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Jörgen Persson's Saudi Role: More Than Just Sportswashing

Table tennis legend Jörgen Persson's new job in Saudi Arabia cannot solely be seen as "sportswashing". It is a side effect of the authoritarian regime's attempt to maintain its geopolitical power, according to researcher Anna Vidén.
Jörgen Persson's Saudi Role: More Than Just Sportswashing

Trump urges Putin: Spare Ukrainian lives

The US envoy Steven Witkoff has met with Vladimir Putin and then left Moscow, according to Russian sources. President Donald Trump urges his Russian counterpart to spare Ukrainian lives.
Trump urges Putin: Spare Ukrainian lives

New Meeting: Is Ukraine Making a "Deal" with Trump?

What can Ukraine imagine losing? And how pressured is Russia? After the scandal meeting at the White House last week – and new, difficult-to-interpret statements from Donald Trump – the USA and Ukraine are making a new attempt to unite at a meeting in Saudi Jeddah. .
New Meeting: Is Ukraine Making a "Deal" with Trump?

Zelensky: Good meeting in Saudi Arabia

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyj met Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday, ahead of Tuesday's meeting between the USA and Ukraine in Jeddah. .
Zelensky: Good meeting in Saudi Arabia

The Former Elite Soldier Who Has Trump's Ear

He is a seasoned TV commentator who is believed to have Donald Trump's ear and who likened Ukraine's president to a nagging ex-girlfriend. Now, the USA's national security adviser Mike Waltz is about to travel to Saudi Arabia to try to reach an agreement between the USA and Ukraine.
The Former Elite Soldier Who Has Trump's Ear

New talks on ceasefire in Ukraine next week

American and Ukrainian representatives will meet in Saudi Arabia next week. The idea is to establish a framework for a peace agreement and an initial ceasefire, says the US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff at a press conference, according to AFP.
New talks on ceasefire in Ukraine next week

Saudi Arabia – from pariah to peacemaker

Saudi Arabia is washing its image with diplomacy. This week's top meeting on the Ukraine war highlights the dictatorship's striving to become a political power player to be reckoned with.
Saudi Arabia – from pariah to peacemaker

The Superstar Rory McIlroy on Trump: "He is on our side"

The superstar Rory McIlroy believes that USA's president Donald Trump can untangle the knots in the negotiations between the two golf tours. Trump has revealed to the Northern Irishman that he does not like the short competition format on the Saudi-backed LIV tour.
The Superstar Rory McIlroy on Trump: "He is on our side"

Syria's new leader seeks support from Turkey

Syria's newly appointed interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Turkey for a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. .
Syria's new leader seeks support from Turkey

Syria's new leader hopes for Saudi support

Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa expresses expectations of comprehensive support from Saudi Arabia when Syria is to be rebuilt. .
Syria's new leader hopes for Saudi support

Trump: Move to the USA or Pay Tariffs

Move your production to the USA or pay penalty tariffs. That was Donald Trump's message to the world's business leaders when he spoke to the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Trump: Move to the USA or Pay Tariffs

Saudi Arabia has bought the world's silence

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has created a police state where over 300 people have been executed just this year. Can the 2034 World Championship get Saudi Arabia to reform? If one applauds the oppressor, there is no possibility of change, says the Saudi activist Lina al-Hathloul.
Saudi Arabia has bought the world's silence

"Fifa knows that workers will die"

Tens of thousands of migrant workers are said to have lost their lives in Saudi Arabia's vision for the future. Now eleven arenas are to be built for the World Championship 2034.
"Fifa knows that workers will die"

Macron calls for elections in Lebanon

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are calling for presidential elections in Lebanon. "Together, they demanded that a presidential election be held in Lebanon with the aim of uniting the Lebanese people and implementing the reforms necessary for stability and security in the country", Macron's staff stated in a statement.
Macron calls for elections in Lebanon

The EU and oil countries in agreement on the Middle East

The EU countries and their colleagues on the Arabian Peninsula jointly call for peace and a two-state solution in the Middle East and also peace in Ukraine. But democracy and equality do not seem to have been on the agenda.
The EU and oil countries in agreement on the Middle East

Saudi's airline buys La Liga arena's name

Saudi Arabia's state-owned airline Riyadh Air has not yet started commercial traffic, but now the company has bought the naming rights to La Liga club Atlético Madrid's home arena. Previously, the company paid around 450 million kronor to be visible on the football club's jerseys.
Saudi's airline buys La Liga arena's name
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