Author Archives: GCC

Middle East TENSIONS: Qatar expands US military base in show of strength

QATAR is to expand two of its key strategic air bases including one which hosts [...]

A tweet, then a trade freeze: latest row shows Saudi Arabia is asserting new rules

Riyadh’s actions against Canada are a signal that any criticism of its domestic policies is [...]

Saudi Arabia banned from advertising reform agenda on British TV

Ofcom says ad shown during crown prince’s visit broke rules on paid political advertising Saudi [...]

Hunger-striking Bahraini activist hospitalized in London

A London-based Bahraini anti-regime activist has been hospitalized a month into his hunger strike in [...]

Bahrain: 127 Rights Groups Call for Immediate Release of Nabeel Rajab

UN Group Calls his Detention Arbitrary and Discriminatory (Paris) – For the second time since 2013, [...]

Bahraini attorney general charges 13 anti-regime activists with terrorism

Bahrain’s attorney general says officials have charged 13 anti-regime protesters with terrorism offenses as the [...]