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Saudi Arabia executes Sri Lankan maid
Wednesday 09 January 2013
Kingdom breaching global treaty as Rizana Nafeek was 17 when baby died in her care
BAE Systems is boosted by £2.5bn aircraft deal with Oman
Friday 21 December 2012
BAE Systems, the aerospace giant, received a much-needed boost yesterday after agreeing a £2.5bn contract with Oman for Typhoon and Hawk military aircraft that will safeguard 6,000 jobs.
Storm over German plan to supply Saudi Arabia with armoured vehicles
Monday 03 December 2012
Royal Guard patrol cars could be used to crush 'popular dissent' in the Gulf Kingdom
Investment Insider: Time is now right to plan an attack on defence firms
Sunday 02 December 2012
In times of austerity nothing is sacred. Not even defence budgets. In the US, the Obama administration plans to axe troops and in the UK the Ministry of Defence has to lay off 54,000 service people to cut expenditure by around £4bn.
Saudi diplomat shot dead in Yemeni capital
Thursday 29 November 2012
Gunmen killed a Saudi diplomat and his Yemeni bodyguard on a busy street in the capital here Wednesday, the latest in a string of assassinations of government figures in this impoverished Middle Eastern country.
Brookfield may seize Pinnacle site for unpaid bills
Thursday 22 November 2012
The builders working on plans for the tallest skyscraper in the City, the Pinnacle, could seize the site after launching a legal challenge to recover £16m in unpaid bills.
One To Watch: Olivia Arthur, Photographer, 32
Saturday 17 November 2012
The newest recruit to Magnum Photos read maths at Oxford University before taking up photo-journalism at the London College of Printing.
Arab shopping spree boosts UK shops
Saturday 17 November 2012
Well-heeled Middle Eastern shoppers increased their spending by half in the UK last month, making them the most important group for retailers from outside the European Union.
Saudi Arabia's women allowed to join country's main advisory body but must be separated from men by a screen
Wednesday 07 November 2012
It was heralded as a big step for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia – but when women join the country’s main advisory body, they will be separated from the men by a screen.
Iranian nuclear ambitions will be top of the agenda for David Cameron in Saudi Arabia
Monday 05 November 2012
Iran’s nuclear ambitions will be top of the agenda when David Cameron visits Saudi Arabia tomorrow during a three-day visit to the Gulf and the Middle East.
David Cameron defends Middle East visit insisting he WILL raise concerns about hosts' human rights records
Monday 05 November 2012
The Prime Minister hopes to win billions of pounds of defence contracts during his visit
Sedentary Saudis spur as diabetes rates soar
Sunday 04 November 2012
At Gold's Gym in Riyadh, Majdi Omar is using his childhood inspiration to get Saudis into shape.
Defence contracts on the agenda as Prime Minister arrives in UAE
Sunday 04 November 2012
David Cameron will tomorrow arrive in the United Arab Emirates on a mission to sell Britain's expertise in producing everything from bombs to hospitals.
Britain meets Gulf allies over growing tensions in Iran
Saturday 03 November 2012
Saudi Arabia and the UAE fear there may be attempts to block a vital oil supply route
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Disability campaigners celebrate 'victory' after government rethink over plans to make it more difficult to claim disability benefits
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'Jail reckless bankers': Report urges the Government to introduce new criminal offence for reckless management
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Breaking the Silence: In the reality of occupation, there are no Palestinian civilians – only potential terrorists
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We never knew Nigella Lawson - and we still don’t
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Vice pulls 'breathtakingly tasteless' fashion shoot glorifying the suicides of famous female authors from Sylvia Plath to Virginia Woolf
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