Ex-Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure has been appointed assistant coach of the Saudi Arabia national team. The 40-year-old will be working with Roberto Mancini, who managed him at Manchester City. Mancini was named Saudi Arabia’s head coach in August and has taken charge of four matches since then.
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‘Saudi Arabia hosting the World Cup would tell LGBTQ+ fans we don’t matter’
Althoughthe Islamic state hasn’t been officially named as the host, LGBTQ+ footie fans are already planning to boycott (Picture: Metro.co.uk/Getty) How Arthur Webber, an avid football fan from London, reacted to the news that Saudi Arabia is expected to …
Yaya Toure: Former Ivory Coast midfielder named Saudi Arabia assistant coach
The former Barcelona midfielder has also spent time working with Ukrainian club Donetsk Olympic, Russia’s Grozny, and as an academy coach at Tottenham Hotspur. During his playing career Toure earned 101 caps for Ivory Coast,
UAE tax update; Petrol price cuts; Abu Dhabi Airport name change; Saudi Arabia to host 2034 World Cup – 10 things you missed this week
UAE tax rules updated, petrol prices reduced, Abu Dhabi Airport name to change, Saudi Arabia to host World Cup in 2034 …
John Oliver segment on McKinsey’s ties to Saudi Arabia cut substantially by Dubai-based TV network
A Dubai-based broadcaster cut substantial portions of a recent … Oliver goes on in the segment to refer to a Saudi finance summit that McKinsey attended after Khashoggi’s killing as a …
UAE-based broadcaster censors satiric ‘Last Week Tonight’ over Saudi Arabia and Khashoggi killing
A Dubai-based television network broadcasting across the Mideast cut substantial portions of an episode of the satiric news program “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” over references to Saudi Arabia …
‘The sale of Rafales to Saudi Arabia would be a success by default for French aircraft in the ruthless arms business’
COLUMN. Saudi Arabia is considering purchasing 54 aircraft from Dassault Aviation after a German veto blocked its purchase of 48 Typhoon jets due to human rights concerns, as reported by economic …
Doing business in Saudi Arabia
Foreign investors can invest in the telecom sector in Saudi Arabia, but they must have a Saudi partner who owns at least 30% or 40% of the company. The 40% local ownership requirement applies to all …
Interview: Saudi Arabia’s fast-growing non-oil sector welcomes Chinese investment, says finance minister
RIYADH, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) — Saudi Arabian Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said the Kingdom welcomes China’s investment in its fast-growing non-oil sector. Saudi Arabia’s non-oil economy achieved …