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In a new memoir, journalist Lara Marlowe recalls the life she shared with her former husband
Saudi Arabia asks Trump to declare Bin Salman immune from federal lawsuit
Crown prince accused of dispatching agents to kill exiled senior Saudi official in Canada
Rights groups condemn move of trial of Saudi woman activist to ‘terrorism court’
Family highlights Loujain al-Hathloul’s case in hope of securing better conditions for activist
Saudi Arabia creates female football league in bid to loosen restrictions
Women still must obtain permission to marry, divorce and seek shelter from domestic abuse
Khashoggi trial was an exercise in scapegoating and not justice
The Saudis may expect that the public executions of the five sentenced to death will put an end to the Khashoggi affair
More Saudi writers and journalists detained, says rights group
London-based ALQST says crackdown on dissent continues with wave of arrests
Decoding da Vinci: Inside the largest Leonardo exhibition ever assembled
The Louvre has put on a blockbuster show to mark 500 years since the artist’s death
Tehran shifts approach to Yemen war
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in talks with Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul Salam
Jailed Saudi women’s activist ‘refuses’ to absolve authorities of torture
Loujain al-Hathloul rejected freedom in return for recording statement, says brother
UAE allies deal decisive blow to Saudi war aims in Yemen
Seizure of Aden by separatists deepens divisions between chief regional partners
Saudi Arabia’s easing of guardianship laws a big step forward
Reforms will heap pressure on crown prince to release jailed female human rights activists
US military deployed near Saudi capital as regional tensions spike
More than 500 US soldiers, airmen returning to base at invitation of King Salman
UAE to cut troop numbers for ‘peace-first’ strategy in Yemen
Emirati troops to leave Hodeidah port amid disagreement with Saudis over devastating war
Khashoggi murder: Evidence shows Saudi crown prince liable – UN expert
‘Baseless allegations’: Saudi official rejects report by rights investigator as ‘nothing new’
Trials of 11 women’s rights activists in Saudi Arabia condemned
Prosecutors accuse the women of initiating ‘criminal’ contacts to share information
Over 30 countries sign statement criticising Saudi Arabia’s rights record
UN human rights commissioner voices concern over arrest and detention of peaceful activists
Houthi rebels agree prisoner swap deal with Yemen government
Expectation that 600 captives held since start of 3½-year civil war in Yemen will be freed
Trump’s loyalty to Saudi crown prince gives free pass to autocrats
US president’s refusal to blame MBS for Khashoggi killing is bad news for Middle East
Saudi-led coalition orders halt to offensive on key Yemen port
Hopes rise for breakthrough in conflict as UAE calls for early UN peace talks
Making sense of a changing Arab world
Book author notes how much jihadism evolved between 9/11 and the 2015 Bataclan attacks
Jamal Khashoggi would have known risks of entering Saudi consulate
Not even royals are exempt from being ‘disappeared’ by despotic Wahhabist regime
Prominent women activists silenced by Saudi Arabia
Despite outward show of social reforms, Saudi authorities are cracking down on dissent
The Irish Times view on women’s rights in Saudi Arabia: Roadblocks ahead
The decision to allow women to drive masks a tightening of social controls in other areas
How the World Cup reflects – and subverts – the world we live in
Encouragingly, political leaders’ attempts to leverage the tournament for personal gain tend to end in failure
Saudi crown prince makes World Cup appearance to meet Putin
Russia and Saudi Arabia have co-operated on crude oil supplies since 2016
Saudi attack on Yemen port of Hodeidah could bring disaster
UN among those warning move on Houthi rebels may kill and maim 250,000 civilians
Iran’s hardliners reinvigorated by US exit from nuclear deal
Reformist president Hassan Rouhani has vowed to continue abiding by the agreement
State visit to Britain by Saudi leader fails to sway critics
London’s weapons deals worth £4.6bn since the war on Yemen launched three years ago
Saudi Arabia releases Palestinian billionaire who holds Irish citizenship
Sabih al-Masri’s family received Irish passports under the ‘passport for sale’ scheme
Macron’s Arab strategy will be on display in Algiers and Doha
French president has positioned himself as the foremost mediator in the Middle East
Syria meetings could determine fate of diplomatic process
Signs that moderates among Saudi-backed opposition are winning ahead of Geneva talks
Lara Marlowe: Macron mediating in Lebanese-Saudi crisis
Saad Hariri’s Paris visit comes amid odd resignation and tense political situation
Yemen crisis: Aid agencies urge Saudi Arabia to lift blockade
‘Worst humanitarian crisis in the world’ deteriorating over closure of ports and airports
Saudi Arabia courts Putin as it looks beyond reliance on US
King Salman embarks on three-day visit to Moscow as part of major policy shift
Saudi Arabia arrests 30 over issues of loyalty to de facto ruler
Crown prince Mohamed bin Salman highly sensitive to dissent as his policies are failing
Iran-Saudi Arabia rift narrows amid shifting alliances in region
Some 86,000 Iranian pilgrims to attend annual Hajj for the first time in two years
Trump win draws mixed reactions from Middle Eastern leaders
Republican gets flurry of congratulatory calls, as some worry about his anti-Islam remarks
At least 10,000 people killed in 18-month Yemen war
Figure nearly double the number previously given by UN and could be much higher
Islamic State loses ground and revenue as desertions increase
Isis targets civilians and tries to stir sectarian strife amid onslaught in Syria and Iraq
Saudi deputy crown prince yet to meet Obama
White House keeps Prince Mohamed bin Salman in suspense on Washington visit
Saudi king’s reckless policies could spell disaster for region
Mass execution elicits threats of retribution from jihadis and ruptures relations with Iran
Assad welcomes shift in West’s stance on Syrian conflict
Syrian president acknowledges ‘important’ input from Hizbullah
Vice-president of Yemen declares Aden ‘liberation’
City key to getting control of country from rebels, says exiled president
Saudi Arabia’s king reorders country’s monarchy
King Salman elevates nephew and son to crown prince and deputy crown prince
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