A 32-year old woman returned home with her 6-month old boy from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Her employer terminated her contract, she was abused, sent to jail and finally forced to l …
Facing Isolation, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are Mending Ties
As the recent developments demonstrate, the relationship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia is deep enough to deal with multiple and diverse irritants.
Covid: Saudi Arabia slams rumours that vaccines cause death
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health has rejected rumours that Covid-19 vaccines cause death one year after taking the jab and warned against circulating such false information.The ministry stressed that …
Checked expression in Iraq, unchecked repression in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, and censoring Palestine
A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s Regional Editor Naseem Tarawnah, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
Top U.S. General Kenneth McKenzie Warns of Russia’s and China’s Influence in Iran
General Kenneth McKenzie, head of the U.S. Central Command, gave a briefing in Saudi Arabia on Monday where he warned Iran’s activities could lead to instability in the Middle East as U.S. troops …
Saudi Arabia: Bangladesh to Pay Workers $295 Subsidy to Cover Hotel Quarantine
The Bangladeshi government is to give its citizens flying to Saudi Arabia a subsidy of 25,000 Bangladeshi takas ($295) towards the cost of the mandatory …
Israel’s 1981 bombing of Iraq nuclear reactor may have fuelled Saddam’s nuclear ambitions
Four decades ago, a squadron of Israeli fighter jets on a secret mission snuck over Saudi Arabian airspace and swooped in to destroy an Iraqi nuclear reactor site that was being built by French and …
Indonesian travel businesses are reeling as COVID-19 halts pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia
JAKARTA: Usually, with the Haj season just weeks away, the two-storey shop selling supplies and gifts for people preparing for the Islamic …
How Israel’s bombing of an Iraq nuclear site 40 years ago helped shape Middle East politics for a generation
Four decades ago, a squadron of Israeli fighter jets on a secret mission snuck over Saudi Arabian airspace and swooped in to destroy an Iraqi nuclear reactor site that was being built by French and …
Yemen’s Houthis rebels launch drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s air base
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they launched a bomb-laden drone attack on the King Khalid Air Base in Saudi Arabia’s southern city of Khamis Mushait …