A deserted cell in the public section of Aden Central Prison is shown in this May 9, 2017 photo in Aden, Yemen. A separate, closed wing is run by Yemeni allies of the UAE, part of a network of secret prisons in southern Yemen into which hundreds of people have disappeared.(AP/Maad El Zikry)
The United States is interrogating hundreds of men who were tortured by UAE prison guards, an AP investigation has revealed.
Emiratis wave the national flag as a convoy of UAE military personnel return from fighting in Yemen, Nov. 7, 2015. (Ryan Carter-Crown Prince Court/AP)
An armed force run by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has kidnapped hundreds of men in Yemen, according to relatives and local human rights activists, fueling concerns about the United States’ choice of partners in its war against Islamic extremism.
A Turkish parliament security man stands guard next to the broken yellow copper doors laid on the ground at the entrance of the assembly hall at the parliament building which was attacked by the Turkish warplanes during the failed military coup in Ankara, Turkey,, July 19, 2016.
Qatar Emir Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani waits for the arrival of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry ahead of their meeting, at Diwan Palace in Doha, Qatar. (Brendan Smialowski/AP)
Tensions between the Gulf Arab states continues to rise today, with Saudi Arabia leading a new round of threats against Qatar, with Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry insisting that “all options” remain open for handling Qatar, amid rumors of a potential invasion.
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani inspect a military honour guard during a ceremony in Doha, Qatar, Dec. 2, 2015.Turkey approved a bill allowing expedited troop deployment to its base in Qatar. (AP/Yasin Bulbul,)
Ivanka Trump participates in a presentation ceremony of The Collar of Abdulaziz Al Saud Medal to President Donald Trump at the Royal Court Palace, Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Riyadh. (AP/Evan Vucci)
Oil-rich Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have pledged to donate a combined $100 million to an Ivanka Trump cause.
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By Ulson Gunnar – New Eastern Outlook – 20.05.2017 A curious op-ed appeared in The National Interest, penned by Hans Binnendijk and David Gompert, adjunct senior fellows at the RAND Corporation. Titled, “NATO’s Role in post-Caliphate Stability Operations,” it attempts to make a case for NATO involvement everywhere from Libya to Syria and Iraq in fostering […]
The awe-inspiring skyscrapers and buildings that litter the region have been described as being “stained by the blood of migrant workers.” This subjugation of laborers lines corporate coffers while putting the lives of migrant workers at risk.
Though many believe slavery is a thing of the past, it is very much alive in the regimes of the Persian Gulf.
(ANTIWAR.COM) The Pentagon issued a statement yesterday confirming that the US State Department has signed off on a $2 billion sale of US-made Patriot missiles to the United Arab Emirates, adding to the tiny Gulf nation’s ever growing military arsenal.
