Contradiction Coalition: Tank Deal Reveals New Arms Exports Approach
A secretive plan to sell tanks to Saudia Arabia has caused a furor within Germany's governing coalition, members of which are demanding an explanation. The deal, which violates a tradition of avoiding...
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German Police Working for EADS: Berlin Opposition Livid about Saudi Border Deal
The opposition in Berlin was already outraged about a plan to sell 200 tanks to Saudi Arabia. Now, however, a new deal involving the training of Saudi border patrol officers is raising additional...
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Crossing the Red Sea: Egypt Approves Massive Bridge to Saudi Arabia
Egypt has given the nod to plans for a gigantic bridge across the Red Sea. It would provide the first direct road link between Arab North Africa and the Middle East -- but the project could upset...
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Halting Steps Toward Democracy: Arab Revolution Caught Between Euphoria and...
More than half a year after the beginning of the Arab Revolution, pro-democracy movements in several countries appear to have stalled. The despots in Syria and Libya are fiercely opposing rebellions in...
View ArticleThe Merkel Doctrine: Tank Exports to Saudi Arabia Signal German Policy Shift
Berlin has said nothing about the reasons behind its decision to reverse decades of carefully considered foreign policy and export up to 270 modern tanks to Saudi Arabia. The sale has baffled many in...
View ArticleGerman Weapons Export Controversy: Military Assists in Tank Tests in Saudi...
A possible deal that would see a German company deliver hundreds of tanks to Saudi Arabia triggered heated political controversy earlier this year. Now, SPIEGEL ONLINE has learned that the German...
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'Richard of Arabia': German Gardener Helps Saudi Desert Bloom
A German landscape architect who has been working in Saudi Arabia for nearly 40 years, Richard Bödeker turns his wealthy clients' dreams into reality. Over the decades he has shrugged off political...
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Interview with Prince Turki bin Faisal: 'Saudi Arabia Wants Downfall of Assad'
Saudi Arabia has long urged the West to arm the Syrian rebels as they battle forces loyal to President Bashar Assad. In an interview with SPIEGEL, he explains why. He also says Europe should change its...
View ArticleMobility for Women: Riyadh Metro Promises Social Change
In Saudi Arabia, a subway under construction isn't just a means of public transport -- it's a symbol of change. Officials hope the Riyadh Metro will relieve gridlock and help revive public life. It...
View ArticleOn Shaky Ground: A German Architect Remakes Saudi Arabia
Eckhard Gerber is a socially progressive, successful architect with a passion for democracy. So why is he building prestige projects -- including a new National Library -- in a repressive place like...
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Tehran Treaty: Winners and Losers in Geneva Nuclear Deal
The Geneva nuclear treaty with Tehran offers the West new opportunities and could change the world. But secret documents suggest it is the hardliners in Iran who stand to profit the most from the new...
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Olli Heinonen on Iran: 'This Is a Step Forward, Without a Doubt'
Former IAEA deputy secretary general Olli Heinonen says the nuclear deal with Iran is an important one, with verifiable results and a timetable for a final agreement. Still, he argues, "there is no...
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Arms Exports: Berlin Backs Large Defense Deal with Saudi Arabia
Berlin has often been criticized in recent years for selling weapons to questionable regimes. Now, the German government is backing a billion-euro deal for 100 patrol boats.
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Proxy War in Yemen: Saudi Arabia and Iran Vie for Regional Supremacy
A Saudi Arabia-led coalition continues to bombard Yemen in an effort to stop the advance of an Iran-backed Shiite militia there. The conflict is becoming a proxy war for regional supremacy. The risks...
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Interview with Saudi Prince Turki Bin Faisal Al Saud: 'We Try To Learn from...
In a SPIEGEL interview, Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud discusses Saudi Arabia's push for modernity, its role in the Yemeni civil war, anti-Iranian sentiment and the human rights situation in the...
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The New Kingdom: Saudi Arabia's Contradictory Transformation
During his reign, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has created a new leadership role for Saudi Arabia. But his changes are filled with contradictions -- and may only make the region more unstable.
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Lifting the Veil: How Working Women Are Remaking Saudi Arabia
A growing number of women in Saudi Arabia are joining the workforce and chipping away at discriminations enshrined in its laws. But they face conservative opposition and -- even now -- a ban on driving.
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Saudi Foreign Minister: 'I Don't Think World War III Is Going To Happen in...
In an interview, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir expresses his continued support for regime change in Syria and his desire for rebels to be supplied with anti-aircraft missiles that could...
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Saudia Arabia and Iran: The Cold War of Islam
The archenemies Iran and Saudi Arabia are battling for supremacy in the Middle East and are carrying out their struggle in proxy wars in Yemen, Syria and Iraq. Domestically, though, the two countries...
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Battle for Aleppo: How Syria Became the New Global War
As the noose around Aleppo tightens -- and the Assad regime and its Russian allies continue to bomb the city -- the extremely dangerous nature of this proxy war is becoming more apparent than ever....
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