Saudi Arabia: Five things we've learned
Saudi Arabia has been in the headlines this week after it emerged a 74-year-old British expat may be publically flogged after being caught with alcohol in the country.
The UK government then cancelled a controversial 拢5.9m prisons deal with the Kingdom.
Throughout the week, the Today programme has been speaking to advisers, journalists, former ambassadors and experts about the UK's relationship with Saudi Arabia and the internal politics that govern it.
These are five things we've learned from those conversations.
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