Author Archives: GCC

How Uber secretly lobbied for women to drive in Saudi Arabia

Uber was never much for optics, but watchers were still stunned when it accepted $3.5 [...]

Saudi Arabia and Russia sign arms deal

Saudi Arabia has signed a memorandum of understanding on the purchase of S-400 air defence [...]

UN blacklists Saudi Arabia-led military coalition for killing or injuring hundreds of children in Yemen

Condemnation comes a year after Ban Ki-moon accused kingdom of threatening to cut funding over [...]

Lawyers accuse UK-backed Bahrain watchdogs over torture inquiry

DUBAI, Oct 5 (Reuters) – A group of British human rights lawyers have accused Bahraini [...]

Queen accused of horse trading with Bahrain on human rights

The gift of an Arabian horse has prompted outrage from activists who say it lends [...]

Female inmates go on hunger strike at Bahraini jail over restrictions on visits

Female inmates at a prison in Bahrain have gone on open-ended hunger strike in protest [...]