Ex-Colorado coach went to Saudi Arabia in attempt to secure NIL funds

A former Colorado assistant football coach has reportedly fled to the Middle East in an attempt to secure name, image and likeness (NIL) funding. The school’s former special teams coordinator, Trevor Riley, wrote in his resignation letter: Sports Illustrated review — This month, he tried to get funding for his Colorado-based 5430 Alliance NIL group […]
X investors who helped Elon Musk buy company include VC firms, Saudi prince

Investors who helped Elon Musk acquire X for $44 billion two years ago included some of Silicon Valley’s top venture capitalists, members of Saudi Arabia’s royal family and a fund with ties to disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, according to court documents. A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday ordered Co. X to […]
Joe Biden Reverses Three-Year Ban on Weapons Sales to Saudi Arabia

The State Department announced Saturday that it was lifting a ban on sales of certain weapons to Saudi Arabia for three years, allowing about $750 million worth of bombs to be sold to the kingdom in the coming months. “The deliveries include 3,000 small diameter bombs and 7,500 Paveway IV bombs, which had been on […]
Biden Approves Lethal Aid Package For Ukraine, Weapon Sales To Saudi Arabia

In this photo distributed by the Press Office of the President of Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the Ukrainian Presidential Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 20, 2023. (Photo by Press Office of the President of Ukraine via Getty Images) OAN Staff Jacob MillerSaturday, August 10, 2024 10:28 […]
Over 700 families of late 9/11 heroes still fighting Saudi Arabia in blockbuster suit after mastermind KSM’s shock plea deal

More than 700 families of heroes killed in the 9/11 attacks are still fighting to hold Saudi Arabia accountable in a massive lawsuit, but they fear that terror mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s recent plea deal could hinder the two-decade-old case. As news of Mohammed’s plea deal spread from Guantanamo Bay on Wednesday, some 150 family […]
The sisters Saudi Arabia tried to silence – podcast | News

Growing up, Fawzia Al Otaibi and her two sisters, Manahel and Mariam, longed for a different life. Born into conservative families and attending school in Saudi Arabia, they chafed at the rules and restrictions imposed on them. Whenever they had the chance, they challenged them, irritating their teachers as rebellious and disruptive. When social media […]
WTI Crude Soars on Tailwinds of Saudi July Export Cuts – OilPrice.com

West Texas Intermediate (WTI), the U.S. benchmark, rose more than 2.9 percent, while Brent rose only half that amount on the day after the EIA reported a larger-than-expected fall in U.S. crude oil inventories and the U.S. dollar weakened. U.S. crude oil inventories have fallen by more than 20 million barrels in the past three […]
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro Indicted for Allegedly Trying to Sell Saudi Jewels

Brazilian Federal Police Indicted Prosecutors on Thursday charged former Saudi Arabian President Jair Bolsonaro with embezzlement, criminal enterprise and money laundering for allegedly misappropriating jewels he received from the Saudi Arabian government. According to the Brazilian news network Jovem PanIf convicted on all charges, Bolsonaro faces between 10 and 32 years in prison. Thursday’s indictment […]
Trump Organization announces new project in Saudi Arabia

The Trump Organization plans to build a Trump Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Announced Monday. The Trump Organization is expanding its influence in the Middle East by partnering with a Saudi-owned developer, a move that comes after the Saudi government invested $2 billion in former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. The building will be […]
Saudi Arabia Seeks Greater Military Cooperation with China After Biden Snub

Saudi Arabia’s Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman visited Beijing on Tuesday and met Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun and General Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission and China’s top military official. The meeting signals Saudi Arabia is seeking defense cooperation from China after four disastrous years of relations with the administration of […]