The Irish Times

Phil Mickelson withdraws from USPGA Championship

Six-time Major winner will not play at Southern Hills next week

Fri May 13 2022 - 23:20

Tide of popularity may be turning against the Great White Shark

Australian attempted to defend his role as front man for a Saudi-financed golf league

Fri May 13 2022 - 22:31

Messi is now the face of another oppressive Middle Eastern monarchy

The Argentinian was unveiled as the latest tourism ambassador for Saudi Arabia

Thu May 12 2022 - 16:39

Amnesty accuses Norman of being ’seriously misguided’

Norman had downplayed the 2018 killing of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Thu May 12 2022 - 12:42

The Irish Times view on Turkey’s problems: president is focused on re-election

Recep Tayyip Erdogan hopes to improve his chances of winning with a reset of foreign policy

Mon May 02 2022 - 20:00

Erdogan’s embrace of Saudi prince signals end of dispute over Khashoggi murder

Erdogan’s visit to Saudi Arabia part of drive by Ankara to repair damaged ties with Riyadh

Fri Apr 29 2022 - 17:51

Erdogan says visit to Saudi Arabia will herald new era in ties

Turkish president seeks to repair relations with Gulf states in bid to boost ailing economy

Thu Apr 28 2022 - 21:21

Erdogan to visit Saudi Arabia in bid to mend ties

Countries have been at odds since murder of Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul in 2018

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 20:57

Saudi Arabia and Iran to resume talks on Thursday, report says

Security officials to discuss diplomatic relations and Yemen after seven-month break

Wed Apr 20 2022 - 17:49

Both sides in Yemen’s war are committing war crimes, says report

The UN estimates the death toll in the Yemeni war at 377,000

Tue Apr 19 2022 - 17:57

Turkish court suspends trial of 26 Saudis accused of killing Jamal Khashoggi

Case transferred to Saudi Arabia despite warnings move would lead to cover-up

Thu Apr 07 2022 - 10:13

DAA International wins contract to run Saudi’s Jeddah airport

Irish company recently won contract to manage a new airport at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea development project

Sun Mar 27 2022 - 17:21

US confirms delivery of Patriot anti-missile systems to Saudi Arabia

Systems will be used to counter Yemeni rebel rocket and drone attacks on oil infrastructure

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 17:38

The Ukraine war is not about democracy versus autocracy

Joe Biden likely to need help of some very illiberal states to prevail against Russia

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 17:29

Johnson defends Saudi trip in pursuit of broad anti-Putin bloc

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

Tue Mar 15 2022 - 19:08

The Irish Times view on Western relations with Riyadh: the blood in Saudi barrels

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

Tue Mar 15 2022 - 17:12

Thousands in UK sign up to accept Ukrainian refugees as scheme goes live

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

Mon Mar 14 2022 - 20:10

Iran condemns mass executions carried out by Saudi Arabia

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

Mon Mar 14 2022 - 15:36

Erdogan visit to Dubai Expo 2020 ends decade of estrangement

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

Tue Feb 15 2022 - 18:25

Shane Lowry: Playing in the Saudi International not a ‘big issue’

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

Tue Jan 11 2022 - 17:41

Saudi crown prince seeks to normalise relations with Gulf rulers

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

Thu Dec 09 2021 - 16:01

France frees Saudi man mistakenly held over Khashoggi killing

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

Thu Dec 09 2021 - 10:09

Suspect in killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi arrested in Paris

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

Tue Dec 07 2021 - 18:32

Surveillance tools like Pegasus should not be for sale

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

Thu Nov 11 2021 - 05:00

Life with Robert Fisk: I realised I would not be at peace until I wrote this book

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

Sat Oct 23 2021 - 06:00

Saudi Arabia in ‘serious’ talks with Iran about repairing relations

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

Fri Oct 15 2021 - 15:54

Michael Walker: Latest incidence of sports-washing leaves fans hung out to dry

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

Sat Oct 09 2021 - 06:00

Dilemma for Newcastle fans illustrates the moral complexity of supporting any big club

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

Sat Oct 09 2021 - 06:00

Saudi Arabia lifts its four-year ban on beIN Sports

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

Thu Oct 07 2021 - 06:19

Karlin Lillington: Pegasus Project exposes menace of surveillance

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

Thu Jul 22 2021 - 05:30

How Israel used NSO spyware as diplomatic calling card

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

Wed Jul 21 2021 - 13:17

The Irish Times view on Israeli spyware: big brother is listening

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

Tue Jul 20 2021 - 21:23

Israeli spyware maker in spotlight amid reports of wide abuses

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

Mon Jul 19 2021 - 15:29

Saudi ‘sportswashing’ designed to obscure obscene human rights record

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

Fri May 07 2021 - 06:00