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Cristiano Ronaldo responds to last-gasp £233m proposal for Man Utd transfer exit

Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo wants to leave Old Trafford this summer and is yet to return for pre-season training having recently been linked with a £2million a week move to Saudi Arabia

Daily Mirror

Chelsea Passes on Ronaldo, He Passes on Saudi Arabia, per Reports

As the news cycle churns about Cristiano Ronaldo’s future, two more potential options to leave Man United go by the wayside.

Sports Illustrated

Biden secures deal on Red Sea islands and Israeli use of Saudi airspace

The agreement brings Israel and Saudi Arabia closer to normalising relations

The Independent UK

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Khashoggi’s fiancée says Biden visit to Saudi Arabia is "heartbreaking"

"Biden will lose his moral authority by putting oil and expediency over principles and values."

Axios

MAGA pastor says climate activists are being controlled by ‘demons’

‘The environmentalists are crazy. They are more fanatical than al Qaeda’

The Independent UK

Israel approves Red Sea islands deal, paving the way for Saudi normalization steps

The deal, which the U.S. has been quietly negotiating for months, would be a significant foreign policy achievement for Biden.

Axios

‘Very bad sign’ that Joe Biden ‘won’t be welcomed by Saudi senior royal’, expert says

A Saudi-based expert said the rank of the royal greeting the US president on the tarmac doesn’t matter

The Independent UK

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The AP Interview: Khashoggi fiancee criticizes Biden visit

Hatice Cengiz, the fiancee of murdered Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi, is describing Joe Biden’s decision to visit Saudi Arabia as “heartbreaking,” accusing the U.S. president of backing down from his pledge of prioritizing human rights

The Independent UK

Biden defends Saudi trip, says he will not avoid human rights

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he would not avoid talking about human rights when he visits Saudi Arabia on the second leg of his Middle East trip and stressed his position on the murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi was "absolutely" clear.

Reuters

Saudi Arabia expected to grant access to Israeli air travel - U.S. official

Saudi Arabia will soon allow unfettered overflight to Israeli airlines and permit direct charter flights from Israel for Muslims participating in the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, a U.S. official told Reuters.

Reuters

Biden won't commit to confronting Saudi Arabia over journalist's murder

JERUSALEM — President Joe Biden on Thursday would not commit to confronting the leaders of Saudi Arabia over the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi when he travels to the kingdom later this week .

Los Angeles Times

Saudi Coffee Shops Host Cultural, Literary Events

As Saudi Arabia’s cultural movement continues to evolve and blossom at breakneck speed, cafes have begun to host intellectual and literary events regularly, transforming into spaces where cultural works are presented and discussions are held. After having flourished in the sixties and seventies, when cultural cafes in the Arab world…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yemen FM: Biden's Visit Presents Opportunity to Achieve Consensus on Yemen Crisis

Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak considered the upcoming visit of US President Joe Biden to Saudi Arabia an opportunity to achieve regional and international consensus that would be reflected in resolving the Yemeni crisis. “We look at the visit positively, hoping that the US administration will renew its…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Plane said to carry Sri Lanka’s president most-tracked in world

A Saudi Arabian Airlines flight from Maldives to Singapore believed to be carrying Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was the world’s most-tracked flight on Thursday, underscoring massive global interest in the troubled island nation’s political affairs.

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Evening Standard

Cristiano Ronaldo transfer: Saudi Arabian club offer Manchester United forward over £100m-per-year

Cristiano Ronaldo has received an enormous offer from an unnamed club in Saudi Arabia.

Asharq Al-Awsat

MWL Chief Meets Islamic Leaders, Figures at Hajj

Muslim World League Sec-Gen Mohammad al-Issa held a series of friendly meetings at the League’s building in Mina and its headquarters in Makkah with several senior scholars, muftis, and religious leaders in various countries of the Islamic world. Issa also received calls from senior Islamic figures, including muftis, heads of…

AAP

Boomers too strong for Saudis at Asia Cup

Australia have won their second straight game to start the FIBA Asia Cup in Indonesia, seeing off Saudi Arabia 76-52 behind 16 points from Thon Maker.

The Independent UK

Why is Joe Biden going to Saudi Arabia?

President has multi-issue agenda to discuss with Saudi leaders

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Los Angeles Times

Analysis: Biden tying himself in knots over looming Saudi Arabia visit

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has boasted frequently about his own penchant for truth-telling, reminding the public about his promise to “give it to you straight.”

Los Angeles Times

Iran, not oil, is the main topic of Biden’s trip among Middle Eastern leaders

JERUSALEM — Many in the United States view President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East that began Wednesday as a mission to lower oil prices. But leaders throughout the region see it as a chance to hash out disagreements over Iran.

The Guardian - UK

R&A v LIV: golf’s civil war strays into Caddyshack territory on eve of Open

The 150th Championship, held at St Andrews, is inevitably overshadowed by questions about the Saudi Arabia-backed tour

The Independent UK

From ‘pariah’ to ‘partner’: Understanding Joe Biden’s evolving views on Saudi Arabia

President’s softening of rhetoric has yet to produce results

Axios

Announcement on steps toward Saudi-Israel normalization expected around Biden's visit

The White House wants to discuss a road map for normalization between the countries during Biden's trip to the region.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Biden to ‘Minimize Contact’ on Middle East Visit Due to COVID-19

The White House said Wednesday that President Joe Biden would limit physical contact during his Middle East tour, citing coronavirus concerns, as he landed in Israel ahead of a trip to Saudi Arabia. Biden, 79, began his first regional visit as president by landing at Ben Gurion airport near the…

Evening Standard

For the love of the leopard

To mark the publication of an important new book about the Arabian leopard, we spoke to the people engaged in preserving this charismatic, endangered big cat

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