Saudi Arabia, World Cup

Saudi Arabia's 2034 World Cup bid chief highlights human rights progress
Hammad Albalawi, head of Saudi Arabia's 2034 World Cup bid, stated that the country has made significant progress in human rights while aiming to attract "more fans than ever" to the 48-team showpiece event.
Saudi Arabia’s network of spending and influence detailed before getting 2034 World Cup from FIFA
Saudi Arabia’s growing influence and massive spending in global sports have been detailed in research ahead of the kingdom being confirmed by FIFA next week as the 2034 World Cup host.
Saudi Arabia’s Sports Influence Detailed in New Report
The Arab Kingdom has more than 900 sponsorship deals across sports, with more than one-third traced to the $925 billion Saudi sovereign wealth fund, according to the report by Play the Game, a publicly funded sports ethics institute in Denmark.
Olympics-World Cup 2034 in Saudi Arabia unlikely to clash with Winter Games, says IOC
The 2034 soccer World Cup, which is expected to be held in Saudi Arabia and possibly in the cooler months, is unlikely to clash with the Salt Lake City winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday.
IOC official open to back-to-back World Cup in Saudi Arabia and Salt Lake Olympics in early 2034
A senior IOC official says scheduling the 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia back-to-back with the 2034 Salt Lake City Winter Games would pose “no risk” to the Olympics.

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Saudi Arabia Has Its Own 'Deal of the Century' for Trump
"A Palestinian state is a must and an absolute prerequisite for normalization with Israel," a Saudi political analyst told ...
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Saudi Arabia signs solar deals with France’s TotalEnergies, EDF
TotalEnergies will build a 0.3 gigawatt (GW) solar park in Saudi Arabia, while EDF Renewables will build two solar parks ...
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Saudia’s Big Push to Bring 7.5 Million Indians to Saudi Arabia by 2030
Saudia is planning to enhance its operations in India. But it is facing fierce competition from Indian and other Middle ...
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The Real Reason for Saudi Arabia’s Pivot to Iran
Steven A. Cook is a columnist at Foreign Policy and the Eni Enrico Mattei senior fellow for Middle East and Africa studies at ...
Saudi Arabia boosts crude oil share in Asia at Russia's expense
Saudi Arabia clawed back market share of Asia's crude oil imports in November, while Russia surrendered some of its barrels ...
Saudi Arabia’s US Treasury Holdings Hit Highest Since 2020
Saudi Arabia’s holdings of US Treasuries as a portion of foreign assets held by its central bank rose in October to the most ...
Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of U.S. defense treaty over Israel stalemate
RIYADH, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defense treaty with Washington in return ...
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Saudi eyes RMBS to unlock liquidity for Vision 2030
Saudi financial institutions have issued US$6.05bn of senior and subordinated bonds and sukuk in 2024, more than three times the previous year’s supply ...