JON GAMBRELL / The Associated PressFeb 17, 2019
The United Arab Emirates ink $1.3 billion in weapon deals as U.S. officials say arms smuggling is fueling a conflict that has killed 60,000. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Ilana NovickJan 17, 2019
The Center for American Progress has fired two staffers amid concerns they leaked internal memos to the media. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Jessica Corbett / Common DreamsOct 25, 2018
In a powerful op-ed, the Vermont senator says we must show the Saudis they do not have a "blank check to continue violating human rights." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Rajan Menon / TomDispatchSep 18, 2018
It’s the war from hell, the savage one that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, along with seven other Middle Eastern and North African states, have been waging in Yemen since 2015 with fulsome support from the U.S. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Jon Queally / Common DreamsAug 28, 2018
Experts assembled by the Human Rights Council cite the Saudi-led coalition's repeated attacks on civilian targets. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentAug 20, 2018
The Saudi and United Arab Emirates' war on Yemen, which was launched by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in March 2015, has flown under the radar among the U.S. public until a recent bombing. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentAug 2, 2018
A report in The Intercept suggests he was ousted as secretary of state because of the sway the United Arab Emirates ambassador in Washington, D.C., has over Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
MAGGIE MICHAEL / The Associated PressJun 20, 2018
Detainees smuggled letters and drawings to The Associated Press, which has documented rampant sexual abuse in at least five prisons. A Pentagon spokesman says the U.S. has seen no evidence of such abuse. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / Informed CommentJun 17, 2018
The new alliance against Iran has had no successes at all. If anything, in the last year Iran's hand has been strengthened in Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
JON GAMBRELL / The Associated PressJun 12, 2018
The Center for Advanced Defense Studies offers evidence that war profiteers, terror financiers and drug traffickers sanctioned by the U.S. in recent years have used the emirate's real-estate market to shelter their assets. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Scott Ritter / TruthdigMay 23, 2018
Demanding that Iran unilaterally surrender to American demands that are detached from reality is little more than a prescription for war. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
AYA BATRAWY / The Associated PressMay 22, 2018
The detentions of at least 10 women's rights activists—seven women and three men—are seen as a culmination of a steady crackdown on perceived critics of the government. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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