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In This Week's Edition: Saudi Losses A Messi But Gains A PGA! Qatar Budget Surplus, Bahrain Striped Of World Title, Another UAE-Based Company Just Got Sanctioned By The US Treasury ... And More!
News stories I’m following this week …
Qatar records budget surplus of $5.4 billion in first quarter. (Reuters)
Saudi foreign minister: wants U.S. to bid in domestic nuclear program. (Reuters)
An oil state hired the biggest PR firms to buff its climate image. It didn’t help. (Politico)
As U.S. Shifts Focus to Russia and China, Islamic State Continues Killing. (WSJ)
The impact of PGA Tour-LIV Golf deal goes far beyond sports. (CNN)
Kuwaitis go to the polls again in bid to shift political crisis. (Reuters)
White House denies U.S., Iran near interim nuclear deal. (MarketWatch)
Not a question of money: Soccer legend Lionel Messi chooses Inter Miami in blow to Saudi Arabia. (CNBC)
The HIMARS Deployment In Syria And U.S. Force Posture. (Forbes)
Bahrain stripped of endurance world title after equine dope case. (Aljazeera)
‘In other news’ …
Following the LIV-PGA Tour merger, could F1 be next for the Saudi Arabian-led PIF? (SBNation)
Egypt bans Dutch archaeologists over exhibition linking Beyonce and Rihanna to Queen Nefertiti. (BBC)
On Social-Media …
House members seek sanctions on people involved in Iranian oil sales. (MSNBC)
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