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Move will accelerate kingdom’s push into football and broader expansion into global sport
Host Saudi Arabia hopes to send business-as-usual message that it remains open for investment
Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman defends lower output as crude nears $95 a barrel
Negotiations come ahead of possible meeting between Joe Biden and Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman at G20 summit
Foreign ministers meet in Tehran in first visit by senior Saudi official for two decades
The kingdom finds itself assiduously courted as a new order starts to assert itself
Shifting ownership to deep-pocketed PIF puts increased financial firepower behind the sport in the country
Buoyed by petrodollars and renewed confidence, Riyadh has adapted its muscular approach to foreign policy
Middle Eastern rivals vow to ‘expand co-operation’ months after Chinese president’s visit to kingdom
World’s biggest oil major will increase production capacity to 13mn barrels a day
Saudi Arabia says maintaining ties with both Beijing and Washington is not ‘a zero-sum game’
Global warming study based on mortality data shows glaring disparities in damage to life and work
West keen to tap kingdom’s oil wealth as it enjoys a petrodollar-fuelled boom
Kingdom dismisses Washington’s claims that supply reductions were politically motivated
Biden to re-evaluate relationship after Riyadh gambled on antagonising western ally in order to pursue its own agenda
Meeting with Crown Prince would cement U-turn for a US president who labelled kingdom a ‘pariah’
Deal comes amid easing of tensions between White House and Saudi leadership
Spending to be separated from oil revenues next year as economy predicted to grow 7.4%
World’s biggest oil exporter maintains dividend at $18.8bn despite generating free cash flow of $28.7bn
Kingdom says it is considering reopening Jeddah consulate as it tries to keep talks with regional foe alive
Sceptics question whether kingdom’s pledge to lead ‘next green era’ will be matched with tangible action
Multinationals face pressure to relocate HQs to kingdom as crown prince seeks to transform Riyadh
US president’s promise to make kingdom a ‘pariah’ hits early stumbling blocks
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