Saudi Arabia
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Spanish professional golfer, Jon Rahm has become the highest-paid sportsman in the world, beating the likes of Al-Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi, according to Forbes. This comes after he signed a record deal with LIV Golf worth more than $300million. Here is the top five highest-paid athletes in 2023: 1. Jon Rahm…
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s honesty helped to nullify a penalty he was awarded as his 10-man Al-Nassr side held on to draw with Persepolis of Iran 0-0 in the Asian Champions League on Monday. Ronaldo went down in the box in the opening moments and the referee pointed to the spot, but the Portugal international footballer joined…
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President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, began his deliberation with the captains of the Saudi Arabian industry at the Nigeria-Saudi investment roundtable. The President declared that with his team in place, every negative perception or notion about what Nigeria has represented in the past with respect to the ease of doing business,…
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Nigeria and Saudi Arabia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at enhancing energy cooperation between the two nations and promoting capital investment. In a statement on Thursday, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, signed on behalf of the Federal Government, while the Energy Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Abdulaziz…
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Iran’s president will travel to Saudi Arabia next Sunday, according to reports. Ebrahim Raisi will take part in the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit, Iranian website Etemad reported. The OIC is an organisation with 57 member states that refers to itself as the “collective voice of the Muslim world”. Over the past year, Iran and…
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Biden ‘thinks Hamas attacked to stop Israel normalising relations with Saudi Arabia’ Joe Biden has said he thinks Hamas was motivated to attack Israel in part by a desire to stop the country normalising relations with Saudi Arabia. “One of the reasons Hamas moved on Israel … they knew that I was about to sit…
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Saudi Arabia on Tuesday condemned a deadly Houthi attack on a Bahraini defense force of the Arab coalition. On Monday, Bahrain’s military command said a drone attack carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebel group killed one of its officers and a soldier along the border between Yemen and Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Foreign Ministry expressed…
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Former Deputy National Security Adviser KT McFarland said Saturday that President Joe Biden’s “love affair” with Iran may spur peace in the Middle East between Saudi Arabia and Israel. “If you look at the speech that the prime minister of Israel made this week, where he talked about an historic agreement might be close between Israel and Saudi…
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Saudi Arabia has called for a just solution to the Palestinian cause to guarantee security in the Middle East region. “The security of the Middle East region necessitates the expedited pursuit of a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue,” Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said in a speech to the 78th session…
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Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has highlighted the lack of human rights in Saudi Arabia and criticised players moving to the Middle Eastern state in the prime of their careers Toni Kroos has criticised players moving to Saudi Arabia by claiming that it is “ruining football” while he would not go there due to human…
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Super Eagles star Victor Osimhen’s family leans towards Al-Hilal’s record-breaking deal Victor Osimhen has a big transfer decision to make as his family appears to be rallying behind the idea of the Nigerian striker making a move to Saudi Arabia and signing with Al-Hilal, Soccernet.ng reports. Osimhen, whose talent has captured the interest of Al-Hilal,…
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The list of all the benefits Neymar will receive in Saudi Arabia: A house with 25 bedrooms A 40×10 meter swimming pool and three saunas 5 full-time staff for his house A Bentley Continental GT An Aston Martin DBX A Lamborghini Huracán A 24-hour driver All bills for hotels, restaurants and various services during his…
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We’ve known for a few days now that talks would be held in Jeddah today with the hope of moving closer to a peaceful end to the Ukraine war. Russia isn’t going to be there – but China has confirmed it will attend – in a departure from its usual neutral position. When similar talks…
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Barcelona president, Joan Laporta, has slammed players who have decided to leave Europe for big-money deals in Saudi Arabia. Since Cristiano Ronaldo left Manchester United for Al Nassr, a number of footballers have made the move to the Middle East. However, Laporta believes they are not moving to the Saudi Pro League for the right…
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Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson on Thursday joined Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq on a three-year contract. Al Ettifaq is managed by Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard, and the move brings Henderson’s 12-year Anfield career to an end. “A leader. A warrior. We’re simply thrilled to have him, Henderson is ETTIFAQI,” the Saudi club tweeted. Liverpool also…
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Saudi football club Al Hilal have made a world record £259m bid for Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe. Sky Sports News reported at least five clubs have contacted the French club in recent days about signing Mbappe – with Premier League sides among those interested. The 24-year-old has been put up for sale by the French champions, who have…
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