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Chicago Tribune

Editorial: The LIV-PGA Tour merger exposes stunning leadership hypocrisy

Back in July 2021, the families of those who lost loved ones on Sept. 11, 2001, were outraged by the arrival of a Saudi-backed golf tournament at the New Jersey golf course owned by Donald Trump, just 50 miles from the wreckage of the World Trade Center.The families pointed out that 15 of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 were Saudi nationals.

www.aljazeera.com

Syria's Assad arrives in Saudi Arabia in first visit since war

President Bashar al-Assad will be attending the Arab League summit on Friday, a sign of his regional rehabilitation.Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has arrived in the Saudi port city of Jeddah, according to Al-Arabiya TV and Syrian state television.Al-Assad will be attending the Arab League summit on Friday after Syria was reinstated to the regional organisation, more than 11 years after its suspension.

Nytimes

Mickelson and Other LIV Golfers File Antitrust Suit Against PGA Tour

Eleven golfers affiliated with the breakaway LIV Golf series have filed an antitrust lawsuit against the PGA Tour, challenging its suspensions and other restrictive measures used to punish those who signed on to play in the Saudi-backed LIV events.

www.cnn.com

Blinken expected to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia, a US official told CNN, the latest step toward rapprochement between the US government and the de facto leader of a key US ally.Relations between the two countries have been strained in recent years following the torture and murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, for which a US intelligence report held the Crown Prince responsible.

www.kvue.com

Qatar opens the World Cup with theme of 'bridging distances'

AL KHOR, Qatar Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman extended one yellow-gloved hand to a FIFA World Cup ambassador suffering from a rare spinal disorder in an image meant to represent inclusion in a country facing international criticism over its human rights record.It wasn't the biggest moment of Sunday's seven-act World Cup opening ceremony ahead of the match between host country Qatar and Ecuador.

Washington Post

France politics

Macron boosting Saudi prince's standing with dinner invite

PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron plans to welcome Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to his presidential palace and offer him dinner Thursday, marking another step in the Saudi leader's diplomatic rehabilitation less than four years after the killing of writer and critic Jamal Khashoggi.

www.aljazeera.com

China, Saudi Arabia strengthen partnership on energy, defence

Beijing and Riyadh say they will firmly support each other's core interests' during an official visit by President Xi Jinping to the kingdom.Saudi Arabia and China have reaffirmed their cooperation on the global oil market and the principle of non-interference in internal affairs during a visit aimed at deepening strategic relations, at a time when Washington's ties with Riyadh appear increasingly frayed.

www.france24.com

China's Xi strikes deals with Saudi royals during 'milestone' visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh on December 8, 2022.Bandar Al-Jaloud, AFP Chinese President Xi Jinping signed a raft of deals with Saudi officials during a three-day visit to Riyadh as Beijing seeks to shore up its Covid-hit economy and as the Saudis, long-term US allies, push to diversify their economic and political alliances.

Chicago Tribune

Dan DePetris: The G7s price cap gamble on Russian oil is an untested idea

The United States and its allies in Europe have spent the last 10 months turning the screws on the Russian economy in retaliation for Vladimir Putin's war on Ukraine.The Western coalition blocked Russia from accessing around half of its more than $600 billion in foreign reserves, disconnected multiple Russian banks from the global financial system, diversified away from Russian natural gas and banned the import of Russian coal.

www.mercurynews.com

Putin says he won't use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Associated Press MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday denied having any intentions of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine but described the conflict there as part of alleged efforts by the West to secure its global domination, which he insisted are doomed to fail.Speaking at a conference of international foreign policy experts, Putin said it's pointless for Russia to strike Ukraine with nuclear weapons.

Independent

Russia's Putin says he won't use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied having any intentions of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine but described the conflict there as part of alleged efforts by the West to secure its global domination, which he insisted are doomed to fail.peaking at a conference of international foreign policy experts, Mr Putin said it was pointless for Russia to strike Ukraine with nuclear weapons.

New York Daily News

Russia's Putin says he won't use nuclear weapons in Ukraine

MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday denied having any intentions of using nuclear weapons in Ukraine but described the conflict there as part of alleged efforts by the West to secure its global domination, which he insisted are doomed to fail.Speaking at a conference of international foreign policy experts, Putin said it's pointless for Russia to strike Ukraine with nuclear weapons.

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Dezeen

Sindalah luxury island set to be first completed element of Neom

Italian superyacht and architecture studio Luca Dini Design and Architecture has designed a luxury island resort in the Red Sea as part of the Neom project in Saudi Arabia.Set to welcome its first guests in early 2024, the Sindalah island resort will be the first of 10 regions completed as part of the Neom mega-development in north-eastern Saudi Arabia.

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Boston real estate

To be built 75-mile long building to hold 5 million people Boston Condos For Sale Ford Realty

To be built 75-mile long building to hold 5 million people

Imagine living in a development that stretches roughly the distance from Manhattan to New Haven, Connecticut.

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Portland Mercury

Good Morning, News: Council Votes to Fund Criminalization of the Homeless, Progressives Take Over Gladstone, and Twitter's Death Throes

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us.Thanks for your support!GOOD MORNING, PORTLAND!Finally, those devil winds are going to settle down somewhat, and you can expect a dry, mostly sunny weekend with highs in the low 50s.

the Guardian

Left-wing politics

Bernie Sanders condemns Joe Manchin for sabotaging president's agenda

Bernie Sanders harshly criticized prominent fellow Democrats on Sunday, accusing his Senate colleague Joe Manchin of sabotaging the president's agenda and rebuking Joe Biden for traveling to Saudi Arabia last week.

www.france24.com

Russia's Putin meets leaders of Saudi Arabia, UAE on whistle-stop Gulf tour

Russian President Vladimir Putin has held talks with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on oil, Gaza, and Ukraine.

It is unclear what specific topics were discussed during the meeting. [ more ]

www.aljazeera.com

Russia releases 10 foreigners captured in Ukraine: Saudi Arabia

The POWs have been released and transferred to Saudi Arabia as part of a Russia-Ukraine exchange mediated by the Saudi crown prince.

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www.independent.co.uk

Poverty, climate, regional stability on agenda as Saudi crown prince visits France

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Friday with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris as part of an official visit, during which he will also participate in a global financing summit aimed at fighting poverty and climate change.Macron and the prince sat down for a one-to-one working lunch at the Elysee presidential palace.

www.independent.co.uk

Ukraine's president begins visit to Saudi Arabia, aims to enhance ties with Arab world

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Friday he had begun a visit to Saudi Arabia, where he said he will address a summit of Arab leaders.Zelenskyy said in a tweet that his aim is to enhance bilateral relations and Ukraine's ties with the Arab world.He said he will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and hold other bilateral talks.

Washington Post

Saudi Arabia approves Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition

The General Authority for Competition in Saudi Arabia approved Microsoft's planned $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard on Sunday.

BBC Sport

Newcastle reveal new third kit with Saudi resemblance

Newcastle United have unveiled their new green and white third kit for the 2022-23 season.

Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.

Official "Jamal Khashoggi Way" Sign Unveiled in Front of Saudi Embassy - Washingtonian

A sign that designates a stretch of New Hampshire Avenue as "Jamal Khashoggi Way" were unveiled in a ceremony Wednesday.

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