Missile Strike In Saudi Arabia Kills Two

A projectile struck a residential area in Al-Kharj, a city in Saudi Arabia, killing two foreign workers and injuring twelve others. Authorities said the victims were from India and Bangladesh. The attack happened as tensions grew during the ongoing conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had [...]

Iran Attacks Shake Gulf States

Tensions are rising across the Gulf after Iran launched missiles and drones at several countries. In Saudi Arabia, two drones targeted the Saudi Aramco refinery in Ras Tanura. The drones were intercepted, but falling debris caused a small fire. Oil supplies were not affected. In Kuwait, debris injured two workers at the Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery. [...]

Christians Face Severe Restrictions In Saudi Arabia

In Saudi Arabia, Christians face extreme persecution. All citizens are considered Muslims, and Islamic law is observed. Apostasy from Islam is illegal and can lead to the death penalty, although there have been no executions in recent years. The construction of churches is banned, and thus, converts must practice their faith in secret. If discovered, [...]

Saudi Arabia Cracks Down On Free Speech

In Saudi Arabia, freedom of expression is tightly controlled and often punished by the authorities. The government uses broad laws against terrorism and cybercrime to arrest, detain, and prosecute people for peaceful speech online or in public, including activists, writers, and social media users. Some people have been imprisoned for posting views on women’s rights [...]

Saudi Arabia Arrests 127 Officials For Corruption

Saudi Arabia arrested 127 government officials for corruption in January 2026, the Oversight and Anti-Corruption Authority, Nazaha, said. The arrests followed 1,543 visits to different government ministries to check for bribery, abuse of authority, or other wrongdoing. A total of 383 officials were investigated during these checks. The arrested employees worked in the Ministries of [...]

Domestic Violence Against Women In Saudi Arabia

Domestic violence in Saudi Arabia is a severe and common issue affecting women. Such violence has been sustained by decades of discrimination, societal norms, and the guardianship system, in which men have power over women’s lives. This affects women in various ways, such as physical, psychological, sexual, economic, and societal abuse. They can suffer physical [...]

Saudi Arabia Executes Record Number In 2025

In 2025, Saudi Arabia executed 356 people, the highest number ever recorded in a single year in the kingdom. Most of these executions were linked to Riyadh’s “war on drugs,” with 243 people put to death for drug-related crimes. Many of those executed had been arrested years earlier, and most were foreigners. Saudi Arabia resumed [...]

Saudi Labor Reform Gives Workers New Rights

Saudi Arabia officially ended the decades-old Kafala system in June 2025, replacing it with a contract-based employment model for about 13 million migrant workers. Under this new system, workers can change jobs more easily because they no longer need permission from their employer to move to another company. They can also travel in and out [...]

Saudi Arabia Executes Child Offenders

Saudi Arabia has executed a total of 300 people so far in 2025, including two men who were convicted of crimes committed when they were children. One of the latest cases involved Abdullah al-Derazi, who was accused of offenses committed while he was under 18. Earlier this year, another young man, Jalal al-Labbad, who was [...]

Decade Of Abuse For Riyadh Metro Migrant Workers

Migrant workers who built the Riyadh Metro in Saudi Arabia have faced over ten years of harsh and unfair treatment. Most of them came from Bangladesh, India, and Nepal, and they paid very high recruitment fees, sometimes as much as USD 3,500, to get these jobs, leaving them in debt. Once they arrived, they worked [...]

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