Iranian-backed terror group fires missile into Saudi Arabia

A SCUD-type of missile, launched by Yemen-based Houthi rebels flew hundreds of miles in Saudi Arabia according to US defense officials. And even more concerning to government officials was that the missile flew farther in range than anything the rebels had used before and that Iran supplied it. The missile, described by one official as […]

Iranian Backed Terror Group Fires Missile Into Saudi Arabia

A SCUD-type of missile, launched by Yemen-based Houthi rebels flew hundreds of miles in Saudi Arabia according to US defense officials. And even more concerning to government officials was that the missile flew farther in range than anything the rebels had used before and that Iran supplied it. The missile, described by one official as […]

Saudi woman released after arrest for being filmed in mini skirt

A woman in Saudi Arabia who was detained by police after a video of herself walking in a skirt went viral, has been released. The woman, whose name has not been released, became known as “Khulood the Model” and a hashtag demanding her arrest and trial quickly followed suit. https://twitter.com/50BM_/status/886614068768976897 The video shows the woman […]

Tillerson heads home from Qatar with no resolution to regional dispute

KUWAIT CITY — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday ended his first stab at mediating a bitter spat in the Persian Gulf region, an effort that took him to three countries over four days but yielded little discernible progress in resolving the dispute. Tillerson headed home after meeting with Qatari officials to brief them on […]

Tillerson arrives in Kuwait as part of shuttle diplomacy to ease Qatar crisis

KUWAIT CITY — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Kuwait on Monday night to help defuse a feud between Qatar and other Arab nations that the United States worries is hampering the fight against the Islamic State and bolstering Iran’s standing. After weeks of phone calls and meetings with Arab diplomats in Washington, urging them to set […]

Four Arab states leading Qatar boycott say initial demands void, vow more measures

The four Arab states leading the boycott against Qatar said late on Thursday that Doha’s refusal of their demands to resolve a Gulf diplomatic crisis is proof of its links to terror groups and that they would enact new measures against it. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Bahrain released a joint statement […]

Arab states rap ‘negative’ Qatari reply to demands but no new sanctions

Four Arab states refrained on Wednesday from slapping further sanctions on Qatar but voiced disappointment at its “negative” response to their demands and said their boycott of the tiny Gulf nation would continue. Qatar earlier in the day accused Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt of “clear aggression” and said the accusations […]

Qatar shows mettle, offers compromise as Gulf states prepare meeting

Qatar announced plans for a steep rise in Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) production capacity on Tuesday that suggested it was ready for a protracted dispute with Gulf neighbors, but Doha said it was doing all it could to reach agreement. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain were due to meet on Wednesday […]

Suddenly the world discovers Yemen as the Gulf Cooperation Council unravels: torture, black sites, claims of US involvement

It seems international media and human rights organizations have suddenly “discovered” the crisis in Yemen. After more than two years of horrific war and civilian massacres carried out by the Saudi-led alliance, even CNN has found a conscience, recently publishing The images Saudi Arabia doesn’t want you to see and “Yemen is silent, forgotten… even a purposely […]

Why Saudi Arabia hates Al Jazeera so much

If you want to understand why many Arab world leaders hate Al Jazeera, consider “Sharia and Life.” For years, the call-in show was one of the network’s most popular, reaching tens of millions. Viewers would call in and pose their faith questions to Yusuf al-Qaradawi, an Egyptian cleric and a spiritual leader of the Muslim […]

UAE sees ‘parting of ways’ if Qatar does not accept Arab demands

A senior United Arab Emirates official said on Saturday that if Qatar did not accept an ultimatum issued by fellow Arab states which imposed a boycott this month on the tiny Gulf Arab nation, there would be a “parting of ways”. The 13-point list of demands from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE include […]