“Saudi Arabia is attempting to launder its global reputation with projects like Neom while deflecting attention away from what is actually happening on the ground.”Read the full article
From the cyberattacks on Israeli hospitals that affected thousands of people, to those that paralysed most of Iran’s petrol pumps for several days, cyber warfare in the Middle East is on the rise and its targets are increasingly [...]Read the full article
The two regional enemies, who for decades have imposed the strictest versions of Islam, are beginning to relax their rigid social codes and give their citizens some room to breathe.Read the full article
Helen Lackner:Regardless of its weaknesses, the Stockholm Agreement is a first sign of hope for 29 million Yemenis who are desperately waiting for peace.Read the full article
Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde:“If it were not for the fact that Recep Tayyip Erdoğan saw this terrible episode as an unexpected opportunity to try and strengthen his hand in relations with both Riyadh and Washington, the disappearance of the journalist would barely have received more attention than the many others who [...]Read the full article
Jesús A. Núñez Villaverde:It is in nobody’s interest to provoke a direct confrontation in the duel being fought by Riyadh and Tehran. While Riyadh is more protected, Tehran has greater military power, considerable human resources and an iron will.Read the full article
Kimaya de Silva:Women migrant workers face extreme forms of social control in Saudi Arabia. One Sri Lankan woman shares her story of everyday resistance despite serious constraints.Read the full article
Most African governments sign bilateral labour migration agreements (BLMA) with Gulf states without any provisions for the guarantee of migrant worker rights.Read the full article
While the United Kingdom continues its fruitful trading relations with Saudi Arabia thanks to arms sales, Yemen is piling up rubble and debt – principally affecting its civilian population – owing largely to military action by the coalition led by [...]Read the full article
More and more countries are banning the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia, which stands accused of war crimes in Yemen. France, meanwhile, boasts of its commercial success.Read the full article
Yemen’s 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman speaks to Equal Times about the prospects for peace in her war-shattered landRead the full article
Equal Times Newsdesk:The House of Saud’s economic clout is also increasingly matched by its geopolitical shenanigans, as it successfully combines sponsorship of terrorism with the status of leading lieutenant in the War against TerrorRead the full article
A coalition of human rights organisations and trade unions are calling for the urgent reform of labour laws for migrant workers in the Gulf, particularly domestic workers, ahead of a meeting of labour ministers from the region next [...]Read the full article