[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on the Arabian Peninsula and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Arabian Peninsula Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week`s roundup to ap@jadaliyya.com by Monday night of every week.]
Regional and International Relations
Qatar: Egypt must free political prisoners The Qatari foreign minister calls upon the Egyptian government to release Muslim Brotherhood leaders.
‘Some girls have been married 60 times by the time they turn 18’ Max Fisher writes about the child sex tourism industry in Egypt, where the majority of the “buyers” come from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait.
Reports and Opinions
Saudi prince defects: ‘Brutality, oppression as govt scared of Arab revolts’ (EXCLUSIVE) An interview with Prince Khaled Bin Farhan al-Saud on persecution of activists, human rights violations, and corruption in the kingdom.
Qatar jails a Nepali teacher on charges of insulting Islam Anup Kaphle reports on a Nepali chemistry teacher at the Qatar Academy who is awaiting trial in jail on charges of insulting Islam.
World Cup in Qatar ‘impossible’ in summer, says Greg Dyke Dan Roan reports on the Football Association chairman’s statement regarding holding the World Cup in Qatar in 2022.
Repression in Bahrain
Bahrain warns protesters they will be met with force Ian Black writes on the Bahraini regime’s warning to protesters who are planning massive protests on 14 August.
Bahrain cages in villages with barbed wire ahead rally A news report detailing the political scene in Bahrain on the eve of planned protests.
Bahrain: New decrees ban dissent as further protests organized Amnesty International condemns two new decrees that ban all protests in the kingdom ahead of planned protests.
Dispatches: Bahrain under lockdown Nicholas McGeehan reports on measures taken by the Bahraini police, including setting up barbed wire fences around the villages of Sehla and Bilad Al Qadeem, in preparation for the protests organized by the Bahraini opposition.
Bahrain braces for anti-government protests Gregg Carlstrom offers an account of a pre-emptive crackdown in Bahrain ahead of the protests called for by “Tamarod” this Wednesday.
Bahrain – Acting President of BCHR and Co-Director of GCHR Banned from Boarding British Airways Flight to Bahrain The Gulf Center for Human Rights condemns the Bahraini regime’s banning Maryam Al-Khawaja from flying to Bahrain.
Bahrain bans US teacher for ‘radical’ writing A news report on the deportation of an American teacher in Bahrain who wrote several articles, under a pseudonym, for online publications.
The US must not bear silent witness to another crackdown in Bahrain Jeffrey Bachman and Matar Ebrahim Matar write on protests in Bahrain since 2011 and hope the United States will exert pressure on the Bahraini regime to ensure that human rights are respected.
Crisis in Yemen
The innocents caught under the drones: For fearful Yemenis the US and al-Qai’da look very similar Farea Al-Muslimi reflects on everyday life in Yemen last week, which witnessed eight drone strikes in different cities following an al-Qaeda threat alert and the closure of Western embassies in the country.
The US view of Yemen as an al-Qaida hotbed is a travesty of the truth Brian Whitaker provides a critical analysis of US perception of Yemen, and emphasizes that Yemen is a real place with people who are seeking social justice.
Why drone attacks in Yemen are like ‘trying to hit a ghost’ Yalda Hakim speaks to people in Yemeni cities—including Zinjibar, Jaar, and Radda—who lost family members in drone strikes.
Barrage of drone strikes in Yemen show flaws of US counter-terrorism strategy Spencer Ackerman analyzed the failed US government’s strategy of “bombing and hoping.”
Yemeni soldiers killed in suspected al-Qaida attack A news report on the death of five soldiers in Shabwa province.
US and UK pull staff out of Yemen amid terror alert A news report on the closure of twenty foreign embassies in Yemen last week.
Yemen on ‘high alert’ over warning of imminent al-Qaida attack Ian Black and Spencer Ackerman report on the “extraordinary and unprecedented” security measures in Yemen last week.
US drone strikes kill seven alleged al-Qaida members in Yemen Ian Black reports on an American drone strike in Shabwa province last Wednesday.
Yemen: ‘Militants’ die in fresh drone strikes A news report on three drone strikes last Thursday, which killed at least fourteen suspected al-Qaeda fighters.
Two militants killed in Yemen ‘drone strike’ A news report on a drone strike in Lahij province last Saturday.
US steps up drone strikes in Yemen as al-Qaida attack fears mount in capital Adam Baron writes on the intensification of drone strikes, which reached eight strikes in two weeks.
Yemen, on Alert for Terrorism, Says It Foiled a Qaeda Plot Nasser Arrabyee and Alan Cowell write on the Yemeni security officials’ statement that they foiled an al-Qaeda plot to seize a port and kidnap foreigners.
Media
Kuwait pulls cleric from TV over sectarianism Government officials cancel a prominent religious cleric’s show for promoting sectarian tensions and al-Qaeda linked group in Syria.
Arabic
بهدوء | السعودية تعلن الحرب الطائفية في سوريا
Nahdh Hitti examines Saudi Arabia`s role in intensifying sectarian war in Syria.
السعودية تطلق سراح ناشط بعد اعتقاله عامين
Saudi Arabia releases human rights activist Mohammed al-Bijadi after two years in prison.
التعبئة الجهادية الجديدة في السعودية
Sarah Al Mashafi writes on the increased Jihadist mobilization in Saudi Arabia.
السعودية تتصدى لمشروعي الديمقراطية والاسلام السياسي
Said al-Shihabi writes on Saudi Arabia`s foreign philosophy.
السعودية ومسلسل الاعتقالات
Madawi al-Rasheed examines political arrests in Saudi Arabia in light of the release of the activist, Mohammed al-Bijadi.
الكويت | صباح الأحمد: حذار استدراج الفتنة
The Kuwaiti emir warns against sedition in the country.
البحرين | المنامة تحظر التظاهر… و"تمرد" تعلن النفير العام
A news report on the upcoming planned protests in Bahrain.
"تمرد البحرين" غداً: الإرشادات العامة للنفير
A news report on the instructions circulated by Bahrain`s "Tamarod" Movement on the upcoming protests.
دعوة `تمرد` تجدد ثورة البحرين المنسية
Said al-Shihabi argues that the protests called for by the "Tamarod" movement have invigorated Bahrain`s forgotten revolution.
هلع في القصر: البحارنة ينتفضون اليوم
Abbas Bousafwan writes on the royal family`s fear of the planned protests in Bahrain.
اليمن | إحباط "مؤمراة" للسيطرة على منشآت للطاقة
The Yemeni government announces that it foiled an al-Qaeda plot.
اليمن: أفغانستان العرب
Mona Safwan describes Yemen as the Arab Afghanistan.