Chemical attacks in Syria
Chemical attacks in Syria-American propaganda or reality The US, Britain and France launched missile attacks on Syria. Western powers alleged that Syrian government used chemical weapons against rebels and targeted…
Category: Middle East
Iran and dissent
Thousands of students, unemployed youth and ordinary people have come out on the streets of Iran to protest price hikes, unemployment and social and political repression. The protests are about…
Power struggle in the kingdom
What is happening in Saudi Arabia at the moment is a mere power game. A young and ambitious crown prince is trying to outmanoeuvre potential rivals and competitors. We have…
Target Iran
The message that came out from the US-Arab-Islamic summit was to isolate, tame and weaken Iran to combat terrorism in the Middle East. If the purpose of the summit was…
Saudi Arabia, dumped immigrant workers facing starvation
Stranded workers forced to live in slave conditions Thousands of South Asian immigrant workers in Saudi Arabia forced to live in slave conditions. Many companies brought thousands of workers in…
Saudi Arabia announced to privatise the postal services
Saudi Arabian minister Mohammed Al-Suwaiyel announced to privatise the state owned Saudi Postal Corp next year. This privatisation is the part of the NTP2020 program. The minister said that the…
Austerity and Job cuts started to bite UAE
by Khalid Bhatti 23/05/2016 Thousands of jobs under the axe Abu Dhabi’ National Oil Co (ADNOC) which has around 55,000 workforce wants to reduce 5000 jobs till Dec 2016. ADNOC…
How long Saudi Arabian economy can survive the lower oil prices?
By Khalid Bhatti 06/05/2016 Will the diversification drive revive the ailing economy? Many experts and commentators are debating the all important question that how the Saudi arabian economy is going…
Binladin Group Laid Off 77000 Foreign Workers Since Makkah Crane Crash
According to the Saudi media outlets, the battling Saudi construction giant Binladin Group is under way to retrench 77000 foreign workers from different projects. One of the largest construction company…
Protesting Workers in Makkah Torched Company Buses in Rare Show of Anger and Frustration against Unpaid Wages and Retrenchments
The angry and frustrated construction workers belonging to Saudi construction giant Binladin Group set on fire nearly eight company buses in Makkah in the latest protest against unpaid wages and…
The continued repression and exploitation of migrant workers
Slave Labour Fifa, the world football authority, has expressed concerns about players enduring temperatures of 50°C in the 2022 World Cup finals in Qatar, but already the extreme heat and…
100,000s protest on ‘Day of Rage’
Regime faces intensified opposition protests Thousands of people demonstrated in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa last Thursday in the largest protest against corruption and lack of democratic reform in what…