Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk involved in intense 12-minute face-off ahead of huge rematch Heavyweights set to meet in Saudi Arabia for second time on Saturday night Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024
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The balance of power is shifting in the Middle East – and it is Turkey’s ‘full moon’ on the rise Ankara’s support of Syria’s rebels was a strategic triumph that confirms it is replacing Iran as the regional powerhouse, says Hassan Hassan, editor-in-chief of New Lines magazine The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2024
Beyond 2034: can the Saudi Arabia soccer dream truly be sustainable? The Saudi Pro League could very well be too big and important to Mohammed bin Salman’s plans for his country to fail. But how long can the poorly attended party last? The Guardian - US · Dec 19, 2024
What is Oleksandr Usyk's net worth ahead of Tyson Fury fight? World heavyweight champion to defend titles against ‘Gypsy King’ in Saudi Arabia Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024
Usyk vs Fury 2: all your questions answered, fight time, TV channel, odds Everything you need to know about the Usyk vs Fury rematch in Saudi Arabia, including details on the undercard and how to watch the boxing. Tom’s Guide · Dec 18, 2024
Activist Tells Saudi-hosted UN Forum Of 'Silencing' Of Dissent A Saudi human rights activist appeared via a video link Wednesday at a UN forum in the kingdom to denounce the "silencing" of dissent under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. International Business Times · Dec 18, 2024
Shara Magomedov vs. Michael Page: Odds and what to know ahead of UFC Saudi Arabia co-main event Shara Magomedov is slightly favored to remain unbeaten at UFC Fight Night 250 USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 18, 2024
Fury v Usyk to include ‘AI-powered’ fourth judge The announcement was made by Turki Alalshikh, the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024
Kenyan single mothers ‘trapped’ in Saudi Arabia as exit visas denied to children born outside marriage Domestic workers who fled abusive employers say their children are not eligible for birth certificates, medical care or education – yet cannot leave The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2024
Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov: Odds and what to know ahead of UFC Saudi Arabia main event Israel Adesanya is only moderately favored to rebound from a two-fight skid at UFC Saudi Arabia. USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 18, 2024
New stadiums, airports and oil links: the environmental cost of Saudi Arabia’s 2034 World Cup Fifa has confirmed Saudi Arabia as the host of the 2034 men’s World Cup, meaning the biggest football event on the planet will return to the Middle East. The Conversation · Dec 17, 2024
Fans to be banned from drinking alcohol in stadiums at Saudi World Cup Football fans will be banned from drinking alcohol in stadiums at the 2034 World Cup after last week’s controversial award of the tournament to Saudi Arabia The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2024
Riyadh Season Snooker Championship 2024: Final results, TV channel, prize money, golden ball explained Mark Allen thrashed Luca Brecel in the final in Riyadh Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2024
FourFourTwo · Dec 16, 2024 Will alcohol be on sale at the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia? Alcohol sales were strictly limited to corporate areas at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
The Conversation · Dec 16, 2024 FIFA has a human rights policy, so how could it award Saudi Arabia the 2034 soccer World Cup? Last week, FIFA officially awarded Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup.
Fortune · Dec 15, 2024 The fall of Afghanistan’s horse power is a lesson to today’s petrostates: Power based on a strategic commodity is fleeting Not so long ago, Afghanistan was the Saudi Arabia of horses. But technological change led to its rapid decline.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 14, 2024 Israel Adesanya headlines UFC Saudi Arabia vs. Nassourdine Imavov Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is back.
International Business Times · Dec 14, 2024 World Falls Short Of Drought Deal At Saudi-hosted Talks Negotiators failed to produce an agreement on how to respond to drought at Saudi-hosted UN talks, participants said on Saturday, falling short of a hoped-for binding protocol addressing the scourge.
The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2024 UN talks fail to reach agreement on dealing with rising risk of global drought Despite two weeks of U.N.-sponsored talks in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh, the participating 197 nations failed to agree on a plan to deal with global droughts, made longer and more severe by a warming climate
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024 Saudi Arabia banned film for 35 years. The Red Sea festival is just one sign of the industry's rise “My Driver and I” was supposed to be made in 2016, but was scuttled amid Saudi Arabia’s decades-long cinema ban
The National (Scotland) · Dec 13, 2024 MSP demands answers on 'shameful' Scottish FA backing for Saudi Arabia World Cup Gillian Mackay MSP has written to the Scottish FA to demand a rethink on their support for the award of the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia.
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024 Saudi Arabia's plans to host the men's World Cup 2034 will be harmful for the climate, experts say Saudi Arabia says that to host the 2034 World Cup in men’s soccer, it will build or renovate 15 stadiums, create a futuristic city and expand airports and public transport in a massive buildout to accommodate millions of athletes, coaches and spectators
The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024 2034 World Cup visitors will live in 'a bubble' and not see real life, Saudi rights activist says A Saudi human rights activist says soccer fans visiting Saudi Arabia for the 2034 World Cup will live in a “bubble” that doesn't reflect real life there
The Conversation · Dec 12, 2024 Syria: fall of Assad a blow for Iran’s ‘Shia crescent’ – here are its foreign policy options in the new-look Middle East When Hafez al-Assad, an Alawite minority member, seized control of the Ba'ath Party in Syria in 1970, he faced a significant backlash. The Syrian Constitution stipulated that only Muslims could hold the presidency, and the Alawites were deemed non-Muslim by many Sunni groups.