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Saudi strikes at rebels in Yemen

06.11.09
Saudi Arabia carried out air strikes against Shia rebel "infiltrators" in Yemen... more

Millennium hotels upbeat

05.11.09
Millennium and Copthorne, the international hotelier which is the first to announce hotel plans for Iraq, saw third-quarter, pre-tax profit slump by almost a third but said “the worst may be behind us” ... more

On the brink — what happens after peak oil?

22.10.09
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On the brink - what happens after peak oil?

22.10.09
Energy analysis: Peak oil is the future time and place where the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction has been reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline and from where, it is said, the world implodes into global crisis, war and probably the eventual death of the planet... more

Saudi denies dollar plan

06.10.09
Saudi Arabia today led denials that talks are taking place to ditch the US dollar to buy and sell oil ... more

Powers deny dollar plan

06.10.09
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Russia have denied talks are taking place to ditch the US dollar to buy and sell oil... more

A cause célèbre that is missing the real target

01.10.09
While what is left of our major armaments industry is put through the wringer, the rest of the world’s defence companies must be chortling ... more

Introducing Lily Jones and her fairy cakes

04.09.09
Lily Jones started Lily Vanilli, a bespoke cupcake business, from her kitchen in London Fields, Hackney... more

Saudi Arabia 'holding 3,100 prisoners in secret'

22.07.09
Saudi Arabia is holding more than 3,100 people in secret detention and has used torture to extract confessions, Amnesty International claims... more

North Korea book World Cup spot

18.06.09
Football: North Korea have qualified for the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa following a goalless draw in Saudi Arabia... more

WORLD: Obama’s warning to Saudis: Stop cash to terror groups in Pakistan

03.06.09
Barack Obama begins his tour of the Middle East today with an appeal to Saudi Arabia to help curb the growing instability in Pakistan... more

Saudi royals win approval for £50m ‘super-home’ in Belgravia

01.06.09
Saudi royals are planning a hi-tech "super-home" worth up to £50million by knocking together three houses in Belgravia... more

Savoy 'up for sale' as Saudi owner's billions dwindle

16.04.09
The Savoy Hotel may soon be put up for sale because of huge losses suffered by its billionaire Arab owner... more

Women protest over male staff in lingerie shops

26.03.09
Women in Saudi Arabia have launched a campaign to boycott lingerie shops until a law is implemented to allow female staff... more

Australia is in the second division, says G20 memo

13.03.09
The Foreign Office faced embarrassment after a secret memo suggested that Russia, Australia and Canada were all “second division” countries at the G20 summit... more

Straw faces quiz on Saudi-backed firm's £2,000 gift

29.01.09
Cabinet minister Jack Straw faced questions over a donation from a Saudi-backed firm... more

Letter from Dubai: Wanted, a spree you can't fake

10.12.08
British retailers have long been accused of "cashing in on Christmas - the inaugural Eid in Dubai event is drawing whispers of similar criticism here... more

Embassies owe £1.5million in parking fines

09.12.08
Foreign diplomats have racked up £1.5million in unpaid parking fines in central London in the past four years, Westminster council has revealed... more

Britons on board tanker stormed by Somali pirates

17.11.08
An oil tanker seized by pirates in the Red Sea has British crew aboard... more

Russia cuts output as tax adds to woes

13.11.08
The tumbling global oil price could see a drying up of exports from Russia the world's biggest producer after Saudi Arabia... more

Oil producers' US bonds pile

14.07.08
Oil producing countries are poised to become the biggest creditors to the US as the nation's fuel bill soars... more

Oil price on rise despite Saudi pledge to lift output

23.06.08
Crude oil was moving up again after a brief respite following Saudi Arabia's pledge to increase production... more

Oil-shock veteran in price alert

18.06.08
Key Saudi has slammed speculators and warned that oil could double to $300 a barrel... more

Comment: lower fuel taxes won't end pain at the pumps

17.06.08
Oil prices have hit a record high and the Shell strike has disrupted supply. But in the end we will all have to learn to use less fuel, warns one energy expert ... more

Oil prices keep on soaring

16.06.08
The price of crude oil rocketed to a record high amid fresh concerns about the state of Britain's economy... more

Saudi boost fails to halt oil's rise

20.05.08
Oil prices rise as concerns over tight supplies overshadow the impact of a move by oil kingpin Saudi Arabia to boost output... more

Saudi output boost 'won't halt rise in price of oil'

19.05.08
Saudi Arabia's decision to increase oil production by 300,000 barrels a day in June will not help lower the price of crude, Iraq's oil minister Hussain al-Shahristani claims... more

BAE told to clean up act after claims that deals were corrupt

06.05.08
Defence giant must tighten up its anti-corruption measures following lurid allegations of bribery... more

Look at military life reveals a web of intrigue

02.01.08
Photographer Nick Waplington's latest exhibition of images downloaded from the Internet captures the sense of boredom on a military base and the camaraderie of soldiers' lives.... more

A mission that's just not possible

04.10.07
There may be plenty of action in The Kingdom, but little answers in a terrorist thriller that avoids the big questions.... more

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