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Newcastle United had said the English Premier League leadership had rejected a Saudi bid to take over the club, but the league says it could still proceed.
The controversial £300 million buy-out bid had been the subject of intense speculation since its announcement in 2019.
Saudi Arabia permanently terminates licence for Qatar's beIN Sports
Saudi Arabia has permanently terminated the license of Qatari broadcaster beIN Sports.
Saudi Arabia selects royal court head as WTO candidate
Countries are putting forward their candidates for WTO head.
UK parliament questions Saudi Arabia's Newcastle United takeover bid
A decision on Saudi Arabia's bid to buy English football club Newcastle United could be decided soon.
WTO condemns Saudi Arabia over pirate broadcaster beoutQ
The WHO backed Qatar's complaint about Saudi Arabia's illegal broadcast of Premier League games by channel beoutQ.
Inside Saudi Arabia's controversial Newcastle takeover bid
A poor human rights record, broadcast piracy and the murder of Jamal Khashoggi are casting a shadow over the Saudi-funded takeover.
Saudi wealth fund 'shopping spree' disguises economic pain
Amid its worst economic crisis in decades, the seemingly contradictory state policy to splurge billions on overseas assets is raising eyebrows.
Mo Salah's Liverpool 'take the knee' for George Floyd
English Premier League teams are making displays of solidarity following the death of American George Floyd in US police custody.
Stalled Newcastle bid exposes limits of Saudi money
Comment: The WTO's objection to Mohammed bin Salman's Newcastle United deal won't fix Saudi Arabia's human rights record, but ...
Saudi plans Premier League broadcasting bid amid Newcastle controversy
Saudi Arabia is planning to bid for the rights to broadcast Premier League matches as its Newcastle United takeover bid ...
WTO investigation 'finds Saudi responsible' for pirate TV channel
Newcastle's £300m takeover is in serious doubt after the World Trade Organisation ruled that Saudi Arabia is behind pirate TV station beoutQ.
What will be left of Saudi Vision 2030, post-coronavirus?
Comment: As coronavirus and oil revenues force the Saudi government to make cuts that will impact its citizens, the fate of its grandiose Vision ...
Roma opens 'discreet' takeover talks with Saudi crown prince
AS Roma's owners are reportedly keen to show MbS that the club up for sale, however have insisted they are not sabotaging the ongoing ...
Saudi Vision 2030 takes $8bn cut as austerity bites
Saudi Arabia's much-hyped modernisation programme has taken a substantial funding cut as the kingdom's finances suffer from the ...
Saudi Aramco posts 25 percent slump in profits
The world's largest listed firm posted a net profit of 62.5 billion riyals ($16.66 billion) in the three months to March, compared to $22.2 billion a year earlier.
EPL's concerns over Saudi piracy loom over Newcastle takeover
The American government confirmed on Wednesday in its annual report on "notorious markets for counterfeiting and piracy" that Saudi Arabia would ...
The Middle East at war with coronavirus: Top stories
Turkey's coronavirus cases are beginning to decline and Algeria continues to crackdown on free speech amid strict pandemic measures are some of ...
Khashoggi fiancee slams Saudi takeover of Newcastle United
Jamal Khashoggi's fiancee Hatice Cengiz said the Saudi acquisition of Newcastle United would make English football complicit ...
Saudi Arabia buys $500 million stake in Live Nation
Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund bought a $500 million stake in entertainment giant Live Nation, as the company struggles with ...
BeIN Sports calls for blocking Saudi's Newcastle club buyout
Citing piracy concerns, Qatar-based sports network beIN Sports has asked the UK's Premier League to re-examine a Saudi-backed takeover of the ...
Amnesty complains to Premier League about MbS Newcastle bid
The Human rights group has expressed grave concerns over Saudi Arabia's potential purchase of Newcastle, given the country's history.
Rights activists urge Newcastle United to reject Saudi deal
Reports emerged earlier this week that the potential Saudi takeover of the Newcastle football club was edging closer, after legal ...
Saudi closes in on Newcastle football club takeover deal
A deal allowing a Saudi Arabian group backed primarily by Mohammed bin Salman to take over Newcastle United football club ...
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