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SAUDI

Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 23, 2022
Saudi Arabia celebrates shock defeat of World Cup favorite Argentina
Copa America champion Argentina had come into Qatar on a 36-match unbeaten streak.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 15, 2022
Arab fans' World Cup fever cooled by Qatar costs
Despite the region's debut as host, many fans will watch from home, citing expensive flights and steep rates for accommodations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 30, 2022
Xi kicks off third term with flurry of diplomatic activity
His busy diplomatic schedule comes after he pledged at the Communist Party's twice-a-decade congress to ensure China leads the world in 'international influence.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2022
Over a barrel, Biden faces tough options with Saudis
Despite growing action on climate change, the United States is decades away from being insulated from high oil prices.
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Oct 17, 2022
Brooks Koepka cashes in during playoff to earn big payday in final individual event of LIV Golf season
Koepka secured the biggest payday of his career with a $4 million playoff win over close friend Peter Uihlein on the Saudi-funded LIV Golf breakaway tour on Sunday.
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WORLD
Oct 12, 2022
Biden vows to punish Saudis but struggles to calibrate response
The president would only say he was 'in the process” of evaluating consequences for the kingdom.
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Oct 8, 2022
Choice of Saudi Arabia for Asian Winter Games may mark chilling new reality for events
For the biggest events, hosts are becoming harder to find than snowstorms in the Arabian desert.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2022
The Saudi-Russian oil axis snubs the West with production cuts
Coming weeks before the U.S. midterm elections, many also see the move to cut oil production as a personal attack on President Joe Biden.
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BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2022
In rebuke to West, OPEC and Russia aim to raise oil prices with big supply cut
U.S. President Joe Biden and European leaders have urged more oil production to ease gasoline prices and punish Moscow for its aggression in Ukraine.
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Oct 4, 2022
Saudi Arabia to host 2029 Asian Winter Games in desert megacity
The $500 billion project, which is scheduled to feature a year-round winter sports complex when it's completed in 2026, will become the first West Asian city to host the event.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 4, 2022
Saudi prince’s new role gives him legal immunity in Jamal Khashoggi case, lawyer says
An order naming Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman prime minister 'leaves no doubt that the Crown Prince is entitled to status-based immunity,” lawyer Michael Kellogg said.
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Sep 30, 2022
Saudi Arabia outlines plans to invest $38 billion in esports
Saudi Arabia has started to become an active investor in the egaming industry. Its Public Investment Fund has built up stakes in Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts and Nintendo.
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Sep 27, 2022
With a gamer prince and oil billions, Saudi Arabia turns to esports
The world's biggest oil exporter has leveraged its immense wealth to assert itself on the esports stage, hosting glitzy conferences and snapping up established tournament organizers.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 27, 2022
As Ukraine war grinds on, Saudi influence grows
Before the war, Saudi Arabia — and Crown Prince Mohammed in particular — was still struggling to overcome diplomatic isolation resulting from the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Sep 7, 2022
Manny Pacquiao eyes boxing return with Saudi exhibition fight
The 43-year-old legendary former world champion is to hold talks over a fight against French former sparring partner Jaber Zayani in Riyadh.
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WORLD
Sep 4, 2022
Israel and Saudi Arabia: No longer enemies but not quite friends
Previously clandestine links between Israel and Saudi Arabia are increasingly visible as rivalries cautiously give way to pragmatic economic and security ties.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 24, 2022
Saudi Arabia's 'surveillance city': Would you sell your data to The Line?
The country's poor human rights record does not bode well for responsible data usage or the safeguarding of individual privacy, digital rights experts say.
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Aug 22, 2022
Oleksandr Usyk's win leaves boxing with more questions than answers
Usyk and Fury could bring clarity — and a long-awaited, undisputed championship — to the heavyweight division, but Fury has claimed that he is retired from boxing.
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BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2022
Saudi Arabia’s booming — and this time it isn’t only about oil
A scramble for properties is reflecting a social and economic shift that's reshaping the kingdom, accelerated by the crown prince's overhaul program.
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Aug 21, 2022
Oleksandr Usyk targets Tyson Fury after win over Anthony Joshua
The pressure was on both former Olympic champions, with one representing a country fighting for its existence after a Russian invasion, while the other was battling for his boxing future.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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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