Author Archives: GCC

‘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 [...]

UAE activist Mansoor loses final appeal against 10-year sentence

Prominent pro-democracy activist Ahmed Mansoor was sentenced for criticising the UAE government on social media. [...]

Saudi Arabia is reportedly outsourcing its war in Yemen to child soldiers

Some Sudanese families are reportedly so desperate for money, they bribe militia officers to take [...]