Nassourdine Imavov stakes title-fight claim with defeat of former UFC champion Israel Adesanya in Saudi Arabia. Nassourdine Imavov scored a sensational second-round knockout of former UFC champ Israel Adesanya to put his name in the title picture in the run-up to next week’s showdown between champion Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland. The 30-year-old Frenchman…
Saudi Arabia’s market regulator said on Monday it would allow foreign investment in listed companies that own real estate within Islam’s two holiest sites of Makkah and Madina, as the Gulf country looks to attract more investment. The move will allow foreigners to invest in firms whose revenues rely on the Islamic pilgrimage, one of…
Saudi Arabia plans to begin enriching and selling uranium, according to the Ministry of Energy. Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud told a conference in Dhahran on Monday that the move is part of a strategy to monetise all minerals, according to Reuters news agency. “We will enrich it and we will sell…
Barcelona reach the final of the Spanish Super Cup with a 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao in Saudi Arabia. Young starlets Gavi and Lamine Yamal fired Barcelona, without Dani Olmo after his licence to play was revoked, into the Spanish Super Cup final with a 2-0 win against Athletic Bilbao. Spanish playmaker Olmo was cleared…
Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced the resumption of activities at its embassy in Kabul, more than three years after withdrawing its diplomats during the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. “Based on the desire of the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to provide all services to the brotherly Afghan people, it has been decided to…
Saudi Arabia will host the men’s football World Cup in 2034 while the 2030 edition will be held in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with one-off matches in three South American countries, world football’s governing body FIFA confirmed on Wednesday. The decision was announced by FIFA President Gianni Infantino following a virtual extraordinary Congress. The 2030…
