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A Saudi cartoonist has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, activists say
A Saudi cartoonist who once drew for a Qatari newspaper as a yearslong diplomatic crisis engulfed Doha has been sentenced to 23 years in prisonWorld - ABC News - October 15 -
Accel-backed Jetapult invests $4.5M in Saudi Arabian game studio UMX
UMX, a game studio based in Saudi Arabia, has raised $4.5 million from Jetapult, an investment company backed by Accel Partners.Tech - VentureBeat - October 14 -
Human rights groups condemn EU summit with Saudi crown prince
Mohammed bin Salman attends Brussels meeting six years after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Human rights activists have condemned the EU’s decision to host the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
Saudi cartoonist jailed for 23 years for insulting leaders, group says
A Saudi court has sentenced a cartoonist to more than two decades in prison for insulting the kingdom's rulers, his family and a rights group say.Top stories - CBS News - October 16 -
Iraq Suspends the Saudi-Owned MBC Channel After Protesters Storm Office
The action came after the channel aired a report describing a number of leaders of Iranian backed armed groups as terrorists.World - The New York Times - October 20 -
How Newcastle’s Saudi takeover ripped the £8bn-a-year Premier League in two
Three years after Saudi Arabia bought Newcastle United FC, only now are the full seismic consequences hitting home for English football.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 20 -
Top female footballers urge Fifa to end deal with Saudi ‘nightmare sponsor’
Letter to governing body accuses Saudis of using sports to ‘distract from the regime’s brutal human rights reputation’. More than 100 professional female footballers have signed a letter calling on ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Premier League will not review Saudi Newcastle deal after Bin Salman claims
State’s de facto leader allegedly approved 2021 takeover Premier League believes its rules have not been broken The Premier League sees no reason to review the legality of Newcastle United’s ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Democrats call for special counsel probe into Kushner over Saudi ties
Correction: This article has been corrected to reflect that lawmakers assess Saudi Arabia has paid Jared Kushner $87 million, and not as previously written. Senior Democrats in the House and Senate ...Politics - The Hill - October 24 -
Transfer Talk: Rüdiger wants new deal as Saudi clubs circle
Antonio Rüdiger's future at Madrid remains clouded, despite the defender distancing himself from Saudi Pro League links. Transfer Talk has the latest.Sports - ESPN - 6 days ago -
Saudi startup Riyadh Air orders 60 Airbus A321neo planes
Saudi startup airline Riyadh Air has ordered 60 Airbus aircraftWorld - ABC News - 2 days ago -
Trump Has Become Unmoored in Time
His grim vision of America seems stuck in the past.Top stories - The New York Times - October 14 -
What Will Happen to Yahya Sinwar’s Body?
Uncertainty surrounds the fate of the Hamas leader’s corpse as experts say Israel will likely try to avoid having his resting place become a shrine.World - The New York Times - October 19 -
Jack Draper, I’m coming for you: how I became British tennis’s No 5,936 | Tom Garry
A decision to return to recreational tennis brought me a couple of wins, a couple of losses – and an actual official ranking. The moment when a lad half my age sent his second consecutive ace ...World - The Guardian - October 14 -
Rafael Nadal Was an Exceptional Tennis Player, but His Legacy Can Be Summed Up With 2 Sentences
Recently retired Rafael Nadal on gender, equality, and fairness.Business - Inc. - October 16 -
American Danielle Collins says she’s changed her mind about quitting tennis
Collins postpones previously announced retirement American is currently at ninth in WTA Tour rankings Danielle Collins says she’s changed her mind about retiring from the WTA Tour at the end of ...World - The Guardian - October 18 -
Maria Sharapova and twins Bob and Mike Bryan are elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame
Maria Sharapova and twins Bob and Mike Bryan are elected to the International Tennis Hall of FameSports - ABC News - October 24 -
Dominic Thiem: ‘The way we play tennis is not healthy. Nobody stays injury free’
Wrist injury was catalyst to Austrian’s retirement as trying to keep up with big three destroyed his generational talent. As Dominic Thiem effortlessly dismantled Daniil Medvedev to reach the US ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
Trump or Harris? Here are the 2024 stakes for airlines, banks, EVs, health care and more
With the U.S. election less than a month away, the country and its corporations are staring down two drastically different options.Top stories - NBC News - October 13 -
Dutch government to reduce its stake in ABN Amro by a quarter
The Dutch government said Tuesday it will reduce its stake in ABN Amro to around 30% through a trading plan.Business - CNBC - October 15 -
Trump Media’s Stock Price Soars, Adding $2 Billion to Trump’s Stake
The sharp rise in the share price of the parent of Truth Social has added about $2 billion to the net worth of former President Donald J. Trump.Business - The New York Times - October 15 -
Tom Brady's minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders approved by NFL owners
Tom Brady takes 5% control of the Raiders. He can't come of out retirement and play again unless he sells his stake in the team.Top stories - CBS News - October 15 -
Amazon buys stake in nuclear energy developer in push to power data centres
Citadel’s Ken Griffin takes part in X-energy’s $500mn fundraising alongside ecommerce groupBusiness - Financial Times - October 16 -
Intel seeks billions for minority stake in Altera business, sources say
This move that would represent a sharp about-face from its earlier public messaging about the larger company's prospects.Business - CNBC - October 18 -
U.S. GP: What's at stake for Lando Norris and Max Verstappen?
What does Lando Norris have to do at the U.S. Grand Prix and the final five races to beat Max Verstappen to the F1 title?Sports - ESPN - October 18
