Jamal Khashoggi

DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen’s leading separatist group has declared self-rule in the south, complicating U.N. efforts to end a ruinous conflict and protect the country’s shattered health sector from the spread of COVID-19. FILE PHOTO: Southern Yemeni separatist security members patrol a street during a campaign to seize unlicensed motorcycles…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Saudi Arabia executed 184 people in 2019, compared to 149 in 2018, according to Amnesty Saudi Arabia will no longer impose the death penalty on people who committed crimes while still minors, the country's Human Rights Commission says.The announcement, citing a royal decree by…

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Middle East Online reports that Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment. Henceforward, offenders will be fined or jailed instead. It had been one of some 29 countries that still apply corporal punishment. Most of these countries are formerly British colonies that have retained…

Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, its state human rights commission said on Saturday, hailing a "major step forward" in the reform programme launched by the king and his powerful son. Court-ordered floggings in Saudi Arabia — sometimes extending to hundreds of lashes — have long drawn condemnation…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the supreme court announced, hailing the latest in a series of "human rights advances" made by the king and his powerful son.Court-ordered floggings in Saudi Arabia - sometimes extending to hundreds of lashes - have long drawn condemnation from human rights…

Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the state human rights commission said Saturday, hailing a “major step forward” in the reform program launched by the king and his powerful son. Court-ordered floggings in Saudi Arabia — sometimes extending to hundreds of lashes — have long drawn condemnation from…

Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the supreme court announced, hailing the latest in a series of "human rights advances" made by the king and his powerful son. Court-ordered floggings in Saudi Arabia -- sometimes extending to hundreds of lashes -- have long drawn condemnation from human rights…

LONDON (Reuters) - A prominent Saudi princess has appealed to the kingdom’s king and crown prince to release her from prison as the holy month of Ramadan began, according to a letter published on her official website and Facebook account. Princess Basmah Bint Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, 56, a…

Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund & the Newcastle United takeoverIn the past few days, the Newcastle United takeover has accelerated.The Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, joined by Amanda Staveley and the Reuben brothers, appears to be on the verge of a 300 million pound takeover at St James’ Park.Should that…

A general view of the stadium from outside St James' Park, home of Newcastle United Football Club, ... following yesterday's announcement that the Premier League has suspended all matches until Saturday April 4, 2020. (Photo by Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images) PA Images via Getty Images For political reasons,…