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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Photo: AP

US to block visas to those who misuse spyware to target dissidents, activists

Announcing the policy, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the misuse of commercial spyware ‘threatens privacy and freedoms of expression’.

  • Officials said the visa restriction policy can apply to citizens of any country found to have misused or facilitated the malign use of spyware
  • Announcing the policy, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the misuse of commercial spyware ‘threatens privacy and freedoms of expression’

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Saudi Arabia opens its first liquor store in over 70 years

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Saudi Arabia beats Italy and South Korea to host Expo 2030 world fair

Saudi Arabia getting closer to Israel normalisation, crown prince says

The kingdom’s de facto ruler also warned that if Iran gets a nuclear weapon, his country will have to ‘get’ one.

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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrives for his welcome reception in New Delhi, India on September 11. Photo: EPA-EFE

Biden gives Saudi crown prince hearty handshake a year after awkward fist bump

The US president warmly greeted the kingdom’s de facto leader at the G20 summit in India, in sharp contrast with the last time the two met.

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UK PM, Saudi crown prince meeting criticised after killing of journalist

As Britain seeks to develop trade and investment relations with the Saudis, critics oppose Sunak’s plans to meet a man whom Western leaders believe ordered the murder in 2018 of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Saudi Arabia deposits US$5 billion in Turkish central bank

The deposit shows just how far relations have improved between the kingdom and Turkey after years of tensions between the nations, particularly after the 2018 killing and dismemberment of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

A street market at Eminonu commercial area in Istanbul, Turkey. Saudi Arabia said it deposited US$5 billion into the Turkish central bank, with no details on how the cash would be used or if the kingdom could call for the sum to be returned. Photo: AP

Explainer | Why is Saudi Arabia looking to China to buy weapons?

Riyadh looks elsewhere to buy arms after the Yemen war, journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder and the Opec+ decision to cut oil output by 2 million barrels a day affect US-Saudi defence deals.

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US protects Saudi prince from lawsuit over journalist Khashoggi murder

The government said in a court filing that the prime minister title held by the monarch should give him immunity in the lawsuit filed by the slain journalist’s fiancée.

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Saudi sentenced US citizen to 16 years in jail over tweets, family says

Saad Ibrahim Almadi, 72, was visiting relatives in the kingdom when he was arrested for social media posts he made while in the US.

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Saad Ibrahim Almadi with his son, Ibrahim. Photo: Ibrahim Almadi via Twitter

Biden vows ‘consequences’ for Saudi Arabia after Opec cut

The coalition of oil-producing nations has decided to slash output by 2 million barrels a day, in a diplomatic snub to the US president.

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Ties have been strained between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US President Joe Biden. Photos: AFP

As PM, Saudi crown prince has immunity in Khashoggi lawsuit, his lawyers say

The royal, who is facing a US lawsuit over the journalist’s killing in 2018, was appointed prime minister by his father, the king, last week.

Critics fear making Saudi prince PM a ‘title-washing ploy’ to dodge lawsuits

The new title was bestowed on the kingdom’s de facto ruler ahead of a deadline for President Biden to weigh in on whether the monarch qualifies for legal immunity.

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France’s Macron defies anger to welcome Saudi crown prince

The royal is on his first trip to Europe since the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which the US says was sanctioned by the prince.

France’s President Emmanuel Macron greets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Elysee Palace in Paris on Thursday. Photo: AFP

Saudi’s MBS stays in ‘world’s most expensive home’ ahead of Macron meeting

Mohammed bin Salman owns the 7,000sqm Chateau Louis XIV mansion which has a nightclub, a gold-leafed fountain and a cinema.

Chateau Louis XIV was built in 2009 after a 19th-century castle on the plot was bulldozed. File photo: AFP

Editorial | Middle East does not need alliance rivalry

Recent tour of region by US President Joe Biden spurred by demand for oil and aim not to leave ‘vacuum’ of influence that could be filled by China.

UAE sentences former Khashoggi lawyer to 3 years in prison

US citizen Asim Ghafoor was a close friend of Jamal Khashoggi – the dissident journalist who was killed at Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul in 2018.

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Will Biden’s fist-bump with Saudi’s MBS dent his image as rights defender?

The president’s meeting with Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah came under sharp criticism, with many seeing it as undermining rights pledges he made in the past.

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) bumps fists with US President Joe Biden in Jeddah on July 15. Photo: Saudi Royal Palace/AFP

Biden ends Saudi trip with few wins

President Biden’s fist bump with Prince Mohammed will serve as the defining image of the trip – but he failed to secure a pledge by Saudi to boost oil output, or support for a regional security axis that would include Israel.

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No Middle East vacuum for China, Russia, Iran to fill, says Biden

The US is using a meeting of Arab nations to lay out its Middle East strategy, with Biden saying Washington would remain engaged in the region and not cede influence to other world powers.

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Biden moves past ‘bad blood’ with Saudi prince amid Ukraine war, oil woes

Joe Biden’s short-lived boycott of Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi has come at an end. Will Washington find the benefits outweigh the moral costs?

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Not so long ago US President Joe Biden promised to make Saudi Arabia a ‘pariah’ state. Now he’s seeking to ‘recalibrate’ ties. Photo: AFP

Biden confronts Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi murder

The US president’s interaction with the royal – including a fist bump – signals a contentious bid to reset relations with the kingdom he once vowed to snub.

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greets US President Joe Biden with a fist bump after his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday. Photo: Saudi Press Agency via AP

After Israel fist bump fiasco, can Biden avoid handshake with Saudi prince?

The US president’s body language will be closely watched as he meets the leader of a country he previously vowed to snub over Jamal Khashoggi’s killing.

Can Biden broker an Israel-Saudi Arabia normalisation deal?

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman recently called Israel a ‘potential ally’, while Saudis have taken to social media to express their support for normalisation.

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Türkiye’s Erdogan and Saudi crown prince embrace as years of rancour end

Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler paid his first visit to Türkiye since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) welcomes Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on Wednesday. Photo: Turkish Presidency Press Office via AFP

Biden says meeting with prince not focus of Saudi trip amid criticism

The US President will have a bilateral meeting with King Salman and his team next month, which will include crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.

US President Joe Biden. Photo: Reuters

My Take | A tale of two autocrats (and their different treatments by the US)

Vladimir Putin and Mohammed bin Salman are responsible for wars – Ukraine and Yemen respectively – that have displaced millions and killed tens of thousands. As the United States castigates the one, it is making nice with the other. How does Washington choose?

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Saudis trolled in US: embassy now on ‘Jamal Khashoggi Way’

Washington DC’s local government changed street signs in honour of the Saudi dissident who was strangled to death and dismembered inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018.

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Jamal Khashoggi killing
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, Türkiye, on October 2. 
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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