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Blair advising Saudi under £9m deal between country and his institute: Report

Tony Blair is advising the Saudi government under a £9m ($11.8m) deal with his "institute for global change", the Sunday Telegraph reported. The former UK prime minister's group reached an agreement earlier this year to help support Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's modernisation programme, under a "not for profit" arrangement, the Telegraph reported. Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 is an ambitious programme of reforms intended to open up and diversify […]

today22 July 2018

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Saudi Arabia seeks to criminalise sexual harassment

Saudi Arabia is preparing to outlaw sexual harassment, officials said Tuesday, less than a month before the conservative kingdom lifts its decades-long ban on women driving. The kingdom's Shura Council, which advises the cabinet, approved a draft law on Monday which would introduce a prison term of up to five years and a penalty of 300,000 riyals ($80,000). The draft bill "is a very important addition to the history of […]

today30 May 2018

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Future Saudi king tightens grip on power with arrests

Saudi Arabia’s future king has tightened his grip on power through an anti-corruption purge by arresting royals, ministers and investors including billionaire Alwaleed bin Talal who is one of the kingdom’s most prominent businessmen. Prince Alwaleed, a nephew of the king and owner of investment firm Kingdom Holding, invests in firms such as Citigroup and Twitter. He was among 11 princes, four ministers and tens of former ministers detained, three […]

today6 November 2017

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Saudi Arabia suspends dialogue with Qatar after emir calls Saudi crown prince

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Friday from Qatar's Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who said he is willing to discuss the demands of the four Arab states that are boycotting Doha, according to reports in both countries' media outlets. The phone call happened at the request of US President Donald Trump, Al Jazeera reported. Sheikh Tamim agreed to the Saudi demand to appoint […]

today10 September 2017

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