Mohammed bin Salman
Explainer
Middle East tensions
Houthis, Hamas and Hezbollah: who they are and what they want
As old enmities simmer and alliances shift, tensions are ratcheting up still more in the region. Who’s who – and what’s next?
- by Jackson Graham, Angus Holland and Cindy Yin
Latest
It’s not just Greg Norman: Saudis sign raft of Aussies in sport splurge
Pouring billions into golf, football and now the Olympics, the oil-rich Gulf state is pressing ahead with ambitious plans despite accusations of sportswashing.
- by Chris Barrett
A 170-kilometre-long desert skyscraper? A subterranean city? Inside MBS’s Saudi dream
Saudi Arabia’s sci-fi-style giga-project is bankrolled by a regime not known for supporting individual liberties, but it has the support of a surprising number of Australians.
- by Nick Bryant
Explainer
World politics
Despot, radical … peacemaker? The millennial prince and the Middle East ‘moonshot’
Reformer, tyrant or both? Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is reshaping his kingdom. What does it mean for the world? And how might he be key to a ‘moonshot’ Israel-Palestine peace deal?
- by Sherryn Groch
Former MP Wyatt Roy signs up to work on Saudi Arabia’s ‘sci-fi city’
The former Liberal minister is helping create a new Saudi Arabian city from scratch, with an emphasis on renewable energy … and flying cars.
- by David Swan
‘They’re not going to stop’: First soccer and golf – will cricket be next for the Saudis?
Some call it sports washing, others call it image and reputation management. Whatever it is, Saudi Arabia’s multibillion-dollar spending spree isn’t likely to stop any time soon.
- by Lucy Cormack
Saudi club Al-Hilal make record $493m bid for Mbappe
Paris Saint-Germain have given Al-Hilal permission to negotiate directly with the French striker, who is expected to become a free agent at the end of the upcoming season.
- by James Robson
Luke Foley returns to the Labor fold
Despite a period of political exile, the former NSW Labor leader still has many friends on Macquarie Street.
- by Kishor Napier-Raman and Noel Towell
Antony Blinken tells Saudis reform means improving nation’s human rights
The US believes reformer Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved in the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
- by Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis
Odd pair: Russia’s foe Zelensky and friend Assad appear at Arab summit
Democracies, which view Assad as a pariah over his forces’ gas attacks against civilians during the 12-year civil war, have criticised his return to the Arab fold
- by Bassem Mroue
Opinion
Putin's Russia
Putin just got a big boost in his economic war with the West
As Joe Biden looks on powerlessly, one of the biggest winners from the oil cartel’s power play is likely to be Vladimir Putin.
- by Melissa Lawford
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