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Social media platforms have been challenged by US President Donald Trump’s campaign and its use of ads that contain claims which critics say have been debunked by independent fact-checkers. (Muhammed Selim Korkutata/Anadolu Agency)

Hashtag Saudi Arabia: Chasing critics on Twitter

Here is a look at how Saudi Arabia has cracked down on dissent and criticism on social media

Aramco produces 10.3-million barrels of oil a day.

Aramco, the world’s biggest polluter, goes to market

The Saudi-owned company aims to list 5% of its shares on the Riyadh-based bourse in December

Candles are seen beside portraits of Slovakian journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee Martina Kusnirova who were found shot dead at the couple’s home near Bratislava, sparking mass demonstrations. (Vladimir Simicek/AFP)

Journalists act to get justice for assassinated reporters

Investigators will publish reports on the murders and, if necessary, set up an international tribunal

(Leah-Millis/Reuters)

US bars entry to 16 Saudis over Khashoggi killing

A statement by the State Department listed the 16 Saudi Individuals and said that they were party to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi

(Reuters)

‘We’re not in crisis’: New Saudi foreign minister takes the reins

Saudi Arabia’s new foreign minister says the kingdom is not in crisis over critic Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

Following a phone call between DOnald Trump and Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the White House condemned the attacks on “infrastructure vital to the global economy.” (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Trump says doesn’t want to hear ‘suffering’ Khashoggi tape

Trump says he has been fully briefed on an audio recording of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder but does not want to listen to it himself

Former US president Donald Trump. File photo

Trump accuses Saudis of ‘lies’ over Khashoggi killing

The US president’s comments are his strongest comments to date on the affair

Sygnia CEO Magda Wierzycka (Angie Lazaro)

Magda Wierzycka on why she opted out of ‘Davos in the desert’

The alarming disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has prompted other attendees to pull out of the event

Turkish police forensic experts have reportedly found ‘important’ evidence in their investigation. (Murad Sezer/Reuters)

Khashoggi case: Is Saudi-Turkish investigation a mere formality?

Saudi-Turkish probe into disappearance represents a front to negotiate interests between the two nations, analysts say

The easing of social controls comes as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman looks to repackage the oil-rich nation as more moderate and welcoming.

Saudi’s stadiums open their doors to women on Friday

The kingdom, which has some of the world’s tightest restrictions on women, has long barred women from sports arenas

Miteb

Senior Saudi prince Miteb released from detention

After more than three weeks in detention, Senior Saudi prince and former head of the National Guard, Miteb bin Abdullah, has been released.

Ally: Donald Trump’s Saudi trip may have implied his support for the Qatar blockade.

The Machiavellian Prince: Welcome to Salman Arabia

Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is not only fighting a major war and purging detractors — he is also curtailing the religious establishment’s influence.

Walter Kowalski s reportedly being held in a soundproof cell to spare his guards the ordeal of hearing about his trip to Hawaii

Saudi crown prince accuses Iran of ‘direct aggression’

The Crown Prince has said that Iran’s supply of ballistic missiles to Yemen’s Huthi rebels could be ‘considered an act of war’.

Nasser bin Aqeel al-Tayyar

Saudi Arabia purge widens with ‘arrest, no-fly list’

Nasser bin Aqeel al-Tayyar, a board member at Saudi Arabia’s biggest travel company, was reportedly added to the list of detained dignitaries.

Speaking at an investment conference in Riyadh, due to end on Thursday, the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledged there would be “no rupture” in ties with Ankara. (Reuters)

Saudi Arabia arrests princes, ministers in sweeping purge

11 princes, with a prominent billionaire, and dozens of current and former ministers were arrested as Saudi’s young crown prince consolidates power.