FIFA seals closer ties to Saudi Arabia with World Cup sponsor deal for oil firm Aramco

Japan Today— FIFA deepened its ties to Saudi Arabia by confirming a sponsorship with the kingdom’s state oil firm Aramco on Thursday. The deal was expected and became inevitable once Saudi Arabia was all but sealed last October as the 2034 host of the men’s World Cup. The deal through 2027 includes

The Washington Times—Luis Rubiales denies wrongdoing when questioned in probe of Saudi Arabia deal for Spanish Super Cup. Luis Rubiales, the former president of Spain’s soccer federation, denied any wrongdoing Monday when he was questioned by an investigating judge as part of her probe into alleged corruption related to staging the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia.

KIFI—‘None go forward without the others.’ US mega-deal would tie together the futures of Saudi Arabia, Israel and Gaza. Analysis by Becky Anderson, Mostafa Salem and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia and the United States are finalizing the details of a landmark deal to strengthen bilateral trade and defense – but an agreement will not be reached if the kingdom and Israel do not establish diplomatic relations, US officials said. A defense

KEYT—‘None go forward without the others.’ US mega-deal would tie together the futures of Saudi Arabia, Israel and Gaza. Analysis by Becky Anderson, Mostafa Salem and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia and the United States are finalizing the details of a landmark deal to strengthen bilateral trade and defense – but an agreement will not be reached if the kingdom and Israel do not establish diplomatic relations, US officials said. A defense