Author Archives: GCC

Spain cancels arms sale to Saudi Arabia over Yemen war concerns

Madrid to pay back the $10m (£7.8m) it has already received as part of the deal Spain’s defence [...]

Bahrain arrests 5 children in besieged village of Diraz

Bahraini forces have arrested five children during raids across the besieged village of Diraz, which [...]

Iran says Bahrain’s claim about arrest of Iranians lacks evidence

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says the recent claim by Bahrain about having arrested [...]

Starving for the rights of Bahrain’s prisoners

Bahraini activist Ali Mushaima is on his 37th day of a hunger strike, outside the [...]

Saudi prosecutors demand death penalty for jailed moderate Sunni preacher

Saudi public prosecutors have called for the death penalty for an imprisoned political dissident as a [...]

Saudi royal: ‘King and heir apparent’ responsible for Yemen war

Prince Ahmed bin Abdelaziz tells London activists wider royal family not to blame for kingdom’s [...]