, should react to this “crime”. Ayatollah Khamenei made the […]
Saudi Arabia’s state television channel displays an image of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, on Jan. 2, 2016, Dubai. (AP) SULTAN AL-SUGHAIR Published — Monday 4 January 2016 DAMMAM: The Kingdom announced Saturday it had executed 47 prisoners convicted of terrorism charges, including Al-Qaida detainees and a prominent Shiite cleric who rallied […]
By AP – Jan 04,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – TEHRAN, Iran — The execution of a Shiite cleric in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia has laid bare the divisions now gripping the Middle East, as protesters set fire Sunday to the kingdom’s embassy in Tehran and demonstrators took to the streets […]
Jan 04,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Amer Al Sabaileh The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution that outlines a peace process for Syria, and puts aside the dispute over the fate of Bashar Assad. The resolution aims at destroying Daesh’s and other terrorist groups’ sources of income. There is […]
Source: Huffington Post RIYADH, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had severed ties with Iran over the storming of the Saudi embassy in Tehran, in a […]