The Pentagon is pushing for the sale of more than $500 million worth of armed drones to Qatar amid the State Department’s concerns that the sale will anger Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Citing US officials with the Knowledge about the deal, NBC News reported Wednesday that Qatar has proven ...
Saudi Arabia has released from prison Ali al-Nimr, a protester whose arrest at age 17 and death sentence had provoked outcry internationally. “Ali al-Nimr, a young man detained since 2012 for participating in protests when he was a child, and who previously faced a death sentence, has been released today,” ...