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Saudi football fans celebrate the country being chosen to host the 2034 World Cup
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Why has Saudi Arabia been awarded the 2034 World Cup?

With 48 teams, the 2034 tournament will be the largest World Cup ever — and perhaps the most expensive.

The New Arab Staff
13 December, 2024
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Saudi Arabia's rights record under fire after World Cup bid win

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 December, 2024
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FIFA to confirm Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup hosts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 December, 2024
Ittihad's French forward #09 Karim Benzema enters the field ahead of the Saudi Pro League football match between Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah on December 6 (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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'Humanising Saudi football': Netflix show paves way for World Cup

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 December, 2024
Saudi Arabia's Prince Turki bin Faisal Al-Saud attends the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Manama Dialogue in Bahrain's capital
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Saudi royal slams 'genocidal' Israel, welcomes Trump

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 December, 2024
One Water Summit in the capital Riyadh on December 3, 2024.
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France, KSA to co-chair conference on Palestine state: Macron

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 December, 2024
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Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup bid 'medium risk' for human rights

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 November, 2024
The Spanish government says the move is not a risk to the country's national security
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Spain approves Saudi Arabia’s stakebuilding in Telefónica

The New Arab Staff
30 November, 2024
A park employee walks around in the Al-Ghat National Park on November 28, 2024. Saudi Arabia will host the COP16 UN conference on land degradation and desertification next week as the top oil exporter pitches itself as an environmental defender despite criticism of its role at climate talks. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)
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Saudi Arabia hosts UN talks on drought, desertification

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
29 November, 2024
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MENA Sports Wrap: Will Saudi Arabia become a cricket powerhouse?

The New Arab Staff
29 November, 2024
Britain's Defense Minister Grant Shapps (R), Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto (L), and Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara (C) shake hands ahead of a trilateral meeting during Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) at the Japan Ministry of Defense in Tokyo, Japan, on December 14, 2023.
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Saudi Arabia likely to join GCAP jet fighter project, Italy says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 November, 2024
Riyadh Metro on April 1, 2021 in the Saudi capital.
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Car-centric Saudi to open first part of Riyadh Metro

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 November, 2024
Prime Minister Keir Starmer visiting Wales
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UK's Starmer to visit Saudi Arabia, UAE for investment boost

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 November, 2024
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Could Trump's re-election derail the Saudi-Iran rapprochement?

Hana Elshehaby 
18 November, 2024
The national flag of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, fluttering in the wind on a flagpole in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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Saudi executes more than 100 foreigners in 2024

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 November, 2024
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Saudi Arabia replaces CEO of futuristic megacity Neom

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 November, 2024
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud , Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, and Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha hold a press conference after the Extraordinary Joint Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on November 11, 2024. (Photo by Metin Yuksel Kaya/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Arab leaders say peace requires end to Israeli occupation

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 November, 2024
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Saudi crown prince demands end to 'Gaza genocide' at Arab summit

The New Arab Staff
11 November, 2024
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What Trump's return means for US ties with Saudi Arabia

Sabena Siddiqui
11 November, 2024
Fidan in Riyadh [Getty]
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Arab, Muslim leaders head to Riyadh for talks on Gaza, Lebanon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 November, 2024
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Two Saudi military personnel killed in Yemen attack: state media

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 November, 2024