Tag Archives: Saudi Arabia

Miami Mayor Faces Call To Resign Over Saudi Work

The Miami Herald reports: The Herald investigated Suarez’s role in planning a March 2023 trade summit put on by the Saudi kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund. A review of city emails and the summit’s promotional materials show Suarez and a handful of city staffers helped make the event, at an exhibition hall in Miami Beach, happen. The …

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Dems Seek To Force Kushner To Produce Saudi Docs

The Washington Examiner reports: House Oversight Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) sent a letter to Chairman James Comer (R-KY) calling on him to compel Jared Kushner, the former president’s son-in-law, to produce documents related to his business ventures in Saudi Arabia. Last June, when Democrats controlled the House, the Oversight Committee launched an investigation into Kushner and his business …

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Saudi League Moves Championship To Trump Resort

ESPN reports: LIV Golf League officials announced Monday that the $50 million team championship will be played Oct. 20-22 at Trump National Doral, which is owned by former U.S. President Donald Trump. The three-day team championship was originally scheduled to be played Nov. 3-5 at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. “We’re thrilled to return to …

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9/11 Families Blast PGA On Saudi Deal: Blood Money

The Huffington Post reports: 9/11 Families United, a coalition of families and survivors of the 2001 terrorist attacks, said they are “shocked and deeply offended” by PGA Tour’s merger with Saudi-backed LIV Golf. In a statement, 9/11 Families United said LIV Golf is “bankrolled by billions of sportswashing money from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” and that Saudi operatives played …

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PGA Tour To Merge With Saudi-Backed LIV Golf Tour

The New York Times reports: The PGA Tour and LIV Golf, the new league founded last year by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, will merge, executives announced Tuesday, ending a bitter split in men’s professional golf. In a surprise announcement on Tuesday, the tour, along with the DP World Tour and the wealth fund, said the recent rivals had agreed …

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Dems Seek Docs On Kushner’s $2 Billion Saudi Deal

The Washington Post reports: A senior Democrat on Tuesday renewed a request to Jared Kushner for documents outlining how the former White House official received $2 billion from a Saudi investment fund, writing that Kushner had failed to respond to an earlier inquiry and raising new questions about whether he had “improperly traded” on his government work to benefit his …

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Comer: Jared Kushner Has “Already Been Investigated”

Raw Story reports: ABC host George Stephanopoulos asked Republican House Oversight Chair James Comer (KY) if he would investigate Saudi funds provided to former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. “It’s clear that you’re going to be looking at Hunter Biden,” the host said. “I want to put up a front-page story from the Washington Post detailing Jared Kushner’s ties …

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Trump To Host Three Tournaments For Saudi Regime

The New York Times reports: Former President Donald J. Trump’s golf courses will host three tournaments this year for the breakaway league that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund is underwriting, deepening the financial ties between a candidate for the White House and top officials in Riyadh. LIV Golf, which in the past year has cast men’s professional golf into turmoil …

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Musk Claims He’ll Step Down As Twitter CEO After Poll

The Washington Post reports: An unofficial poll that Elon Musk commissioned said he should step down from the helm of the social network, a referendum that Musk promised to follow after broad criticism of his stewardship of the company. The poll closed early Monday morning after twelve hours of voting, with 57.5% of more than 17 million responses calling Musk …

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Musk Attends World Cup Final With Kushner And Saudis

Fox Sports reports: Elon Musk, the Tesla and Twitter CEO, appeared in Qatar on Sunday just ahead of the World Cup final before Argentina and France. Qatari TV broadcaster beIN Sports caught Musk entering Lusail Stadium to see whether Lionel Messi will be able to wrap up his first World Cup title or Kylian Mbappe capture his second World Cup …

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Trump Signs New Deal With Saudi Real Estate Outfit

The New York Times reports: The Trump family has struck a deal with a Saudi-based real estate company to license its name to a housing and golf complex that will be built in Oman, renewing a swirl of questions about former President Donald J. Trump’s mixing of politics and business just as he appears poised to announce a third presidential …

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Murphy Wants Probe Into Saudi Stake In Twitter Deal

Axios reports: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Monday called for a congressional investigation into the national security implications of a company partially owned by Saudi Arabia maintaining its stake in Twitter following Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of the platform. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, founder and chairman of the Kingdom Holding Company, said the company would continue its ownership of …

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Biden Considers Ending Arms Sales To Saudi Arabia

The New York Times reports: President Biden is re-evaluating the relationship with Saudi Arabia after it teamed up with Russia to cut oil production in a move that bolstered President Vladimir V. Putin’s government and could raise American gasoline prices just before midterm elections, a White House official said on Tuesday. “I think the president’s been very clear that this …

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Saudi Prince Claims Immunity In Khashoggi Lawsuit

Reuters reports: Lawyers for Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, facing a U.S. lawsuit over the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, told a court on Monday the crown prince’s appointment as prime minister last week ensured him immunity from prosecution. Khashoggi was killed and dismembered by Saudi agents in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in an operation …

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NYC Again Rejects Call To End Trump Golf Course Deal

ABC News reports: The New York City Parks Department has again rejected calls by members of the city council to terminate the Trump Organization’s license to operate a city-owned golf course in the Bronx. Council members on Thursday called for the “immediate termination” of the Trump Organization’s license to operate the golf course at Ferry Point Park, a month before …

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NYC Trump Golf Course To Host Saudi Tournament

The New York Times reports: A New York City-owned golf course managed by former President Donald J. Trump’s family business is expected to host a Saudi Arabia-backed tournament in October, a city official confirmed on Thursday. The women’s golf tournament, part of the Aramco Team Series, was approved to be held at the Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in …

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Saudi Golf Event Flops: $1 Tickets, Meager Crowds

The Washington Post reports: This weekend’s LIV Golf event at Trump National Golf Club involved serious money — a total purse of $25 million — and took great efforts to present itself as golf with attitude. Or at least a personality. There were paratroopers before the first tee shot and T-shirt guns during breaks in the action. Top 40 and …

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Trump’s Saudi Golf Crowd Chants “Let’s Go Brandon”

Mediaite reports: Former President Donald Trump was joined by some of his family, Fox News’s Tucker Carlson, and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) on his golf course, as “Let’s Go, Brandon,” chants broke out during the Saudi-backed LIV tournament. In a video posted to Twitter, chants broke out as the crowd spotted Trump, Carlson, Greene, Eric Trump, and Kimberly Guilfoyle …

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Trump Illegally Uses Presidential Seal At NJ Golf Event

The Hill reports: Former President Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, N.J., was spotted continuing to use the presidential seal despite an ethics complaint and federal law potentially banning its use of the seal at the venue. Photos taken Thursday while Trump hosted an event for the LIV Golf tournament, a Saudi-backed golf league that has faced controversy in light of …

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NYT: Trump Cheated During His NJ Saudi Golf Event

The New York Times reports: His blast from a bunker had failed to reach the green and was nestled in some nasty rough. Instead, he had his caddie pick up the ball and march to the next tee. On another hole, when a birdie putt rolled nearly six feet past the hole, he casually scooped the ball up to end …

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