US President Obama's plan to install his counterterrorism adviser, John Brennan, as director of the CIA has opened the administration to new scrutiny over the targeted-killing policies it has fought to keep hidden from the public, as well as the existence of a previously secret drone base in Saudi Arabia.
Two Shia Muslims have been sentenced to prison on charges of attending demonstrations in the eastern Saudi city of Qatif.
The sentences, which were issued by a court in Eastern Province on Wednesday, were among verdicts
The American top secret agency CIA is carrying out lethal drone strikes against notorious al-Qaeeda militants inside Yemen from a top secrete remote base in Saudi Arabia. The reports once again revealed the Saudi-Wahabi's monarchy close ties with United States in the genocide of Muslims in the
Saudi protesters have taken to the streets in the capital, Riyadh, to express solidarity with political prisoners and those arrested in demonstrations against the ruling Al Saud regime, Press TV reports.
On Sunday, the demonstrators called on Saudi authorities to release all jailed opposition activists and prisoners of conscience.
Saudi Shias celebrated the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him) for three days starting from the evening of Monday, January 28, 2013.
Shiites in different areas of Qatif region celebrated the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him) for three days starting from the evening of
A close aide to US President Barack Obama has warned the president about the imminent downfall of the ruling monarchy in Saudi Arabia.
Bruce Riedel, an adviser on foreign policy to US President Barack Obama and also director for Near East
People in Saudi Arabia have once again staged demonstrations to demand the release of prisoners detained during protests.
Demonstrators took to the streets of the capital, Riyadh, on Saturday. A similar protest was also held in
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad stressed that "the Syrian army greatly regained the lead on the ground , and it achieved important results that will be soon unveiled."
Al-Assad's visitors informed al-Akhbar Lebanese daily that al-Assad confirmed: "The armed groups
In June 1996, a dreadful blast in the Saudi city of Khobar demolished residential buildings, killed 19 Americans, and wounded nearly 350 persons. But also, it carted off 17 years of the lives of nine Saudis, accused of planning and executing the explosion and possessing weapons relevant to the blast.