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"Impact x Nightline" explores Saudi Arabia’s growing influence in global sports. For the past three years, LIV Golf has taken the world of professional golf by storm. The newly formed ...
Saudi Arabia says its massive investment in sports is part of a larger strategy to transform its economy. Jon Wertheim investigates if it's about transformation, or sportswashing human rights abuses.
Saudi Arabia has made unprecedented investments in international sports. Critics accuse the kingdom of “sportswashing” its reputation for human rights abuses. Saudi Arabia has rapidly become a ...
As Saudi Arabia continues to open up internationally, it is yet again in hot water over its human rights record. The current controversy revolves around the kingdom’s increasing presence in the ...
Bin Salman created Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 project to reduce the Kingdom’s reliance on oil by diversifying the economy. The project also calls for a “vibrant society,” with sports being a central ...
Saudi Arabia has been accused of ‘sportswashing,’ with glitzy events like Jeddah's Grand Prix, but young Saudis are enjoying the new freedoms ...
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman shrugged off accusations of “sportswashing” made against his oil-rich kingdom — and signaled he’s more interested in making money than in ...
We did that in Saudi Arabia and the case being closed." Fox News billed the interview as the first time MBS has done one with a media outlet speaking all in English. Published Sep 21, 2023 ...
FIFA’s decision to award Saudi Arabia’s state tourism authority sponsorship of the 2023 Women’s World Cup shows shocking disregard for suffering and repression of Saudi’s courageous women ...
Bob Arum’s comments do highlight the incredible amount of power the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia holds over the sport of boxing. Other sports — golf being the obvious example — initially proved ...
In a lot of ways, the Saudi Royal Family’s adventures in dumping money in sports resembles sportswashing. Saudi Arabia is, after all, one of the most repressive countries on Earth, with ...