
Amid Moscow’s insistence on negotiation on the unrest in Syria, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has told Russian President Dmitry Medvedev that dialogue about Syrian situation is ‘futile.’

Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:0PM
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Protesters have held fresh demonstrations against the ruling House of Saud in eastern Saudi Arabia amid ongoing anti-regime uprising in the kingdom, Press TV reports.

Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:17PM
Thousands of Bahrainis have gathered outside the United Nations headquarters in the capital, Manama, to demand the immediate release of the country’s top human rights activist.

Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:30AM
Saudi-backed Bahraini troops have attacked hundreds of people mourning the death of an elderly man killed by the Al Khalifah regime forces over the weekend, Press TV reports.

Tue Feb 21, 2012 4:47PM
A report says about 18,000 Saudi-backed Salafists are currently stationed in the northern Jordanian city of Mafraq and the northwestern city of Ramtha near the Syrian border.
Tue Feb 21, 2012 9:21AM
Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry has defended the regime forces’ ruthless repression of anti-government protests and threatened to use an “iron fist” against protesters.
Mon Feb 20, 2012 6:58PM
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Saudi-backed Bahraini forces have attacked demonstrators, who were mourning for an anti-regime protester killed by regime forces last week, east of the capital Manama.
Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:5AM
Bahraini workers fired for participating in demonstrations against the ruling Al Khalifa family have staged a rally to demand an immediate return to work, Press TV reports.
Sun Feb 19, 2012 2:13PM
A Saudi governmental human rights committee has reportedly claimed the exact number of political prisoners in the country is 4,663, with 80 percent male inmates and the rest females.
Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:24PM
A senior member of the Bahraini opposition has asked the international community to put pressure on the United States to force it to stop supplying weapons and poisonous gas to Bahrain, Press TV reports.
Sat Feb 18, 2012 1:56PM
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Bahrain’s opposition has announced that an 85-year-old man has been killed by regime forces in the kingdom’s northeastern city of Sitra.
Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:23AM
Bahrain has deported four foreign activists on charges of participating in anti-regime protests, bringing to 14 the number of foreigners expelled from the Persian Gulf kingdom over the past week.
Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:41AM
Saudi state-run newspaper Al-Riyadh has implicitly supported Israel’s nuclear arsenals, sparking fury across the Persian Gulf kingdom.
Sat Feb 18, 2012 4:27AM
NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen says the Western military alliance will not intervene in Syria even in the event of a United Nations “mandate to protect civilians.”
Sat Feb 18, 2012 12:4AM
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Saudi-backed Bahraini security forces have launched a fierce overnight crackdown on anti-regime protesters across several regions of the country, Press TV reports.
Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:53PM
Saudi-backed Bahraini forces have attacked anti-government demonstrators in several villages, opposition activists reported.
Fri Feb 17, 2012 5:46PM
Anti-government protesters in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province have taken to the streets to voice their anger about Riyadh’s hostile policies towards the oil-rich region.
Fri Feb 17, 2012 3:1PM
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Thousands of Bahrainis have attended the funeral procession of an anti-government protester east of the capital, who was killed by regime forces, Press TV reports.
Fri Feb 17, 2012 9:19AM
Saudi Arabian security forces are said to have detained more anti-regime demonstrators in the kingdom’s Eastern Province amid the government’s ongoing crackdown on the country’s popular uprising.
Fri Feb 17, 2012 5:23AM
Saudi-backed Bahraini forces have once again attacked anti-regime demonstrators across the sheikdom one year after the beginning of the Bahraini people’s revolution.
Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:52PM
A group of Saudi women have staged a sit-in protest in the kingdom’s oil-rich Eastern Province to draw international attention to their sufferings.
Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:6PM
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Saudi-backed security forces in Bahrain have detained more than 100 protesters during anti-regime demonstrations across the country over the past two days.
Thu Feb 16, 2012 2:51AM
Saudi-backed regime forces in Bahrain have launched nightly raids on homes in a flashpoint eastern town, detaining 15 teenagers, Press TV reports.
Wed Feb 15, 2012 6:49PM
Anti-government demonstrators have rallied in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province to protest against Riyadh’s suppression of protesters.
Wed Feb 15, 2012 5:47AM
Bahraini anti-government protesters have pledged to march back to the capital Manama's Pearl Square, the focal point of demonstrations against the ruling Al Khalifa regime, Press TV reports.
Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:18AM
Saudi protesters have held demonstrations in the oil-rich Eastern Province town of Qatif to mark the first anniversary of the popular revolution in Bahrain, Press TV reports.
Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:56PM
The Bahraini government under the rule of the Al Khalifa family behaves like the Israeli regime, a political analyst tells Press TV.
Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:9AM
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Saudi forces have arrested the manager of a hospital in the city of Awamiyah in the Qatif region of Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province on charges of treating injured anti-regime protesters.
Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:31AM
Saudi-Backed Bahraini forces attack anti-government protesters in the capital, Manama, and several villages as demonstrators try to march towards the site of the iconic Pearl Square.
Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:26AM
Amnesty International has criticized Bahrain’s government for not implementing the human rights reforms demanded by an independent commission in the country.
Mon Feb 13, 2012 7:32PM
Saudi-backed Bahraini forces have attacked anti-government demonstrators on the eve of the first anniversary of the popular uprising in the country.
Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:19AM
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Bahraini regime forces fire teargas and sound grenades to disperse anti-government protesters in the capital, Manama, Press TV reports.
Sun Feb 12, 2012 5:29PM
Saudi protesters have held a demonstration in the Qatif region of the Eastern Province to call for an end to the rule of the Al Saud family, Press TV reports.
Sat Feb 11, 2012 10:43PM
The Bahraini regime has deported two US women on charges of aiding anti-government protesters after arresting them during a demonstration in Manama.
Sat Feb 11, 2012 2:44PM
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People in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province have staged fresh anti-regime protest rallies to show their anger with the ruling Al Saud family.
Fri Feb 10, 2012 10:7PM
UPDATE
Anti-regime Saudi activists have declared Saturday a day of public mourning for a protester who was killed by the security forces of the House of Saud in Eastern Province on Friday, Press TV reports.
Fri Feb 10, 2012 6:50PM
Saudi Arabia's ruler King Abdullah has criticized China and Russia for blocking a UN Security Council resolution against Syria.
Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:17PM
Thousands of Bahrainis have joined an opposition-organized protest rally near the capital, Manama, to demand reform and an end to crackdown on protests.
Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:7PM
Saudi security forces have opened fire on anti-government protesters in the eastern part of the country, injuring at least two demonstrators and killing one in Awamiyah.
Thu Feb 9, 2012 3:39PM
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Saudi regime forces have opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in the kingdom's Eastern Province, killing one person and wounding at least 14 others.
Thu Feb 9, 2012 1:12PM
Bahrain’s Saudi-backed forces have attacked anti-government demonstrators as the violent crackdown of protesters continues in the Persian Gulf nation, Press TV reports.
Thu Feb 9, 2012 8:53AM
Bahraini activists have accused the United States of assisting the Manama regime in its violent crackdown on peaceful anti-government demonstrations, Press TV reports.
Tue Feb 7, 2012 2:15PM
Saudi Arabia is facing a “hidden energy crisis” and its vast domestic fuel consumption threatens its place in the world oil market, a report says.
Tue Feb 7, 2012 1:29PM
The majority of respondents to a new survey believe the presence of US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain is a key reason behind the West’s media blackout over Manama crackdown on popular uprisings in the small kingdom.
Tue Feb 7, 2012 3:15AM
Thousands of people in Bahrain have attended the funeral of a man who died due to inhalation of tear gas fired by Saudi-backed forces in Manama.
Mon Feb 6, 2012 5:40PM
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Another Bahraini civilian has died of asphyxia after Saudi-backed regime forces fired toxic tear gas into a house, activist reported.
Mon Feb 6, 2012 7:57AM
Bahraini anti-regime protesters have gathered in a village near the capital Manama to press for their demands and condemn the violent crackdown by security forces, Press TV reports.
Sun Feb 5, 2012 4:2PM
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Kuwaiti government to address the citizenship claims of the stateless Bidun residents.
Sun Feb 5, 2012 11:14AM
Two Saudi female activists, defying a ban on women’s driving in Saudi Arabia, have filed a lawsuit against the government for refusing to issue driving licenses for them.
Sun Feb 5, 2012 10:58AM
Thousands of Bahraini anti-regime protesters have taken to the streets near the capital Manama to call on the ruling regime of Al Khalifa to give up power, Press TV reports.