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Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing, threatens ABC News in White House meeting – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Saudi entourage for US visit may include official implicated in Twitter spy plot

Senior aide to Mohammed bin Salman allegedly led campaign to identify users who were posting critically about Saudi regime

The Guardian - UK

Trump sells F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia as Crown Prince insists on clear path to Israel two-state solution

It is the first visit by MBS to Washington since the 2018 murder of journalist critic Jamal Khashoggi

The Independent UK

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Trump says US will sell F-35 stealth jets to Saudis as Prince Mohammed visits

Kingdom’s de facto ruler to arrive on first White House trip since killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018

The Guardian - UK

Human Rights Watch reject donations from comedians who appeared at Riyadh Comedy Festival

The two-week entertainment event has been criticised due to the Saudi government's alleged human rights abuses. Several comedians who attended have offered to donate part of their performance fees from the Riyadh Comedy Festival. Here's everything you need to know.

Euronews

Why are all these comedians selling out for the Riyadh Comedy festival?

You're that pressed for money?

The Mary Sue

‘Don’t 9/11 your friends’: Marc Maron, Shane Gillis slam Pete Davidson, Kevin Hart and other stars over Saudi comedy festival

‘One reporter was killed by the government but not a f***ing hill I’m going to die on,’ comedian Tim Jefferies told podcaster Theo Von

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Comedians Shane Gillis and Zach Woods Speak Out Against Controversial Saudi Comedy Festival

The Riyadh Comedy Festival has drawn backlash for allegedly helping Saudi Arabia sanitise its rights record. Tim Dillon says he was removed over jokes about forced labour.

International Business Times UK

Florida retiree banned from leaving Saudi Arabia after politically-charged social media posts

Saad Almadi criticized Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson after No 10: files reveal troubling secrets of the ex-PM’s pursuit of profit

In his international dash for cash, Johnson appears to have repeatedly broken ethics rules as he tried to trade on relationships made in Downing Street

The Guardian - UK

A Saudi journalist tweeted against the government – and was executed for ‘high treason’

The death of Turki al-Jasser was the first high-profile killing of a journalist since the 2018 murder of Jamal Khashoggi

The Guardian - US

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Helicopter accidents, nasty feuds, and serial lies.

Reason

Saudi Arabia has big AI ambitions. They could come at the cost of human rights

This week, on his tour of the Middle East, United States President Donald Trump unveiled a suite of new deals with Saudi Arabia.

The Conversation

‘What ever happened to Never Forget?’: 9/11 families blast Trump for warm embrace of Saudi officials

Exclusive: Retired firefighter and 9/11 responder Adam Lake said of the president, “Really, this guy’s not for anybody but himself.”

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Salon

Trump holds a USA yard sale

At least on the issue of putting the USA up for sale, we’re all united against Trump

International Business Times

Swords, Orbs And Fist-bumps: US Presidents In Saudi

In the first foreign tour of his second term, US President Donald Trump will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday before visiting Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

The Independent UK

US gives initial approval for $3.5 billion missile sale to Saudi Arabia before Trump's planned visit

The United States has given initial approval to sell $3.5 billion worth of air-to-air missiles for Saudi Arabia’s fighter jets, the latest proposed arms deal for the region ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned trip to the region later this month

Radio France Internationale

Zelensky heads to Saudi Arabia as Riyadh steps up role as global mediator

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is due in Saudi Arabia on Monday as Riyadh seeks to rebrand itself as a global mediator. By engaging Kyiv, Moscow and Washington, the country is eager to shift its image from repression to diplomacy, leveraging its global ties to shape conflict resolution efforts.

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The Guardian - US

Trump is using the presidency to seek golf deals. Hardly anyone’s paying attention

A deal between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-funded LIV league would directly benefit the US president’s family business

International Business Times

'Saudi Is The Best!': Why Are TikTok Mumfluencers Lauding Desert Megacity?

Expat "mumfluencers" are taking to TikTok to sing the praises of life in Saudi Arabia and to extol the virtues of its new NEOM megacity, filming their idyllic lives spent picnicking by turquoise waters and shopping in gleaming malls.

The Guardian - UK

Human rights for Syrians but perhaps not for Saudis in Labour’s Middle East

While David Lammy lauded the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Keir Starmer was having a love-in with Mohammed bin Salman

Evening Standard

Starmer defends seeking investment from ‘key partner’ Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was pressed to raise human rights concerns during his talks with Mohammad bin Salman

The Independent UK

Economic growth more important than human rights, Downing Street suggests

PM’s spokesperson says economic growth is ‘number one priority’ amid questions over human rights abuses in Saudi Arabia

Evening Standard

Starmer has economy as top priority on Saudi trip amid human rights concerns

Sir Keir Starmer was meeting Mohammad bin Salman on the latest leg of his Middle East trip.

The Independent UK

Jamal Khashoggi’s widow urges Starmer to raise his murder at Saudi meeting

PM’s two-day trip to the Middle East is likely to be overshadowed by the fall of the Assad regime in Syria

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