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Published date: 15 February 2021 11:57 UTC | Last update: 1 month 1 week ago
Saudi citizens cannot wait for Biden or other key western allies to exert pressure on the regime to free political prisoners
A woman in Riyadh views a tweet posted by the sister of released Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul on 10 February 2021 (AFP)
Famous and courageous Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul is neither free nor compensated after 1,001 days behind bars, during which she was allegedly subjected to torture by the infamous Saud al-Qahtani, who together with others was a key suspect in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.
While Hathloul is finally out of prison, she faces three years of probation and a five-year travel ban, effectively keeping her in limbo. She cannot express opinions or resume her activism. In the words of her sisters, Alia and Lina, during an online media conference on Thursday, Saudi state institutions have disintegra
Updated Jan 06, 2021 | 13:15 IST
Qatar has been closed off from Saudi Arabia since mid-2017, when Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain launched a boycott against the gas-rich Gulf state. The Mirror Concert Hall, where the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is being held, in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia. | Photo Credit: AP
Key Highlights
Since 2011, Qatar s posturing indicated that it sought to pursue an independent foreign policy, refusing to act simply as yet another junior partner to Saudi Arabia
Iran has also been central to the dispute between the Saudis and the Qataris
While the latest development marks a significant breakthrough in relations between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, there are still plenty of issues that need ironing out
Isaac Shoshan, an Israeli undercover operative, who was involved in some of Israel’s most daring and controversial intelligence operations for over 40 years, has died. In 1990, Shoshan co-authored the book
Men of Secrets, Men of Mystery with another Israeli former intelligence officer, Rafi Sutton. In 2019, his career was featured in the book
Spies of No Country: Secret Lives at the Birth of Israel, written by the Israeli-Canadian journalist Matti Friedman.
In 1942, Shoshan, a Syrian Jew, traveled for the first time from his native Aleppo to Palestine, which was then under a British mandate. The 18-year-old was soon recruited by the Palmach, the intelligence wing of the Haganah, an armed underground Zionist organization. He carried out undercover work under the Palmach’s so-called ‘Arab Section’, or ‘Arab Platoon’, which consisted of Zionist paramilitaries and intelligence collectors who had grown up speaking Arabic.
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