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Bayern's Sadio Mane, right, scores a goal that was disallowed for offside during the German Bundesliga soccer match between 1. FSV Mainz 05 and FC Bayern Munich at the Mewa Arena in Mainz, Germany, Saturday, April 22, 2023. Bayern Munich’s president has confirmed that the club is aware of “initial talks” around a reported move for forward Sadio Mané from the German champion to Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr. Bayern president Herbert Hainer says the club has been informed about the situation. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel bids Sadio Mane farewell as Saudi Arabia move looms

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Liverpool's Jordan Henderson plays the ball during the team's English Premier League soccer match against Brighton in Brighton, England, Jan. 14, 2023. Henderson was a notable absentee as Liverpool beat Karlsruher 4-2 in a preseason friendly Wednesday, July 19, as the England midfielder closes in on a move to Saudi Arabian team Al-Ettifaq. Liverpool has reportedly agreed in principle a deal worth $15.5 million for its Premier League and Champions League-winning captain. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Jordan Henderson facing biggest backlash of any player lured by Saudi Arabia

By James Robson - Associated Press

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, July 7, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden dispatches top adviser for talks with Saudi crown prince on normalizing relations with Israel

By Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

Gaming fans dressed in cosplay outfits attend the Dubai Esports and Games Festival in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, June 24, 2023. Saudi Arabia, the new home of some of soccer’s biggest stars and a co-owner of professional golf, is proving to be no less ambitious when it comes to another global pastime, the $180 billion-a-year video game industry. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Saudi Arabia is spending billions to become a global gaming hub. Some fans don’t want to play

By Nick El Hajj - Associated Press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shake hands during a welcome ceremony, in Ankara, Turkey, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Erdogan is beginning a three-stop tour of Gulf states to raise trade and investment for Turkey’s floundering economy. The president will arrive in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, July 17, 2023, accompanied by an entourage of some 200 businesspeople. Business forums have been arranged in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirate. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici, File)

Turkey’s Erdogan heads to Gulf seeking funds for ailing economy

By Andrew Wilks - Associated Press

WTA CEO Steve Simon sits for an interview during the WTA Finals tennis tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. It took more than three decades after the founding of the Women’s Tennis Association for all four Grand Slam tournaments to agree to give the same prize money to female and male players. Now the women’s tour is pledging to make sure its athletes also get identical paychecks at some other top-tier events in the coming years. (AP Photo/Tim Heitman, File)

Saudi Arabia is being considered by the women’s tennis tour for possible business

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A general view of the Grand Mosque is seen from the Clock Tower during the Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 22, 2023. Mecca is Islam's holiest city and a focal point for the faith's followers. But it's also a place where around 2 million people live, work, and do everyday activities like laundry, grocery shopping, homework, putting the trash out and paying the bills. Traffic, the population and prices balloon during the peak Ramadan and Hajj seasons. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

What is it like living in Mecca? For residents, Islam’s holiest sites are simply home

By Riazat Butt - Associated Press

In this photo released by UAE Presidential Court, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, greets Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs at Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, June 22, 2023. (Ryan Carter/UAE Presidential Court via AP)

UAE leader welcomes Iranian foreign minister in latest softening of Persian Gulf tensions

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, right, and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan shake hands prior to their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 17, 2023. Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat has arrived in the Iranian capital,Tehran, the latest step in the restoration of diplomatic ties between the two Mideast rivals, Iranian state media reported. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Saudi foreign minister in Iran as part of restoration of diplomatic ties after a 7-year rift

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron, Friday, June 16, 2023 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Emmanuel Macron as part of an official visit, during which he will also participate in a global financing summit aimed at fighting poverty and climate change. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Poverty, climate, regional stability on agenda as Saudi crown prince visits France

By Sylvie Corbet - Associated Press

Signage for LIV Golf is displayed during the pro-am round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, NJ., Thursday, July 28, 2022. The most disruptive year in golf ended Tuesday, June 6, 2023, when the PGA Tour and European tour agreed to a merger with Saudi Arabia's golf interests, creating a commercial operation designed to unify professional golf around the world.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Senator asks LIV Golf, PGA Tour leaders for records on merger

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Paula Creamer tees off the third hole during the first round of the LPGA Cognizant Founders Cup golf tournament, Thursday, May 11, 2023, in Clifton, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

LPGA Tour left out of LIV Golf deal but some women would listen if offer made to them

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press

In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, a Saudi custom officer opens imported pomegranates, as customs foiled an attempt to smuggle over 5 million pills of an amphetamine drug known as Captagon, which they said came from Lebanon, at Jiddah Islamic Port, Saudi Arabia, Friday, April 23, 2021. A little white pill has given Syrian President Bashar Assad powerful leverage with his Arab neighbors, who have been willing to bring him out of pariah status in hopes he will stop the flow of highly addictive Captagon amphetamines out of Syria. (Saudi Press Agency via AP, File)

Captagon, a little white pill, gives Syria’s Assad a strong tool in winning over Arab states

By Kareem Chehayeb - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken attends the Ministerial meeting for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Thursday, June 8, 2023. (Ahmed Yosri/Pool Photo via AP)

Blinken announces $150M in aid for Syrians, Iraqis at Saudi meeting on fighting Islamic State group

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Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, left, meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jeddah, Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia Tuesday on a trip to strengthen strained ties with the long-time ally as the oil-rich kingdom forges closer (Amer Hilabi/Pool Photo via AP)

Saudi-PGA golf deal a stunning turnaround for once-shunned Crown Prince Mohammed

By Ellen Knickmeyer - Associated Press

Argentina's Lionel Messi waves after receiving the Golden Ball award for best player of the tournament at the end of the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Lionel Messi says he is coming to Inter Miami and joining Major League Soccer. After months of speculation, Messi announced his decision Wednesday, June 7, 2023,to join a Miami franchise that has been led by another global soccer icon in David Beckham since its inception but has yet to make any real splashes on the field.(AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) **FILE**

Messi joining Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami after exit from Paris Saint-Germain

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman chairs the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, May 19, 2023. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

America has to understand what makes Mohammed bin Salman tick

By S. Rob Sobhani

Women look at Fattah missile in a ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Iran is claiming that it's created a hypersonic missile capable of traveling at 15 times the speed of sound. The announcement comes as tensions are high with the United States over Tehran's nuclear program. (Hossein Zohrevand/Tasnim News Agency via AP)

Iran unveils what it calls a hypersonic missile able to beat air defenses amid tensions with U.S.

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks at the 2023 American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Summit, Monday, June 5, 2023, at the Grand Hyatt in Washington. (AP Photo/Jess Rapfogel)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia to meet Crown Prince Mohammed

By Jon Gambrell - 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. Players who defected from the PGA Tour to join Saudi-funded LIV Golf are still welcome at the Masters next year, even as Augusta National officials expressed disappointment Tuesday, Dec. 20, in the division it has caused in golf. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) ** FILE**

PGA Tour and European tour agree to merge with Saudis, end LIV Golf feud

By Doug Ferguson - Associated Press