SHOCKING: 12 - What They Never Told You

Germany's Scholz seeks to deepen energy partnership with Saudi Arabia

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday after a meeting with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that he wants to deepen the energy partnership between the two countries.

Reuters · Sep 24, 2022

Saudi prince's Ukraine mediation signals 'useful' Russia ties - analysts

Saudi Arabia has won a diplomatic victory by securing freedom for foreign fighters captured in Ukraine, signalling the value of the crown prince's alliance with Russia to Western partners seeking to isolate Moscow over the war there, analysts say.

Reuters · Sep 23, 2022

Jamal Khashoggi’s wife to sue NSO Group over Pegasus spyware

Hanan Elatr also plans to sue Saudi and UAE governments over alleged surveillance attempts on her

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022

‘Stain on Queen’s memory’: Saudi crown prince’s planned visit condemned

Campaigners including Hatice Cengiz, fiancee of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, condemn plan

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2022

Queen lying in state: wait time to see coffin now 19 hours as King and siblings end vigil – as it happened

King, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward watch over coffin for 15 minutes

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2022

Mohammed bin Salman ‘will travel to London to deliver condolences’

Crown prince will reportedly head Saudi delegation but attendance at Queen’s funeral unconfirmed

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2022

'Sportswashing' Saudi Arabia could bid for 2030 World Cup despite horror mass executions

Reports that Saudi Arabia could lead a joint bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup have sparked criticism that the nation continues to land major sporting events despite its appalling record on human rights

Daily Mirror · Sep 11, 2022

Saudi Arabia Is Betting $1 Trillion It Can Become the Next Tourist Hotspot

Retired Arkansas accountant Dora Jane Flesher wanted a postpandemic adventure off the beaten track. In Saudi Arabia she was mesmerized by ancient tombs carved into sandstone outcroppings in Al-Ula. She was less impressed by a museum featuring a collection of old TVs and touch-tone phones plus rocks from every U.S.…

Bangkok Post · Sep 5, 2022

American appeals money laundering conviction in UAE, lawyer says

U.S. citizen and civil rights attorney Asim Ghafoor has appealed to a United Arab Emirates court his conviction for money laundering, his lawyer said on Friday, a week after he was released from detention there and returned to the United States.

Reuters · Aug 19, 2022

US lawyer released after UAE money laundering conviction

Asim Ghafoor, a prominent civil rights lawyer, was arrested while he was in transit through Dubai airport last month.

Al Jazeera · Aug 13, 2022