Jul 2020. Qatar ICJ Victory

July 2020. Qatar welcomed a decision by the UN’s top court Tuesday to back it in a dispute with Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) over an air blockade against Doha. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected an appeal by the four countries against the jurisdiction of the International Civil Aviation… Continue reading Jul 2020. Qatar ICJ Victory

Apr 2020. Saudi led Coalition Ceasefire in Yemen

April 2020. A ceasefire declaration by Saudi Arabia in war-shattered Yemen that was due to come into effect on Thursday has been welcomed by United Nations chief António Guterres as a way to promote peace and slow the advance of COVID-19. The development comes some two weeks after the UN Secretary-General issued a global appeal… Continue reading Apr 2020. Saudi led Coalition Ceasefire in Yemen

Mar 2020. Saudi Intercepts Missiles

March 2020. Saudi Arabia’s air defences intercepted two ballistic missiles above the kingdom’s capital, Riyadh, and the southern city of Jizan, the first attack on the kindom’s capital in more than a year. Military spokesman Turki al-Malki, in a statement quoted by the Saudi Press Agency, blamed the foiled assaults on Yemen’s Houthi rebels and… Continue reading Mar 2020. Saudi Intercepts Missiles

Mar 2020. The Khashoggi Killing

March 2020. The dissident Saudi writer was killed in his country’s Istanbul consulate in 2018. But the Turkish case is unlikely to come to trial. Turkish officials on Wednesday announced the indictments of 20 Saudi nationals on charges of murder and incitement to murder in the killing of the dissident writer Jamal Khashoggi, concluding their… Continue reading Mar 2020. The Khashoggi Killing

Oct 2016. Saudi Bomb a Yemen Funeral

October 2016. The UN has decided an Airstrike on a Funeral in Yemen which Killed 140 People and Injured around 500 was a “Heinous Attack which showed No Regard for Human Life.” Big Words and I Applaud them. Saudi Arabia which is Leading an Anti-Rebel Coalition in the Country has Promised an Investigation, but has… Continue reading Oct 2016. Saudi Bomb a Yemen Funeral

Mar 2020. The Financial Oil Market Crash

March 2020. Oil prices fell through the floor in early trading Monday, tanking as much as 30% after Saudi Arabia slashed its crude prices for buyers. The kingdom is reportedly preparing to open the taps in an apparent retaliation for Russia’s unwillingness to cut its own output. “This has turned into a scorched Earth approach… Continue reading Mar 2020. The Financial Oil Market Crash

Feb 2016. Saudi Air Force, BAe and Profit

Visitors look at a display model of a Saudi Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jet, manufactured by BAE Systems Plc, at the Armed Forces Exhibition for Diversity of Requirements and Capabilities (AFED) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. If recent months have all been about Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s pursuit of money from his declared anti-corruption probe, now he’s turned to defense as he stamps his authority on the kingdom. Photographer: Mohammed Almuaalemi/Bloomberg

February 2016. The Hypocrisy of War. The UK Ministry of Defence is still seconding officers to BAe Systems in Saudi Arabia whilst at the same time Condemning the Human Right violations. It’s UK made Jets, UK made Bombs, the Saudi Pilots are trained by UK trainers, Jets maintained by UK BAe staff. The Saudi War… Continue reading Feb 2016. Saudi Air Force, BAe and Profit

Jun 2015. Mothers Take Their Kids to Syria

June 2015. Khadija, Sugra and Zohra Dawood and their nine children left the UK supposedly for a religious pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. They’re all now thought to be with deash in Syria. I don’t get it, the society in the UK don’t get it and that of course includes the Muslim community, the fathers sure… Continue reading Jun 2015. Mothers Take Their Kids to Syria