Mohammed bin Salman
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Crown prince’s pet project was sold as a 105-mile-long city of the future, but finances may have led to a rethink
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From Tucker Carlson to Johnny Depp, a celebrity bromance is the must-have accessory for modern dictators, says Marina Hyde; the Libertines on feuds, friendship and their tortured reunion; and how habituation, a simple behavioural trick, can help you experience less pain and more pleasurePodcast
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The Saudi crown prince is creating wildly ambitious projects masterminded by renowned architects, curators and designers. The upshot is either progressive modernisation or image-laundering, depending who you ask
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British PM flew to Saudi Arabia after Netanyahu stressed Israel’s need for ‘continuous’ UK support in war with Hamas
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Editorial: Sport and politics often mix. But authoritarian regimes are clearly laundering their reputations through control of global games
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Activists and Democrats condemn rapprochement – aimed at heading off China – with ‘autocratic, sociopathic government’
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Khashoggi was killed five years ago. Thanks to Trump and Biden, Saudi Arabia is stronger than ever
Mohamad BazziAfter the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, the US vowed to hold Saudi Arabia accountable. Biden has done the opposite
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Despite outward positivity, sources say normalisation deal unlikely to happen any time soon
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Vice blocked an article criticising Saudi Arabia. This is why we published it instead
Jemimah SteinfeldAt Index on Censorship, we don’t buy into a global charm offensive that can’t hide the fact that regime opponents are still being jailed, says Jemimah Steinfeld, editor-in-chief of Index on Censorship -
Leaders discuss plans to ‘progress UK-Saudi cooperation’ amid reports that Mohammed bin Salman has been invited to UK this autumn
From Tucker Carlson to Johnny Depp, a celebrity bromance is the must-have accessory for the modern dictator