Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 is hitting reality hard. WSJ points to the Iran war, but the budget shortfalls and impractical plans were already obvious long before the conflict began. Grand promises meet hard facts. www.wsj.com/world/middle...

Saudi Arabia told businesses not to send staff into Riyadh’s main financial zone after concerns that the area could be targeted in Iranian missile or drone attacks. www.semafor.com/article/04/0...

More than 1.1 million people, including nearly 400,000 children, have been forced to flee their homes by Israeli bombing and displacement. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Gulf Countries: Conflict, Hardships Leave Migrants in Limbo. “On one hand, migrants are working in fear. On the other, there is constant anxiety about losing jobs.” ‬⁩ www.hrw.org/news/2026/03...

Saudi Arabia executes prominent businessman over participation in 2011 Qatif protests. 'While the world’s attention is elsewhere, the crown prince is killing off his critics' www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-a...

Israeli warplanes struck a building in a southern suburb of Beirut. www.theguardian.com/world/video/...

The BBC taking Saudi money to produce soft focus stories about reform on women and the environment doesn’t just mislead, it launders the image of a state built on silencing dissent. Shame on the BBC for whitewashing regime crimes. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...

Saudi Arabia is urging the U.S. to continue attacks on Iran, an intelligence source says. “MBS has lost his bet, after investing heavily in Trump, his family, and administration, Saudi and Gulf views have been sidelined in favor of Benjamin Netanyahu.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

This is not new. This is the logic of elimination: 70+ years of settler attacks on Palestinian villages aimed at erasing a people, not just their homes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“American bases in Saudi Arabia must be closed,” Maryam Aldossari, the spokeswoman for a Saudi opposition party in exile @The_NAAS , wrote on social media this week. “They exist only to protect Israel while putting our civilian lives at risk.” archive.ph/2026.03.17-0...

The same logic of ethnic cleansing used in Palestine is now being applied in Lebanon: Israel is deliberately targeting medical facilities in the south, say health workers. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

The Israeli closure of Al-Aqsa on Eid is a typical strategy to exploit security tensions, tighten restrictions, and further entrench control over Palestinian lives. www.theguardian.com/world/video/...

Eid Mubarak!

Today, Newcastle United supporters' group @nosauditoon.bsky.social are hosting an online discussion on women's rights in Saudi Arabia. It features Saudi academic and ALQST board member @maryamaldossari.bsky.social. Meeting link: meet.google.com/xgg-zedj-pcq

TOMORROW (THURSDAY) - MARCH 19th at 7pm Situation for Saudi Women - Myth vs Reality Hosted by NUFCFAS LINK 👉https://meet.google.com/xgg-zedj-pcq SPEAKER: Dr Maryam Aldossari @maryamaldossari.bsky.social Board Member at ALQST and Senior Lecturer in HRM & Organisation Studies.

Abbas Araghchi demanded clarification on reports that Mohammed bin Salman was in regular private conversations with Donald Trump, urging the US president “to continue hitting the Iranians hard”. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Situation for Saudi Women - Myth vs Reality THIS THURSDAY MARCH 19th at 7pm ----------------------------------------------- 👉 meet.google.com/xgg-zedj-pcq -----------------------------------------------

Mother, father and brothers aged five and seven shot in the head by Israeli police as they returned from Ramadan shopping trip. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

The dismissal of charges against five Israeli soldiers implicated in the rape and torture of a Palestinian detainee from Gaza in Sde Teyman prison yet another declaration of Israel’s adoption of a policy of impunity for crimes committed against Palestinians. euromedmonitor.org/en/article/7...

Yesterday, @rahilag.bsky.social, Chair of the Management Committee at Southall Black Sisters, spoke at the House of Commons during an #InternationalWomensDay discussion hosted by @rupahuq.bsky.social MP. 1/3

Making the case for migrant women trapped by domestic abuse and uncertain immifration status:

Since his last court appearance in October 2021, Abdulrahman al-Sadhan has again been forcibly disappeared by #SaudiArabia's authorities. Here is his sister Areej addressing his case in 2022. Years later, his family continues to be denied any contact whatsoever. #FreeSadhan

Situation for Saudi Women - Myth vs Reality Hosted by NUFC FANS AGAINST SPORTSWASHING SPEAKER: Dr Maryam Aldossari Board Member at ALQST and Senior Lecturer in HRM & Organisation Studies.

UNICEF says more than 1,100 children have been injured or killed since the war between the US, Israel and Iran began on Feb 28.

The bombing of a girls’ primary school in Minab, in southern Iran, further illustrates the lethal risks of quickly generated or improperly vetted targets, although it remains unclear if and how much AI systems were involved in that operation. www.ft.com/content/fedb...

Maryam Namazie's interview with Suna Alan at Politik: Bombing won’t bring freedom. The people of Iran are trapped between war and dictatorship. www.ozgurpolitika.com/haberi-degis... photo by tinyurl.com/354wn3tt

As the Iran war intensifies, the Gulf Arab states are beginning to openly question the US role in the region. newlinesmag.com/spotlight/th...

‘As tensions across the Middle East escalate sharply following Israeli-US attacks on Iran, we must not forget Israel’s ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and the brutal price women and girls have been paying…’ ⁦‪ www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...

Four Palestinians were killed in two separate villages in the occupied West Bank this weekend, as Israeli settlers continue to ramp up their attacks amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. www.972mag.com/israeli-sett...

As War Comes to Gulf States, Migrant Workers Pay the Highest Price - migrant workers are facing the heaviest toll as war comes to the Gulf countries. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/w...

A one-year-old girl killed under the rubble of her home in Tehran after US-Israeli missiles hit it. This what they call “regime change” and “liberation.” aje.news/4oungf?updat...

‘Trump has declared Iran’s map will “probably not” look the same after the war. He has made it clear that he has no interest in democracy in Iran.’ - American arrogance mirrors the arrogance of an occupying state, fueling war. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Saudi Arabia’s escalating use of the death penalty over the past decade has consistently disadvantaged women, finds new research by ESOHR and ALQST. Read our joint statement here, and see our reports for more. #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 alqst.org/en/post/wome...

Women Facing the Death Penalty in Saudi Arabia: Invisibility and Structural Injustice alqst.org/uploads/wome... by @alqst.bsky.social

Women face systemic discrimination over executions in Saudi Arabia, new research finds by @alqst.bsky.social alqst.org/posts/1163

A strike on a residential area (polite way of saying labour accommodation) in Saudi has left two dead (Indian national and a Bangladeshi national), and 12 injured—all Bangladeshis. The attacks are killing migrant workers who’ve come to earn a living. They’re the ones bearing the brunt of this war.

The American bases in Saudi Arabia must be closed. They exist only to protect Israel while putting our civilian lives at risk. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/...

While Saudi authorities uphold a progressive stance on the advancement of women’s rights in the country, the reality is very different. To learn more, read @maryamaldossari.bsky.social's article. #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2026 alqst.org/en/post/saud...

On #InternationalWomensDay, we renew our call on #SaudiArabia's authorities to release all women’s rights activists, and lift travel bans imposed on them. We further urge the authorities to abolish the male guardianship system and end all discrimination against women. #IWD2026

Southall Black Sisters @sbsisters.bsky.social taking part in Million Women Rise.

At Million Women Rise, we run into pro Royalist, pro Israel, and pro Trump supporters. It’s a really disgusting combination, and even more horrifying that they exist among us.

Iranian schools, hospital and landmarks among civilian sites hit during US-Israeli strikes - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It’s nothing new, the USA targets civilians, even young children, in the name of ‘liberation.’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Join @rahilag.bsky.social , Writer and Chair of Southall Black Sisters, to mark International Women's Day. Rahila Gupta's talk: Do women hold the key to the future? The event will be chaired by @maryamnamazie.bsky.social ⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/do-women-h...

Trump and Netanyahu’s attack on Iran is an illegal. “There is no doubt that the Iranian government is despicable. It met January protests by mowing down protesters-at least 7,000 dead.But the goal of regime change is no defense to the crime of aggression.’ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“Death toll from Iran school bombing reportedly rises to almost 150” .. this is USA ‘liberating Iranian women’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

"Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made multiple private phone calls to Trump over the past month advocating a U.S. attack, despite his public support for a diplomatic solution, the four people said." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

At The National Assembly Party, we strongly reject targeting Iran and putting Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region at risk. We also reject the arrogance of the Israeli occupation and its full American backing, which encourages it to ignite wars .. the-naas.com/en/post/92

US and Israeli attack on Iran: At least 40 girls reported killed in strike on school. Dozens of children aged between seven and 12 hit in attack on Minab city. www.middleeasteye.net/news/least-2...