The Saudi government seemed to have advance knowledge that Britain might halt a bribery investigation before the official decision was taken, the former British ambassador to Riyadh revealed this week. Rene Lavanchy reports

In a historic victory for the Campaign Against Arms Trade, the High Court has quashed the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) decision to terminate an investigation into BAE’s Saudi arms deals. This result is a major step forward in the campaign to end the unhealthy influence of arms companies within government. Symon Hill and Ann Feltham outline the background to the court case and the next steps in the campaign to control BAE.

With oil prices reaching all time highs, pressure is being put on Saudi Arabia by Western governments to increase its output in order to lower prices. Guy Gabriel reports on how the British media have reacted to the current oil crisis.

The BAE ruling will check the government’s ruse of invoking national security to avoid scrutiny, say Eric Avebury and Susan Hawley.

Tony Blair caved in to the Saudis’ demand to halt the BAE inquiry. Today’s court ruling shows just how groundless his excuse was. Richard Norton-Taylor reports.

CAAT reports on the recent ruling by the High Court that the Serious Fraud Office acted unlawfully in halting an investigation into BAE arms deal with Saudi Arabia.

New documents obtained by Campaign Against the Arms Trade reveal that BAE pressurised the government to halt the SFO’s investigation into Saudi arms deals.

The Morning Star asks what on earth our country is doing selling weapons of mass destruction to Saudi Arabia, and why on earth our (former) Prime Minister felt it necessary to hide the details.

If Kim Howells’ recent photo op is anything to go by, solidarity with the torturers and executioners of trade unionists is now one of Labour’s core values.

King Abdullah’s accusation that the UK failed to act on Saudi intelligence that could have prevented the July 7, 2005, London bombings has met with vigorous denials from the Brown government, writes Julie Hyland.

This week, Gordon Brown and David Cameron are welcoming the leader of one of the world’s most vicious dictatorships to Britain, writes Johann Hari.

The Morning Star finds the “values” shared between Britain and Saudi Arabia less than flattering, and points to a better way forward.

Mark Steele on the warm official welcome given Saudi King Abdullah on his arrival in Britain, and what it tells us about the value the British government places on human rights.