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England's Jordan Henderson applauds at the end of the Euro 2024 group C qualifying soccer match between England and Italy at Wembley stadium in London, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. England international Jordan Henderson has arrived in Amsterdam amid reports he was about to sign a deal with struggling Dutch powerhouse Ajax to end his six-month spell in the Saudi Pro League. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

Jordan Henderson completes move to Dutch club Ajax in blow to Saudi soccer league

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In a photo provided by Can-Am Off-Road, Sara Price drives during Stage 10 of the Dakar Rally on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, near Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia. (Maciej Niechwiadowicz/Can-Am Off-Road via AP)

Off-road racer Sara Price celebrates becoming first American woman to win stage in Dakar Rally

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press

Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri shouts instructions, during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Lazio Rome and US Lecce, at Olympic stadium, in Rome, Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024. (Alessandro Garofalo/LaPresse via AP)

Inter, Napoli, Lazio and Fiorentina gear up for revamped Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia

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Real Madrid players celebrate scoring their first goal during the Semi Final of Spanish Super Cup match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at Al Awal Park Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. (AP Photo)

Barcelona seeks morale boost against Real Madrid in Spanish Super Cup final held in Saudi Arabia

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Letter to the editor: Saudis are important ally against Iran

Turkish soccer fans wave flags as they wait for the Super Cup match between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce at Al Awal Park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. (AP Photo)

Turkish Super Cup final canceled over jersey dispute with Saudi officials

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Britain's Anthony Joshua, right, lands a blow on Ukraine's Oleksandr Usyk during their world heavyweight title fight at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder were once the main characters in heavyweight boxing’s soap opera but now they are extras. Wilder and Joshua are in the kingdom this weekend and fighting simply to stay relevant. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Wilder, Joshua jostle for position as heavyweight scene simmers before Fury-Usyk unification bout

By Steve Douglas - Associated Press

Phil Mickelson lines up a shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J., July 29, 2022. At the dawn of 2023, the specter of Saudi Arabia’s growing influence on pro golf — and sports in general — served not only as a moral conundrum for players and their fans, but also, some argued, as an existential threat to the multibillion-dollar professional-sports industry itself. Twelve months later, it's a different conversation, now virtually devoid of concern about supposed “sportswashing” and more fixed on just how rich the Saudis might make all these athletes before they’re done investing. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

In 2023, the Saudis dove further into sports. They are expected to keep it up in 2024

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Fireworks go off during the opening ceremony prior the Soccer Club World Cup first round soccer match between Al Ittihad and Auckland City FC at King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

FIFA and Saudi Arabia bond over Club World Cup this week with bigger goal ahead of 2034 World Cup

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Kuwait's then-Crown Prince Sheik Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attends the closing session of the 25th Arab Summit in Bayan Palace in Kuwait City, Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Kuwait's ruling emir, the 86-year-old Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, has died, state television reported Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Nasser Waggi, File)

Kuwait’s ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, dies at age 86

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds the annual meeting of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights, via video conference, in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin to discuss Israel-Hamas war during a 1-day trip to Saudi Arabia and UAE

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani at a hotel during a day of meetings, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Amman, Jordan, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023.(Jonathan Ernst/Pool Photo via AP)

Qatar takes risks while digging in as Palestinian supporter, ponders what do to with newfound clout

By Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

OPEC+ suppliers struggle to agree on cuts to oil production even as prices tumble

By Courtney Bonnell and Josh Boak - Associated Press

British WBC and lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury gestures during a joint press conference with Ukrainian heavyweight boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk, not pictured, at Outernet London, Thursday Nov. 16, 2023. (Zac Goodwin/PA via AP)

Fury and Usyk to fight on Feb. 17 in Saudi Arabia to unify all 4 major heavyweight boxing titles

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This undated file photo shows Uganda's then President Idi Amin Dada. Amin, who took power by force in Uganda in 1971 and ruled until he was removed by armed groups of exiles in 1979, died in Saudi Arabia in 2003. His passing was barely acknowledged in Uganda, and some of Amin's supporters over the years have unsuccessfully lobbied for his remains to be returned home, underscoring his tainted legacy. (AP Photo, File)

A contest erupts in Uganda over the tainted legacy of late dictator Idi Amin

By Rodney Muhumuza - Associated Press

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference in Manama, Bahrain, on Dec. 15, 2014. A Dubai-based broadcaster cut substantial portions of a recent episode of the satiric news program "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" over references to Saudi Arabia's crown prince being implicated in the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’ censored by UAE broadcaster over reference to Khashoggi killing

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

President of FIFA Gianni Infantino, left, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, right, stand ahead of the Women's World Cup semifinal soccer match between Australia and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Baker, File)

Saudi Arabia likely to host 2034 World Cup after Australia decides not to bid for soccer showcase

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Palestinians celebrate by a burning Israeli tank at the border fence of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land, and sea and catching the country off-guard on a major holiday. (AP Photo)

In killing Israelis, Hamas may have also targeted Saudi diplomatic deal

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Pumpjacks dip their heads to extract oil in a basin south of Duchesne, Utah on July 13, 2023. U.S. oil production is at an all-time high. The U.S. Energy Information Administration, an arm of the Energy Department, reported that American oil production in the first week of October hit 13.2 million barrels per day, passing the previous record set in 2020 by 100,000 barrels. Weekly domestic oil production has doubled from the first week in October 2012 to now. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Long lines at gas pump unlikely, but Middle East crisis could disrupt oil supplies, raise prices

By Matthew Daly, David Mchugh and Stan Choe - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, arrives at the airport to fly from Riyadh to Abu Dhabi after meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Saturday Oct. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

America’s top diplomat calls for protecting civilians as Israel readies an expected assault on Gaza

By Matthew Lee and Lolita C. Baldor - Associated Press