Kuwait City (Middle East Monitor) – Kuwait has become one of the first countries in the Middle East to give full political rights to women. Gulf news agencies reported that the oil rich state has granted full suffrage after decades of campaigning by women’s rights campaigners. Praising Kuwait’s progressive move, regional media commented on the […]
Saudi King overrules Crown Prince, Rejects Trump’s Sell-Out of Palestinians
Insists that E Jerusalem must be capital of Palestine
Israeli Author Yuval Noah Harari Refuses Honor, Protesting Nation-State Law
Israeli author Yuval Noah Harari has refused to be honoured by the Israeli consulate in Los Angeles, USA, in protest against Israel’s nation-state law. Harari, who authored the bestselling novel “Sapians: A Brief History of Humankind”, called the bill an “erosion of Israel’s basic liberal norms,” Arutz Sheva reported. Harari’s comments came after the Israeli […]
Saudis & Allies Renew Bombing of Yemen Port City, Sparking Famine Fears
The Saudi-led coalition launched heavy air strikes on Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah on Friday, in an apparent resumption of military operations on the city after the Iranian-aligned Houthi movement attacked two Saudi oil tankers, residents said. The coalition on July 1 halted an attack on the Houthi-held city to aid UN efforts at […]
Fearful of Prince Bin Salman, Wealthy Saudis seek to Invest Abroad
Wealthy Saudis are uneasy about investing their millions in the Kingdom due to the policies of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. The purge ordered by the de facto ruler last year and the jailing of political opponents has frightened the very sector which the 32-year-old needs to woe in his ambitious plan to wean Saudi […]
Massive South Iraq Protests move to Baghdad as Police use Water Canons; 1 Dead
A security guard outside a branch of one Iraq’s most powerful paramilitary groups shot and killed a protester on Friday, police sources said
US Episcopalians Will Boycott Israeli Firms involved in West Bank Rights Abuses
The US Episcopal Church has announced it has adopted a series of human rights resolutions which will screen Israeli companies
Israel Pressures Trump over Saudi Nuclear Ambitions
Israel has reportedly informed the Trump Administration of several conditions it expects to be met if Saudi Arabia is to be sold reactors
United Arab Emirate Soldiers Tortured, Sexually Abused Yemeni Prisoners: UN
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) engaged in ill-treatment, torture and sexual abuse across Yemen’s prisons according to the UN human rights office
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