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13 Years A Hostage: Saudi Princesses Release Video Asking for International Help
June 10, 2014
Contact: Nicky Vogt,
Human Rights Campaign Coordinator
202-466-9500
nowomennoplay@gulfinstitute.org
Washington DC – For more than a decade, King Abdullah has held his four daughters Sahar, Jawaher, Maha, and Hala in…
Exclusive: Saudi King Dying from Cancer
April 17, 2014
Washington DC – Multiple sources in Washington and Riyadh confirmed to the Institute for Gulf Affairs that the king of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, 83*, is suffering from terminal lung cancer. The king has been told…
An Assessment of Obama’s Saudi Visit
April 10, 2014
By Rachel Hertzman
Washington DC -- After concluding a major trip to Europe where discussions focused on the Ukrainian Crisis, President Obama arrived in Riyadh late last month for a summit with Saudi King Abdullah.…
Report: ‘Behind the Veil: The State of Women in Saudi Arabia’ Released
Contact: Ali Al Ahmed
202-466-9500
Monday 16 December 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The Institute for Gulf Affairs in-depth analytical report "Behind the Veil: The State of Women in Saudi Arabia" is released today. The report examines the…
Saudi Arabia In An Iran-Friendly World
30 October 2013
By Daniel Morillo
WASHINGTON D.C. -- Saudi Arabia has once again stolen the international stage for its crackdown on women driving and their refusal of the UN Security Council seat. However, another issue…
UAE: Saud Bin Saqr – A Sheikh like no other?
Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi was born in 1956 as the fourth son of Sheikh Saqr Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi of Ras Al Khaimah. Back then, Britain still controlled the Arab sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf, and oil had not yet made Abu Dhabi rich. Saud…
The Execution of the Saudi Seven
By Ali AlAhmed
The Execution of the Saudi Seven
Saudi Arabia's farcical justice system condemned seven young men to death this week, and the world remained silent.
Washington DC -- As I wrote this article on the night of March 12 in…
A Review of Karen House’s “on Saudi Arabia”
In the midst of the ongoing political·volatility·in the Middle East, one country has been particularly successful in thwarting domestic protest: Saudi Arabia. Clouded in mystery, the Saudi Kingdom has not been as affected by…
Limited Options for the U.S.
By Ali AlAhmed
New York Times, May 30, 2012
The Saudi-proposed Gulf union will not come to fruition because it might mean breaking apart the Gulf Cooperation Council. Most council members already fear Saudi domination over their…
The danger that Saudi Arabia will turn Syria into an Islamist hotbed
By Joshua Jacobs
April 12, 2012
Washington DC .. Even as a tentative ceasefire brings an uneasy calm to Syria, opposition leaders and US officials express skepticism that it will hold, particularly in the face of the Assad regime’s…