Mohammed Bin Salman
El 7 de octubre cambió la ecuación para los Estados del Golfo

Arabia Saudí que estaba a punto de avanzar en la normalización, ahora se ha visto obligada a dar un paso atrás al dispararse el apoyo a la causa palestina y el rechazo a Israel

US' Gulf partner Saudi The US search for a junior partner in the Gulf

The traditional US approach has been to whip up Iranophobia to rally Gulf states but that ploy won’t work anymore. The Gulf states are steadily expanding their strategic autonomy and pursuing independent foreign policies to advance their national interests and promote peace and reconciliation in the region

China-Saudi ties rile Iran New era of China-Saudi ties riles Iran

It cannot be lost on Tehran that the historicity of Xi’s visit to Saudi Arabia lies in the recreation of the history playing out in West Asia since the secret meeting between the then US President Franklin Roosevelt and King Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia off Alexandria in 1945

Russia-Ukraine war OPEC, US OPEC’s body blow to Biden presidency

The OPEC+ decision is poised to benefit Russia in multiple ways. It will buoy Russia’s oil revenue heading into winter, when demand for Russian energy from Europe typically rise

Turkey recalibrates its role in the region

Rania Khalek of BreakThrough News talks about the recent political maneuvering by Turkey around the NATO membership of Finland and Sweden, and its revival of relations with Saudi Arabia

Quad in West Asia Why India must decouple from I2U2

A subaltern role to serve US and Israeli interests cannot enhance India’s prestige in West Asia where, as it is, Modi government is perceived as an Islamophobic regime backed by religious fanatics

Aid worker sentenced to 20 years in Saudi prison

Abdulrahman al-Sadhan was arrested in March 2018 from Red Crescent’s Riyadh office without a warrant.

Saudi aid worker sentenced to 20 years in prison

It is believed that Abdulrahman al-Sadhan has been convicted in connection with operating an anonymous Twitter account that was critical of human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia and the policies of crown prince Mohammed bin Salman

Loujain al-Hathloul convicted and sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison; may be released in March

A Saudi court dealing with terrorism cases sentenced Loujain al-Hathloul to five years and 8 months in prison. The court suspended a part of the term and also backdated the term due to which she may be released in March

Saudi activist faces trial Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul to face trial in a terrorism court

Saudi Arabian women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul appeared in court and her body was shaking uncontrollably, her voice very soft and shaky, according to her sister