saudi arabia incidents

Yemeni forces hit Saudi oilfields with drone attacks. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-49703143 I've wondered for some time why more rebel forces don't use this kind of technology - freely available, easy to set up, high chance of escape for the pilots, and we can add highly...

On the news; https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-48245204 Saudi complaining that oil tankers have been 'sabotaged'. Including one due to deliver oil to the US. Co-incidently (or not) the US has just moved military resources into the Gulf literally to threaten Iran. I suspect very...

CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/23/middleeast/saudi-executions-terror-intl/index.html

Looking like a one man coup at the moment. Since this is Monarchy and not a democracy there is no real way to take control other than becoming the king. Effectively it was a tribal collective of the original king. No more...

What a moron: http://m.dailykos.com/stories/2017/5/22/1664841/-Watch-the-Commerce-Secretary-rave-about-protester-free-Saudi-Arabia-where-protesters-are-beheaded?detail=facebook There was, Wilbur. You missed him. Now he's had his head cut off so you can have a more peaceful trip.

Firstly can we try and address this case without descending into generic Muslim bashing? Ali Mohammed al-Nimr is a pro-democracy activist in Saudi Arabia who was arrested four years ago, when he was 17, and now faces death by crucifixion for his "crimes". There are, to put it mildly, serious...

Mecca crane collapse: 107 dead at Saudi Arabia's Grand Mosque When I first saw this story, the death toll was "only" 52. :(

I am not sure what to make of this. The details are sparse, and I beleive it is unclear whether this woman was executed for sorcery, or for swindling people. It does not even say how she was executed. I hope it was not by stoning. It staggers me to think of people being charged and put to...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16150381 There are several ways to look at this story. A superstitious religious court executes poor lady (Shock! Horror!). A self-proclaimed psychic healer gets a sharp lesson in political reality. A barbaric system shoots itself in the foot. etc...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-11848806 Most of the detainees were Saudis, but 25 were from other Arab, African and South Asian countries, the Interior Ministry said. The ministry said agents had foiled plots to attack Saudi officials, civilians and journalists.. The Saudis...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36717454/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/ I can see the proud parents now: *Sob* Our little girl's all growed up, divorcing men like a real grown up gal ...* Actually, her dad might be worried about losing that $23,000 dowry. :p Report initially from UK news organ...

From the AP: Full article: Associated Press

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20091124/twl-tv-presenter-on-death-row-for-witchc-3fd0ae9.html Ali Sibat is not even a Saudi national. The Lebanese citizen was only visiting Seems a tad excessive...

I've checked my caldendar and yeah, it IS the 21st Century. :(

Wow. Now this is a signifigant turn of events. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8276007.stm?ls How on Earth can one police this?

Has anyone heard about the alleged bribery of members of the saudi government by BAE systems to earn lucrative defence contracts ? The BBC's Panorama programme recently did a very interesting documentary about it.