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United Kingdom

May has tough messages for fellow G20 leaders

British prime minister doesn't want domestic troubles to undermine her position as a global leader.

Sweden

Three imprisoned Saudi lawyers receive award

The Saudi lawyers who had asked peacefully for the observance of universal human rights and equality of women in Saudi society but were sentenced between 10 and 15 years in prison were awarded with the Right Livelihood Award in Stockholm.

World

ADIPEC: UAE & Saudi Arabia strike LNG deal, oil ministers talk production cuts

The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference gathered more than 140,000 visitors in the UAE capital for its 21st edition.

World

Was it a good year for oil revenues in the GCC region?

Marking one of the biggest drops since the oil price collapse of 2014, the global benchmark Brent has fallen more than 20% since early October.

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World News

Which countries supply arms to Saudi Arabia?

Denmark is the latest country to halt all future arms exports to Riyadh in response to Khashoggi's death and fighting in Yemen. But what are other European countries doing?

Denmark

Denmark suspends future arms exports to Saudi Arabia

Denmark has suspended future arms exports to Saudi Arabia amid the country's growing concerns over the conflict in Yemen and the killing of a dissident Saudi journalist.

World News

Europe briefing: Five stories to know about today

We take a look back at the top stories from around Europe this morning.

USA

Euroviews. Trump's stubborn support for Saudi Arabia is indefensible | View

Some of the bombs being dropped on poor Yemenis — including on the school bus where 40 children died in August 2018 — were made in America. So were the planes from which they are being dropped.

USA

‘We were told he did not play a role’, Trump says of MbS

The US President continues to question Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s role in Jamal Khashoggi’s death, despite the CIA concluding Friday that he ordered his killing.

USA

CIA claims direct link between Saudi Crown prince and Khashoggi killing

Agency says it is inconceivable Mohammed bin Salman was kept in the dark about Istanbul operation.

Yemen

Euroviews. How to Stop the War in Yemen | View

The Houthi threat has not been given due attention in Western capitals. They are not proscribed as a terrorist group by the US State Department, NATO, or the EU. This means it is perfectly legal to support, or even fundraise for them.

Saudi Arabia

Saudi prosecutor seeks death penalty in Khashoggi murder

Saudi Arabia has announced that the death penalty is being sought against five suspects in the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi.

Turkey

Erdogan: Saudi government to blame for murder of Jamal Khashoggi

The Turkish president has for the first time publicly accused the Saudi state of orchestrating the killing of the dissident journalist at its consulate in Istanbul.

Turkey

Khashoggi's fiancee rejects Trump's invitation

The fiancee of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Friday said she did not accept an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to visit the White House because she thought it was aimed at influencing public opinion in his own favour.

Turkey

Saudi Arabia now says Khashoggi murder 'premeditated'

Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said on Thursday that new evidence indicated that the killing of the dissident Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi had been “premeditated.”

Europe News

Hungary "not coordinating with Russia"

Interview with Hungary's FM in The Brief from Brussels

Europe News

EU Parliament: Stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Member states should follow Germany's lead

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Crown Prince's photo-op with Khashoggi's son draws criticism

A photo of the Saudi Crown Prince giving his condolences to Khashoggi's son Salah has drawn a lot of criticism on social media.

United Kingdom

UK to revoke visas of all suspects in Khashoggi death

Speaking in the UK Parliament this afternoon, UK Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed that she aims to revoke visas of all suspects in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and added that she will be speaking to Saudi Arabia's King Salman later today.

USA

Trump slams Saudi Arabia’s ‘worst cover-up ever’

The US President has issued a stinging attack on Saudia Arabia’s handling of the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.