407 results for Saudi Arabia

13 July 2017

We take stock of the life and times of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who died today. Plus: we discuss Canada's new governor-general and ask if Saudi Arabia is funding terrorism.

30 November 2016

Will Donald Trump scrap the Iran nuclear deal? We also discuss whether burning a country's flag should be a constitutional right – and is Saudi Arabia about to lift a ban that forbids women from driving?

5 May 2015

As Yemen’s unrest spills to Saudi Arabia, we ask what the consequences may be. We also hear of the work of the Migrant Offshore Aid Station in the Mediterranean and of problems between parents and children in politics.

27 November 2013

We discuss the internal power struggle taking place in Saudi Arabia, find out who is in the lead to host the World Expo in 2020 and examine why women are struggling to hold public office in Brazil.

13 December 2012

We find out why South Africa’s deputy president is to challenge Jacob Zuma for the top job and ask why Paris Hilton chose the Holy City of Mecca for the site of her fifth store in Saudi Arabia.

20 September 2019

How will Saudi Arabia confront Iran? Plus: the history of national-unity governments, Japan keeps an eye on the Olympics as the Rugby World Cup begins, the Emmy awards and we check-in with our man in the Balkans.

11 October 2018

Will international tensions with Saudi Arabia affect its ongoing conflict in Yemen? Plus: the winner of this year’s Stirling prize, fading fortunes at Sears department store and Vienna’s favourite police dog heads to Canada…

4 August 2023

Saudi Arabia leads Ukraine peace talks this weekend. Plus: Donald Trump appears in court in Washington DC, China plans limits on children’s access to tech and the eternal appeal of the shark movie. 

1 August 2023

Italy is the latest European country to rethink its ties with China but how easy is it to decouple? Plus: Israel proposes a new rail line to Saudi Arabia, and the latest theatre news. 

18 October 2018

We analyse the increasing diplomatic tension between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the US following the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi. Plus: we assess whether Zimbabwe can reboot its economy and hear from the director of hit…

2 August 2018

We ask when the United Nations should intervene in domestic politics, explore Australia’s media landscape and examine Saudi Arabia’s plans to build a super city. Plus: should journalists be charged to attend the European…

20 February 2018

Could Australia lead a new global alliance for an alternative to China’s Belt and Road initiative? Plus: Justin Trudeau visits India, our series on whistle-blowing continues and the entrepreneurial empowerment of women in…

9 November 2017

What changes after Syria’s victory over Isis, Saudi Arabia’s increasingly tense relationship with Lebanon and why Vladimir Putin claims the US will try to meddle with the upcoming Russian election.

2 March 2017

We ask whether the EU can remain united in the face of a potential exit by the UK, find out why Saudi Arabia's King Salman is in Indonesia and ask whether smartphone design has become boring.

9 May 2015

As business leaders and Saudi Arabia start to feel the diplomatic show of force of Sweden’s new foreign minister Margot Wallström, Steve Bloomfield chairs a discussion on her feminist approach to foreign policy.

21 November 2018

We analyse the EU and Italy’s economic clash, the relationship between the US and Saudi Arabia and China’s ambitions in the South China Sea. Plus: Why does Switzerland hold so many referendums?