Alkarama has learned that the Saudi authorities have released Yemeni national Mohsen Saleh Nasser Al-Awlaki, who is expected to return to Yemen after spending five years and four months in the Kingdom’s prisons. He had been convicted on charges of adhering to “deviant ideas” and supporting a religious group linked to “Ansar al-Mahdi”.
On 21 September 2026, the world marks the International Day of Peace, proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 55/282 of 7 September 2001. The Day was established to promote a global day of ceasefire and non-violence through education and public awareness, and to support efforts towards achieving a worldwide ceasefire.
15 September 2026 marks the International Day of Democracy, proclaimed by the United Nations through General Assembly resolution 62/7, adopted on 8 November 2007, with the aim of promoting democratic systems.
What began as a case of a fake pilgrimage visa to Mecca, of which Mr Amr Abdelfattah and his wife were victims in France, descended into absolute arbitrariness following a police check near the Grand Mosque.
