Mohamed Bin Salman
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US military deployed near Saudi capital as regional tensions spike
- Middle East
- July 26, 2019, 18:17
US troops, war planes and missile defence batteries are being deployed at the Prince Sultan air base south of the Saudi capital Riyadh as regional ten(...)

UAE to cut troop numbers for ‘peace-first’ strategy in Yemen
- Middle East
- July 9, 2019, 16:19
The United Arab Emirates is cutting troop numbers in Yemen and shifting from a “military-first strategy” to a “peace-first strategy” for the war-devas(...)

Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and other senior Saudi officials should be investigated over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi since the(...)

Trials of 11 women’s rights activists in Saudi Arabia condemned
- Middle East
- March 25, 2019, 18:11
Human rights groups have condemned the trials in Saudi Arabia of 11 women activists who campaigned against male guardianship, which treats women as mi(...)

Over 30 countries sign statement criticising Saudi Arabia’s rights record
- Middle East
- March 7, 2019, 17:33
Ahead of today’s celebrations of International Women’s Day, 36 countries, including all EU member states, signed a statement criticising Saudi Arabia’(...)

Houthi rebels agree prisoner swap deal with Yemen government
- Middle East
- December 10, 2018, 20:06
Yemen’s Saudi-sponsored government and Houthi rebels have achieved a breakthrough during their first direct talks in years by agreeing on a prisoner e(...)

Trump’s loyalty to Saudi crown prince gives free pass to autocrats
- US
- November 21, 2018, 14:58
By deciding not to hold Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Trump administratio(...)

Saudi-led coalition orders halt to offensive on key Yemen port
- Middle East
- November 15, 2018, 16:14
Saudi-led coalition forces have halted an offensive against Houthi rebels in Yemen’s Hodeida port after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) called for “ear(...)

Making sense of a changing Arab world
- Middle East
- November 15, 2018, 01:00
When the French academic Gilles Kepel went to Damascus to study Arabic in 1977, the two most salient features of the Middle East were the Arab-Israeli(...)

Jamal Khashoggi would have known risks of entering Saudi consulate
- Middle East
- October 12, 2018, 17:42
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi had been a regime insider for decades and knew how the kingdom’s rulers and security services dealt with dissidents. (...)