Heavyweight champ Andy Ruiz Jr., Anthony Joshua set for rematch in Saudi Arabia
The thick, sparkling ring on his right hand and the diamond-studded watch around his left wrist were indications of just how much life has changed for Andy Ruiz Jr. since he became world heavyweight champion. It was another part of his attire that really stood ...
The Pentagon is considering sending several thousand additional troops to the Middle East to help deter Iranian aggression, amid reports of escalating violence in Iran and continued meddling by Tehran in Iraq, Syria and other parts of the region. John Rood, defense undersecretary for policy, ...
Abe considering visit to Saudi Arabia and UAE in January to explain planned SDF dispatch
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe may go to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in mid-January as part of a planned trip to the Middle East that is intended to explain Tokyo's plans to send Self-Defense Forces personnel to the region, government sources said ...
Tiger Woods defends Phil Mickelson's choice to play in Saudi Arabia
Tiger Woods is defending Phil Mickelson and other top players who have signed up for the second edition of the Saudi International. The European Tour, and the players who took part, came under scrutiny last year for staging an event in Saudi Arabia because of ...
Andy Ruiz Jr. says pressure on Anthony Joshua ahead of title rematch in Saudi Arabia
Heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. said Monday that all the pressure will be on dethroned champion Anthony Joshua in their contentious showdown in Saudi Arabia. Ruiz caused one of boxing's biggest upsets in New York in June when he handed Joshua a first defeat to ...
Saudi Arabia became the first Arab nation Sunday to take over the Group of 20 (G20) presidency as it seeks to bounce back onto the world stage following global uproar over its human rights record. The oil-rich kingdom has promoted a liberalization drive, including granting ...
Over 100 Houthi rebel prisoners released by the Saudi-led coalition returned to Yemen on Thursday, a move toward a long-anticipated prisoner swap between the warring parties. Welcoming 128 freed Yemenis at the airport in the capital, Sanaa, Houthi leader Muhammad al-Bukhaiti hailed their arrival as ...
Saudi Arabia detains nine academics and writers in a new crackdown
Saudi Arabia has detained at least nine academics, writers and activists, campaigners said Monday, the latest in a series of crackdowns on intellectuals over the past two years. The detention of liberals — in the midst of a much-hyped liberalization drive — underscores what observers ...
Iran blames deadly unrest after 50% fuel price hike on outsiders, including U.S. and Israel
As a cold rain fell on a suburb of Iran's capital on Wednesday, women swallowed by black chadors and men in green military-style jackets walked alongside the flag-draped coffin of a Revolutionary Guard member, one of over 100 people reported to be killed in ...
SoftBank's second Vision Fund starting life a lot smaller than the first
SoftBank Group Corp. has quietly completed an initial money-raising push for its second technology fund, at a fraction of its targeted $108 billion. The company has raised roughly $2 billion for the second Vision Fund so it can start backing startups, according to two people ...
Uber CEO walks back comment that Saudi writer's slaying was 'mistake'
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is being criticized for calling the murder of a Washington Post columnist "a mistake" and comparing it to the death of a pedestrian struck by one of the company's autonomous vehicles. Khosrowshahi later said he regretted his comments, made during an ...
Saudi Arabia's King Salman hosted the Central Intelligence Agency's director Thursday, state media said, after three people were charged in the United States with spying on Twitter users critical of the royal family. The king and Gina Haspel "discussed a number of topics of mutual ...
