Middle East EyeMoroccan court rules to extradite Saudi man despite safety concernsHassan al-Rabea’s brother calls decision ‘disappointing’ and fears he will face torture and enforced disappearance when he is extradited…Feb 2, 2023Feb 2, 2023
Middle East EyeSaudi Arabia: Execution rate almost doubled since Mohammed Bin Salman’s rise to power, says reportRights group Reprieve denounces failure of kingdom’s allies to challenge mass executions after data reveals colossal increase in death…Jan 31, 2023Jan 31, 2023
Middle East EyeSaudi Arabia engaging with Moscow to stablise oil pricesMinister takes victory lap, praising ‘relative stability’ of crude prices compared to price swings of ‘other energy sources’Jan 20, 2023Jan 20, 2023
Middle East EyeSaudi Arabia open to trading in currencies besides the US dollarChina has called for Saudi Arabia to price oil sales in yuan, a move that could dent the dollar’s dominanceJan 18, 2023Jan 18, 2023
Middle East EyeSaudi Arabia: Preacher facing death penalty charged for using TwitterCourt documents show Awad al-Qarni’s accusations include ‘expressing his opinions’ on social mediaJan 16, 2023Jan 16, 2023
Middle East EyeSaudi Arabia eyes strategic minerals with new mining fundState-owned mining giant announces partnership with sovereign wealth fund, joining in the global scramble for strategic mineralsJan 11, 2023Jan 11, 2023
Middle East EyeIsraeli delegation in UAE ahead of regional summit, despite tensionsOfficials meet to further normalisation deals days after Abu Dhabi condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by an Israeli far-right…Jan 9, 2023Jan 9, 2023
Middle East EyeInvestigation concludes Saudi Arabia infiltrated Wikipedia with agents to control contentWikimedia investigation says Saudi government infiltrated Wikipedia by recruiting top administratorsJan 6, 2023Jan 6, 2023
Middle East EyeSaudi-backed LIV Golf accused of using PGA lawsuit to get 9/11 families’ dataLIV says PGA used the firm to coordinate protests with 9/11 familiesJan 6, 2023Jan 6, 2023
Middle East EyeUAE foreign minister meets Syria’s Assad in further sign of warming tiesEmirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed visits Damascus, affirms Syrian sovereigntyJan 5, 2023Jan 5, 2023