Leading Saudi religious scholar Salman al-Odah has been referred to a secret trial in Riyadh after nearly a year in detention, his son said in a series of tweets on Wednesday. Odah, 61, is an internationally renowned Sunni Muslim scholar and cleric known for his progressive views on controversial social ...
The United Nations has invited Yemen’s warring sides to Geneva next month for talks on resolving the country’s civil war, a spokeswoman said Friday. “I can confirm that the Office of the Special Envoy sent out invitations” to Saudi-backed exiled government and revolutionary group, Ansarullah, UN spokeswoman Alessandra Vellucci told ...
