Author Archives: GCC

Bahrain’s Ombudsman launches investigation into case of “woman sexually assaulted in CID”

AhlulBayt News Agency – The Bahraini office of Ombudsman said in a statement that it, [...]

Bahrain: HR groups call for commemorating National Religious Freedom Day on anniv. of al-Barbaghy Mosque demolition

AhlulBayt News Agency – 10 human rights organizations called on civil society groups to take [...]

Migrant workers in Qatar held in near-slavery

You think your job is bad? Overworked and underpaid? Spare a moment to contemplate the [...]

Saudi Arabia ‘weaker’ than its peers, rating agency warns upon downgrade

Reforms and diversification not enough to counterbalance ‘major negative implications’ of falling global oil prices, [...]

Egypt Saudi Arabia: Police fire tear gas at protests over island deal

Police have fired tear gas at crowds in the Egyptian capital Cairo at a protest [...]

Activists acquitted over blocking arms fair to ‘prevent war crimes’

The activists involved said action was necessary to prevent governments buying weapons at the fair [...]