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Biden and Graham Reportedly Schemed on How 'To Go to War For Saudi Arabia'

The Republican senator said it would “take a Democratic president” to commit American troops to defend the Saudi kingdom, according to a new book.

Reason

It's official: International Olympic Committee votes to confirm the first Olympic Esports Games will happen in 2025, even if they don't know the games yet

Everything about the event is yet to be decided, including the games, but it's happening.

PC Gamer

The Saudi takeover of European football is about power, not sportswashing

Saudi buying up the Italian and Spanish Super Cups has legitimized the nation’s regime, at home and around the world

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Report: LIV Golf chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan could face $74 million lawsuit in Canadian court

The potential lawsuit comes at a bad time for not just LIV Golf, but also the PGA Tour.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Oil-rich Saudi Arabia is shelling out for the world’s top sports, but can Mohammed bin Salman buy himself an auto industry?

With Hyundai and tire maker Pirelli setting up plants, the ruler has already struck key deals, but experts doubt the investments are self-sustaining.

Fortune

Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman’s 2030 growth plan bears fruit as Hyundai inks deal to join Lucid as next carmaker in the Gulf

As the IEA predicts global demand for transport fuels will peak in 2026, the Saudi monarchy is in a race to diversify its economy by the end of the decade.

Fortune

Tough talking Rishi goes on photo op tour of Middle East

British prime minister jets out to Israel and Saudi Arabia to try his hand at being an international statesman

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What is Neom? The $500 billion Saudi Arabian ‘smart city’ is 33 times the size of New York

Leyja announced as latest entity within Mohammed bin Salman’s project

Evening Standard

Jordan Henderson plays the tool on road to Saudi Arabia’s inevitable World Cup

Everything is falling into place for Saudi Arabia to host the 2034 World Cup, and Henderson was among the Saudi Pro League stars cheering the news

The Independent UK

Bin Salman’s sportswashing quip reflected growing power but was perhaps a mistake

The crown prince was full of statistics in his Fox News interview – though scepticism of Saudi Arabia’s vision will surely remain

The Guardian - UK

Mohammed bin Salman to keep oil prices high to spur growth—'I’m trying to get Saudi Arabia back on the right track'

The pragmatic crown prince wants to lure manufacturing to the country and more star athletes like Cristiano Ronaldo to the football league.

Fortune

MBS says murder of Jamal Khashoggi was a ‘mistake’

US intelligence officials have said the Saudi leader personally ordered the killing of Kashoggi, a US resident

The Independent UK

Jared Kushner’s Private Equity Firm Could Retain Controversial Saudi Funding

Kushner's Saudi Investment May Continue Despite Trump's Potential Reelection.

Zenger

Mohammed bin Salman says he will ‘continue doing sport washing’ for Saudi Arabia

Crown prince ‘doesn’t care’ about claims that Saudis have invested heavily in football, golf and other sports

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The Independent UK

Saudi crown prince says in rare interview 'every day we get closer' to normalization with Israel

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says in an interview with Fox News airing Wednesday that ongoing negotiations over Israel means the prospects of normalized relations between both countries “get closer” every day but that treatment of Palestinians is “very important.”

The Hindu

Saudi Arabia one of India's most important strategic partners: PM Modi

PM Modi and Crown Prince Bin Salman discussed ways to strengthen India-Saudi Arabia ties in defence, security, trade and investment.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak warned not to 'roll out the red carpet' for Saudi crown prince

Rishi Sunak has been warned that he should not be “rolling out the red carpet” to Mohammed bin Salman, amid reports of a planned visit to the UK…

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not a fad’: the truth behind Saudi Arabia’s dizzying investment in sport

From the star-studded Pro League to golf, F1 and cricket, the kingdom’s strategy is as cynically ambitious as it is controversial

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Fortune

Saudi Arabia's stunning sports summer offers 'quicker movement on the sort of ideological maneuvering that sportswashing is so much about'

Taking over American golf wasn't enough: Enter a bid to pay the greatest young soccer player more than $700 million just for one season.

Al Jazeera

White House adviser Jake Sullivan meets Saudi crown prince for Jeddah talks

The White House said the talks focused on efforts for a ‘more peaceful, secure, prosperous and stable Middle East’.

The Guardian - US

Saudis accused of using Snapchat to promote crown prince and silence critics

Critics say app – partly owned by a Saudi investor – promoting image of Mohammed bin Salman while critical voices are punished

The Conversation

Is Saudi Arabia using 'sportswashing' to simply hide its human rights abuses – or is there a bigger strategy at play?

As Saudi Arabia continues to open up internationally, it is yet again in hot water over its human rights record. The current controversy revolves around the kingdom’s increasing presence in the sporting world and accusations of “sportswashing”.

Radio France Internationale

Amnesty urges Macron to pressure Saudi prince over death sentences during Paris visit

Amnesty International on Thursday urged French President Emmanuel Macron to pressure Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who is currently in France, to spare seven young men facing execution for crimes committed while minors.

France 24

Rebranded Saudi crown prince meets Macron as rights groups decry ‘hypocrisy’

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday at the start of a visit aimed at boosting bilateral ties and the oil kingdom’s standing in the international community. But human rights groups warn that the Saudi's gain is France’s loss on an increasingly…

Radio France Internationale

Saudi crown prince MBS heads to France to meet Macron

Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has left for a state visit to France where he will meet President Emmanuel Macron, a statement said on Wednesday.

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