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Who Is Turki Alalshikh? Net Worth, Personal Life & Background

Who is Turki Alalshikh? Everything you need to know about His Excellency Turki Alalshikh - the influential Saudi Arabian involved in boxing.

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A Berlin park atop an office building offers a new model of urban landscaping

A Berlin park and office space by Grüntuch Ernst Architeken offer a symbiotic relationship between urban design and green living materials

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Boxing has a drug problem. Saudi Arabia’s Turki Alalshikh can make fixing it his legacy

There are two main stumbling blocks to ridding boxing of PEDs: motivation and cost. Saudi Arabian power broker Turki Alalshikh is uniquely situated to surmount these obstacles

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Deontay Wilder, Joseph Parker and a shocking ‘Day of Reckoning’ in Riyadh

Boxing’s union with the Saudi government represents the sport’s latest step away from a self-sustaining business model

The Guardian - US

Turki Al-Sheikh Honors Winners of 'Otr Al Kalam' Competition

The adviser at the Royal Court, Turki Al Al-Sheikh, chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA), presented awards to the 20 winners of the “Otr Al Kalam” program in its final episode, on Friday. Saudi contestant Mohammed Al-Sharif, was awarded SAR 2 million ($533,300) for…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi: More Than 120 Million Visitors in Entertainment Sector Since 2019

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority, Adviser at the Royal Court, Turki Al Al-Sheikh, has said that entertainment events held by GEA have received a record number of more than 120 million visitors between 2019 and the first quarter of 2023. Al-Sheikh said Sunday…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia’s GEA to Host 1st Entertainment Forum in Mideast

The General Entertainment Authority (GEA), in partnership with the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA), will organize the International Entertainment Forum on March 5-8, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Considered the first of its kind in the Middle East, the forum will have a number of panel sessions…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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The dogs helping find earthquake survivors in Turkey

Trained rescue dogs are helping to find survivors buried underneath layers of concrete and otherwise undetectable.

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Anne Marie, Spectacular Drone Show Kick Off Riyadh Season 2022

With a spectacular drone show, the international Cirque du Soleil and a concert by British artist Anne Marie, the largest entertainment season in the Middle East and the Arab world kicked off on Friday in Riyadh. In its third edition, the Riyadh Season festival features a whopping 15 zones. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia and Singapore strike agreement to achieve net-zero

Australian and Singaporean leaders have announced what they describe as a world-first agreement to cooperate in transitioning their economies to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions

The Independent UK

Riyadh to Host OVO Show from Cirque du Soleil

Chairman of the Board of Directors of General Authority for Entertainment (GEA) Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Al-Sheikh has announced that Riyadh will host Cirque du Soleil's OVO show between October 12 and December 3. The show is organized by GEA at the headquarters of Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University. The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Twitter Dedicates Emoji to Celebrate Saudi National Day

Twitter has dedicated an emoji flag to celebrate the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's 92nd National Day. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) Turki bin Abdulmohsen Al Al-Sheikh said that Twitter's "Like" emoji had been replaced with the flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Riyadh Season Attracts 11 Million Visitors from 125 Countries

The Riyadh Season attracted up to 11 million visitors from 125 countries, revealed Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) on Sunday.

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