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Regional and International Relations
Yemen's Houthis lash out after air strike with missile attack Houthi rebels fired ballistic missiles at Saudi Arabia and targeted US warships two days after a Saudi-led air strike killed 140 Yemenis.
Jordan set to open permanent office at NATO Jordan could become the first Arab country to set up a permanent office at NATO.
Jordan BDS Statement on Gas Deal with Israel Jordan’s BDS movement expresses opposition to the signing of the gas deal between Jordan and Israel.
Fatherland. The Mountains of Iranian Kurdistan A photography project on the Kurdish mountainous areas of Greater Kurdistan (Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey) and Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Iranian general suggests Saudi crown prince could commit regicide Soleimani referred to Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as being so "impatient" that he "might kill the king."
Dolphin, Qatar petroleum sign a deal to supply gas to Sharjah and RAK“The project involves production and processing of natural gas from Qatar’s offshore North Field and transportation of the processed gas by subsea pipeline to the UAE and Oman.”
Saudi Arabia hires 10th lobby firm"A review of disclosures by The Hill shows that Saudi Arabia is now paying upward of $1.3 million in lobbying fees per month.”
Fifa faces legal challenge over Qatar migrant workers Fifa has been accused of complicity in the mistreatment of migrant workers in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup.
No NOC, No BAN Period, The FREEDOM to change JOBS, No BARS to EXIT... Qatar New Labor Law to take Effect on DEC. 13, 2016 Qatar’s new labor law contains new stipulations for expatriate entry and exit and takes the place of the kafala system.
U.S. Navy Ship Comes Under Fire Near Yemen Houthi rebels fired two missiles towards a US Navy guided-missile destroyer.
Reports and Opinions
Saudi Arabia's Defense Doctrine Is Missing Something: Defense At a time of declining oil prices, Saudi Arabia appears surrounded by a devastating conflict with no end in sight.
Exclusive: As Saudis bombed Yemen, U.S. worried about legal blowback US military personnel could be subject to prosecution in connection with war crimes in Yemen.
U.S. is “making excuses” for Saudi war crimes in Yemen, rights group says US officials claimed “Saudi war crimes in Yemen have been errors of capability or competence, not of malice.”
Crisis in Yemen
U.S.-armed Saudi coalition bombed Yemen funeral, massacring 140, wounding 525 in “lake of blood” The Saudi-led coalition carried out a double-tap airstrike that targeted an events hall hosting a funeral.
Thousands of armed Yemeni protesters call for investigation into wake bombing Thousands of Yemenis gathered at the United Nations headquarters in Sanaa calling for an international investigation into a Saudi-led collision air strike on a funeral.
Saudi Arabia to investigate Yemen funeral air raid as US reviews support Witnesses said a missile hit the funeral for Ali al-Rowaishan, destroying the building.
Top general in Yemen's Saudi-backed army killed Abdel-Rab al-Shadadi is the most senior member of the pro-Hadi forces to be killed in nearly nineteen months of war in Yemen.
Yemen: The 'forgotten war' cloaked in the shadow of Syria There is a deteriorating humanitarian crisis in Yemen's forgotten war.
Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick, on behalf of the United Nations and INGO community in Yemen, Sana'a [EN/AR] UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen Jamie McGoldrick calls for immediate investigation into airstrikes that hit the community hall of Al-Sala Al-Kubra.
Yemen: Britain's Unseen War“Krishnan Guru-Murthy reveals the catastrophic effect of a Saudi-led coalition's bombing campaign in Yemen—which uses British-supplied weapons—with millions of people consequently facing starvation.”
A Roar at a Funeral, and Yemen’s War Is Altered Airstrikes by Saudi-led collision forces killed more than one hundred people and sparked political mobilizations that might change the course of the war on Yemen.
Human Rights
As the Religious Season of the month of Muharram begins, Bahrain increases restrictions and attacks on religious freedom Violations of religious freedom occurred in numerous areas in Bahrain.
Why No Outcry Over Nabeel Rajab? Rajab has a court hearing that will sentence him to fifteen years in prison.
Bahrain: Human rights defenders Nabeel Rajab and Ghada Jamsheer remain imprisoned despite poor health, other rights defenders banned from travel Ghada Jamsheer and Nabeel Rajab have been jailed for their tweets and human rights activities.
Courts Postpone Sentencing of Nabeel Rajab to 31 October - Unfair Trial and Arbitrary Detention Continues No reason was provided for the postponement Nabeel Rajab faces up to fifteen years in prison in a trial that has flagrantly disregarded his human rights.
educaition A short film about Bahraini teachers since 2011 [sic].
Oman: Online activist Saqr Al-Balushi detained by Internal Security Service Al-Balushi has been held incommunicado in solitary confinement.
Kingdom of Arbitrary Detention Campaign 2016 Alkarama Foundation launched a campaign against arbitrary detention in Saudi Arabia in support of the Saudi Civil and Political Rights Association (ACPRA).
Journalist and Social Media Activist Arrested after Writing Critical Letter to Minister of Interior about Torture Suffered in 2011 Faisal Hayyat was detained in 2011 for eighty-four days and suffered physical and psychological torture.
BCHR Condemns Imprisonment of Women’s Rights Defender Ghada Jamsheer“Jamsheer, President of the Women’s Petition Committee (WPC), writer and blogger, was arrested on 19 August 2016 at Bahrain’s airport in Manama.”