# saudi-arabia - Friday 10 June, 2022
# Saudi Golf Tour
# Saudi Golf Tour
Our columnist, a keen golfer, reacts to the disruption of his beloved sport this week caused by the new Saudi-backed tour.
# saudi-arabia - Thursday 12 May, 2022
# Human Rights
From The42
# Human Rights
The Australian former world number one is heading the new LIV Golf Invitational Series which is heavily backed by Saudi financing.
# saudi-arabia - Saturday 30 April, 2022
# Rare Old Tynes
From The42
# Rare Old Tynes
Ahead of today’s meeting with Liverpool, John Brewin looks at the job Eddie Howe and the Saudi owners have done at St James’ Park.
# saudi-arabia - Thursday 31 March, 2022
# Difficulties
From The42
# Difficulties
The seven-time world champion revealed his struggle in an Instagram story on Thursday.
# saudi-arabia - Friday 25 March, 2022
# Saudi Arabia
# Saudi Arabia
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have acknowledged attacking the kingdom in recent days.
# saudi-arabia - Wednesday 16 March, 2022
# Saudi Arabia
# Saudi Arabia
Johnson is one of the few Western leaders to visit Riyadh since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
# Launch
From The42
# Launch
Greg Norman is the Saudi-backed league’s commissioner.
# saudi-arabia - Monday 14 March, 2022
# Saudi Arabia
# Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia said Saturday it had executed a record 81 people in one day for terrorism-related offences.
# saudi-arabia - Saturday 12 March, 2022
# Saudi Arabia
# Saudi Arabia
Officials said those executed included convicted members of al Qaida and the Islamic State group.
# saudi-arabia - Wednesday 23 February, 2022
# Statement
From The42
# Statement
Mickelson had said he was prepared to overlook Saudi Arabia ’s human rights record to put pressure on the PGA Tour.
# saudi-arabia - Friday 18 February, 2022
# Explanation
From The42
# Explanation
The US star says he’s willing to get involved with the Saudi-backed golf Super League.
# saudi-arabia - Friday 4 February, 2022
# Golf
From The42
# Golf
Shane Lowry is 21st on two-under par.
# saudi-arabia - Friday 21 January, 2022
# Future Plans
From The42
# Future Plans
Amnesty International UK, however, warned that it could become ‘a glorified PR exercise for Mohammed bin Salman’s government’.
# saudi-arabia - Wednesday 8 December, 2021
# Jamal Khashoggi
# Jamal Khashoggi
French authorites determined he had been a victim of mistaken identity.
# saudi-arabia - Tuesday 7 December, 2021
# Jamal Khashoggi
# Jamal Khashoggi
French radio RTL said the Saudi suspect was arrested at Charles de Galle airport near Paris as he was trying to board a flight to Riyadh.
# saudi-arabia - Sunday 5 December, 2021
# F1
From The42
# F1
The title will be decided at the final race in Abu Dhabi next weekend.
# saudi-arabia - Saturday 23 October, 2021
# Saudi Arabia
# Saudi Arabia
The announcement comes a week before the Cop26 global climate summit.
# saudi-arabia - Friday 15 October, 2021
# Due Diligence
From The42
# Due Diligence
The world’s leading human rights organisation wants the club to look into the issue following the club’s controversial acquisition.
# saudi-arabia - Wednesday 6 October, 2021
# 180
From The42
# 180
Saudi Arabia had indicated it would lift its ban on broadcaster beIN SPORTS.
# saudi-arabia - Tuesday 6 July, 2021
# Crude And Unusual
# Crude And Unusual
The collapse of OPEC talks this week could turbo-charge price increases.
# saudi-arabia - Tuesday 2 March, 2021
# Saudi Arabia
# Saudi Arabia
It comes after the United States released last week a declassified intelligence report which determined that Prince Mohammed approved the 2018 killing.
# saudi-arabia - Friday 26 February, 2021
# Jamal Khashoggi
# Jamal Khashoggi
The report was released by Joe Biden’s administration this evening.
# Mohammed Bin Salman
# Mohammed Bin Salman
President Donald Trump had avoided making the report public, which was completed a month after the murder in October 2018.
# saudi-arabia - Wednesday 10 February, 2021
# Saudi Arabia
# Saudi Arabia
Loujain al-Hathloul was sentenced to almost six years in prison last December.
# saudi-arabia - Sunday 7 February, 2021
# Winning Ways
From The42
# Winning Ways
The American has now finished first, second and first at the event in successive years.
# saudi-arabia - Tuesday 2 February, 2021
# Change Of Mind
From The42
# Change Of Mind
The golf star pulled out of the tournament in 2019, saying he would be a ‘hypocrite’ to accept money.
# saudi-arabia - Friday 3 July, 2020
# Turkey
# Turkey
Turkish prosecutors claim Saudi deputy intelligence chief and the royal court’s media czar led the operation.
# saudi-arabia - Thursday 30 April, 2020
# Bein V Beout
From The42
# Bein V Beout
The nation seems poised to buy in to England’s top flight through Newcastle United.
# saudi-arabia - Monday 27 April, 2020
# Edging Closer
From The42
# Edging Closer
A €343 million deal requires sign-off from the Premier League.
# saudi-arabia - Sunday 26 April, 2020
# Middle East
# Middle East
The decision follows another ordering judges to end the practice of flogging.
# saudi-arabia - Thursday 27 February, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The decision comes after the Middle East recorded at least 220 cases of Covid-19.
# saudi-arabia - Monday 23 December, 2019
# Riyadh
# Riyadh
Khashoggi was killed in October 2018 by Saudi agents while at Saudi Arabia ’s consulate in Istanbul.
# saudi-arabia - Tuesday 10 December, 2019
# Rain Check
From The42
# Rain Check
The Holywood native says he has no interest in playing there next month.
# saudi-arabia - Friday 6 December, 2019
# Sportswashing
From The42
# Sportswashing
The heavyweight fighters meet again for the IBF, WBA and WBO titles in Riyadh on Saturday night.
# saudi-arabia - Wednesday 4 December, 2019
# Future Plans
From The42
# Future Plans
The British boxing star seeks to win back the IBF, WBA and WBO titles.
# saudi-arabia - Monday 25 November, 2019
# Rescue Operation
# Rescue Operation
Animal rights groups have criticised the sea transport of livestock.
# saudi-arabia - Thursday 14 November, 2019
# Relocated
From The42
# Relocated
The competition has been expanded to include four teams and will be held in overseas for the next three seasons.
# saudi-arabia - Monday 30 September, 2019
# Jamal Khashoggi
# Jamal Khashoggi
The journalist entered the Saudi consulate in Turkey nearly a year ago and his body has never been found.
# 60 Minutes
# 60 Minutes
Prince Mohammed bin Salman also denied ordering the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in an interview with 60 Minutes.
# saudi-arabia - Friday 27 September, 2019
# Middle Eastern Holiday
# Middle Eastern Holiday
Visas for the desert kingdom had until now been restricted to foreign workers or pilgrims to the country’s holy sites.
A couple of afternoon thundershowers
Max: 17 °C
Min: 10 °C
Mostly cloudy, a little rain; breezy
Max: 17 °C
Min: 10 °C
A stray shower; breezy in the afternoon
Max: 16 °C
Min: 12 °C
