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Iran, Saudi Arabia agree to resume ties, with China’s help
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ((DailyNews)) — Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed Friday to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after seven years of tensions....
Jake Paul takes first ring defeat by split decision to Fury
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia ((DailyNews)) — YouTube star Jake Paul took the first defeat of his professional boxing career Sunday night, losing a split decision...
LIV Golf, PGA Tour spar over testimony from Saudi officials
A federal judge declined Friday to postpone the trial date in LIV Golf’s antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour, even while conceding that might...
Saudi wealth fund becomes biggest outside Nintendo investor
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ((DailyNews)) — A Saudi sovereign wealth fund now holds 8.26% of the stock in the video game maker Nintendo, making...
Yemen rebels, Saudis in back-channel talks to maintain truce
CAIRO ((DailyNews)) — Amid Yemen’s longest-ever pause in fighting — more than nine months — Saudi Arabia and its rival, the Iran-backed Houthi rebels,...
Saudi Arabia: Hajj pilgrimage returning to pre-COVID levels
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ((DailyNews)) — Islam’s annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia will return to pre-pandemic levels this year after restrictions saw the...
Cristiano Ronaldo experiences surreal start in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia ((DailyNews)) — The palm trees lining the desert roads leading out of Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport were wet with rain...
Cristiano Ronaldo makes big-money move to Saudi Arabian club
LONDON ((DailyNews)) — Cristiano Ronaldo completed a lucrative move to Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on Friday in a deal that is a landmark...
China’s Xi at Saudi palace to meet royals on Mideast trip
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ((DailyNews)) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping met on Thursday with Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince while on a visit...
The next World Cup will jump to 48 teams. Is bigger better?
DOHA, Qatar ((DailyNews)) — The next World Cup will be the biggest ever after world soccer body FIFA took the leap from a 32-team...