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Top Saudi, Iranian diplomats to meet in China, say media, officials

The top envoys for Saudi Arabia and Iran will meet in Beijing on Thursday, an Iranian official and a Saudi-owned newspaper said, as the two regional rivals work to hash out next steps of their diplomatic rapprochement amid a China-brokered deal.

Reuters

Analysis - Saudi crown prince acts to realign Mideast dynamics amid concern over US support

Saudi Arabia's unpredictable crown prince is pushing hard to realign Middle East dynamics, engaging with old foes and orchestrating OPEC oil cuts like the ones on Sunday which took the global market by surprise.

Reuters

Sky Sports F1 pundit demands Red Bull stop favouring Max Verstappen over Sergio Perez

Verstappen won the first race of the year with Perez second, while their finishing positions were swapped in Saudi Arabia with Red Bull dominating the early part of the season

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Premier League overhaul owners’ and directors’ test to include human rights abuses

Newcastle United's Saudi-backed takeover came under intense scrutiny from human rights organisations such as Amnesty International

Chronicle Live

As longterm partnership with US fades, Saudi Arabia seeks to diversify its diplomacy – and recent deals with China, Iran and Russia fit this strategy

The fact that Saudi Arabia entered a rapprochement deal with Iran and chose China to broker it came as a surprise to many international observers.

The Conversation

Moody's Changes Saudi PIF's Outlook to Positive

Moody's has changed its outlook on Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) from "stable" to "positive" and affirmed its long-term issuer and senior unsecured ratings at A1. According to the performance evaluation, the rating reflects PIF's standalone creditworthiness as expressed by a BCA of A1.

Asharq Al-Awsat

GCC Foreign Ministers: Saudi-Iranian Agreement Helps Resolve Region’s Differences through Dialogue

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers have welcomed the Saudi-Iran agreement sponsored by China.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Alonso: We "need some help" from Red Bull to win F1 races in 2023

The Silverstone squad has shown race pace second only to reigning constructors’ champion Red Bull at the start of the new season, with Alonso reinstated to third place in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix after his team successfully appealed a 10-second reprimand for the rear jack touching the car during…

Autosport

War-weary Yemenis greet Saudi-Iran deal with caution

Riyadh and Tehran may have moved to bury some of their differences, but it is unclear whether same will happen in Yemen.

Al Jazeera

South Australian government faces fresh criticism for hosting Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour

Human rights campaigners argue there is no difference between thwarted Saudi bid to sponsor Women’s World Cup and its rebel golf funding

The Guardian - AU

What the GPS data reveals about how Verstappen must approach Saudi GP

The runaway winner in Bahrain a fortnight previously had taken a clean sweep across the practice sessions, ending the three hours of running with a cumulative advantage of 1.3s.

Motorsport

Saudi Arabia eyes late 2024 slot if it doesn’t secure F1 season opener

The possibility of the grand prix in Jeddah becoming the first race next season emerged late last year when Australian Grand Prix bosses revealed that Saudi Arabia had requested it because of Ramadan.

Motorsport

F1: Max Verstappen defies stomach bug to set the pace in Saudi Arabian Grand Prix practice

Max Verstappen picked up where he left out in Bahrain with a dominant performance in Friday’s two practice sessions for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Evening Standard

George Russell offers Mercedes hope for Saudi Arabian GP despite ominous Red Bull belief

George Russell and Lewis Hamilton will be up against it at the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix as Mercedes look to compete at the front of the grid with pace setters Red Bull

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Motorsport

Hamilton doesn't share other F1 drivers' views on Saudi GP safety

F1 heads back to Jeddah for the second race of the 2023 season this weekend, the first event after the 2022 edition was marred and nearly aborted following the threat of a drivers' strike in the aftermath of a Houthi missile strike on a nearby Aramco oil facility during practice.

The Independent UK

China clearly has a plan to flex its diplomatic muscle around the world

In brokering a detente between Iran and Saudi Arabia – and offering its own peace plan for Ukraine – we have been given a glimpse of Beijing’s grander vision, writes Borzou Daragahi

Los Angeles Times

Analysis: Renewed Saudi-Iranian ties, brokered by China, force new calculations in Mideast

BEIRUT — The surprise announcement of a resumption of diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran, thanks to a deal brokered by Beijing, underscores regional governments’ interest in a de-escalation of tensions — and China’s willingness to wield its economic clout to achieve it.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Iran and Saudi Arabia: a cautious start

Editorial: Plans for the two countries to restore diplomatic relations are welcome, but are only a modest step forward

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Axios

With Iran-Saudi deal, Beijing aims to bring its friends closer together

“This is about bloc-building rather than peace-building."

Autosport

Why Saudi Arabian GP could throw up a different F1 mix to Bahrain

Certainly, the first two contests on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit haven’t been short of talking points. See Verstappen clipping the wall in 2021 to scupper his hitherto sensational Q3 lap before the title battle with Lewis Hamilton took another heated turn, as the protagonists repeatedly went wheel-to-wheel between red flags…

Evening Standard

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Race start time UK, qualifying results and how can I watch F1 on TV today?

Max Verstappen faces a tough fight through the field after shock early exit from qualifying in Jeddah

Motorsport

Why the Saudi GP could throw up a different F1 mix to Bahrain

Certainly, the first two contests on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit haven’t been short of talking points. See Verstappen clipping the wall in 2021 to scupper his hitherto sensational Q3 lap before the title battle with Lewis Hamilton took another heated turn as the protagonists repeatedly went wheel-to-wheel between red flags…

Al Jazeera

‘Changing global order’: China’s hand in the Iran-Saudi deal

China brokering a deal between longtime Gulf rivals is ‘a broader sign of a changing global order’, analysts say.

The Independent UK

Countries that could be impacted by renewed Iran-Saudi ties

A deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia to resume diplomatic ties has wide-reaching effects across the Middle East and reduces the chance of armed conflict between regional rivals

Daily Mirror

Cristiano Ronaldo's Saudi Arabia life shows Lionel Messi what he can expect from transfer

Cristiano Ronaldo has been banging in the goals during his expensive stay in Riyadh with Al-Nassr, and enjoying the lap of luxury in the Four Seasons Hotel's Kingdom Suite

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