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Posts Tagged: Saudi Arabia sports

September 28, 2023 10:14 am
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Will Gulf Sports Diplomacy Hit Choppy Waters?

Storm clouds may be gathering, potentially casting a shadow over Saudi Arabia's shock-and-awe sports buying spree, and complicating the geopolitical and geoeconomic sports strategies of...

August 22, 2023 10:37 am
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Mideast Sports Go Global, But Politics Follow

A potential sale of storied soccer club Manchester United to a member of Qatar's ruling family could take the Manchester derby to new heights. The sale...

August 7, 2023 10:04 am
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Saudi Soccer Is a Game of Geopolitics and Religion, Not Just Sports

Saudi Arabia's soccer player buying spree is about more than sports and the diversification of the kingdom's economy. It’s also about geopolitics and religion for...

July 11, 2023 10:18 am
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Saudi Sports Initiative Will Take More Than Money

For the second time in a month, Saudi Arabia has discovered that money buys a lot -- but not everything. First, there was Argentinian soccer superstar...

June 9, 2023 10:51 am
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Saudi Sports Blitz Is Off to a Mixed Start

Since arriving in Saudi Arabia five months ago, soccer superstar Ronaldo has scored 14 goals in 16 games for his new club, Al Nassr. Yet,...

April 11, 2023 9:00 am
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Sports Show How Middle East Countries Can Balance Their Differences

Renewed controversy over Saudi ownership of English Premier League club Newcastle United suggests the kind of opposition the kingdom may encounter as it bids for...

February 28, 2023 11:35 am
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Saudi Sports Bids Are Unlikely to Lead to Meaningful Change

Even before it officially launched, Saudi Arabia's bid to host the 2030 World Cup is on thin ice. The bid suggests that Crown Prince Mohammed bin...

January 3, 2023 12:04 pm
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Saudi Arabia Ups Its Mideast Sports Gamble

One-upmanship in Middle Eastern sports just went up a notch as superstar Cristiano Ronaldo will join state-owned Saudi football club Al Nassr FC for a...

August 8, 2022 10:22 am
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Saudi Arabia Plans Winter Sports Destination — and Massive Surveillance State

Temperatures in north-western Saudi Arabia seldom, if ever, drop below eight degrees Celsius. However, that hasn't prevented Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) from envisioning...

World

Israel Eases Restrictions in North Amid Heightened Tensions with Hezbollah

Israel's military announced updates to its Home Front Command's defensive guidelines on Saturday, raising the alert level in the Lower Galilee and southern Golan regions from "partial" to "full." It also...

Israel

Floyd Mayweather Praises Wounded IDF Soldiers as ‘Brave Warriors, Tru...

Undefeated boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is currently in Israel to show support for the country amid its ongoing war against...

Middle East

Iran’s Quds Force Chief Pens Letter to New Hezbollah Leader Vowing Su...

The head of Iran's elite military force responsible for Iranian proxies and terrorist operations abroad has written a letter to...

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