The deal to merge LIV Golf with the PGA Tour is a big win for the oil-rich kingdom, headlining a banner week that also includes a visit from the American secretary of state.
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Russia and Saudi Arabia’s Oil Partnership Shows Strain
Analysts said the countries’ mutual need to keep energy prices high would help them maintain close ties, despite signs that Moscow has undercut previous deals.
Through Ties to Saudis, Golf Deal Promises Benefits to Trump
The new alliance between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf is the latest example of how the former president’s relationship with Saudi Arabia has yielded gains, and criticism, for both.
Your Wednesday Briefing: A Dam Destroyed in Ukraine
Also, a victory for the Saudi-backed golf tour.
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Warring Sudanese Factions
The measures came a day after Sudan’s military pulled out of peace talks in the Saudi city of Jeddah that aimed to stop the fighting.
Sudan’s Army Withdraws From Cease-Fire Talks
The move deals a blow to efforts to end the war and deliver humanitarian aid to millions of people nationwide.
Zelensky Attends Arab League Summit in Saudi Arabia
Addressing an Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine urged Arab nations to stand with him against Russia and called out their reluctance to take sides in the war.
Syria’s Assad Rejoins Arab League For the First Time in 13 Years
President Bashar al-Assad was shunned over atrocities committed in Syria’s civil war, but on Friday he is expected to join an annual summit of Arab leaders for the first time in 13 years.
Syria’s Assad Expected to Attend Arab League Summit
President Bashar al-Assad is expected to participate in the meeting for the first time since brutally crushing his country’s Arab Spring uprising.
Global Executions Highest in 5 Years, Amnesty International Says
Egypt, Iran and Saudi Arabia carried out 90 percent of the executions recorded last year, the rights group said. The numbers did not include estimates of “thousands” in China, it said, citing a lack of transparency.