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Regional and International Relations
'Nowhere close to a fair trial': pressure to aid Americans and Canadian in UAE Alan Yuhas reports on human rights groups and families asking Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau to help two American-Libyans and a Canadian-Libyan held in the United Arab Emirates for nearly two years.
My brother is being illegally detained in the United Arab Emirates Mohamed Alaradi writes on his brother who was kidnapped and detained by the Emirati authorities on 28 August 2014.
Iran pilgrims to miss Hajj amid row with Saudi Arabia Tehran announces that Iranian citizens will not travel to Mecca this year after Iran and Saudi Arabia failed to resolve a row over the Hajj.
Iran's uranium stockpile stays within limit set by nuclear deal: IAEA The International Atomic Energy Agency says that Iran has met the terms of the nuclear deal it reached with world powers last year.
Cartel or talking shop? OPEC awaits Saudi ruling Rania El Gamal and Alex Lawler assert that ?[f]or those seeking guidance on Saudi Arabia?s thinking regarding the future of OPEC, the last few weeks? agenda of the new Saudi energy minister, Khalid al-Falih, might offer a few clues.?
Saudi Arabia kills Nigerian man in 95th execution of the year The Saudi authorities put Fahd Houssawi to death for murdering of a police officer, bringing the number of executions in the kingdom this year to ninety-five.
Iran's Khamenei calls for vigilance against West's 'soft war': state TV The supreme leader of Iran calls for vigilance against efforts to weaken the clerical establishment.
Saudi court hands death sentence to man convicted of 2004 attack on Swiss firm The Saudi authorities sentence a man to death for killing six Westerners and a Saudi solider in an al-Qa?ida attack in Yanub in 2004.
Reports and Opinions
A Saudi I.P.O.? Buyer Beware An editorial on the challenges facing the idea of selling shares in Aramco, including the lack of transparent corporate governance.
Saudi Aramco boosting market share as it prepares for listing: CEO Amin Nasser, a chief executive at Aramco, says that the oil company is gaining market share and pushes for greater efficiency.
Saudi Aramco says discovers new fields, to continue energy investments Aramco announces that it discovered new oil and gas fields last year, and asserts its commitment to continue investing in its energy sector.
Iranian politics after the nuclear deal: Who?s in charge? An Economist article on how the supreme leader of Iran is undermining the authority of the reformist president.
Iranian Students Lashed 99 Times Over Coed Party The Iranian authorities arrest more than thirty students and gave each ninety-nine lashes for attending a graduation party that included men and women.
Repression in Bahrain
Bahrain report admits inmates beaten at notorious 'torture' prison Graeme Baker and Jamie Merrill write on criticism of a report released by the Prisoners and Detainees Rights Commission for failing to address allegations of systematic abuse against inmates at the notorious Jau prison.
Crisis in Yemen
MoD to investigate claims Saudis used UK cluster bombs in Yemen The British Ministry of Defense will investigate claims that Saudi Arabia used UK-manufactured cluster bombs in Yemen.
Why I think we failed Yemen Farea Al-Musilim, a Yemeni academic, explains how the one-year-long Saudi war on Yemen has changed the lives of many Yemenis.
Yemen suicide bombers kill scores in Aden Yemeni officials say two bombers targeted an army recruitment center and the home of an army commander in Aden.
All roads lead to Djibouti as refugees flee Yemen even as migrants head there A news report on Yemeni refugees who are sailing across the Bab al-Mandab strait to escape the ongoing war in Yemen.
Al Qaeda still reaping oil profits in Yemen despite battlefield reverses A news report on how al-Qa?ida in Yemen is reaping profits from smuggled fuel even though it is sustaining military losses.
Yemen's warring sides agree prisoner swap before Ramadan The warring parties in Yemen agree to a prisoner exchange before the start of Ramadan.
U.N. calls for emergency economic body to prop up Yemen economy The United Nations envoy to Yemen proposes setting up an economic rescue body to save the country?s economy from collapse.
Migrant Workers
Indian women held in Gulf prisons need help, says Andhra Pradesh minister An Indian state minister calls upon the Indian foreign minister to bring back women languishing in prisons in the Gulf states.
Human Rights
Call on King Hamad to release all child political prisoners in Bahrain Americans for Democracy and Human Rights in Bahrain urges the Bahraini king to release minors held in Bahraini prisons.
Oman: Arzat central prison administration prevents Saeed Jadad from getting treatment in a specialized hospital The Gulf Center for Human Rights deplores the treatment of Saeed Jadad who has been refused access to medical care while in prison.
Bahraini cleric sentenced to prison for ?unauthorized sermon? The Bahrain Center for Human Rights condemns the third criminal court?s sentence of Sheikh Mohammed Al-Mansi to one year on charges of inciting hatred against the regime.
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