Author Archives: GCC

Why a Saudi woman can be arrested for disobeying her father

Saudi Arabia drew international plaudits last year when it lifted a longstanding ban on women [...]

Mark Mobius doesn’t think anyone should be investing in Saudi Arabia

Now is not a good time to put your money in Saudi Arabia, heavyweight emerging [...]

‘You saved Rahaf’s life’: online outcry kept ‘terrified’ Saudi woman safe, says friend

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun was buoyed by thousands of messages during Thai ordeal, says Nourah Alharbi [...]

Rights defenders jailed in Bahrain and UAE should be released unconditionally, UN urges

“We urge the Government of Bahrain to stop criminalizing dissenting voices,” the statement read. Mr. [...]

UN Calls on Bahrain to Free Imprisoned Human Rights Defender

GENEVA —  The U.N. Human Rights office is calling on Bahrain to immediately release human [...]

Football: Socceroos thump Oman in Asian Cup warm-up

Australia 5-0 Oman Milos Degenek scores first international goal Socceroos captain Mark Milligan is happy [...]