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Angus Mcdowall

ARTICLES BY ANGUS MCDOWALL

Syrian babies receive treatment for a suspected chemical attack at a makeshift clinic on the rebel-held village of al-Shifuniyah in the eastern Ghouta region, on 25 February. Photo: AFP

Uneasy calm in Syria’s Ghouta as Russian-backed truce begins

3 min read . 27 Feb 2018

At least 10 people died in one village and more than 200 were injured early on Wednesday. Photo: AP

Syria’s Ghouta residents ‘wait to die’ as bombs fall

3 min read . 21 Feb 2018

Some 127 people were killed in air raids, rocket strikes and shelling of the area near Damascus on Monday. Photo: AFP

More bombs fall on Syria’s Ghouta after heaviest toll in years

1 min read . 20 Feb 2018

Mohammed bin Salman, 31, was appointed crown prince by his father King Salman on Wednesday, replacing his cousin who is 26 years his senior. Photo: Reuters

Mohammed bin Salman: the new, young crown prince reshaping Saudi Arabia

4 min read . 22 Jun 2017

Ahrar al-Sham militant group celebrate after they took some positions from the Syrian government forces, in an eastern neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria. Photo: AP

Syrian rebels press major assault near Hama

2 min read . 22 Mar 2017

File photo. American army vehicles drive north of Manbij city in Aleppo, Syria, on 9 March 2017. Photo: Reuters

Air strike on mosque near Aleppo in Syria kills 42

1 min read . 17 Mar 2017

A picture taken from the Turkish side of the Syrian border shows a US flag at the People’s Protection Units position in the Syrian city of Tal-Abyad. Photo: AFP

US-led forces strike Syrian troops, prompting emergency UN meeting

6 min read . 18 Sept 2016

Islamic State’s Amaq News Agency reported that Adnani was killed “while surveying the operations to repel the military campaigns against Aleppo”. Photo: AFP

Islamic State leader Abu Muhammad al-Adnani killed in Syria

4 min read . 31 Aug 2016

Supporters of the Houthi movement demonstrate against Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen’s capital Sanaa. Photo: Reuters

UN says Saudi-led bombing of Yemeni market may be international crime

3 min read . 18 Mar 2016

A file photo of a Saudi anti-govt protester carries a poster with the image of Shiite cleric Sheik Nimr al-Nimr. Photo: AP

Outrage across region as Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimra among 47 executed in Saudi Arabia

4 min read . 02 Jan 2016

A file photo Saudi women shopping at a mall in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The kingdom has announced a projected budget deficit in 2016 of $87 billion, as lower oil prices cut into the government’s main source of revenue. Photo: AP

Saudi Arabia plans spending cuts, reforms to shrink huge budget deficit

2 min read . 29 Dec 2015

A file photo of a Saudi woman casting her ballot in a polling station in the coastal city of Jeddah. Under King Abdullah, who died in January and who announced in 2011 that women would be able to vote in this election, steps were taken for women to have a bigger public role, sending more of them to university and encouraging female employment Photo: AFP

First women elected to Saudi local councils

2 min read . 13 Dec 2015

In this file photo, images of Saudi King Salman (left), then crown prince Muqrin (centre), and then deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Nayef are displayed on a shop door at the al Aqeeliya market in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photo: AP

Saudi King Salman replaces heir and next-in-line to rule

2 min read . 29 Apr 2015

A file photo of King Salman, Saudia Arabia’s present monarch. Photo: AP (AP)

Saudi king keeps close hand on oil in remodelling strategic team

5 min read . 03 Mar 2015

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority said Cadbury products on sale in Saudi Arabia were not manufactured in Malaysia, but added that “strong measures” would be taken if the chocolates being tested revealed any traces of pork. Photo: Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia tests Cadbury chocolates for pork traces

1 min read . 01 Jun 2014

Saudi hospital employees wear mouth and nose masks as they stand outside a local hospital’s emergency department in Jeddah. Photo: AFP

Saudi Arabia says has 10 more cases in MERS outbreak

1 min read . 27 Apr 2014

Foreign workers hold their passports as they gather outside a labour office, after missing a deadline to correct their visa status, in Riyadh. Photo: Reuters

Foreign workers stay home to escape Saudi visa crackdown

3 min read . 04 Nov 2013

This undated electron microscope image made available by the National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases-Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows a novel coronavirus particle, also known as the MERS virus, center. The mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi Arabia. Photo: AP (AP )

New death in Saudi Arabia from SARS-like coronavirus MERS

1 min read . 22 Jun 2013

Illegal immigrant workers wait in line at the Saudi immigration offices at the Alisha area, west of Riyadh. Photo: Reuters (Reuters)

Foreign workers queue to quit Saudi Arabia after amnesty on fines

3 min read . 28 May 2013

French social affairs and health minister Marisol Touraine (left) and medical staff attend a news conference at Lille hospital on Saturday, where the patient with confirmed case of the SARS-like coronavirus is treated. Photo: Pascal Rossignol/Reuters (Pascal Rossignol/Reuters )

New SARS-like virus can probably pass person-to-person

2 min read . 13 May 2013