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Mohammed bin Salman

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Fans celebrate as Saudi Arabia is announced as the host nation for the World Cup in 2034.

FIFA names Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup host; three nations to co-host 2030 edition

The decisions complete a mostly opaque 15-month bid process which FIFA president Gianni Infantino helped steer toward Saudi Arabia without a rival candidate.

  • Graham Dunbar

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As Israeli troops raid Lebanon, conflict is spreading again in the Middle East. Who are the key players, and what is the Axis of Resistance?

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Australian are heading to Riyadh to help with Saudi sports ambitions.

It’s not just Greg Norman: Saudis sign raft of Aussies in sport splurge

Pouring billions into golf, football and now the Olympics, the oil-rich Gulf state is pressing ahead with ambitious plans despite accusations of sportswashing.

  • Chris Barrett
The Line, a city planned to house up to 9 million people, is envisaged to stretch 170 kilometres from the Red Sea.

A 170-kilometre-long desert skyscraper? A subterranean city? Inside MBS’s Saudi dream

Saudi Arabia’s sci-fi-style giga-project is bankrolled by a regime not known for supporting individual liberties, but it has the support of a surprising number of Australians.

  • Nick Bryant

Despot, radical … peacemaker? The millennial prince and the Middle East ‘moonshot’

Reformer, tyrant or both? Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is reshaping his kingdom. What does it mean for the world? And how might he be key to a ‘moonshot’ Israel-Palestine peace deal?

  • Sherryn Groch
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An artist’s impression of NEOM, a city that Saudi Arabia’s ruler plans to build.

Former MP Wyatt Roy signs up to work on Saudi Arabia’s ‘sci-fi city’

The former Liberal minister is helping create a new Saudi Arabian city from scratch, with an emphasis on renewable energy … and flying cars.

  • David Swan
Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo, and teammates celebrate with the trophy of the Arab Club Championship Cup.

‘They’re not going to stop’: First soccer and golf – will cricket be next for the Saudis?

Some call it sports washing, others call it image and reputation management. Whatever it is, Saudi Arabia’s multibillion-dollar spending spree isn’t likely to stop any time soon.

  • Lucy Cormack
Kylian Mbappe has been at PSG since 2017.

Saudi club Al-Hilal make record $493m bid for Mbappe

Paris Saint-Germain have given Al-Hilal permission to negotiate directly with the French striker, who is expected to become a free agent at the end of the upcoming season.

  • James Robson
Secretary of State Antony Blinken looks on as he attends a joint news conference with Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan at the Intercontinental Hotel in Riyadh.

Antony Blinken tells Saudis reform means improving nation’s human rights

The US believes reformer Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved in the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

  • Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis

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