Bill Belichick Goes Full LIV Golf League To Try And Rescue North Carolina With Saudi Money

© Bob Donnan/Imagn It’s never a good sign when a school’s chancellor and athletic director are offering a public vote of confidence to a head coach mid-way through said coach’s first season in charge. Such was the case for Bill Belichick last week...

UNC football GM Michael Lombardi took 'exploratory fundraising trip' to Saudi Arabia

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that University of North Carolina football general manager Michael Lombardi went to Saudi Arabia to seek an investment from the country’s Public Investment Fund. The university...

Pak, Saudi FMs discuss regional situation, recent developments

Published on: October 17, 2025 3:19 AM Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Thursday received a telephone call from Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan wherein they discussed regional situation and...

Nick Khan actually thinks WWE fans will travel to Saudi Arabia for WrestleMania 43

WWE’s disgusting business relationship with the Saudi Arabian government is reaching a peak over the next two years, with Royal Rumble heading there in 2026, and then WrestleMania 43 following suit in 2027. It’s the first time ever that...

Saudi unveils 900,000 new prayer spots in Makkah

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has launched a major expansion project near Makkah’s Grand Mosque. The new development, named “King Salman Gate,” aims to create 900,000 new indoor and outdoor prayer spaces. The project will be built on a...

Saudi Arabia Approves Establishment of Biotechnology Center Foundation in Riyadh  

Saudi Arabia has approved the establishment of a biotechnology center foundation in Riyadh, following a recommendation from the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, chaired by Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister,...

'Incredible' Alcaraz drop shot wows in Saudi Arabia

"Saudi-Owned Corporate Farms Are Draining Arizona’s Desert Dry"

"Arizona’s lax water laws let corporate farms pump unlimited groundwater to grow alfalfa for cattle overseas, even as local families spend their savings drilling new wells." "This far out, there’s no such thing as municipal city water. The...

UNC football GM Lombardi made preseason fundraising trip to Saudi Arabia, ABC11 I-Team learns

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WTVD) -- The ABC11 I-Team has learned that University of North Carolina football general manager Michael Lombardi made an international fundraising trip before the season. Lombardi was hired in December 2024 to work as GM...

Campaign Saudi Briefing: Leaders discuss transparency, AI tools, content and culture

Campaign Middle East has successfully concluded its Campaign Saudi Briefing: Media and Marketing 2025 event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The event welcomed close to 200 of the biggest names in the Kingdom’s brand and marketing landscape, including...

Senators flag national security risks in EA’s Saudi deal

Credit: Credit: Shutterstock/Lucky-photographer Two Democratic lawmakers have called on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States to investigate potential foreign influence and national security risks arising from Electronic Arts’...

Shared Deterrence, Shared Responsibility: The Legal Fault Lines in the Saudi–Pakistan Nuclear Pact

The recent defence and nuclear cooperation pact between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan has ignited considerable global attention. Its most surprising clause declares that “any aggression against either country shall be considered an aggression against...

Boston Police Blotter: Authorities name Saudi Arabian national killed by bus

A Saudi Arabian national struck and killed last week by a bus has been identified. The Suffolk District Attorney’s office identified the deceased as 40-year-old Alhanouf Alhazzaa. She was struck and killed just before 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 6, by...

Saudi Arabia coach Herve Renard dedicates World Cup qualification to fans

Saudi Arabia booked their place at next year’s World Cup after holding Iraq to a 0-0 draw in Jeddah on Tuesday night, a result that ensured Herve Renard’s side topped Group B of Asia’s fourth-round qualifiers. The hosts needed only a point to...

Saudi Arabia march on to 2026 declaring "We’ve achieved something extraordinary"

TDT | Manama Email: hussainm@newsofbahrain.com Green Falcons confirm World Cup return in Jeddah Saudi Arabia are heading to the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a goalless draw with Iraq in Jeddah on Tuesday night was enough to send them through as Group...

Saudi crown prince launches project to add 900,000 praying spaces in Mecca

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday launched a development next to Mecca's Grand Mosque that will add around 900,000 indoor and outdoor praying spaces, the firm tasked with delivering the project said. The...

Hellen Chanda moves to  Saudi Arabia 

Zambian Women’s National Team midfielder Hellen Chanda has joined the Saudi Women’s Premier League side Eastern Flames FC. Chanda joins the Saudi Arabia topflight side on a one year loan deal from Zambia army sponsored outfit, Green Buffaloes...

Saudi firm wins Aramco power systems framework contract

The duration of the contract won by Al-Khobar-headquartered AlMeer Saudi Technical Services is five years, with a two-year optional extension Register for MEED’s 14-day trial access Saudi Aramco has awarded Saudi Arabia-based AlMeer Saudi...

Saudi firm signs $5.4bn oil and gas contract in Algeria

Algeria's Sonatrach and Saudi Arabia-based Midad Energy have signed an exploration and production sharing agreement related to the Illizi South block Register for MEED’s 14-day trial access Algeria's national oil and gas company Sonatrach and...

Six Kings Slam: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner to meet in final of Saudi tournament

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