Saudi activists announced that security forces arrested Sheikh Mojtaba Al-Nimr, a Shia cleric, yesterday (Saturday). Al-Nimr Revolutionary Network announced in cyberspace: Sheikh Mojtaba Al-Nimr, the son of Sheikh Abdullah Al-Nimr, was arrested at Al-Dammam Airport yesterday. The reason for the arrest of this Shia cleric has not been determined yet. …
Read More »Al-Sisi meets with Bin Salman in Sharm El-Sheikh
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met today (Friday) with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh. Al-Sisi posted a picture with Bin Salman on his Facebook page and announced: “Today, I was happy to meet my brother Mohammed bin Salman. Our meeting focused on …
Read More »Saudi Arabia keen to re-engage with Syria
Saudi Arabia is close to reaching an agreement on diplomatic normalisation with President Bashar Al-Assad’s government, according to Al Jazeera. “The political mood within the House of Saud has changed, many senior royals, particularly Mohammad bin Salman [MBS] himself, are keen to reengage with Assad”, according to a senior official …
Read More »Destruction of another Shia Mosque by Saudi forces in Qatif (Video)
Cyber activists in Saudi Arabia have reported the destruction of another Shia Mosque by Saudi forces in Qatif. The Saudi government demolished a Mosque in front of the Al-Mulaha and Umm Al-Hamam schools, the Twitter account “Nasht Qatifi” wrote. Saudi activists have also released a video of the destruction of …
Read More »Message of Nobel Peace Prize winner to parties involved in Yemen war
Tawakkul Karmān, a Yemeni woman activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, sent a message about Yemen to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the Ansarullah movement. The message was posted on her official Twitter page, which read: “Any action that may lead to peace is welcomed.” She added that Saudi Arabia’s …
Read More »Video: Reporters Without Borders Charges Prince Bin Salman and Accomplices with Crimes Against Humanity
Reporters without Borders charges Prince Mohammed bin Salman and his accomplices with crimes against humanity for murdering Jamal Khashoggi and persecuting/torturing other Saudi journalists. Reporters Without Borders lawyer Paul Coppin talks about the 500-page complaint he has filed with a German court detailing the savage and inhuman treatment of Saudi journalists ordered by Prince Bin Salman and …
Read More »US Intelligence: Saudi crown prince approved Khashoggi’s murder
The Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, approved an operation to capture or kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, United States intelligence agencies concluded. The four-page report confirmed the long-suspected view that the 35-year-old prince had a personal hand in the violent murder of …
Read More »Saudi Arabia Arrests Sheikh Nimr’s Brother
The Prisoners of Conscience, an independent non-governmental organization advocating human rights in Saudi Arabia, announced in a post on its official Twitter page that Saudi authorities have detained Mohamad Baqer Al-Nimr, the brother of executed Shia Scholar Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr, and the father of Ali Al-Nimr. 🔴 BREAKINGAuthorities arrest Mr. …
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s strategy to enact demographic change in historical Shia region
Al-Masora, a 400-year-old walled quarter in Awamiyah, a town in the Al-Qatif Region, has been a flashpoint in the conflict between Saudi Arabia’s ruling and its tiny, disenfranchised Shia minority. Saudi Arabia’s use of force to clear and raze a minority Shia Muslim neighbourhood in the country’s Eastern Province fuelled …
Read More »Destruction of religiously and culturally significant Shia sites in Saudi Arabia
Putting pressure on the Shia Muslims in Saudi Arabia and destroying their holy places has been a policy long held by the ruling regime, not even limited to past century. The Saudi government has undertaken a systematic campaign to minimize Shia religious and cultural heritage in the country. Since 1925, …
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