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  • Saudi crown prince discusses design origins of The Line, the Kingdom’s iconic megacity

    “In Miami, when you get out of your office, you are on vacation — immediately you are next to entertainment, culture, sport and retail,” he said. “We are competing with Miami.” Residents of The Line will only have a five-minute walk to reach all facilities and high-speed rail will provide an end-to-end transit of 20 minutes.

  • Spark, Hutchison sign Saudi dryport concession agreement

    King Salman Energy Park (Spark) and Hutchison Ports have signed a concession agreement for the operation and management of the dry port and bonded logistics zone located within the 50 sq km global energy hub in the Eastern Province of the kingdom. The concession was awarded to a newly established company, Energy City Logistics Company (ECLC), a joint venture between Spark and Colour Path Holdings Limited, a Hutchison Ports company.

  • Perspective: From revolutions to rapprochement – The end of the ‘2011 era’ in the Middle East?

    Though ideologically inconsistent, the key feature of all these states’ actions was a growing rivalry with governments in the other blocs in reaction to their Arab Spring policies. Some of these rivalries were pre-existing but amplified by post-2011 events, such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE’s tensions with Iran, but some were newer, notably Riyadh and Abu Dhabi’s clashes with Ankara and Doha

  • Jeddah confirmed as host city for 2023 Club World Cup

    The 2023 Club World Cup will take place in Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, soccer's world governing body FIFA said on Monday. The decision was made following a FIFA delegation visit to Jeddah last week to assess ongoing preparations for the tournament. "We are delighted that Jeddah, with its state-of-the-art facilities and reputation for hosting major international sports events, has been selected as host city for the FIFA Club World Cup," President of SAFF Yasser Al Misehal said.

  • Chart: China Still Favored Over U.S. In MENA, But Losing Ground

    According to the survey, the share of people saying they wanted stronger economic relations with China has dropped in many of the countries since the same question was asked in 2018-19. Jordanians and Palestinians are now 20 percentage points less likely to want stronger economic ties with China than before, while Sudan saw a 14 percentage point decrease and Libya and Morocco a 13 percentage point decrease. In terms of the U.S. there has not been as widespread a decline since 2018-19. Only the Palestinian territories (-10 p.p.) and Jordan (-9 p.p.) have seen major declines while Sudan (-2 p.p.) and Morocco (-1 p.p.) saw smaller drops and Iraq (+11 p.p.), Tunisia (+9 p.p.) and Libya (+6 p.p.) saw increases.

  • Football’s Coming Home: Saudi League and Fan Base Get a Big Boost

    Privatization is one of the core objectives of Vision 2030 and has already included sectors such as education, health care, and transportation. While the Public Investment Fund is still government owned, privatization plans aim to outsource the management of different sectors that were once dependent on government funding in order to lessen the dependency on oil. The move also aims to motivate and attract interest in investing in the sports scene from both domestic and global sponsors.

  • Defying high prices, Muslim pilgrims head to Mecca for haj

    Palestinian pilgrim Abu Anas Abu Rahal was hoping to find cheaper lodgings for a week-long stay in Islam's holiest sites in Saudi Arabia, as the minimum cost for the haj pilgrimage climbed to 26,000 riyals ($7,000) this year. His options were limited. The 65-year-old struggled to pay the bill despite choosing the cheapest-offered package, which included travelling to Saudi Arabia by land and sharing hotel rooms with other pilgrims. "I was asking for a fourth option, with a farther hotel which could be half cheaper. The prices and the choices that have been given are embarrassing to be honest," Abu Rahal said, adding that pilgrims last year paid the same price for a package that included flights.

  • PGA Tour sends 6 page ‘framework’ agreement on deal with LIV Golf to Congress

    Monahan repeatedly called the deal a “framework agreement” when it was first announced, and there are plenty of details that still need to be figured out. Both the Tour and LIV Golf have filed motions to dismiss their litigation against each other. The framework agreement said the sides will work to find a way to allow LIV Golf members to rejoin either Tour after the 2023 season, though it’s still unclear what fine or penalty they will face.

  • PGA Tour sends 6 page ‘framework’ agreement on deal with LIV Golf to Congress

    The PIF will be a “premier corporate sponsor” of both the Tour and DP World Tour, and will be a title sponsor for at least one high profile event.

  • ‘Economic warfare’: Yemenis struggle despite ease in fighting

    The market trader Eiad al-Alimi expected better business this year, following a lull in fighting and renewed efforts to end Yemen's eight-year-long conflict. But a grinding economic crisis -- marked by a collapsed currency and deepened by import bans and attacks on critical oil infrastructure -- has put holiday cheer on hold. "We had high expectations," Alimi told AFP from the southern city of Aden, the stronghold of the ousted government, as dozens of unsold sheep grazed behind him.