Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s wealth fund takes 10% stake in Heathrow airport
Spanish firm Ferrovial sells off holding after 17 years, with other 15% going to French group Ardian
Mark Sweney
29, Nov, 2023 @9:35 AM

Deal to keep 1.5C hopes alive is within reach, says Cop28 president
Exclusive: Sultan Al Jaber says progress means ‘unprecedented outcome’ is possible
Fiona Harvey Environment editor
29, Nov, 2023 @5:00 AM

Revealed: Saudi Arabia’s grand plan to ‘hook’ poor countries on oil
Climate scientists say fossil fuel use needs to fall rapidly – but oil-rich kingdom is working to drive up demand
Damian Carrington Environment editor
27, Nov, 2023 @7:00 PM

Revealed: how top PR firm uses ‘trust barometer’ to promote world’s autocrats
Edelman, world’s largest public relations company, paid millions by Saudi Arabia, UAE and other repressive regimes
Adam Lowenstein in Washington
24, Nov, 2023 @11:00 AM

Houthi attacks on Israel jeopardise Saudi peace efforts in Yemen
US reportedly willing to attack Houthi military sites unless Houthis release Israeli-linked ship seized on Sunday
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
24, Nov, 2023 @6:00 AM

Woman who fled Saudi Arabia with daughter wins court battle to stay in US
Bethany Alhaidari granted permission to defy Saudi custody order because of serious risk of death if she returned to kingdom
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington
14, Nov, 2023 @10:08 PM

Gulf states fend off call from Iran to arm Palestinians at Riyadh summit
Iranian president had travelled to Saudi Arabia to try to force a more interventionist approach to Israel-Hamas war
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
12, Nov, 2023 @2:53 PM

Middle East leaders hold emergency summit amid siege on Gaza hospital
Al-Shifa chief says Israeli troops firing at complex, which has no medical supplies, power or water for thousands trapped inside
Ruth Michaelson
11, Nov, 2023 @1:26 PM

Macron calls for end to killing of civilians in Gaza as international pressure on Israel grows
French president’s comments come as aid agency Doctors Without Borders says situation at main Gaza hospital ‘catastrophic’
Guardian staff and agencies
11, Nov, 2023 @6:18 AM

Israel kills seven more Hezbollah fighters on border with Lebanon
Iranian foreign minister says wider regional conflict inevitable as death toll among militant group rises to 78
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
11, Nov, 2023 @1:59 AM

Clownish populist Infantino is complicit in Saudi Arabia’s colonisation of football | Jonathan Wilson
Gulf state’s land grab for 2034 World Cup is yet another example of cartoonish Fifa overlord putting self-interest before football
Jonathan Wilson
04, Nov, 2023 @8:00 PM

Saudi Arabia’s clear path to World Cup shows power of Fifa and Infantino | Paul MacInnes
Saudi Arabia hosting the 2034 tournament has quickly become a certainty, even as the Gulf state’s wider ambitions remain unclear
Paul MacInnes
31, Oct, 2023 @8:45 PM
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