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Business
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…
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World
How Swizz Beatz Climbed to the Top of Saudi Arabia’s Camel Racing Scene
“I’m just bringing the cool factor to it,” said the American hip-hop producer, who has spent millions of dollars on…
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World
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…
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World
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…
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World
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…
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World
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…
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World
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…
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Business
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…
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Business
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…
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World
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…