The Latest Breaking News from Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is in France where he will meet President Emmanuel Macron on Friday, as Paris seeks increased support from the oil-rich kingdom for Ukraine against Russia's invasion.

And a shark attack in Egypt, Gaddafi’s fifth son on hunger strike in Lebanon. Here’s the Middle East this week.

They say a few months in sports can feel like a lifetime. In March 2023, just before golf’s first men’s major of the year, the Masters tournament, we explained in The Conversation how men’s professional golf had been shaken up by Saudi Arabia’s billion-dollar drive for legitimacy. This was via…

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) have held an 80% stake in Newcastle since October 2021, with the club continually facing allegations of being a vehicle for sportswashing

Aston Villa star Philippe Coutinho and Bayern Munich forward Sadio Mane have both been linked with a move to Al Ettifaq as Steven Gerrard closes in on being appointed

As football superstars like Karim Benzema head to Saudi Arabia, and the kingdom announces a bombshell golf merger, we're asking what role sport plays in Saudi soft power. And is this a case of "sportswashing"? We speak to Yasmine Farouk, a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

The news comes after a tumultuous week in the sport with the PGA Tour announcing a shock merger with the rival Saudi-backed LIV Golf

Sergio Ramos is a free agent after leaving Paris Saint-Germain and has been linked with a summer switch to Saudi Arabia and a possible reunion with Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester City won the Champions League and Qatar hosted the World Cup, the oil states’ bid to take over the game is set to enter phase three. By 2030, writes Miguel Delaney, the sport will have been reshaped entirely