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Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman addresses the joint extraordinary leaders summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League in Riyadh on Nov. 11. A 93-page report from Human Rights Watch describes how Crown Prince Mohammed has asserted control over the kingdom's Public Investment Fund.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 20, 2024
Saudi prince uses fund to expand power and commit abuses: Human Rights Watch
The group accuses the 39-year-old crown prince of seizing companies and assets from elite Saudis rounded up during anti-corruption operations beginning in 2017.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks to UFC President Dana White during UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 18, 2024
Donald Trump meets PGA commissioner and Saudi PIF head
Golf star Rory McIlroy said Trump could help the two sides reach a deal.
A national flag of Saudi Arabia at their pavilion at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 14
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 18, 2024
Saudi Arabia executes more than 100 foreigners in 2024
Saudi Arabia has faced persistent criticism over its use of the death penalty, which human rights groups have condemned as excessive.
Saudi Arabia fans in the stands at King Abdullah Sport City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 10
SOCCER
Nov 12, 2024
FIFA must halt Saudi World Cup bid over human rights, says Amnesty
Saudi Arabia is the lone bidder for the 2034 edition.
Smoke billows from a chimney at a combined-cycle gas turbine power plant in Drogenbos, Belgium, on Dec. 6, 2023.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 4, 2024
The world promised to tame methane, but emissions are still rising
World leaders and fossil fuel executives have declared tackling methane — and doing so quickly — a crucial priority.
A stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, prior to a World Cup qualifying match between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on Oct. 15.
SOCCER / World cup
Oct 30, 2024
Saudi World Cup bid's rights report 'flawed,' NGOs say
The document makes "highly selective" use of United Nations assessments and fails to consult credible external stakeholders, the groups said.
Carlos Alcaraz is presented with a trophy after losing to Jannik Sinner in the final of the Six Kings Slam tennis competition in Riyadh on Oct. 19.
TENNIS
Oct 29, 2024
Alcaraz reveals prize money attracted him to Saudi's Six Kings Slam
Alcaraz acknowledged the financial aspect played a role as he earned $1.5 million over four days in mid-October.
Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s crown prince
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 28, 2024
Wall Street and tech royalty fly to Saudi event amid Mideast war
International executives attending will have to contend with a region rocked by geopolitical tensions.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal after their third-place match at an exhibition in Riyadh on Saturday.
TENNIS
Oct 20, 2024
'Don't leave tennis,' Djokovic tells Nadal after 'amazing rivalry'
Nadal, 38, announced on Oct. 10 that he would retire from tennis after the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga, Spain, next month.
The Saudi Aramco logo at the Hyvolution exhibition in Paris on Feb. 1
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2024
Aramco cancels Saudi chemical project as it focuses on Asia
Aramco is pursuing a series of deals in China that would guarantee long-term demand for Saudi crude.
Japan's Daichi Kamada (right) vies for the ball against Saudi Arabia midfielder Abdulelah Al-Malki during their World Cup qualifying match in Jeddah on Thursday.
SOCCER
Oct 11, 2024
Japan looks to Australia and beyond after beating Saudi Arabia in World Cup qualifier
Samurai Blue are five points clear at the top of Group C, with the top two teams securing direct passage to the 2026 World Cup.
Al Nassr's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring a goal during an Asian Champions League contest in Riyadh on Sept. 30.
SOCCER
Oct 9, 2024
From boom to budgeting as reality bites for Saudi soccer
After a jaw-dropping 2023, Saudi transfer spending slumped from $957 million to $431 million in the latest window.
DAZN, the sports-streaming group backed by billionaire Len Blavatnik, may soon sell a stake to Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, according to insiders.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2024
Saudi Arabia's PIF considering minority stake in sports streamer DAZN
Deal could increase Saudi fund's influence in European football, as DAZN is a partner for Italy's Serie A, Spain's LaLiga, Germany's Bundesliga and France's Ligue 1.
Players on Nintendo Switch game consoles. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is reportedly weighing deploying more capital to Nintendo and its sector peers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 7, 2024
Nintendo jumps after Saudi fund expresses interest in bigger stake
The Saudi government is keen to mold the kingdom into a global gaming industry player and diversify its oil-heavy portfolio.
Nintendo merchandise during the grand opening of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood in Los Angeles last year.
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2024
Saudi Arabia's PIF mulls larger stake in Nintendo: report
PIF currently owns 8.58% of Nintendo and also has stakes in video game companies Nexon, Capcom, and Koei Tecmo.
A woman holds a picture of Lebanon's Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, during a symbolic funeral in Basra, Iraq, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 30, 2024
Arab world split in reactions to killing of Hezbollah chief Nasrallah
Hassan Nasrallah, who led the powerful Shiite armed group for 32 years, made regional enemies beyond Israel and the West.
Fluminense and Al Ahly players line up prior to a FIFA Club World Cup match in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last year
SOCCER
Sep 25, 2024
LGBTQ fans welcome in Saudi Arabia, 2034 World Cup bid chief says
In August, Amnesty International said Saudi Arabia failed to meet FIFA’s own human rights requirements in their bid for the World Cup.
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy speaks during a news conference ahead of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club in England on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Sep 19, 2024
McIlroy says players among hurdles to PGA Tour-PIF deal
The four-time major champion said there were different opinions among all the players about the best way forward.
Samurai Blue players celebrate after Wataru Endo's opening goal of the team's World Cup qualifying win over China on Thursday in Saitama.
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 6, 2024
Japan hammers China as next round of World Cup qualifying begins
Japan was in blistering form as Samurai Blue handed out an embarrassing defeat to an out-classed China.
A foreign laborer works at a construction site amid scorching heat in Riyadh in 2022.
SOCCER / World cup
Aug 28, 2024
Saudi Arabia's World Cup bid renews fears for migrants' welfare
Foreign laborers who dealt with harsh conditions in Saudi Arabia are warning about a pending construction boom for stadiums for the 2034 World Cup.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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