March 3, 2012, Saudi Arabian time, fresh anti-Saudi and anti-U.S. demonstrations reported in several Saudi Arabian oil ports along the Persian Gulf.
The latest port cities involved are Qatif (Al-Qatif), Rabiyia (Al-Rabeeya) and Awamiyah (Al-Awamia). I’ve posted before how the U.S. media has been totally ignoring what’s been going on in the Pro-U.S. Saudi Arabia for the past year!
As much as 2 million barrels of oil passes through Awamiyah everyday.
Qatif is an ancient city, dating back to 3,500 BC. Most of the jobs in Qatif are related to the oil industry. It’s estimated that Qatif handles 800,000 barrels of oil everyday.
Rabiyia is a town located in the Qatif county/region.
Last year human rights groups claimed hundreds of people were tortured by Saudi police. Many Shi’a Muslims in Saudi Arabia are protesting because the Salafi Muslim government (that’s right, they’re Salafi/Wahhab, not Sunni as claimed by the U.S. media) has arrested and detained many Shi’a without charge, some since 1996!