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UK places sanctions on four RSF commanders for ‘heinous’ violence against Sudan civilians
ByPatrick Wintour and Mark Townsend December 12, 2025

Men are suspected of ‘mass killings, sexual violence and deliberate attacks in El Fasher’, says Foreign OfficeThe UK has placed sanctions on four senior commanders of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces suspected of involvement in “heinous” viole…

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Yemen’s Civil War Could Escalate Again. Here’s What to Know.
ByIsmaeel Naar and Vivian Nereim December 8, 2025

An armed group backed by the United Arab Emirates has pushed into the oil-rich province of Hadramout, a move that could reignite the conflict after years of a stalemate.

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Seizure of South Yemen by UAE-backed forces could lead to independence claim
ByPatrick Wintour in Doha December 8, 2025

STC troops now control all eight governorates, a major setback for Emirates’ regional rival Saudi ArabiaThe United Arab Emirates-backed military leadership in South Yemen has seized power across the whole of the south of the country, a move that opens …

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Saudi Arabia Will Sell You Alcohol Now, if You’re Rich Enough
ByVivian Nereim December 6, 2025

The conservative Islamic kingdom’s approach to social policy change is often silence and ambiguity. Legalizing alcohol has been no different.

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Why Trump’s lavish Saudi courtship leaves Israel on the backfoot
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent November 23, 2025

Pageantry and trillion-dollar promises reveal how Washington’s loyalties may be tilting toward the GulfThe White House welcome bestowed on the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was the most lavish of the Trump presidency, and a gaudily clear sta…

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Why Trump’s lavish Saudi courtship leaves Israel on the backfoot
ByJulian Borger, senior international correspondent November 23, 2025

Pageantry and trillion-dollar promises reveal how Washington’s loyalties may be tilting toward the GulfThe White House welcome bestowed on the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, was the most lavish of the Trump presidency, and a gaudily clear sta…

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Human rights fears over Australia’s role in F-35 parts after Trump’s decision to sell fighter jets to Saudi Arabia
ByBen Doherty and Henry Belot November 22, 2025

Experts warn US deal on ‘lethal’ aircraft presents issues for Australia that ‘we’ve tried desperately to ignore with the Israelis’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDonald Trump’s unilateral decision to sell F-35 joint strike fi…

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Trump Meeting With Saudi Prince Showcased Prince’s Makeover, and America’s
ByVivian Nereim and Ismaeel Naar November 20, 2025November 21, 2025

Mohammed bin Salman was briefly a global pariah after the killing of a Saudi dissident. But he has rebuilt his image as a deal-maker and influential investor.

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Saudi Arabia releases US retiree jailed over critical tweets
ByEdward Helmore November 19, 2025

Saad Almadi’s family thanks Trump and state department as announcement comes after meeting with crown princeSaudi Arabia has agreed to allow US citizen Saad Almadi to return home to Florida, five months ahead of the scheduled lifting of travel restrict…

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Saudi Arabia releases US retiree jailed over critical tweets
ByEdward Helmore November 19, 2025

Saad Almadi’s family thanks Trump and state department as announcement comes after meeting with crown princeSaudi Arabia has agreed to allow US citizen Saad Almadi to return home to Florida, five months ahead of the scheduled lifting of travel restrict…

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