Watchdog decries abuses against expats, women – Amnesty Human rights abuses remained widespread last year in the Gulf states, including discrimination against dissidents, migrant labourers, women and religious minorities, Amnesty International said in a report yesterday. Human rights abuses remained widespread last year in the Gulf states, including discrimination against dissidents, migrant...
Confusion prevails even as Saudi women can now sponsor children Saudi women married to non-Saudis finally got a break when they won the right to sponsor their own children, and that their children are considered Saudis by the government in getting education and work. Saudi women married to non-Saudis finally got a break when they won the right to sponsor their own children, and that their...
Saudi Foreign Minister says Iran indulging in deception The presence of an Iranian espionage cell in Saudi Arabia exemplifies Tehran's hostile attitude toward the Kingdom, said Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal yesterday. The presence of an Iranian espionage cell in Saudi Arabia exemplifies Tehran’s hostile attitude toward the Kingdom, said Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal...
Iraqi PM orders army shake-up after attacks Iraq's prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant attacks that has killed nearly 300 people, by far the highest toll since the US withdrew its forces in late 2011, an official said yesterday. Iraq’s prime minister has ordered a shake-up of his military command after a weeklong spike of militant...
Kerry warns Syria's Assad against rejecting political solution Western governments are ready to increase support to opponents of President Bashar Assad if he rejects a political solution to Syria's civil war, US Secretary of State John Kerry said yesterday. Western governments are ready to increase support to opponents of President Bashar Assad if he rejects a political solution to Syria’s...
