UK ‘turning a blind eye’ to threats to kill Saudi activists living in exile
Saudis living in the UK claim Riyadh is targeting them for speaking out on human rights and jailing of female activists
March 2024
Alicia Keys criticised for Women’s Day event in ‘misogynist’ Saudi Arabia
The US singer has been called out by human rights activists for hosting a summit and performing on stage in the repressive state
February 2024
Horror and hypocrisy in the wake of Alexei Navalny’s death
‘He couldn’t see light at the end of the tunnel’: Jamal Khashoggi’s widow on their life and his death
October 2023
Rights and freedom
Cop28 in Dubai: detention risk warning at UN climate summit
The emirate brands itself as a travel hub open to the world, but has seen a string of high-profile detentions of activists
Biden accused of betrayal of Khashoggi over push to deepen Saudi ties
Activists and Democrats condemn rapprochement – aimed at heading off China – with ‘autocratic, sociopathic government’
Khashoggi was killed five years ago. Thanks to Trump and Biden, Saudi Arabia is stronger than ever
Mohamad Bazzi
After the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the US vowed to hold Saudi Arabia accountable. Biden has done the opposite
August 2023
Tony Blair Institute continued taking money from Saudi Arabia after Khashoggi murder
Blair defends continuing partnership with kingdom despite ‘anxieties’ after 2018 assassination of journalist
July 2023
Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s $6bn spend on ‘sportswashing’
Saudis don’t need the money that flows in modern sport, but they do crave the kudos
Kenan Malik
The Guardian view on Saudi Arabia and the west: don’t count on Riyadh
UK invites Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to visit
June 2023
Saudi leader trying to avoid ‘pariah’ status with LIV-PGA merger, says campaigner
Mohammed bin Salman said to look to repair his reputation after 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul
US Senate asks governor of Saudi wealth fund to testify over LIV-PGA merger
Invitation raises possibility Yasir al-Rumayyan could be questioned under oath about execution of Jamal Khashoggi
Threatened Saudi dissident told to live like Edward Snowden by Met police
Col Rabih Alenezi received advice after reporting death threats, of which he says he receives 50 a week
May 2023
The Guardian view on Saudi Arabia’s rehabilitation: following the money
Editorial: Sports stars and business people are embracing the kingdom again, but human rights abuses continue four years after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
April 2023
Saudi politics and pageantry as Norman brings LIV fever dream to Adelaide
Matt Cleary
The crowds flocking to LIV Golf in Adelaide are proof Australian fans are still beguiled enough by Greg Norman to buy into his Saudi-backed slogan that ‘golf is a force for good’
January 2023
Washington Post condemns Pompeo for ‘vile’ Khashoggi ‘falsehoods’
Fred Ryan says former secretary of state ‘outrageously misrepresents’ Post journalist murdered by Saudi Arabian regime
Mike Pompeo dismisses ‘faux outrage’ over murder of Jamal Khashoggi
Former Trump secretary of state claims US media depicted Washington Post columnist as ‘a Saudi Arabian Bob Woodward’
The Audio Long Read
‘The Godfather, Saudi-style’: inside the palace coup that brought MBS to power – podcast
Not long ago, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince, Mohammed bin Nayef, was all set to assume power. But his ambitious young cousin had a ruthless plan to seize control for himself. By Anuj Chopra
