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Saudi Arabia's expanding sports portfolio has drawn accusations of 'sportswashing' - the use of high-profile events to distract from its human rights record.
Comment: Russia is in a strong position to gain from the Aramco attacks, writes Giorgio Cafiero.
Comment: A central measure of the Deputy Crown-Prince's Vision 2030 is to partially privatize state-owned Aramco. But discontent is brewing online and in royal circles, writes Pierre Terzian.
Comment: Washington's strategy of withdrawing from the nuclear deal and devastating Iran's economy was bound to provoke Tehran, bringing the region to the brink of all-out war, argues the ICG.
With the PGA-LIV deal, Saudi Arabia has managed to acquire the game of golf itself, raising concerns of sportswashing & compromising the sport's integrity, as the country's human rights record clash with the values of golf argues Anthony Harwood.
Saudi Arabia's sports minister said the F1 race would have been called off if there had been any security threat to the event following the latest Houthi attack on the kingdom
Newcastle United can start signing up sponsors linked to Saudi Arabia after the English Premier League introduced rules to end a brief ban on such deals following the club’s controversial Saudi takeover.
Comment: From outside Saudi Arabia, the deal looks like a potential financial asset, but is in fact entangled in a web of political liability and uncertainty, writes Mohammed Cherkaoui.
Comment: Selling off the world's largest company would raise plenty of cash, but sever Riyadh's link between oil and geopolitics, writes Mohamed ElMeshad.
Comment: An indulged prince who flaunts his wealth, newly proclaimed Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman will find building support amid increasing dissatisfaction a Herculean task, writes Robert Springborg.