Saudi Activists Call For Major Reforms
More than 100 Saudi academics, activists and businessmen have called for major reforms including the establishment of a “constitutional monarchy” in the kingdom, in an Internet statement on Sunday. “We...
View ArticleSaudi Authorities Free 25 Shiites Detained During Demonstrations
Saudi Arabian authorities released 25 Shiites arrested during protests in the Eastern Province earlier this month, according an activist. The detainees were released yesterday, Ibrahim Al- Mugaiteeb,...
View ArticleIran Calls Saudi Troops in Bahrain ‘Unacceptable’
A day after Saudi Arabia’s military rolled into Bahrain, the Iranian government branded the move “unacceptable” on Tuesday, threatening to escalate a local political conflict into a regional showdown...
View ArticleGuarding the Fortress
Saudi Arabia, fortified by its oil wealth, Wahhabi ideology and blanket American protection, finds itself drifting in the uncharted waters of a new Arab awakening fashioned in revolt.
View ArticleFear And Loathing In The House of Saud
Early last week, US President Barack Obama sent a letter to Saudi King Abdullah, delivered in person in Riyadh by US National Security Advisor Thomas Donilon. This happened less than a week after...
View ArticleThe Gulf Revolutions Are Underway
Omanis recently took part in massive demonstrations in the northern city of Sohar and were knocking on the doors of Abu Dhabi.
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