French soccer star Karim Benzema will join Ronaldo in the Saudi Pro League, and others may follow.
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Today’s big sport story is LIV Golf, but Saudi Arabia’s involvement in sport will generate many more money-driven, politics-heavy headlines.
An African-led process would take into account complex regional dynamics – which would lead to a better and more stable peace agreement.
Yemen’s brutal civil war has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. But a recent Beijing-brokered rapprochement between two regional powers could unlock a path to peace.
After eight years of bombs, missiles, destruction and hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths, it is the Yemeni people who have lost the most in this war.
Saudi Arabia is edging closer to China and away from the US, says an expert.
But is it a fair way to build sporting influence?
Saudi Arabia’s choice of China to broker its deal with Iran surprised many, but is consistent with its foreign policy agenda.
Chinese leadership of a peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia, adds to their power in the region.
The setting was grand, so too was the plan. But behind the peace plan put forward by China and welcomed by Russia, is the question, what do both nations seek?
Detente between Tehran and Riyadh will not magically solve all the political and sectarian tensions in the Middle East.
The celebrated South African architect Sumayya Vally is the artistic director of the exhibition.
The Gulf state has an insatiable appetite for sporting glory.
Jordan is planning a major desalination plant on the Gulf of Aqaba – but will it damage nearby marine ecosystems?
The region is well placed to satisfy China’s huge oil needs.
More than half a million Ethiopian migrants have been deported from Saudi Arabia since 2017.
A look back at what the COPs have actually achieved.
A modern port raises Puntland’s stake within the fragmented political landscape of Somalia and prevents traders from seeking alternatives.
Imposing restrictions on women has been a way for many countries to demonstrate to the world what policies they want to pursue.
The Wahhabi school of Islam has spread throughout the world, along with its disapproval of the holiday.
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