In a stark effort to suppress opposition to the Saudi Royal Family, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has witnessed a significant surge in executions during the first half of this year, with a 42 percent increase compared to the same period last year. The ...

Lynn Maalouf, director of research for the Middle East at Amnesty International, said, in response to a death sentence issued by a Saudi court against 5 people, and imprisoning three others, for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, this verdict ...