Saudi Arabia: Website Editor Facing Death Penalty (Encouraged Peaceful Religious Discussion)

Tweet Widget Facebook Like Email Saudi authorities should immediately drop all charges against the detained editor of a website created to foster debate about religion and religious figures in Saudi Arabia ...

Saudi Arabia Urged to Spare Lives of Foreign Nationals Amid Surge in Executions

Headline Title:  Saudi Arabia urged not to execute foreign nationals 15 February 2012 Three foreign nationals convicted of drug...

Thousands rally in solidarity with Middle East and North Africa protesters

Headline Title:  Thousands rally in solidarity with Middle East and North Africa protesters 11 February 2012 Thousands of peopl...

Saudi Oil Minister Calls Global Warming “Humanity’s Most Pressing Concern”

Americans use the term “Saudi Arabia of” to describe an abundance of something — usually energy. We are the “Saudi Arabia of wind,” the “Saudi Arabia of coal,” the “Saudi Arabia of efficiency,” and so on and on and on. I’ve come to jokingly use this term for anything really huge.  (We are, after all, [...]

Beheading for "Sorcery" in Saudi Arabia Shocking, says Amnesty International

The beheading of a woman convicted of “witchcraft and sorcery” is deeply shocking and highlights the urgent need for a halt in executions in Saudi Arabia, Amnesty International said today. The Interior Ministry said that the woman, Amina bi...