Environment

In Lead Up to COP28, Saudis Push Oil on Poor Nations

Jessica Corbett / Common Dreams Nov 29, 2023 "It's like the tobacco companies that knew the addictive and lethal nature of cigarettes yet continued to get millions of teenagers hooked on them," said one African critic. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Sports

9/11 Families Condemn PGA-LIV Merger for ‘Sportswashing’ Human Rights Violations

Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Jun 10, 2023 "Hypocrisy doesn't begin to describe this brazen, shameless cash grab." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Saudi’s Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS

Medea Benjamin and Ariel Gold / Independent Media Institute Mar 18, 2020 Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman wants the world to believe he is the Arab world’s liberal reformer, but he he has imprisoned women as foreign agents and spies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Saudis’ Arrest of 2 Princes Called a Warning to Royal Family

AYA BATRAWY / The Associated Press Mar 8, 2020 King Salman's brother and nephew reportedly do not support Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who has consolidated power in the kingdom. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Saudi Hacking Scandal Is Much Bigger Than Anyone Realizes

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 22, 2020 The revelation that the Saudi Crown Prince is linked to the hacking of Jeff Bezos' phone points to larger ways Trump is reshaping the globe. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Saudi Prince Implicated in Bezos’ Phone Hack, U.N. Experts Say

AYA BATRAWY / The Associated Press Jan 22, 2020 An immediate inquiry is sought amid findings Mohammed bin Salman appears to have had access to Washington Post owner's private messages. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

War With Iran

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 3, 2020 The assassination of Gen. Soleimani has opened a Pandora’s box containing existential dangers to the American Empire. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Let 2020 Be the Year of a Truly Free Press

Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Dec 25, 2019 Jamal Khashoggi's murder reminds us just how dangerous journalism can be, especially when elected leaders choose to look the other way. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Saudis Sentence 5 to Death in Jamal Khashoggi’s Killing

ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY / The Associated Press Dec 23, 2019 The ruling does not resolve questions about the crown prince's culpability in the grisly slaying of the Washington Post columnist. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

America’s Not-So-Secret Weapon for Dominating the Middle East

William Hartung / TomDispatch Nov 18, 2019 The deadly U.S. monopoly of the Mideast arms trade has become even more dangerous under Trump. Will Congress do something about it? Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Investors Return to Saudi Arabia as Lucrative Oil IPO Looms

JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Oct 28, 2019 Attendance at last year's investment forum was overshadowed by the assassination of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump Will Live to Regret Sending Troops to Saudi Arabia

Maj. Danny Sjursen / Truthdig Oct 28, 2019 A war with Iran isn’t the only risk linked to basing majority-Christian, American troops in the land of Islam’s two holiest cities. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )