Saudi Arabian Pop Star Sings ‘God, Rid Us Of Men’ In Viral Hit
Saudi Arabian pop star Majed Al-Esa shook her country’s deep-seated patriarchy with the lyrics and video of her new feminist song, “Hwages” or in English, “Concerns.” Posted on YouTube Dec. 23, the video now has almost 2.5 million hits. The women in the music video sing phrases that roughly translate to “If only God would […]
How to Rebalance U.S.-Saudi Relations
Ties between Washington and Riyadh are at one of their lowest points in history. There is plenty of blame to go around for this outcome. The regional policies of President Barack Obama and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman simply did not align. They disagreed on Syria, assessed the Iranian threat dissimilarly, and approached the Arab uprisings […]
Harsh Penalty For Rape In Saudi Arabia
A Saudi Arabia court has sentenced four men to receive a total of 7,000 lashes after raping a woman in front of her family. The four men who forced their way into the home of the victim restrained her husband with electrical wire then sexually assaulted her in front of him and their daughter, Gulf […]
Houthis Deny Firing Missile at Mecca After Saudi Claims
Saudi Arabia has accused Iranian-backed Houthi rebels of firing a missile at the holy city of Mecca Friday, an accusation the rebels have denied, saying they targeted an international airport. The Saudi military said that the missile was fired Thursday night from Yemen’s northwestern Saada province, which borders southern Saudi Arabia. The missile caused no […]
Yemen’s Houthis accused of firing missile at Mecca
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have been accused of targeting Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca by launching a long-range ballistic missile from 500km over the border. The rebels and their ally Iran vehemently denied the allegation on Friday. The Saudi-led military coalition – which is backing Yemen’s pro-government forces in the conflict with the Shia fighters […]
Raif Badawi’s Advocates To Go To U.N. To Demand Release
Defenders of imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi are readying to take his case to the highest levels of international diplomacy after Saudi Arabia rejected a call to release him and allow him to join his family in Canada. Stephane Dion, Canada’s foreign minister, has requested that Badawi be released to the country, where Canadian authorities […]
Saudi Royal: Execution of Prince Shows No One Above Law
Recently, the Saudi Arabian justice system was once again in the spotlight. The public execution of a member of the Saudi royal family was met with great interest by many abroad and lots of outlets in the international media gave the issue attention. While princes are theoretically subject to the same laws as everyone else, […]
Why an Iran-Saudi Arabia Conflict Is More Likely Today
Much has been written about the cold war between Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Though this deadly strategic competition has not caused the sweeping disorder in which the Middle East finds itself, it has widened and deepened it. Whether in Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Lebanon or elsewhere, the feud between Riyadh […]
Who Was Executed Saudi Prince Turki Bin Saud Al-Kabir?
Saudi authorities executed a prince in Riyadh on Tuesday after a court found him guilty of murder, according to the Saudi state news agency. Prince Turki Bin Saud Al-Kabir was the first member of royalty executed in the Gulf Kingdom since 1975. How did Kabir become the first Saudi royal to be executed for more […]
Saudi Arabia Executes Royal Family Member
Saudi Arabia executed a member of the royal family for murder after he was convicted of fatally shooting a Saudi man during a brawl. Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was put to death in the capital city of Riyadh on Tuesday. According to local reports, Prince al-Kabir was found guilty three years ago by a Saudi court […]