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Nobel Peace Prize winner Tawakkol Karman on Yemen: ‘Stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia’
Five of the world’s leading charities have urged the US to abandon support for a coalition – led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – fighting rebel forces in Yemen, saying it would save millions of lives. Shocking images reveal the extent of the starvation amongst Yemeni civilians, as the charities warned that…
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Trump under fire after Saudi Arabia comments
President Trump has thanked Saudi Arabia for the slide in oil prices, amid an outcry over his failure to punish the country over the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Hunt presses Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi death
The Saudi-led coalition’s air strikes on Yemen resumed this afternoon, just as the UK’s Foreign Secretary was trying to persuade the Saudis to commit to a political settlement and a ceasefire.
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Pressure grows on Saudi Arabia over Khasoggi death
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir has become the first senior figure in the Kingdom to comment publicly on the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in an interview with Fox News in America.
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Saudi Arabia admits Jamal Khashoggi was killed in consulate following a ‘fist fight’
Turkey says it will share its evidence about the killing of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi with the rest of the worldm, vowing it would “never allow a cover up”.
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US and UK pull out of Saudi Arabia business summit
Both the US and British government have now pulled out of a high-profile conference due to be held in Saudi Arabia. Dozens of businesses have also bailed – not though, BAE Systems and three major accountancy firms who will be attending.
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Saudi Arabia under pressure over Khashoggi disappearance
The pressure on the government of Saudi Arabia is growing following the disappearance of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi last week. A range of organisations are attempting to distance themselves from the regime. The Financial Times, CNN and the World Bank have all pulled out of a conference planned for later this month in Riyadh. And Turkey appears…
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Turkey puts pressure on Saudi Arabia over missing journalist
Mystery surrounds the disappearance of a prominent critic of Saudi Arabia. Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist, hasn’t been seen since his visit to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul last Tuesday.
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Emily Thornberry MP: ‘We should not be selling arms to Saudi Arabia in current circumstances’
Shadow Foreign Secretary, Emily Thornberry, discusses Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the UK and the country’s role in Yemen.
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Saudi Arabia: More arrests of prominent figures continues in kingdom
There have been more arrests today in Saudi Arabia, as a major purge of powerful princes, ministers and businessmen continued. New officials have been sworn in to take over from more than 40 prominent figures arrested over the weekend. And according to the attorney general – this is just “phase one” of the anti corruption…
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Saudi Arabian heir tightens his grip on power
The heir to the Saudi Arabian throne, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, has tightened his grip on power by detaining dozens of ministers and 11 princes. The 32-year-old, who has said he wants to modernise the wealthy oil state, made the arrests through his new anti-corruption organisation. Among those being held is the billionaire owner…
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Women in Saudi Arabia allowed to drive
It’s taken almost three decades of campaigning – but from next summer women in Saudi Arabia will finally get the right to drive. Until now, Saudi had the dubious distinction of being the only country in the world to ban women from driving – but the surprise royal decree has been welcomed by equal rights…
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Saudi Arabia’s hidden war
The Saudis have now destroyed the last building in the heart of a Shia town in the east – the centre of growing unrest which the authorities are blaming on ‘terrorist’ groups. Meanwhile dozens of people have died in the clashes and thousands are being displaced as their homes are razed to the ground.
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Saudi Arabia tells Qatar to close Al Jazeera
The Qatari-owned television network Al Jazeera has denounced what it calls an attempt to silence freedom of expression, after Saudi Arabia demanded that the broadcaster be shut down. The Saudis, plus other Gulf nations leading a blockade against Qatar, have issued a list of 13 demands in exchange for lifting a draconian two-week embargo. Qatar…
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FactCheck Q&A: Is Saudi Arabia funding ISIS?
The Wikileaks files suggest there have been western efforts to “bring pressure” on Saudi Arabia to end its support for ISIS.
