Anti-Virus Measures Take Drastic Turns in Saudi Arabia, Iran, Italy

MATT SEDENSKY and LORI HINNANT /The Associated Press Mar 4, 2020 From religion to sports, countries are taking radical and increasingly visible measures to curb the coronavirus. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

King Salman Urges World Effort to Thwart Iran

AYA BATRAWY / The Associated Press May 30, 2019 Saudi Arabia hastily calls for meetings in response to the spike in tensions with its key rival, Iran. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Thinks He’s Pulled the Plug on Islamic State and Al-Qaida. He’s Wrong.

By Glen Ford / Black Agenda Report Jun 13, 2017 Don’t believe that the Saudis are abandoning the two groups or attempting to force Qatar to do the same. Neither is the CIA, which rebrands its jihadists when their names become too notorious. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Saudi Regime in Crisis Mode as Hajj Stampede Death Toll Reaches 717

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 25, 2015 Saudi Arabia's King Salman was working on disaster containment and prevention strategies after Thursday's mass tragedy in Mina, where at least 717 people were killed and 863 others injured in a stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Portraits of Misery in Coachella

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2011 For those who live there, life at the wrong end of Avenue 54 in Southern California’s eastern Coachella Valley is a hot, rotting hell. As you head east, the “Bermuda shorts, putting greens and picture-window champagne dinners” found in abundance near the Arnold Palmer Golf Course give way to … (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bogus Controversy Over Apple’s Building

Staff / Truthdig Oct 14, 2006 Several high-profile blogs have been spreading a report that Muslims are offended by Apple's new building in NYC. Problem is, the alleged anger is basically bogus. Read about the fake controversy here. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Freshman

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2006 How did the Taliban's chief spokesman abroad end up a student at Yale? The New York Times Magazine has the story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )