Issue 490

March 2016 - "Saudi Arabia and the West"

• GUIDE TO THIS MONTH'S ARTICLES - March 2016

From this month's magazine:

How much do you know about Saudi Arabia? - try this quick quiz, then check with the infographic:

• QUIZ - SAUDI ARABIA

• 'Our friends': Saudi Arabia and the West

• Saudi Arabia: Buying more arms ...

• Saudi Arabia is taking a risk with Islamic State and others

• Saudi activists - who are they and what do they want?

• Child trafficking in Nepal

• Election in Peru

• Pakistani Christians living in fear

• Football for child miners in Burkina Faso

• Protest in Iran about volleyball

• Worldbeaters: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

• Country profile: Cameroon

• Who worries about democracy?

From the web:

• Photo story: Mostafa's story

From the blogs this month:

• Planting a million trees for Malawi

• Help us raise money for independent journalism

This month's Ready Lessons:

• READY LESSON (for Pre-intermediate learners) : SPORT

• READY LESSON (for Upper-intermediate learners) : SAUDI ARABIA