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5 days ago

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 tweet posted by Saudi journalist Turki al-Jasser in 2014 was chillingly pre…

8 days ago

12 days ago

Asia benefits from World Cup expansion as AFC qualification delivers thrills | John Duerden

There are concerns that quality at the 2026 tournament will be diluted but giving Asia more places has brought a new dimension to qualification

Jeddah is more relaxed and laid-back than Riyadh. Tony P…

26 days ago

The goals kept coming but no title – so what now for Cristiano Ronaldo?

The Portuguese’s Al-Nassr chapter could end without silverware but whispers of a Club World Cup cameo means his Saudi Pro League story is far from over

For a social media post described around the wor…

27 days ago

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Trump makes the Gulf states feel powerful, but the real test is: can they stop Israel’s war? | Nesrine Malik

The US president’s deference to his Middle Eastern allies is hollow if they cannot affect what happens in their own back yard

Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East last week was an exercise in disor…

38 days ago

‘Now my kids have a future’: Syrians dare to dream again after years as a pariah state

Promise to lift US sanctions brings closer the opportunity for fresh start that began with toppling of Bashar al-Assad

In 2006, Ahmed al-Sharaa was sitting in a US prison in Iraq, then an al-Qaida fig…

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