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Saudi Arabia

Erdogan wants Istanbul trial over ‘planned’ Khashoggi murder
Article
/ 23 October 2018

Erdogan wants Istanbul trial over ‘planned’ Khashoggi murder

​Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Jamal Khashoggi’s murder was ‘planned’ days in advance according to a ‘roadmap’ by a Saudi team

By Raziye Akkoc and Stuart Williams
After Khashoggi killing, Saudi Arabia’s PR machine shows cracks
Article
/ 23 October 2018

After Khashoggi killing, Saudi Arabia’s PR machine shows cracks

After devoting well over $100-million to influencing Washington, the oil-rich state is facing a PR crisis it didn’t see coming

By Shaun Tandon
Turkey vows to reveal ‘naked truth’ over Khashoggi death
Article
/ 22 October 2018

Turkey vows to reveal ‘naked truth’ over Khashoggi death

Turkish officials have said they believe that 15 Saudi men who arrived in Istanbul on two flights on October 2 were connected to Khashoggi’s death

By Brian Knowlton, Joe Jackson and Fulya Ozerkan
Trump accuses Saudis of ‘lies’ over Khashoggi killing
Article
/ 21 October 2018

Trump accuses Saudis of ‘lies’ over Khashoggi killing

The US president’s comments are his strongest comments to date on the affair

By Issam Ahmed and Brian Knowlton
Saudi account of Khashoggi’s death meets growing scepticism
Article
/ 21 October 2018

Saudi account of Khashoggi’s death meets growing scepticism

After a fortnight of denials, Saudi authorities admitted on Saturday that the Washington Post columnist was killed after entering the consulate

By Agency
Denel lands deep in Gulf crisis
Article
/ 19 October 2018

Denel lands deep in Gulf crisis

The South African arms manufacturer fends off undue pressure from Saudi military company

By Matuma Letsoalo Author, Thanduxolo Jika, Sabelo Skiti and Khadija Patel
Khashoggi was collateral damage
Article
/ 19 October 2018

Khashoggi was collateral damage

Supporting Saudi Arabia’s lukewarm reforms sends a signal of consent to a murderous regime

By Khadija Patel
The business of war in Yemen­ – how Saudi dollars keep the arms flowing
Article
/ 19 October 2018

The business of war in Yemen­ – how Saudi dollars keep the arms flowing

No one, not even seemingly principled South Africa, can resist selling weapons to a warring, rogue state

By Micah Reddy
Magda Wierzycka on why she opted out of ‘Davos in the desert’
Article
/ 18 October 2018

Magda Wierzycka on why she opted out of ‘Davos in the desert’

The alarming disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has prompted other attendees to pull out of the event

By Lynley Donnelly
Khashoggi case: Is Saudi-Turkish investigation a mere formality?
Article
/ 18 October 2018

Khashoggi case: Is Saudi-Turkish investigation a mere formality?

Saudi-Turkish probe into disappearance represents a front to negotiate interests between the two nations, analysts say

By Staff Reporter
SA government ‘concerned’ over Khashoggi, still open to business with Saudi
Article
/ 17 October 2018

SA government ‘concerned’ over Khashoggi, still open to business with Saudi

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi is alleged to have been killed by Saudi officials

By Raeesa Pather
Trump floats ‘rogue killers’ in Khashoggi case, Pompeo heads to Saudi
Article
/ 16 October 2018

Trump floats ‘rogue killers’ in Khashoggi case, Pompeo heads to Saudi

Turkish police on Monday searched the Saudi consulate in Istanbul for the first time since Khashoggi went missing

By Agency
Saudi Arabia vows retaliation if punished over missing critic
Article
/ 15 October 2018

Saudi Arabia vows retaliation if punished over missing critic

From tech tycoons to media giants, a host of Western companies are now distancing themselves from the Gulf state

By Omar Hasan
London, Paris, Berlin demand ‘credible’ Khashoggi probe
Article
/ 14 October 2018

London, Paris, Berlin demand ‘credible’ Khashoggi probe

The nations have called for those responsible for the journalist’s disappearance to be held accountable

By Agency
Saudi Arabia to let Turkey search consulate over missing journalist
Article
/ 10 October 2018

Saudi Arabia to let Turkey search consulate over missing journalist

While Riyadh claimed he had left the consulate after his visit, Turkish police said Jamal Khashoggi did not emerge from the building

By Raziye Akkoc and Fulya Ozerkan
The world ignores Yemen’s humanitarian crisis
Article
/ 10 October 2018

The world ignores Yemen’s humanitarian crisis

The state is using famine as a weapon of war but SA abstained in a UN human rights resolution

By Mia Swart
Cash-strapped Denel denies being approached by Saudi government for arms deal
Article
/ 4 October 2018

Cash-strapped Denel denies being approached by Saudi government for arms deal

But, the public enterprises department confirms it held discussions with the Saudis

By Raeesa Pather
Yemen bus massacre: How a joyful excursion ended in sheer horror
Article
/ 19 August 2018

Yemen bus massacre: How a joyful excursion ended in sheer horror

Mokhtar was one of the few survivors rescued from the mangled wreckage of a bus targeted by Saudi Arabia

By Staff Reporter
Saudi Arabia expels Canadian ambassador over criticism of arrests
Article
/ 6 August 2018

Saudi Arabia expels Canadian ambassador over criticism of arrests

Riyadh also recalls its envoy and suspends trade deals after Canada’s foreign ministry denounced jailing of activists

By Agency
Getting from point A to point B safely
Article
/ 27 July 2018

Getting from point A to point B safely

South African drivers like to make up their own rules

By Welcome Lishivha
Human rights issues will test foreign policy
Article
/ 27 July 2018

Human rights issues will test foreign policy

If SA wants to regain its global standing, it must take a moral stand that may irk its new friends

By Richard Calland
Ramaphosa downplays hope of a quick fix for high fuel, VAT
Article
/ 16 July 2018

Ramaphosa downplays hope of a quick fix for high fuel, VAT

Ministers in the economic cluster have a two-week deadline to come up with measures to ease the burden of high fuel prices and the VAT hike

By Mahlatse Mahlase
Saudi Arabia pledges to invest R133-billion in SA energy sector
Article
/ 12 July 2018

Saudi Arabia pledges to invest R133-billion in SA energy sector

Ramaphosa is on an aggressive plan to woo investors to deal with high unemployment rates and deepening poverty

By Mahlatse Mahlase
Mauritania’s slavery problem
Africa
/ 15 June 2018

Mauritania’s slavery problem

Next month’s African Union summit will be hosted by one of the world’s worst perpetrators, but slavery is off the agenda

By Tim Fish Hodgson and Simphiwe Sidu
Cheryshev stars as Russia rout Saudi Arabia in World Cup opener
Article
/ 14 June 2018

Cheryshev stars as Russia rout Saudi Arabia in World Cup opener

Denis Cheryshev said there were "no words to express" how he felt after he struck twice for Russia as the World Cup hosts thumped Saudi Arabia.

By Staff Reporter
Saudi Arabian women receive driving licenses for the first time
Article
/ 5 June 2018

Saudi Arabian women receive driving licenses for the first time

Women who have driver’s licenses from other countries can now exchange them for Saudi licenses

By Staff Reporter
Saudi Arabia’s first cinema in decades to open on April 18
Article
/ 5 April 2018

Saudi Arabia’s first cinema in decades to open on April 18

AMC Entertainment has been granted the first licence to operate cinemas, with Saudi state media saying the US giant is expected to open 40 cinemas

By Staff Reporter
Riyadh’s Ritz ‘luxury prison’ reopens after graft crackdown
Article
/ 11 February 2018

Riyadh’s Ritz ‘luxury prison’ reopens after graft crackdown

Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton welcomed back guests as it reopened for business more than three months after becoming a gilded prison for Saudi elites

By Anuj Chopra
Iran’s supreme leader: Saudis betrayed Muslim world
Article
/ 17 January 2018

Iran’s supreme leader: Saudis betrayed Muslim world

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Saudi Arabia of helping the United States and the "Zionists".

By Agency
Saudi’s stadiums open their doors to women on Friday
Article
/ 8 January 2018

Saudi’s stadiums open their doors to women on Friday

The kingdom, which has some of the world’s tightest restrictions on women, has long barred women from sports arenas

By Agence France Presse
Tunisia airline row: UAE ‘political miscalculation’?
Article
/ 27 December 2017

Tunisia airline row: UAE ‘political miscalculation’?

UAE’s move to ban Tunisian women from Emirates flights reflects tense relations between the two countries, experts say.

By Staff Reporter
Saudi permanently closes only land border with Qatar
Article
/ 20 December 2017

Saudi permanently closes only land border with Qatar

The gate was first closed two weeks after Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, and Bahrain cut diplomatic and trade ties with Qatar on June 5

By Al Jazeera
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