Saudi Arabia
Saudi-Iran rivalry is behind new turmoil
14 November 2017Saudi Arabia has mostly been a stable pillar of the imperialist order in the Middle East.
Sharp rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran forces out leader of Lebanon
07 November 2017Blood Money—the real cost of the Tories’ murderous arms deals
05 September 2017Arms dealers, top ministers and government officials from across the world descend on east London for the DSEI arms fair next week
In Qatar, Yemen and Gaza, power play of Saudis and Iran brings new danger
29 August 2017An economic blockade led by US ally Saudi Arabia backfired spectacularly as Qatar announced it had reopened full diplomatic ties with Iran last week.
Who really tolerates tyrants?
08 August 2017Politicians and pundits have whipped themselves up into moral outrage over Venezuelan “dictator”—or rather, elected president—Nicolas Maduro.
Qatar crisis exposes dangerous tensions
13 June 2017A campaign of sanctions and threats against Gulf state Qatar showed up tensions among competing Middle Eastern powers—and confusion among the US ruling class.
Absurd Gibraltar bluster reveals what ‘kind of people’ the Tories really are
04 April 2017A succession of Tories have threatened to go to war to “defend” Gibraltar, the British possession on the southern tip of the Spanish state.
Tories defend Saudi Arabia after it admits dropping British-made bombs on Yemen
20 December 2016Saudi Arabia’s military has finally admitted that it has used British-made cluster bombs in its assault on Yemen. The truth has been dragged out of the regime after an attempted cover-up lasting over six months.
Labour MPs refuse to oppose civilian bombings in Yemen
27 October 2016More than 100 Labour MPs refused to back their party’s own motion against bombing civilians in Yemen at a vote in parliament last night, Wednesday.
After Aleppo, Mosul is the next city to be razed by imperialism
18 October 2016The United States and Russia backed brutal assaults on major cities this week. Both are designed to boost their control in a strategically and economically crucial part of the world—regardless of the cost in civilian lives.
Tory government wants Thatchers’ cosy corruption to be kept secret indefinitely
26 July 2016Tory corruption is to be kept secret. Two files entitled “Cementation contract: Mark Thatcher and the Omanis” are listed as being “retained” for 65 years. Two others were “temporarily retained” with no release date.
Protests in Egypt met with brutal repression
26 April 2016Demonstrations were pushed back on Monday but the regime is still in trouble
Executions in Saudi Arabia spark protests across the region
05 January 2016Protests erupted in Saudi Arabia and across the region after the Saudi regime executed Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr last Saturday.
Rival powers struggle for influence in Syria
08 December 2015For regional and global powers, the war on Isis has become the justification for military intervention in Syria. Yet Isis emerged in the shadow of the US occupation of Iraq.
More than arms—Britain's link with Saudi Arabia's despotic ruling family
20 October 2015Saudi Arabia is notorious for its human rights abuses, its treatment of women and migrant workers. Yet it enjoys a cosy relationship with Britain’s rulers. Dave Sewell explains why
Panicking elite try to divert blame for Hajj disaster
29 September 2015Political pressure is growing in Saudi Arabia after over 700 pilgrims were crushed to death last week
Saudi troops seen in Aden
05 May 2015Around 100 Saudi-led ground troops have arrived in the Yemeni port of Aden.
Middle Eastern states manoevure in regional power play
07 April 2015The danger for Western imperialism is that the mess—and with it the Middle East—escapes anyone’s control, writes Alex Callinicos
West backs Saudi Arabia in launching attacks on Yemen
31 March 2015The attacks on Yemen highlight the problems US imperialism faces as it tries to reassert its control over the region, writes Ken Olende
US and Saudi Arabia: Dysfunctional partners depend on each other for survival
27 January 2015Many were nauseated by the sight of the British government flying flags at half mast in honour of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, writes Alex Callinicos
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