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426 <main id="content" class="content-container"> 427 428 <div class="container layout-2-col layout-2-col-1 layout-right-sidebar"> 429 <div class="row main-section"> 430 <div class="col-sm-8 content-column"> 431 <div class="listing listing-blog listing-blog-1 clearfix columns-1"> 432 <article class="post-684 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail sticky listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-1 main-term-27 bsw-8 "> 433 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 434 <div class="featured clearfix"> 435 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-27"><a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/category/issues/energy/">Energy</a></span></div> <a title="Report: Threats to the Saudi Oil Infrastructure" data-src="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Release-Picture1.png" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/www.gulfinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/","sizes":{"962":"Release-Picture1.png"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2013/11/20/report-threats-to-the-saudi-oil-infrastructure/"></a> 436 </div> 437 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2013/11/20/report-threats-to-the-saudi-oil-infrastructure/" class="post-url post-title"> 438 Report: Threats to the Saudi Oil Infrastructure </a> 439 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 440 441 <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/author/iga/" 442 title="Browse Author Articles" 443 class="post-author-a"> 444 <i class="post-author author"> 445 Gulf Institute </i> 446 </a> 447 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 448 datetime="2013-11-20T13:41:03-04:00">Nov 20, 2013</time></span> 449 </div> 450 <div class="post-summary"> 451 Contact: Andrew Bond (202) 466-9500 452Wednesday 20 November 2013 453 454Washington DC -- The Institute for Gulf Affairs today released an in-depth comprehensive report on the security risks and potential threats facing Saudi Arabiaâs oil… </div> 455 </div> 456 </article> 457 <article class="post-1992 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-1 main-term-30 bsw-8 "> 458 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 459 <div class="featured clearfix"> 460 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-30"><a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/category/issues/human-rights/">Human Rights</a></span></div> <a alt="The Saudi Government Killed Handballer Mujtaba AlSwayket" title="FIFA Kicks off Saudi Human Rights Nightmare" data-src="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/MujtabaSwaiket-210x136.jpg" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/www.gulfinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/","sizes":{"86":"MujtabaSwaiket-86x64.jpg","210":"MujtabaSwaiket-210x136.jpg","279":"MujtabaSwaiket-279x220.jpg","357":"MujtabaSwaiket-357x210.jpg","613":"MujtabaSwaiket.jpg"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2024/12/11/fifa-kicks-off-saudi-human-rights-nightmare/"></a> 461 </div> 462 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2024/12/11/fifa-kicks-off-saudi-human-rights-nightmare/" class="post-url post-title"> 463 FIFA Kicks off Saudi Human Rights Nightmare </a> 464 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 465 466 <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/author/iga/" 467 title="Browse Author Articles" 468 class="post-author-a"> 469 <i class="post-author author"> 470 Gulf Institute </i> 471 </a> 472 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 473 datetime="2024-12-11T12:19:37-04:00">Dec 11, 2024</time></span> 474 </div> 475 <div class="post-summary"> 476 December 10, 2024 477 478IGA 479Washington DC - The Institute for Gulf Affairs (IGA) is publishing part one of its exclusive series (FIFA Kicks off Saudi Human Rights Nightmare), âAthletes Killed by the Saudi Government or facing death.â 480The… </div> 481 </div> 482 </article> 483 <article class="post-1987 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-1 main-term-48 bsw-8 "> 484 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 485 <div class="featured clearfix"> 486 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-48"><a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/category/latest-news/">Latest News</a></span></div> <a alt="Harris with Obama" title="Kamala Harris Killed Slavery Case Against a Saudi Princess" data-src="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/MObama-WIth-KHemarris-210x136.jpg" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/www.gulfinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/","sizes":{"86":"MObama-WIth-KHemarris-86x64.jpg","210":"MObama-WIth-KHemarris-210x136.jpg","279":"MObama-WIth-KHemarris-279x220.jpg","357":"MObama-WIth-KHemarris-357x210.jpg","750":"MObama-WIth-KHemarris-750x430.jpg","824":"MObama-WIth-KHemarris.jpg"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2024/11/05/kamala-harris-killed-slavery-case-against-a-saudi-princess/"></a> 487 </div> 488 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2024/11/05/kamala-harris-killed-slavery-case-against-a-saudi-princess/" class="post-url post-title"> 489 Kamala Harris Killed Slavery Case Against a Saudi Princess </a> 490 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 491 492 <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/author/iga/" 493 title="Browse Author Articles" 494 class="post-author-a"> 495 <i class="post-author author"> 496 Gulf Institute </i> 497 </a> 498 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 499 datetime="2024-11-05T00:41:27-04:00">Nov 5, 2024</time></span> 500 </div> 501 <div class="post-summary"> 502 American Vice President Kamala Harris, who may end up the first woman elected as president of the United States, ignored a slavery case involving the Saudi ruling family and a black woman, when she served as California attorney general. </div> 503 </div> 504 </article> 505 <article class="post-1976 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-1 main-term-22 bsw-8 "> 506 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 507 <div class="featured clearfix"> 508 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-22"><a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/category/events/">Events</a></span></div> <a alt="Saudi Arabia, Yemen & The Truce: What Is Next?" title="Saudi Arabia, Yemen & The Truce: What Is Next?" data-src="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Yemen-Event-April-210x136.png" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/www.gulfinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/","sizes":{"86":"Yemen-Event-April-86x64.png","210":"Yemen-Event-April-210x136.png","279":"Yemen-Event-April-279x220.png","357":"
508Yemen-Event-April-357x210.png","750":"Yemen-Event-April-750x430.png","1917":"Yemen-Event-April.png"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2022/05/12/saudi-arabia-yemen-the-truce-what-is-next-2/"></a> 509 </div> 510 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2022/05/12/saudi-arabia-yemen-the-truce-what-is-next-2/" class="post-url post-title"> 511 Saudi Arabia, Yemen & The Truce: What Is Next? </a> 512 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 513 514 <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/author/iga/" 515 title="Browse Author Articles" 516 class="post-author-a"> 517 <i class="post-author author"> 518 Gulf Institute </i> 519 </a> 520 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 521 datetime="2022-05-12T13:49:56-04:00">May 12, 2022</time></span> 522 </div> 523 <div class="post-summary"> 524 On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, the Institute for Gulf Affairs hosted a webinar discussing the UN-brokered two-month truce in Yemen. Speaking at the event were Dr. Shireen Al-Adeimi, a Yemeni American assistant professor of education at… </div> 525 </div> 526 </article> 527 <article class="post-1967 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-1 main-term-22 bsw-8 "> 528 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 529 <div class="featured clearfix"> 530 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-4"><a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/category/news/">News</a></span></div> <a title="Saudi Arabia, Yemen & The Truce: What Is Next?" data-src="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/iga-logo.png" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/www.gulfinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/","sizes":{"763":"iga-logo.png"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2022/04/07/saudi-arabia-yemen-the-truce-what-is-next/"></a> 531 </div> 532 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2022/04/07/saudi-arabia-yemen-the-truce-what-is-next/" class="post-url post-title"> 533 Saudi Arabia, Yemen & The Truce: What Is Next? </a> 534 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 535 536 <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/author/iga/" 537 title="Browse Author Articles" 538 class="post-author-a"> 539 <i class="post-author author"> 540 Gulf Institute </i> 541 </a> 542 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 543 datetime="2022-04-07T16:30:42-04:00">Apr 7, 2022</time></span> 544 </div> 545 <div class="post-summary"> 546 JOIN US FOR AN EVENT ON TUESDAY, APRIL 12! 547The Institute for Gulf Affairs is hosting a webinar on the truce in Yemen where Yemeni, Saudi Arabian, and American panelists will discuss their different perspectives on the truce and analyze the… </div> 548 </div> 549 </article> 550 <article class="post-1962 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-1 main-term-33 bsw-8 "> 551 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 552 <div class="featured clearfix"> 553 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-33"><a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/category/publications/articles/">Articles</a></span></div> <a alt="Hussain Ahmed Al-Ojami" title="Does Biden Care About Middle Easternersâ Lives?" data-src="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Hussain-Ahmed-Al-Ojami-210x136.jpg" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/www.gulfinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/","sizes":{"86":"Hussain-Ahmed-Al-Ojami-86x64.jpg","210":"Hussain-Ahmed-Al-Ojami-210x136.jpg","279":"Hussain-Ahmed-Al-Ojami-279x220.jpg","357":"Hussain-Ahmed-Al-Ojami-357x210.jpg","640":"Hussain-Ahmed-Al-Ojami.jpg"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2022/04/06/does-biden-care-about-middle-easterners-l
553ives/"></a> 554 </div> 555 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2022/04/06/does-biden-care-about-middle-easterners-lives/" class="post-url post-title"> 556 Does Biden Care About Middle Easternersâ Lives? </a> 557 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 558 559 <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/author/iga/" 560 title="Browse Author Articles" 561 class="post-author-a"> 562 <i class="post-author author"> 563 Gulf Institute </i> 564 </a> 565 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 566 datetime="2022-04-06T16:17:34-04:00">Apr 6, 2022</time></span> 567 </div> 568 <div class="post-summary"> 569 In spite of Saudi persistent abuse of human rights, the United States - the self-proclaimed standard for human rights globally - remains a close ally of the ruling family, turning a blind eye the familyâs misconduct to maintain their… </div> 570 </div> 571 </article> 572 <article class="post-1955 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-1 main-term-4 bsw-8 "> 573 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 574 <div class="featured clearfix"> 575 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-4"><a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/category/news/">News</a></span></div> <a title="Firm led by Crown Prince Leads Mass Jeddah Demolition, Expels Tens of Thousands" data-src="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Jeddah_drone-210x136.jpeg" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/www.gulfinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/","sizes":{"86":"Jeddah_drone-86x64.jpeg","210":"Jeddah_drone-210x136.jpeg","279":"Jeddah_drone-279x220.jpeg","357":"Jeddah_drone-357x210.jpeg","750":"Jeddah_drone-750x430.jpeg","2238":"Jeddah_drone.jpeg"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2022/02/03/firm-led-by-crown-prince-leads-mass-jeddah-demolition-expels-tens-of-thousands/"></a> 576 </div> 577 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2022/02/03/firm-led-by-crown-prince-leads-mass-jeddah-demolition-expels-tens-of-thousands/" class="post-url post-title"> 578 Firm led by Crown Prince Leads Mass Jeddah Demolition, Expels Tens of Thousands </a> 579 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 580 581 <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/author/iga/" 582 title="Browse Author Articles" 583 class="post-author-a"> 584 <i class="post-author author"> 585 Gulf Institute </i> 586 </a> 587 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 588 datetime="2022-02-03T12:32:38-04:00">Feb 3, 2022</time></span> 589 </div> 590 <div class="post-summary"> 591 The demolitions are being done by the Jeddah Central Development Company (JCDC). Large 592parts of Jeddah are facing an uncertain future after abrupt and large-scale demolitions left more 593than half a million people displaced over the past… </div> 594 </div> 595 </article> 596 <article class="post-1950 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-1 main-term-30 bsw-8 "> 597 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 598 <div class="featured clearfix"> 599 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-30"><a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/category/issues/human-rights/">Human Rights</a></span></div> <a alt="Amer AlFaleh" title="Missing American Man Arrested by Saudi Security Agency" data-src="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Amer-210x136.jpg" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/www.gulfinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/","sizes":{"86":"Amer-86x64.jpg","210":"Amer-210x136.jpg","279":"Amer-279x220.jpg","357":"Amer-357x210.jpg","711":"Amer.jpg"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2021/11/26/missing-american-man-arrested-by-saudi-security-agency/"></a> 600 </div> 601 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2021/11/26/missing-american-man-arrested-by-saudi-security-agency/" class="post-url post-title"> 602 Missing American Man Arrested by Saudi Security Agency </a> 603 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 604 605 <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/author/iga/" 606 title="Browse Author Articles" 607 class="post-author-a"> 608 <i class="post-author author"> 609 Gulf Institute </i> 610 </a> 611 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 612 datetime="2021-11-26T14:02:46-04:00">Nov 26, 2021</time></span> 613 </div> 614 <div class="post-summary"> 615 Amer was arrested in the same day former American secretary of State Michael Pompeo was in Riyadh to meet Saudi officials. </div> 616 </div> 617 </article> 618 <article class="post-1946 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-1 main-term-30 bsw-8 "> 619 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 620 <div class="featured clearfix"> 621 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-30"><a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/category/issues/human-rights/">Human Rights</a></span></div>
621 <a alt="Ali Abu Lahoom at the White House in 2013" title="Saudi Court Convicts a Yemeni Journalist with Apostasy" data-src="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AbuLahoom-by-the-WhiteHouse2013-2-210x136.jpg" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/www.gulfinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/","sizes":{"86":"AbuLahoom-by-the-WhiteHouse2013-2-86x64.jpg","210":"AbuLahoom-by-the-WhiteHouse2013-2-210x136.jpg","279":"AbuLahoom-by-the-WhiteHouse2013-2-279x220.jpg","357":"AbuLahoom-by-the-WhiteHouse2013-2-357x210.jpg","701":"AbuLahoom-by-the-WhiteHouse2013-2.jpg"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2021/11/10/saudi-court-convicts-a-yemeni-journalist-with-apostasy/"></a> 622 </div> 623 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2021/11/10/saudi-court-convicts-a-yemeni-journalist-with-apostasy/" class="post-url post-title"> 624 Saudi Court Convicts a Yemeni Journalist with Apostasy </a> 625 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 626 627 <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/author/iga/" 628 title="Browse Author Articles" 629 class="post-author-a"> 630 <i class="post-author author"> 631 Gulf Institute </i> 632 </a> 633 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 634 datetime="2021-11-10T14:13:39-04:00">Nov 10, 2021</time></span> 635 </div> 636 <div class="post-summary"> 637 The sentence was issued October 26 by a court presided over by Judge Abdullah Khalifa AlHassan and assisted by Judges Mohamed Ahmed AlQarni and Mohamed Mutlaq AlShihri. </div> 638 </div> 639 </article> 640 <article class="post-1936 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-1 main-term-48 bsw-8 "> 641 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 642 <div class="featured clearfix"> 643 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-48"><a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/category/latest-news/">Latest News</a></span></div> <a alt="Thamer AlSabhan" title="Saudi Minister Vanishes as His Closest American Friend Arrives in Riyadh" data-src="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AlSabhanwithBret2-1-210x136.jpg" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/www.gulfinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/","sizes":{"86":"AlSabhanwithBret2-1-86x64.jpg","210":"AlSabhanwithBret2-1-210x136.jpg","279":"AlSabhanwithBret2-1-279x220.jpg","357":"AlSabhanwithBret2-1-357x210.jpg","696":"AlSabhanwithBret2-1.jpg"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2021/09/28/senior-saudi-official-vanishes-as-his-closest-american-friend-arrives-in-riyadh/"></a> 644 </div> 645 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2021/09/28/senior-saudi-official-vanishes-as-his-closest-american-friend-arrives-in-riyadh/" class="post-url post-title"> 646 Saudi Minister Vanishes as His Closest American Friend Arrives in Riyadh </a> 647 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 648 649 <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/author/iga/" 650 title="Browse Author Articles" 651 class="post-author-a"> 652 <i class="post-author author"> 653 Gulf Institute </i> 654 </a> 655 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 656 datetime="2021-09-28T14:01:31-04:00">Sep 28, 2021</time></span> 657 </div> 658 <div class="post-summary"> 659 Washington DC â As the U.S. National Security Council Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk arrives in Riyadh to meet Saudi Strongman, Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Salman (MBS) alongside National Security Advisor Jake… </div> 660 </div> 661 </article> 662 <article class="post-1926 type-post format-standard has-post-thumbnail listing-item listing-item-blog listing-item-blog-1 main-term-4 bsw-8 "> 663 <div class="item-inner clearfix"> 664 <div class="featured clearfix"> 665 <div class="term-badges floated"><span class="term-badge term-4"><a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/category/news/">News</a></span></div> <a alt="Protestors Demanding an End of the Saudi Clan Regime" title="Nationwide Protest in Saudi Arabia Planned for Today" data-src="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Protest--210x136.jpg" data-bs-srcset="{"baseurl":"https:\/\/www.gulfinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/","sizes":{"86":"Protest--86x64.jpg","210":"Protest--210x136.jpg","279":"Protest--279x220.jpg","357":"Protest--357x210.jpg","700":"Protest-.jpg"}}" class="img-holder" href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2021/07/19/nationwide-protest-in-saudi-arabia-planned-for-today/"></a> 666 </div> 667 <h2 class="title"> <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/2021/07/19/nationwide-protest-in-saudi-arabia-planned-for-today/" class="post-url post-title"> 668 Nationwide Protest in Saudi Arabia Planned for Today </a> 669 </h2> <div class="post-meta"> 670 671 <a href="https://www.gulfinstitute.org/author/iga/" 672 title="Browse Author Articles" 673 class="post-author-a"> 674 <i class="post-author author"> 675 Gulf Institute </i> 676 </a> 677 <span class="time"><time class="post-published updated" 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