Saudi Arabia: Doctor imprisoned despite US ‘administration pressure’


Issue 1116 - 10 Dec 2020 | 1 minute read

A prominent Saudi-American doctor was sentenced to six years in prison on 8 December, despite pressure from the Trump administration to drop the charges, and allow Walid Fitaihi and his family to travel, The New York Times (NYT) reported.

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