Driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Edouard Boulanger competes during the prologue of the Dakar Rally in Bisha, Saudi ...

FIFA also announced Saudi Arabia as the host for the 2034 World Cup. The consideration and now announcement of Saudi Arabia as a host has prompted backlash from rights groups due to the country's ...

Months of speculation about the World Cup 2034 host were put to rest when FIFA awarded the tournament to Saudi Arabia. Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al ...

The signs have long been there, pointing us towards the inevitable. And tomorrow, unopposed, Saudi Arabia will get its big moment when it is named as host nation by FIFA, football’s global ...

In 10 years — give or take six months — the 2034 men’s World Cup will be played in Saudi Arabia. Its confirmation as the tournament host will be waved through today (Wednesday) and has been ...

But what is FIFA saying? Why is Saudi Arabia so set on hosting the event? And what, if anything, can be done to make the tournament as safe as possible? The nation claims the investment is part of ...

Why is Saudi Arabia a controversial host country? The situation in Saudi Arabia is that there is no free speech, there is no free press, there is gender inequality. Women and girls have few rights.

Saudi Arabia was confirmed as the 2034 World Cup host Wednesday in an expected, but no less controversial, move that will kick off a decade of scrutiny in the country as all eyes turn to its human ...

Israel and Saudi Arabia have reached a breakthrough in talks around normalising relations, Haaretz reported on Tuesday, adding that the normalisation could be related to an elusive ceasefire deal ...

FIFA has confirmed the 2034 World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia, while the 2030 World Cup will be co-hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco with the opening three matches in South America.