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Could Lionel Messi join Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia with £245m-a-year deal?
Kakao Entertainment lands $966M from sovereign wealth funds, including Saudi Arabia’s PIF
Kakao Entertainment announced today it has raised $966 million (1.2 trillion won) in financing from sovereign wealth funds, such as Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Singapore-based PWARP Investment. The entertainment subsidiary of South Korean internet giant Kakao operates storytelling platforms (web novels and webtoons), music, K-pop artists management, and other media (movie and […]
Kakao Entertainment lands $966M from sovereign wealth funds, including Saudi Arabia’s PIF by Kate Park originally published on TechCrunch
Wikipedia owner denies Saudi infiltration claim
Saudi Arabia Jails Two Wikipedia Staff In ‘Bid To Control Content’
Dawn, which is based in Washington DC and was founded by slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and Smex, which promotes digital rights in the Arab world, cited “whistleblowers and trusted sources” for the information. There was no immediate comment from the Saudi government or from Wikimedia, which puts free educational content online through initiatives like Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, and Wiktionary. Dawn and Smex’s statement comes after Wikimedia last month announced global bans for 16 users “who were engaging in conflict of interest editing on Wikipedia projects in the Mena [Middle East and North Africa] region.”
Two high-ranking “admins” — volunteer administrators with privileged access to Wikipedia, including the ability to edit fully protected pages — have been imprisoned since they were arrested on the same day in September 2020, the two bodies added. The arrests appeared to be part of a “crackdown on Wikipedia admins in the country,” Dawn and Smex said, naming the two people imprisoned as Osama Khalid and Ziyad al-Sofiani. Abdullah Alaoudh, Dawn’s director of research for the Gulf, said Khalid was jailed for 32 years and Sofiani received an eight-year sentence. “The arrests of Osama Khalid and Ziyad al-Sofiani on one hand, and the infiltration of Wikipedia on the other hand, show a horrifying aspect of how the Saudi government wants to control the narrative and Wikipedia,” Alaoudh told AFP.
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Cristiano Ronaldo hit with Amnesty International demand after Saudi Arabia transfer
Cristiano Ronaldo says he’s glad to be in SOUTH AFRICA at unveiling for Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr
Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes Highest-Paid Football Player After Signing $200m Deal with Saudi Club Al-Nassr
The Portuguese star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo just made history after signing with the Saudi Arabian Pro League club Al-Nassr. The…
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Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes Highest-Paid Football Player After Signing $200m Deal with Saudi Club Al-Nassr
The Portuguese star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo just made history after signing with the Saudi Arabian Pro League club Al-Nassr. The…
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