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Saudi Arabia

• What motivates the man in the White House? A study of Trump's foreign policy

  

  Despite the disastrous results of post-9/11 wars, Trump continues to lead a belligerent administration that we must resist at home, argues Chris Nineham

• Hundreds rally in London to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia

  

  A packed out public meeting organised by Stop the War demanded an end to Britain's complicity in the war on Yemen, reports Chris Nineham

• Stop bombing Yemen

  

  Our movement has set its sights on the UK's barbaric arms trade, reports Jonathan Maunders

• End Foodbank Britain: General Election Now - Counterfire Freesheet December 2018

  

  Brexit crisis, arms sales to Yemen, the devastation caused by austerity, tackling the far right, Palestine, books of the year and more in this month's Counterfire freesheet

• Britain must stop arming the Saudi war criminals now

  

  A new offensive in the Saudi war on Yemen will ratchet up the humanitarian crisis. We must build a huge campaign to end arms sales, writes Chris Nineham

• Talk about equality is cheap, but paying women a decent wage is much too costly - weekly briefing

  

  Less glass ceilings and more grassroots is the key to reviving the role of women’s liberation in our struggle, argues Lindsey German 

• How to influence people: Saudi Arabia, Yemen and British bombs

  

  The government's intransigence on Saudi arms sales is leading to catastrophe in Yemen writes Chris Nineham

• Saudi rogue killers? Why the West is so quiet about the death of Jamal Khashoggi

  

  The murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a Saudi consulate in Turkey will irretrievably tarnish Saudi Arabia’s reputation in Western public opinion, argues Vladimir Unkovski-Korica

• Why is the West so silent on Yemen?

  

  As the west continues to arm Saudi Arabia, Yemen bears the brunt, argues Julie Al-Hinai

• Trump's ditching of Iran deal is paving the way to war

  

  Trump pulling the US out of the Iran nuclear deal is a step on the path to more war in the Middle East argues Shabbir Lakha

• Saudi Prince not welcome: demonstrate against his visit

  

  Statement from organisations opposing the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman to the UK and urging people to join the demonstration tomorrow

• Behind every ‘successful’ woman there’s another woman doing the work - weekly briefing

  

  Feminism is a double-edged sword for those fighting for women’s liberation, argues Lindsey German

• Theresa May went to Saudi to encourage, not to condemn

  

  The government’s attempts at justification for its conduct in the Middle East are becoming more and more desperate, argues Chris Nineham

• Saudi faction fight: break Britain's links

  

  Mohammed bin Salman is no moderniser. Time to end the corrupt relationship with the House of Saud, argues Kevin Ovenden

• UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia ruled lawful by High Court

  

  Does anyone really believe Saudi Arabia respects international law? Today's High Court ruling fails to deliver truth argues Chris Nineham

• Theresa May's time-to-get-tough approach falls flat

  

  Theresa May's attempt to look strong and stable in response to the tragedy on Saturday night has failed argues Chris Nineham

• Yemen: a very British disgrace

  

  The conflict on the Arabian peninsula shows that our hysteria is selective

• Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the US-Saudi Connection

  

  Medea Benjamin unravels the toxic relationship between the West and the oppressive regime in Saudi Arabia, in Kingdom of the Unjust, finds Jonathan Maunders

• The hypocrisy of the British war machine

  

  The duplicity of British politicians condemning Russia in Syria but supporting the Saudi bombing of Yemen is revolting, argues Lindsey German

• Yemen: Blairite Labour's addiction to war

  

  Labour 'rebels' show their true colours by refusing to stop supporting Saudi bombing of Yemen argues Lindsey German

• Saudi Arabia: a major part of Cameron's war

  

  As the west pushes on with the 'war on terror' Saudi Arabia moves centre stage, writes Kevin Ovenden

• Syria Burning: Isis and the Death of the Arab Spring

  

  Peter Stauber reviews Syria Burning byCharles Glass

• Video: Hands off Yemen - John Rees

  

  John Rees on how Britain is a key backer and arms supplier to Saudia Arabia - a despotic regime which is attacking the poorest nation in the arab world

• Operation resolute storm: US allies stoke sectarian conflict in Yemen

  

  A Saudi-led coalition of ten states has launched a military campaign against one of the world's poorest nations. Muna Othman looks at the background

• Saudi Arabia, the war on Yemen and the crisis of US imperialism in the Middle East

  

  The new war in Yemen, led by the most reactionary state in the Middle East, can only end in disaster, says John Rees