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Saudi spin at the British Museum

Saudi spin at the British Museum

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"Repression in the name of security"

Our second-best friend in the Middle East continues to violently resist the Arab spring, according to Amnesty International's new report.

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What do Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia have in common?

What do Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia have in common?

The UK downplays their human rights abuses -- as always, when the countries in question are strategically important.

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Saudi Arabia executes

Saudi Arabia executes "sorcerer"

The kingdom's zero-tolerance attitude to psychics contrasts with our own more laissez-faire approach.

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The Queen and her despotic friends

Why is the king of Bahrain coming to the royal wedding?

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Can we stop arming Bahrain’s tyrants please?

A former foreign minister makes a valid point, as another Arab tyranny wobbles.

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Saudi embarrassment

Saudi embarrassment

The killing or the homosexuality – which seems worse to the folks back home?

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Laboratory of Jihad

Laboratory of Jihad

Saudi Arabia has become a laboratory of jihad, spreading poison throughout the Muslim world. Can reform save the land of the Prophet from extremism?

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Who was Abdul Wahhab?

Who was Abdul Wahhab?

The life of the Islamic cleric who shaped Saudi Arabia

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Growing up in Saudi

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Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

Sheryl Sandberg: Facebook’s $1.6bn woman

A witch-hunt?

A witch-hunt against the Sun?

Osborne's woes

Osborne hoisted with his own petard

Marr's monarchism

Enough of this royal deference

The interview

Preview: Ken Livingstone: “The world is run by monsters”

On Syria

Intervention in Syria won’t work, so how do we stop Assad?

The interview

Preview: Boris Johnson: “I’ll tell you what makes me angry – lefty crap”

GOP race so far

Infographic: Republican primary race 2012
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