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John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ censored by UAE broadcaster over references to Khashoggi’s killing
A Dubai-based television network broadcasting across the Middle East cut substantial portions of an episode of the satiric news program “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” over references to Saudi Arabia’s crown prince being implicated in the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
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China’s Xi visits Saudi Arabia to cement Gulf Arab ties
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US court dismisses suit against Saudi prince in killing
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Flashes of Arab unity at World Cup after years of discontent
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Top US diplomat criticizes FIFA armband threat at World Cup
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Saudi prince’s new title key to dodging lawsuit over killing
A recent boost in titles for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has proven crucial to shielding him from a U.S. lawsuit in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist.
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US moves to shield Saudi crown prince in journalist killing
The Biden administration says Saudi Arabia’s crown prince should be shielded from lawsuits over his role in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist.
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S. Korea’s leader discusses megaprojects with Saudi prince
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol hoped for greater cooperation with Saudi Arabia — including on its $500 billion futuristic desert city project — as he met the kingdom’s powerful crown prince Thursday, Seoul officials said.
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Qatar’s World Cup denounced for ‘washing’ country’s image
Qatar’s decision to launch itself into hosting the 2022 World Cup was a head-scratcher from the start.
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Trump strikes new overseas deal and raises old ethics issue
Donald Trump’s company is licensing its name to a golf resort in Oman in the first of what it hopes will be several overseas deals, raising conflicts-of-interest issues as the former president has announced a third run for the White House.
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Saudis in US targeted as kingdom cracks down on dissent
WASHINGTON (AP) — A graduate student at Boston’s Northeastern University, Prince Abdullah bin Faisal al Saud seldom mentioned he was a member of Saudi Arabia’s sprawling royal family, friends say.
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Saudi, UAE back OPEC cuts as US envoy warns of ‘uncertainty’
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates defended on Monday a decision by OPEC and its allies to cut oil production, even as an American envoy warned of “economic uncertainty” ahead for the world.
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French coach Renard and Saudi Arabia face tough World Cup
New continent, same problem for Hervé Renard.
The Frenchman is leading another team into the World Cup — Saudi Arabia this time after Morocco in 2018 — and again the draw has not been kind.
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Saudi Arabia: Crown prince to skip summit on doctor advice
Saudi Arabia’s powerful 37-year-old crown prince will not attend an upcoming summit in Algeria after his doctors advised him not to travel.
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Newcastle plans Saudi Arabia trip during World Cup break
NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle has confirmed another midseason trip to Saudi Arabia days after playing a Premier League match in the kingdom’s green and white colors.
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Steve Mnuchin testifies on behalf of Trump ally at NYC trial
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has testified as a defense witness at the New York City trial of a Donald Trump ally.
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Family: Saudis sentence US citizen to 16 years over tweets
The family of an American citizen arrested in Saudi Arabia says he was tortured and sentenced to 16 years in prison over tweets he sent while in the United States.
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Saudis say US sought 1 month delay of OPEC+ production cuts
Saudi Arabia says that the U.S. had urged the kingdom to postpone a decision by OPEC and its allies — including Russia — to cut oil production.
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Connecticut GOP candidate acknowledges work in Saudi Arabia
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — For months, Bob Stefanowski, the Republican candidate for governor in Connecticut, declined to reveal the clients of his lucrative business consulting firm, saying he had a duty to customers to keep certain things confidential.
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Biden vows ‘consequences’ for Saudis after OPEC+ cuts output
President Joe Biden says there will be “consequences” for Saudi Arabia as his administration begins reevaluating the U.S. relationship with the kingdom.
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Key Senate chair urges US to freeze cooperation with Saudis
The head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is calling for freezing all U.S. cooperation with Saudi Arabia, including arms sales. Sen.
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A bump and a miss: Saudi oil cut slaps down Biden’s outreach
President Joe Biden is effectively acknowledging the failure of one of his biggest foreign policy gambles: a fist-bump with the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, the crown prince associated with human rights abuses.
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Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince is named prime minister
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was appointed prime minister on Tuesday by royal decree.
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Saudi Arabia’s triumphant week reclaims the West’s embrace
NEW YORK (AP) — Saudi Arabia appears to be leaving behind the stream of negative coverage that the killing of Jamal Khashoggi elicited since 2018.
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Germany secures more gas shipments as Scholz visits Gulf
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz planted a tree at a mangrove park in the United Arab Emirates in a token nod to environmentalism during a two-day visit to the Gulf region focused mainly on securing new fossil fuel supplies and forging fresh alliances against Russia.
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German leader seeks energy deals, alliances on Gulf trip
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived in Saudi Arabia for the first stop of a two-day, three-country visit aimed at striking new energy deals and forging fresh alliances.
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Bidens among thousands paying respects to Queen Elizabeth II
U.S. President Joe Biden paid his respects at Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin as thousands of police, hundreds of British troops and an army of officials made final preparations for the queen’s state funeral.
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Gulf Arab nations ask Netflix to remove ‘offensive’ videos
Gulf Arab countries have asked Netflix to remove “offensive content” on the streaming service, apparently targeting programs that show people who are gay and lesbian.
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Column: Mickelson wins part of the battle, loses the war
Much like his style of golf, Phil Mickelson’s imagination is only as good as his ability to pull off the shot.
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Saudi woman gets 45 years in prison for social media use
A Saudi court has sentenced a woman 45 years in prison for allegedly damaging the kingdom through social media.
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Pride of Ukraine: Usyk beats Joshua, keeps heavyweight belts
Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk has retained his world heavyweight titles with a split decision win over Anthony Joshua in a rematch in Saudi Arabia that was closer than last year’s first fight.
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Saudi doctoral student gets 34 years in prison for tweets
A Saudi court has sentenced a doctoral student and women’s rights advocate to 34 years in prison for spreading “rumors” on Twitter and retweeting dissidents.
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UAE overturns prison sentence for former Khashoggi attorney
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday overturned a three-year prison sentence for an American citizen who had represented slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, one of his lawyers and the Emirati judicial department said.
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White House: Falling gas prices mean more than OPEC numbers
President Joe Biden traveled to Saudi Arabia almost three weeks ago on the possibility that he could get some additional oil production out of OPEC+.
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Virginia lawmakers urge action on behalf of detained lawyer
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Thirty Virginia legislators called on the Biden administration Saturday to take action on behalf of Asim Ghafoor, a friend and former lawyer of slain dissident Jamal Khashoggi who’s been imprisoned by the United Arab Emirates.
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