The BBC reported that a Saudi twitter user has been detained in Kuala Lumpur following his posting of a controversial tweet about the Prophet Muhammad on the Prophet's birthday last week. Hamza Kashgari posted: "I have loved things about you and I have hated things about you and there is a lot I don't understand about you. I will not pray for you".
Blasphemy can be punished by death in Saudi Arabia. If Kashgari is extradited back to Saudi he will certainly face trial.
Al Jazeera reported that Yemenis are urging Saleh supporters still in positions of power to step down ahead of the upcoming elections. Many of Saleh's close relatives, such as his half brother who commands the country's Air Force still control significant offices throughout the country. I can understand why the Yemeni people are asking for team-Saleh to move out. Without them moving on it is impossible for the country to move on.
The News Tribe reported that Britain and Qatar have been providing logistics support to armed groups in Homs who are fighting Syrian government forces. Should this be true, it shows a slight difference between the official stance of "no intervention in Syria". I for one think it's reassuring to think that certain countries in the international community are starting to take affirmative action to support the Syrian people.
MSNBC reported that Saudi Arabia have announced they will rush to acquire nuclear weapons if Iran successfully tests an atomic bomb. Saudi confidence in their ability to lay their hands on nuclear weapons strongly implies an agreement between the Sunni Kingdom and her western allies to provide arms in the case of an nuclear capable Iran. Given that Reuters reported on a Maple Croft paper which labelled Saudi as the least stable country of the developing world, I think we should all be concerned at the prospect of a Nuclear Saudi Arabia.
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