[ad_1] Unpacking the planned PGA-LIV Golf merger – CBS News Watch CBS News Tuesday’s Senate hearing on the PGA Tour’s potential deal with LIV Golf is putting one of America’s most popular sports under the microscope. Brody Miller, golf writer for The Athletic, joins CBS News to break down the enormity of the possible merger. … Read more
[ad_1] Israel and Saudi Arabia are a long way from a normalization agreement that would involve a defense treaty and a civilian nuclear program from the United States, US President Joe Biden said in an interview to an international newschannel. US officials have been negotiating in a bid to reach an elusive normalization deal between … Read more
[ad_1] Saudi Arabia becomes unlikely sports hub amid sportswashing accusations | 60 Minutes – CBS News Watch CBS News Saudi Arabia says its massive investment in sports is part of a larger strategy to transform its economy. Jon Wertheim investigates if it’s about transformation, or sportswashing human rights abuses. Be the first to know Get … Read more
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron will welcome Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to a one-on-one luncheon meeting at the Elysee Palace on Friday. This visit is expected to be longer and the talks more multifaceted than during the crown prince’s previous trip to Paris in July last year. It will provide the two … Read more
[ad_1] Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has left for a state visit to France where he will meet President Emmanuel Macron, a statement said on Wednesday. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends the annual speech of the Saudi King at the Shura Council in the capital Riyadh on November 20, … Read more
[ad_1] Lionel Messi will snub a lucrative contract in Saudi Arabia and move to Major League Soccer side Inter Miami as a free agent after parting ways with French champion Paris St Germain, the BBC reported on Wednesday. Messi, who played his final game for PSG over the weekend, was also linked with a return … Read more
[ad_1] The two-year long fight between the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf ended with a stunning announcement that the arch-rivals are now joining forces — news that’s been met with derision by many American commentators, lawmakers and golf fans. The decision, announced on Tuesday, concluded a battle for golf’s best players and prompted … Read more
[ad_1] United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has held talks with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the start of a diplomatic mission aimed at steadying relations between Washington and the oil-rich kingdom after years of deepening disagreements on issues ranging from human rights to Iran and regional security to oil prices. … Read more
[ad_1] Real Madrid’s Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema has signed for Saudi Arabia’s Al Ittihad for three years starting next season, a source in the Jeddah-based club told AFP on Tuesday. “Benzema has signed a contract for his transfer to Al Ittihad for a three-year period starting next season,” the Saudi club source said. Real … Read more
[ad_1] Tehran, Iran – Iran has confirmed it will reopen its embassy in Saudi Arabia today, seven years after it was closed due to a diplomatic rift. In a short statement on Monday, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said Tehran’s embassy in Riyadh will be reopened today, followed by the reopening of its … Read more