Buying Away the Beautiful Game
Theo Drayton explores the controversy surrounding the rise of the Saudi Pro League in the footballing world
Saudi Arabia
Yemen: add arms, subtract aid = the UK government’s warped equation
Lauren Powdrell criticises the UK government's decision to continue selling arms to Saudi Arabia used for bombing Yemen, while drastically cutting Yemen's international aid.
How technology is fueling a détente in the Middle East
Martha Muir examines how technology is fueling a détente between Israel and its Gulf neighbours.
Saudi Arabia, Freedom of Speech, and Durham
Wajd Beshara explores the link between the murder of Khashoggi and the detainment of Matthew Hedges in an insightful new series on the Middle East.
The Khashoggi affair in context
In this thorough analysis, The Bubble's new editor Toby Rankin summarizes what we know so far about the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and what implication it has on…