In Bahrain, Shia Muslims have not been cautioned but banned from holding Muharram mourning rituals, on the surface, for the pandemic but critics say the truth is far beneath of the surface.

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates; their once closely coordinated relationship is now fraying as a cascade of disagreements has emerged between them, especially over the past few months.

Since the onset of the bloody war on Yemen, the United Kingdom has always insisted that it's not a party to the Saudi-led campaign.

Mount Arafat, Saudi Arabia Masked pilgrims climbed Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat on Monday July 20 to pray and repent in the climax of this year's hajj, the smallest in modern times due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Mohammad bin Salman; the de facto leader of the Saudi Kingdom. Since the gruesome murder of Jamal Khashoggi, he has kept rather a low profile in the international arena.

Over the last few years, the MKO has developed close relations with the deep-pocket Saudis.

Saudi Arabia; a kingdom notorious for excessive use of capital punishment. Any protest against the Saudi government might cost the protestors their lives no matter how old they might be.

A political prisoner by the name of Hussain Barakat serving a life sentence in Bahrain died after contracting COVID-19. The tiny kingdom in the Persian Gulf has come under pressure from human rights organizations over poor prison conditions.

This episode looks at the fate of many Yemeni fishermen arrested by the Saudi-led coalition.

These days, Saudi Arabia looks like Buckingham Palace from the outside royal and grand. But from the inside it looks a little like Saddam Hussein's tiny hideout in Tikrit, Iraq in the days before his arrest, trial and execution. Remember his hideout?