Author Archives: GCC

Fleeing Saudi Arabia: Asylum seeker numbers triple

According to the UNHCR, the number of Saudi asylum seekers has tripled in 2017 compared [...]

Hakeem al-Araibi: Bahrain says refugee footballer’s life is not in danger

Exclusive: Government defends efforts to have dissident extradited from Thailand, where he was arrested despite [...]

Resurrecting the soul in a secular age

Open Discussions/ Gulf Cultural Club  Resurrecting the soul in a secular age  *Dr Stephen Sizer (Director [...]

Women’s rights in Saudi Arabia: ‘I escaped to seek a better life’

It’s a dramatic story that has brought the restrictions faced by women in Saudi Arabia [...]

Supercoppa controversy rages over Saudi Arabia’s treatment of women

Protests over the decision to hold the Italian Super Cup in Jeddah have grown since [...]

Erdogan vows to strengthen cooperation with Qatar

Turkish president vows to strengthen relations in various sectors including defence, trade, tourism and energy. [...]