The whereabouts of Egyptian journalist Rania Al-Assal, who disappeared in Mecca, remain shrouded in mystery as her family and friends run from pillar to post to make sure she doesn't become another Jamal Khashoggi.
Iranian pilgrim Khalil Dardmand spent 80 days in Saudi prisons and was left in solitary confinement, without any charges justifying the reason for the arrest, other than the charge of "breaching security inside the Grand Mosque" and raising the image of martyr Qassem Soleimani.
Arbitrary sentences in the Gulf countries are on the rise, despite these countries' claims to openness; other countries boat about winning the right to host a series of major sporting events, while Gulf activists describe the courts that jail prisoners of conscience as “fascist."
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian foreign minister cautioned Iraq that Tehran would not tolerate the aggressive activities of the terrorist groups based in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region which threaten the national security of Iran.