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William’s Saudi tour to forge closer ties with key UK ally ends

William began his final day enjoying the ‘stunning’ desert landscape of a Saudi Arabian nature reserve.

Evening Standard

Prince William Proves He's the "Backbone of the Modern Monarchy" During Diplomatic Visit Amid Epstein Scandal

The Prince of Wales has shown an "exceptional talent for diplomacy" in Saudi Arabia.

Marie Claire

William speaks to Saudi women about freedoms and societal change

The Prince of Wales visited several initiatives in Riyadh on the second day of his visit to the kingdom.

Evening Standard

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Prince William to meet controversial Saudi Arabian Crown Prince on crucial visit

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The Independent UK

William to meet female footballers during Saudi Arabia tour

The future King’s three-day trip aims to strengthen the UK’s ties with one of its key Middle East allies.

Evening Standard

Prince William visits Saudi Arabia for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meeting

The Prince of Wales discussed the trip with his father King Charles III

The Independent UK

William arrives in Saudi Arabia for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman talks

London and Riyadh are hopeful the two men, who have met before, will develop a connection.

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Sacred Kaaba cloth used as carpet? New Epstein files image sparks outrage across Muslim world after Kiswa seen on Jeffrey Epstein’s floor

Newly unsealed Epstein Files reveal fragments of the sacred Kaaba cloth, the Kiswa, laid on the floor of Jeffrey Epstein's US residence. The shipment, declared as "artwork", had earlier sparked global outrage and deep cultural backlash within Muslim communities. Unanswered questions persist regarding the purpose and oversight of this transfer.

The Times of India

William begins three-day visit to Saudi Arabia

The Prince of Wales’s first official overseas visit of 2026 is his first to the Middle East since a 2023 trip to Kuwait.

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on Saudi Arabia and the UAE: as former allies clash, others are likely to pay

Editorial: The growing rift between two Gulf powers will be felt across the Middle East and the Horn of Africa

The Guardian - UK

Jeffrey Epstein Brokered Secret Meeting Between Qatari and Israeli Leaders

The late sex trafficker brought together former prime ministers from both countries while trying to help Qatar out of its diplomatic isolation.

Reason

Neom nightmare: How Mohammed bin Salman’s dream of a ‘city of the future’ became a $500bn disaster

IN DEPTH: Nearly a decade ago, the Saudi crown prince promised to build a gleaming utopia on the coast of the Red Sea that would redefine how human beings lived and worked. But experts say the scaling back of his project reveals that it was always an impossible dream in…

The Independent UK

Scoop: Saudi defense minister says Trump not bombing Iran would embolden regime

"At this point, if this doesn't happen, it will only embolden the regime."

Axios

‘Don’t they have mercy?’: A mother on losing her son in a record year of Saudi executions

Essam al-Shazly is the latest foreign national to die in a ‘horrifying’ surge in capital punishment under Mohammed bin Salman. His mother has bravely spoken to the Guardian of his ‘unjust’ killing

The Guardian - UK

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Ambitious 170 km long Saudi megacity 'The Line' has scope slashed and may be repurposed as AI data center hub — futuristic desert city was set to house 9 million people, and showcased polarizing sci-fi design

New reports suggest Saudi Arabia is drastically reducing the scale of megaproject 'The Line',' possibly pivoting its future to become a hub for AI data centers.

The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia ‘scales back plans for 100-mile desert megacity’ after concerns raised over billions spent

A Saudi official said last year that the government had ‘spent too much’ on its flagship project

The Conversation

Saudi-UAE bust-up over Yemen was only a matter of time − and reflects wider rift over vision for the region

Years of simmering tensions between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates exploded into the open on Dec. 30, 2025.

The Independent UK

Pakistan’s premier offers 'complete solidarity' to Saudi Crown Prince after Yemen port strike

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoken to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to express solidarity with the Kingdom following the recent Saudi bombing of Yemen’s port city of Mukalla

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The Independent UK

Long queues and high prices as Saudi Arabia quietly expands its only alcohol store

Saudi Arabia, home to the holiest sites in Islam, has banned alcohol since the early 1950s

The Independent UK

Fifa’s bow to Cristiano Ronaldo marks a new low in the stained reign of Gianni Infantino

The bizarre but unsurprising decision to lift the suspension that should have ruled Ronaldo out of Portugal’s opening World Cup games damages the sporting integrity Fifa is meant to uphold above all else

The Independent UK

‘Piggy, stupid, incapable’: The times Trump has lashed out at female reporters in recent months

Almost all of those to have provoked the president’s wrath recently have been women, yet the White House has insisted that the insults are ‘nothing to do with gender’

The Independent UK

Cristiano Ronaldo has escaped a World Cup ban and no one is surprised

OPINION: There is no real precedent for Fifa’s decision to suspend the final two games of Ronaldo’s three-game ban but the World Cup was never going to begin without its biggest star, writes Jamie Braidwood

The Conversation

Abraham accords: Israel’s latest push to improve Arab relations could stall over Palestinian statehood

Mohammed bin Salman wants to bring Saudi Arabia into the Abraham accords, the network of agreements to normalise relations between Israel with other countries in the Middle East and, increasingly, beyond. Donald Trump would have enjoyed hearing this when the Saudi crown prince visited the White House on November 18.

Roll Call

From Epstein to prices, Trump is in a gambling mood this Thanksgiving - Roll Call

President Trump is in a gambling mood — and Democratic lawmakers and watchdogs want him to explain some recent actions as Thanksgiving nears.

The Guardian - UK

Why Trump’s lavish Saudi courtship leaves Israel on the back foot

Pageantry and trillion-dollar promises reveal how Washington’s loyalties may be tilting toward the Gulf

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