Nawaf Salam seen as a man of change who could secure reforms required for the country to access $20bn in international funds to rebuild its shattered economy and war-ravaged regions
Regional and western ministers along with senior diplomats pursue ways to advance country’s recovery
Deserted Saudi stadium; Mikel Arteta talking balls; and Alex Ferguson’s son on players being picked to play against their dads
Police identify driver in car-ramming incident that killed five and injured 200 as a Saudi doctor who has lived in Germany since 2006
The magic of a winter World Cup can brighten the darkest days of the season in this part of the world
That this decision has happened so easily is a dispiriting sign of the Saudis’ increasing hold over world sport
News confirms outcome expected for more than a year since Fifa expedited its bidding process for the 2034 event
Midfielder is one of five Republic of Ireland players to have signed letter objecting to sponsorship deal
Amid pressure from petrostates, Donald Trump’s looming US presidency, curtailed activism and continuing implementation difficulties, the progress was better than nothing - but way short of what is required
Campaigners decry influence of Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan and looming Donald Trump presidency
Unprecedented public rebuke by Cop28 host comes as fuel producers try to derail transition promise made at last year’s talks
Saudi crown prince opens major Riyadh gathering by demanding Israel immediately cease ‘military aggression’ and blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza
The luxury desert city was built by a jackboot regime using the labour of ‘trapped slaves’
EU and Gulf leaders discuss conflicts in Middle East and Ukraine during ‘first of its kind’ meeting
Lawyers say Fifa is ‘dealing with the devil’ with Saudi bid
Relaxations of social and cultural restrictions under crown prince Mohamed bin Salman have not ended rights abuses in the kingdom
Abbas Araqchi warns Gulf states not to allow use of their airspace or US military bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates in the event of an Israeli attack against Tehran
Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund will hold 40% of company behind well known department stores
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urges Muslims to stand with Hizbullah in ‘confronting’ Israel
Golf, snooker, boxing soccer ... Saudi Arabia’s rampant colonisation of sport continues apace
Hammad Albalawi denied accusations of sportswashing country’s human rights record ahead of football tournament’s hosts announcement this December
Mahmoud Abbas praises what he sees as a unified Arab and Muslim stand on Palestinian statehood
At his first press conference since taking office in July, Iran’s president said the US ‘must show they are not hostile towards us’
Chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority (GEA) Turki Alalshikh has somehow been inducted into Nevada Boxing’s Hall of Fame
Extreme temperatures this year cause fivefold increase in fatalities due to lack of ‘shade or comfort’
Temperatures reached 51.8 degrees Celsius in the shade of the Grand Mosque
The US president came to office threatening to make the kingdom a pariah state. But in a volatile Middle East, their ties have become stronger than ever
‘At my age you have to be open to everything’ says Belgian playmaker who has a year left on his City contract
PLO leader Mahmoud Abbas lauded Norway and Ireland for support over many years
Logistical problems coinciding with concerns about not fit for purpose decision making with deck stacked heavily on side of carbon polluters
According to the plan, Israel would agree Gaza deal in exchange for normalised relations between itself and Saudi Arabia
Washington appears determined to reassert influence in the Middle East after recent disengagement
Arabs do not want to be caught up in tit-for-tat strikes that could morph into war, and have called for restraint
Senators assail consultants for helping Riyadh use ‘soft power’ to build influence in the US
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