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…
Category: Saudi Arabia
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…
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…
‘Day of Rage’
’Day of Rage’ 15/03/2011 Thousands of police deployed on streets to stop protests Khalid Bhatti Socialist Movement Pakistan (CWI), Lahore The regime in Saudi Arabia sent troops into Bahrain yesterday,…
Telecom workers take strike action
First drop of a coming rain storm In a rare move in Saudi Arabia, more than 1,000 employees of the Saudi Telecom Company (STC) went on strike last Sunday, demanding…
Calls for the Formation of the Political Party in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia detains founders of new activist party The strong winds of change that are blowing throughout the Middle East have finally come to the Saudi Arabia. In last few…
Protests begin as “Day of rage” called for 11 March
Protests begin as “Day of rage” called for 11 March 04/03/2011 Founders of new activists’ party detained Rukhsana Manzoor and Khalid Bhatti, SMP (CWI in Pakistan) Below we publish extracts…
Campaign for democratic trade union rights
Campaign for democratic trade union rights 04/07/2005 Yahya Al-Faifi has had to seek refuge in Swansea because the Saudi Arabian government has deemed that he is guilty of the ‘crime’…