Al-Qaida’s Yemen branch threatens Saudis and US, vowing revenge for executions

Amnesty International said Saudi Arabia engaged in “a horrendous execution spree” in 2015, when the number of people put to death was the highest for two decades, since 192 in 1995.

Saudi Arabia rang in the new year with a mass execution of 47 suspected terrorists on January 2nd, and they want you to know it.

Al-Qaeda has warned Saudi Arabia it will pay for the executions of dozens of its members, saying they were meant to be a new year’s gift to Riyadh’s Western allies aimed at consolidating the rule of the Saud dynasty.

Highlighting Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s efforts towards restoration of peace in different conflicted areas of the world, Senator Malik said he appreciated the extraordinary struggle for global peace.

Senator Malik – Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior – asked the United Nations chief to play an important role to cool down the growing tension between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The kingdom has assets that it hasn’t utilized yet, and non-oil revenue may reach $100 billion over the next five years, Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman said in an interview with The Economist last week. On the ground troops, he quoted Aziz as having said that “troops on ground, is against Pakistan’s policy…it would be inconsistent to our policy [if troops are sent anywhere abroad], apart from United Nations peacekeeping mission, Pakistan has neither sent its troops in the past nor will it send in the future”.

Saudi Arabia last month announced spending and subsidy cuts, reflecting scaled-back revenue expectations.

By severing relations with Iran, Saudi Arabia also shifts public attention away from its domestic problems, which include a sharp drop in oil prices and growing political instability stemming from rivalries within the Saudi ruling family, Bremmer said.

The “bold and strong” stances taken by Saudi Arabia recently were not only aimed at preserving Saudi security, but also at safeguarding the stability of all regional countries from the blatant interference which contravenes all worldwide diplomatic norms, he added.

Islamic State operations and activities across the Middle East have led to military responses executed by alliances that most of the time rival each other.

The US, which is supporting groups trying to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is meanwhile leading another alliance against IS. The US-led alliance has been supporting ground operations against IS with their air strikes.