PM mounts rearguard action despite execution of 81 people in kingdom last weekend

British prime minister Boris Johnson is travelling cap-in-hand to a state that murdered 81 people at the weekend

Gove criticised for ‘DIY asylum scheme’ requiring names and six-month minimum stay

Tehran criticises violation of ‘basic human rights’ and suspends reconciliation talks

Turkish president signs 13 co-operation deals on issues including joint defence industries

‘I’m happy to go there. I’m happy to earn my living going there and going and playing good golf’

Mohammed bin Salman meets other Arab leaders ahead of Riyadh summit next week

Detained man had been visiting Paris with a friend and held a valid visa for France

Former royal guard Khaled Aedh Al-Otaibi detained at Roissy airport as he prepared to board flight

Net Results: Targeting of Palestinian activists’ phones is the latest evidence of abuse

In a new memoir, journalist Lara Marlowe recalls the life she shared with her former husband

Talks between rivals reflect tentative de-escalation in Middle East in wake of Joe Biden’s election

Motivation of Watford owners and those behind Newcastle takeover open to question

It's easy for celebrating Toon supporters to rationalise that position in their minds

News could have significant ramifications for a Saudi-backed takeover of Newcastle

Analysis of hacked phones by project reveals capacity to access data and spy on the owner

Gulf countries such as UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia offered clandestine security co-operation

It is clear that not a few NSO clients would have little scruple in using phone-breaking technology to undermine basic human rights

NSO denies its software has been used to target journalists and dissidents across world

Proposed Premier Golf League another attempt to use sport for base political reasons