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Saudi Arabia Extends Its Embrace of the World of Video Games
The fans flooded through the streets of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by the thousands, kept cool by mist machines in the 110-degree heat. A 30-foot-tall replica gold trophy towered over onlookers at the city’s center. For a moment, covered in beams of ...
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Netflix Show Earns Its Saudi Creator Plaudits, and a Prison Sentence
In a video plea for help, Abdulaziz Almuzaini — a dual Saudi-American citizen — described how the authorities had accused him of promoting extremism through a cartoon franchise.
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Trump Organization Signs Up to Put Its Brand on a New Saudi Tower
The residential high-rise tower in Jeddah is the latest of several developments that the former president’s company has planned for the Middle East.
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More Than 1,000 Hajj Pilgrims Died. Here’s What to Know.
The number of deaths during the annual Islamic pilgrimage raised questions about Saudi Arabia’s preparations for intense heat and unregistered participants.
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After Hajj Deaths, Egypt Suspends Companies That Took Pilgrims to Mecca
The action against 16 tour companies came as governments look into whether many travelers were not properly registered to make the journey into the desert.
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A Deadly Toll as an Intense Heat Grips Saudi Arabia
Reports from official media in the Middle East and Africa suggest that dozens of people died during this year’s hajj pilgrimage as temperatures soared.
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Saudi Arabia’s Next Billion-Dollar Sports Play: A Boxing Takeover
A proposal awaiting financing would attempt to bring together dozens of the world’s best boxers in a single, Saudi-run pro league.
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OPEC Plans a Gradual Unwinding of Production Cuts
The group announced after its meeting on Sunday that it would be extending production cuts into 2025 and laid out plans for phasing out voluntary cuts. Whether the strategy will work remains to be seen.
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Saudi Arabia Eyes a Future Beyond Oil
At a two-hour drive from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital, rows of solar panels extend to the horizon like waves on an ocean. Despite having almost limitless reserves of oil, the kingdom is embracing solar and wind power, partly in an effort to retain ...
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Israel Resists Grand Bargain as U.S. and Saudis Work on Security Pact
President Biden is pushing for a broad deal that would get Israel to approve a Palestinian nation in return for Saudi recognition of Israel. But officials need to overcome Israeli opposition.