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White House accused of cover-up over meeting with Saudi crown prince's brother

President Trump hosted Saudi Arabia's Vice Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman in the Oval Office Monday - and didn't tell the press about it.




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Real Madrid and Barcelona face a furious backlash over Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia 

Barca and Real Madrid are facing a huge backlash over their £102m jaunt to Saudi Arabia as they ignore criticism over taking money from a nation long-condemned for its terrible human rights record.




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More than 12 Saudi servicemen in US to be expelled after Pensacola shooting probe

More than a dozen Saudi servicemen training at various US military facilities will be expelled from the country, it was revealed Saturday evening.




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Trump says Saudi Arabia 'deposited $1billion in the bank' to have U.S. soldiers in kingdom

President Trump claimed on Friday that Saudi Arabia has 'already deposited $1billion in the bank' so that the United States would continue to station troops in the desert kingdom.




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F1 is poised to join Saudi sportswash with £50m-a-year deal on the table

EXCLUSIVE BY JONATHAN MCEVOY: Sportsmail understands the inaugural event could be staged as early as next year. An option under consideration is a one-off street race in Jeddah.




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Saudi Arabia executed 184 people in 2019, watchdog says

Saudi Arabia executed 184 people in 2019, human rights watchdog Reprieve said, up 35 from the previous year and including several who were minors when they were arrested.




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Jeff Bezos had his phone 'hacked' in 2018 after receiving WhatsApp from Saudi Arabian crown prince

Jeff Bezos's cell phone was hacked in May 2018 after he was sent a malicious video filed from the personal phone number of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, it is claimed.




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FBI investigating the Bezos Saudi WhatsApp 'hack'

The FBI is continuing an investigation into the Jeff Bezos phone hack, it was reported on Thursday, and separate prosecutors are looking into the National Enquirer and its handling of the affair.




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FBI found circumstantial evidence that Saudi Arabia was linked to 9/11

The details regarding the FBI investigation - dubbed Operation Encore - has mostly been shrouded in secrecy since the terror attacks occurred in 2001.




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Saudi Arabia brands claims that Jeff Bezos' Whatsapp was hacked by Crown Prince 'total nonsense'

'Total nonsense - this story was out almost a year ago, it was debunked, we rejected it completely,' minister of foreign affairs Adel al-Jubeir said in Davos on Thursday.




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Saudi Arabia planned to spy on murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee when she was in Britain

Hatice Cengiz visited London in May last year just months after her husband's brutal murder at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October 2018. Concerns were raised by the US over spying.




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Cyber security experts say there is not conclusive proof Saudi Arabia hacked Jeff Bezos

Forensics specialists Bill Marczak and Alex Stamos told The Wall Street Journal that the team at FTI should have been able to identify the malicious software that was used in the apparent hack.




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Trump's special adviser son-in-law 'could also have been hacked by the Saudi Crown Prince'

Jared Kushner, 39, (pictured with Trump) could also have been hacked by the Saudi Crown Prince like Bezos (inset with the prince), investigators say.




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£5billion jet deal shot down over Saudi Arabia murder

It is a huge blow for the UK's biggest defence company, BAE Systems, as the deal was expected to help save thousands of jobs in the north of England.




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'It's sportswashing': Amnesty International slams proposed Saudi takeover of Newcastle United

A Saudi takeover of Newcastle would be 'sportswashing' according to human rights body Amnesty International.The Premier League club are understood to be in talks with two potential buyers




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Saudi Arabia's £340m takeover of Newcastle could be threatened by PL TV rights row

The proposed Saudi Arabian-backed takeover of Newcastle United could be blocked by the Premier League amid allegations that their government are facilitating theft of television rights. 




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Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman 'still wants Man United takeover' despite Newcastle links

Super rich Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly remains very keen to pull off a takeover of Manchester United.




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Saudi teenager who fled her abusive family posts bikini picture

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, who fled Saudi Arabia for Canada last year, shared the before-and-after pictures of herself in a niqab and then a bikini on her Twitter account last month.




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Saudi Arabia becomes the 16th nation to BAN travellers from China entering the country

The kingdom's immigration department claimed 'regulatory provisions on travel documents would be applied' to citizens who travel to the Asian nation.




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Lesbian couple from Saudi Arabia declare their after moving in London

The London-based Saudi women announced their relationship during a Valentine's Day special on the TV show 'Jaafar Talk' which airs on the Arabic-language DW channel.




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Huge swarm of locusts brings traffic to a standstill in Bahrain after from Saudi Arabia

The swarm is thought to have spread from Saudi Arabia, where they had been seen in regions including Riyadh, Mecca and Qassim, to Bahrain due to strong winds.




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Saudi officials call for the arrest of a female rapper

The 'insulting' music video - which was uploaded to YouTube by rapper Asayel Slay (pictured) - calls the women from the holy city 'powerful and beautiful' and goes on to describe them as 'sugar candy'.




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Saudi Arabia temporarily BANS religious pilgrims from visiting Mecca to prevent the coronavirus

Saudi Arabia has temporarily banned religious pilgrims from visiting Mecca or Medina to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the Kingdom




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Saudi military cadets return to training in the US after suspension

Military students from Saudi Arabia have resumed flight training at US bases, after a Saudi trainee shot and killed three US Navy sailors at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida.




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Saudi Arabia suspends year-round umrah pilgrimage

The umrah - which, unlike the hajj, can be undertaken at any time of year - draws millions of Muslim pilgrims to Saudi Arabia every year (some of whom are pictured in Mecca today).




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Saudi Arabia reopens Mecca's Grand Mosque

Saudi Arabia has reopened the central courtyard of the Grand Mosque in Mecca but banned people from touching the Kaaba shrine at its centre due to fears over coronavirus.




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Prince Andrew's new PR expert helped to Saudi Arabia's image following global outrage

The Duke of York's new PR expert Mark Gallagher helped to massage Saudi Arabia's image following global outrage over air strikes that killed thousands of Yemeni civilians.




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Saudi Arabia 'is using mobile phone data to track its citizens' movements in the US'

Saudi Arabia's three biggest mobile phone providers sent millions of requests for location data to a major US carrier starting in November last year, which can be used to track the phones' users.




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Saudi Arabia imposes full lockdown on holy cities of Mecca and Medina to combat coronavirus

Saudi Arabia, which has recorded 1,885 infections and 21 deaths, imposed a 24-hour curfew today in the Muslim holy cities of Mecca and Medina, an extension of measures to combat coronavirus.




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Saudi Arabia has doubled its use of the death penalty since King Salman came to the throne

800 people have been executed in the Kingdom since King Salman bin Abdulaziz ascended to the throne in January 23, 2015.




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Manchester United's hope of a £4bn Saudi takeover are all but over in light of Newcastle deal

Manchester United's chances of being bought by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appear to be all but over in light of his move to buy Newcastle.




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Saudi Arabia kills protester who refused to make way for megacity

Abdul-Rahim al-Howeiti (pictured) was shot dead by security forces in Al-Khuraybah, near the Saudi border with Jordan, the government confirmed.




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Saudi's plot to turn Newcastle into a global powerhouse with PIF boss set to become Magpies chairman

HELEN CAHILL - CITY CORRESPONDENT: Saudi fund boss Yasir Al-Rumayyan is in the final stages of taking over as chairman of Newcastle United, sources told Sportsmail.




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Newcastle owner Mike Ashley to bank £17m even if sale of the club to Saudi Arabian consortium fails

EXCLUSIVE BY MARTIN SAMUEL: The deposit paid by the Saudi Arabian consortium is non-refundable, meaning Newcastle owner Ashley gets richer even if the takeover is not ratified.




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Newcastle's £300m Saudi-led takeover faces more opposition from beIN Sports

English football's biggest overseas broadcast partner beIN Sports have reportedly urged the Premier League to block Newcastle's proposed takeover from the Saudi Arabian-led consortium.




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Premier League lawyers 'investigating illegal broadcasting of top-flight matches by Saudi Arabia'

beIN Sports shone a light on Saudi Arabia's involvement in the piracy of matches, highlighting the Premier League's unsuccessful attempts to take legal action against satellite provider Arabsat.




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UK government members call for scrutiny of Newcastle's Saudi takeover amid concerns over piracy

The UK government have been urged by its own members to take an active role in scrutinising the Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle United following calls for the deal to be blocked.




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Decision for Newcastle takeover is looming amid Saudi regime concerns

A year has passed since the beheading of 37 Saudi men and still the families wait to receive the bodies. At the time, they did not even know their loved ones had been executed.




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Saudi Arabia ends death penalty for crimes committed by minors after abolishing flogging 

Minors will now receive a prison sentence of no longer than 10 years in a 'juvenile detention facility'. Pictured: Abdulkareem al-Hawaj was one of the minors executed in 2019.




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Saudi Arabia will look to secure Premier League TV rights if £300m Newcastle deal is approved

EXCLUSIVE: BeIN Sports have written to the Premier League urging chief executive Richard Masters to block the £300million deal for Newcastle, citing illegal streaming of matches in Saudi Arabia.




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Premier League warned US about Saudi piracy BEFORE beIN Sport sent letter over Newcastle takeover

The Premier League asked the United States government to keep Saudi Arabia on its piracy watch list before beginning checks on Newcastle United's Saudi-led takeover.




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Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund looks 'to buy $12.5 billion Warner Music'

A source said more deals with entertainment businesses in America are to be expected as the country tries to navigate the coronavirus pandemic and the fallout from plunging oil prices.




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ITV 'loses half its audience' after Saturday Night Takeaway replaced

ITV were reportedly affected by their decision to replace Saturday Night Takeaway with The Voice as the UK channel 'lost 3 million views', following Ant McPartlin's drink-driving charge.




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The Voice UK: Lonnie Donegan's SON among hopefuls auditioning for new series

Lonnie Donegan's son is among the first round of hopefuls to take to the stage in the new series of The Voice 2019.




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The Voice: Viewers demand the show 'controls' the audience

The Voice viewers demanded the show 'control' the audience after they were unable to hear the contestants due to the volume of the crowd on Saturday night's show. 




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Ronan Keating's daughter Missy, 17, has auditioned for The Voice UK alongside her pal

Ronan Keating's daughter Missy has auditioned for The Voice UK.




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The Voice UK: Olly Murs sends viewers and fellow judges into a frenzy during impromptu 'audition'

The hitmaker, 34, was speaking to the judging panel of Tom Jones, Jennifer Hudson and Will.i.am, about the importance of song choice for the show's auditionees.




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Ronan Keating's daughter Missy, 17, auditions for The Voice UK alongside her pal

The singing duo take on Cee Lo Green's 2010 hit Forget You for the nerve-wracking performance on Saturday.




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Kerry Katona's daughter Heidi, 12, auditions for The Voice Kids

erry Katona's daughter Heidi appears to be following in her mum's showbiz footsteps as she has reportedly auditioning for The Voice Kids over the weekend.




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The Voice UK SPOILER: Jude Law's ex Cat Cavelli impresses judges as she auditions for the show

A spoiler clip of her star turn, which will be aired during tomorrow's episode of the show, shows the mother-of-one explain: 'I just wanna show my daughter that you can be whoever you wanna be.'