Dammam, A security force from Royal Oman Police has arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to participate in the joint tactical exercise of the security forces from Gulf Cooperation Council member states “Arab Gulf Security 3”.The “Arab Gulf Security 3…
Published by Al-Araby Amnesty International is calling on the four clubs involved in the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia this week to take a stand over women’s rights and equality issues. Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao will compete in the revamped Super Cup in the Saudi capital Riyadh from 12–16 January […]
Published by Al-Araby Human rights groups have welcomed the release of a Saudi princess and her daughter after almost three years in detention. Princess Basmah bint Saud bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, 57, was detained along with her daughter Souhoud Al-Sharif in 2019, reportedly when preparing to travel to Switzerland for medical treatment. Both were held in […]
Published by Al-Araby Riyadh has been urged to stop deporting Tigrayan refugees after thousands of them were detained, mistreated, and forcibly disappeared by Ethiopian authorities upon their return from Saudi Arabia. Ethiopians, including Tigrayans, have fled years of war, human rights abuses, and economic hardships at home for abroad, including to nearby Saudi Arabia. The […]
Makkah, The media spokesman of Makkah region police stated that the relevant security authorities in the region launched an investigation on Thursday 30/12/2021 into an accident of a vehicle belonging to the supportive work team for one of the drivers …
Riyadh, Saudi newspapers highlighted in their editorials today a number of issues at local, regional and international arenas.Al-Bilad newspaper reported in its editorial that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is witnessing major qualitative developmental le…
Published by Reuters UK (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi movement has detained two staff members of UNESCO and U.N. Human Rights since early November, the UN bodies said in a joint statement on Tuesday, calling for their immediate release. The statement gave no details on the two individuals, but a Yemeni government official told Reuters they […]
PORT-UA-PRINCE, HAITI — More than a dozen people severely injured in a gas truck explosion last week have died, raising the total number of deaths to 90, the deputy mayor of Cap-Haitien, the city in Haiti where the tragedy occurred, said Monday.The cou…
Seoul, A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the Republic of Korea’s southern island of Jeju Tuesday afternoon, Yonhap News Agency quoted the state weather agency as saying.The epicenter in the southwestern waters off Jeju Island was at a depth of 17 k…
Riyadh, Saudi Human Rights Commission, on the occasion of International Human Rights Day 2021, organized a forum entitled “Achievements of Human Rights in Saudi Arabia”.President of the commission Dr. Awwad bin Saleh Al-Awwad said the Kingdom is witnes…