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  • Saudi Pro League: European football is not in danger from Saudi spending, says European Club Association

    European football is not in danger from the vast Saudi Pro League recruitment drive, say senior figures at the influential European Club Association. However, European sides want alignment over when the Saudi transfer window opens and closes. This year, the Saudi transfer window has remained open for a week longer than in most European leagues.

  • Why Saudi Arabia is The Goldmine for Global Entrepreneurs

    Saudi Arabia is young. Over half its population is under 30, making it a vibrant, tech-savvy, digitally connected consumer market. This burgeoning demographic is increasingly global in its outlook and consumption patterns. For businesses, this translates into a potent market hungry for innovative products, new-age services and novel experiences.

  • Commentary: Envy and Admiration: Iranian Perspectives on Saudi Arabia’s Diplomatic Maneuvers

    Coverage of Saudi Arabia’s recent diplomatic maneuvers in Iran’s state-censored media bears the marks of envy and admiration, with analysts encouraging the regime to pursue a similar strategy. Saudi Arabia agreeing to normalize relations with Iran while also pursuing a U.S.-brokered agreement to normalize relations with Israel and playing the United States, China, and Russia against each other to its own advantage should serve as a model for Iran, whose anti-Americanism has denied it similar maneuverability. The fact that Iran’s censors have allowed such discussions may indicate Iran’s ruling elites and institutions agree to some extent that Tehran’s unbalanced orientation toward Beijing and Moscow has made it too dependent on the East, requiring an opening to Washington to restore the balance.

  • When summer transfer window closes in Premier League, Europe and Saudi Arabia

    There has been some confusion over when the transfer window closes in Saudi Arabia as FIFA has September 20 listed as the deadline. World football’s governing body does, however, allow associations to decide the date within a timeframe — and the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) website says the window for registration of players for Pro League clubs closes on September 7.

  • Saudi Arabian Private Boeing 747 Flies Neymar From Europe

    Neymar Jr.'s private flight from Europe to the Middle East on a Boeing 747 was the most tracked flight on FlightRadar24.com. The Boeing 747 aircraft used for the flight is owned by The Kingdom Holding Company, which has significant investments in the Saudi Arabian aviation market. Neymar Jr. has a fleet of private aerial transport, including two private airplanes and a helicopter, at his disposal.

  • China’s EV makers face cost and consumer challenges to conquer Europe

    China's electric vehicle (EV) makers, which have raced past foreign rivals to top sales rankings at home, are arriving in Europe – and facing a new set of challenges. Stereotypes of Chinese manufacturing, import costs, and a less developed EV market are just some of the issues Chinese brands such as BYD (002594.SZ), Nio (9866.HK) and SAIC's MG (600104.SS) will have to overcome to thrive in Europe. They have made a promising start.

  • Transfer: Why I left European football for Saudi Arabia – Neymar

    But speaking to the press for the first time after he completed his move, Neymar said, “I have achieved a lot in Europe and enjoyed special times, but I have always wanted to be a global player and test myself with new challenges and opportunities in new places. “I want to write new sporting history, and the Saudi Pro League has tremendous energy and quality players at the moment.”

  • Benzema, Ronaldo Among European Soccer Stars in Saudi Pro League 

    The 2023 summer transfer season has been a busy one for the Saudi Pro League. The league is set to transform itself now that more than a dozen high-profile European soccer stars have signed lucrative contracts to play in the kingdom, which started its season this weekend.

  • Chart: Saudi Transfer Spending on Par With European Top Leagues

    After successfully shaking up the world of professional golf, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has now set its eyes on the most popular sport in the world: football. Two years after taking over Premier League club Newcastle United, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund is now aiming to push its domestic league into the spotlight by bringing world class talent to the Saudi Pro League.

  • Why are Iran and the UAE feuding over these Gulf islands?

    On Wednesday, Iran launched naval drills near strategic islands disputed with UAE after US boosted its military footprint in area