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UAE Prince wanted to overthrow the Saudi regime in 2003 - Wikileaks
Saudi protesters holding an anti-regime demonstration in Qatif in the country’s Eastern Province.
A Wikileaks cable has reveled that ahead of the US invasion of Iraq, the UAE crown prince had discussed with an American official the Saudi nation’s hopes for the Al Saud regime’s overthrow.
According the cable, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nayhan made the remarks during a meeting Richard...
Saudis stage anti-regime demonstration in Qatif
A protester holds up a picture of Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr during a July 8, 2012 rally in the Saudi Arabian coastal town of Qatif against Nimr’s arrest.
Saudi people have staged a fresh anti-regime demonstration in the town of Qatif in Eastern Province, calling for the freedom of political detainees held in the kingdom’s prisons, Press TV reports.
Defying the Saudi regime’s ban on...
Tens of thousands protest in Saudi Arabia's Qatif region
Saudi anti-regime protesters hold a demonstration in the Qatif region of the Eastern Province.
Tens of thousands of Saudi protesters have held a massive anti-regime rally in the Qatif region of Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich Eastern Province, Press TV reports.
Chanting slogans against the Saudi authorities, the demonstrators turned out in Qatif late on Sunday to condemn the regime’s suppression of dissent.
Late...
Saudi security forces destroy Shia mosque in Awamiyah
Saudi protesters hold an anti-regime demonstration in Eastern Province.
Saudi security forces have demolished a Shia mosque in Eastern Province as anti-regime demonstrations continue in the country.
The Ein Imam Hussein Mosque was razed by the regime forces as part of the crackdown on protesters in the town of Awamiyah.
Prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nemr al-Nemr used to lead daily prayers in the mosque...
Qatar to overthrow Saudi monarchy
Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem Al Thani
The Saudi Arabian monarchy will be overthrown by Qatar very soon, a leaked confidential conversation by Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem Al Thani has revealed.
According to an audio file which has gone viral on the Internet, the premier said Qatari troops would occupy Qatif in Eastern Province and the Al Saud regime will...
Saudi Police Opens Fire on Protesters, Several Dead
Saudi regime forces in the eastern city of Qatif
Saudi police have fired live bullets at anti-government demonstrators protesting the death of a teenage boy in the city of Qatif, killing several mourners including a nine-year-old girl.
Activists say regime forces attacked protesters with artillery fire and machineguns in the city on Monday, adding that soldiers are conducting house to house searches...
Saudis protest crackdown on Bahrainis
People in Saudi Arabia have taken to the streets to protest against the violent Saudi-backed crackdown on Bahraini anti-government protesters.
Demonstrators in the eastern city of Qatif denounced Riyadh for backing Bahraini forces in destruction of mosques and holy sites, Press TV reported on Friday.
On March 13, Saudi Arabia deployed military forces in Bahrain upon Manama’s request to quell...
Saudis stage protest rally in Riyadh
Saudi protesters chant slogans during a protest in the eastern city of Qatif, March 2011.
Over a hundred people have gathered outside the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Civil Services as anti-regime protests gain momentum in the Middle East powerhouse.
The literacy campaign teachers held a rally in front of the Ministry of Civil Services in the Saudi capital on Tuesday, calling for full time employment.
Security...
Saudi Arabia police open fire at protest in Qatif
Police apparently used stun grenades and batons to disperse protesters.
Police in Saudi Arabia have opened fire to disperse protesters in the eastern city of Qatif, a day before planned countrywide anti-government protests.
Witnesses said police also beat demonstrators with batons injuring at least three people.
The protesters, from the Shia minority, were demanding the release of prisoners they say...