Tag: Saudi Arabia
Amnesty International hits out at West’s double standards
The sharp rebuke comes as the London-based watchdog launches its annual report at a news conference at its office in Beirut.
Saudi Arabia declares all atheists are terrorists in new law
Article one of the new provisions defines terrorism as "calling for atheist thought in any form, or calling into question the fundamentals of the Islamic religion on which this country is based".
Christian prayer group arrested in Saudi Arabia
THE group was abducted from the home of an Indian Christian in the city of Khafji, near the Kuwaiti border. They have not been heard from since their arrest.
North Korea dismisses as farce US international religions freedom report
NORTH Korea has dismissed as “a farce” the US State Department’s annual report on the freedom of belief in the world, the North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Thursday.
Entire families coming to Christ in Saudi Arabia?
One girl is writing hymns and posting them on the Internet. That was where she learned of Christ and has “met” workers, although she has yet to meet other Christians face to face. Two of her sisters also believe in Christ.
Indian Mujahideen more lethal due to support from Pak: Report
THE outlawed terror group Indian Mujahideen (IM) is more lethal and resilient because of the support it receives from Pakistan, according to a new report by an American thinktank.
US should condemn Saudi Arabia religious abuses
Saudi Arabia has been on the US State Department's Country of Particular Concern (CPC) list since 2004. Countries on the list can be subject to economic sanctions but the WEA states in a new report that these have been waived in the case of Saudi Arabia since 2006.
Saudi Arabia regularises status of 40 lakh expatriate workers
SAUDI Arabia has completed regularisation of nearly four million foreign workers in the last four months as part of its 'Nitaqat' programme, with 1.18 million expats choosing to change their profession.
Austrian bishops slam Saudi cleric call to destroy churches
AUSTRIA'S bishops on Friday condemned comments by Saudi Arabia's top cleric calling for the destruction of all churches in the Arab peninsula, and urged Muslim leaders to denounce his words.
Saudi Arabia raises red flag for Christians in Arabian Peninsula
RANKED second on the Open Doors World Watch List (a compilation of the 50 countries where persecution of Christians is the most severe), the news is not really a surprise. There is no provision for religious freedom in the constitution of this Islamic kingdom.