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FILED - 24 February 2019, Egypt, Sharm El-Sheikh: Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud attends the first plenary session of the 2019 European Union (EU) and League of Arab States (LAS) summit at the Sharm El Sheikh convention center. Saudi Arabia’s 86-year-old King Salman was admitted to a hospital for unspecified medical tests, the official Saudi Press Agency SPA reported on Sunday. Photo: Oliver Weiken/dpa.

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SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi monarch admitted to hospital for medical tests

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/8/22

In 2020, Salman underwent surgery to remove his bladder at a hospital in the Saudi capital Riyadh

07 April 2022, Hessen, Frankfurt/M.: Barcelona's Gerard Pique puts on a jacket after leaving the pitch with an injury during the UEFA Europa League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Barcelona at Deutsche Bank Park. Photo: Arne Dedert/dpa.

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SUPERCOPA

Spanish football boss sees no illegality in Saudi commissions agreed by Pique

The Nomad Today 4/20/22

Controversial messages and phone calls between Rubiales and Barcelona stalwart Gerard Pique have been leaked to the media .

A Saudi employee of the high-speed rail line. Photo: Renfe.

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JOB TRAINING

Training starts for Saudi women recruited by Renfe to be train drivers

The Nomad Today 3/8/22

The future high-speed train drivers are women between 22 and 30 years old, all of Saudi nationality

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WORK

28,000 Saudi women compete for 30 jobs as Renfe high-speed train drivers

The Nomad Today 2/17/22

The selected candidates will drive the trains connecting the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, the first high-speed line in the Middle East

25 November 2020, Argentina, Buenos Aires: People place flowers and candles in front of a mural depicting the Argentinian legend Diego Mardona outside the Argentinos Juniors football club, where Maradona started his career. Argentina football great Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, the Argentinian Football Association said on Wednesday. Photo: Carol Smiljan/ZUMA Wire/dpa.

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EXHIBITION MATCH

Barcelona to face Boca Juniors in Maradona Cup match

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/26/21

The inaugural Maradona Cup will take place in Riyadh on 14 December, a little over a year after the former Argentina star died

FILED - Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a session on the second day of the virtual G20 summit, presided by Saudi Arabia. Photo: -/Saudi Press Agency/dpa

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HUMAN RIGHTS

More executions in Saudi Arabia after end of G20 presidency

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/3/21

Between January and July this year, 40 people were executed in the kingdom, more than in the entire previous year

HANDOUT - 16 July 2021, Saudi Arabia, Mecca: Muslim pilgrims maintain their social distancing while performing the arrival circumambulation (Tawaaf Al Koudoum) around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the centre of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca during the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Photo: Hassan Alfahimi/Saudi Ministry of Media/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

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RELIGION

Muslims start downsized Hajj in Saudi Arabia due to pandemic

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/19/21

In an attempt to prevent human contact and infections, robots have been introduced to hand out bottles of holy water to pilgrims in the Grand Mosque, Saudi media reported

12 November 2020, Netherlands, The Hague: Police officers investigate outside the Saudi Arabian embassy in The Hague, after several shots were fired at the embassy. Bullets have been fired at several windows and bullet casings have been recovered. Photo: Sem Van Der Wal/dpa.

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NO INJURIES

Shots fired at Saudi Arabian embassy in the Netherlands

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/12/20

The embassy urged Saudi nationals in the Netherlands to exercise caution and vigilance.

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EXPLOSIVE DEVICE

France: WWI commemoration in Saudi Arabia attacked, injuries reported

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/11/20

The "attack with an explosive device" took place in the non-Muslim cemetery in the Red Sea port of Jeddah.

28 October 2020, Bangladesh, Dhaka: Protesters hit an effigy depecting French President Emmanuel Macron during a protest calling for the boycott of French products and denouncing French President Emmanuel Macron's comments on Islam's prophet Muhammad cartoons. Photo: Zabed Hasnain Chowdhury/dpa.

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TERRORISM

French consulate guard injured in stabbing attack in Saudi Arabia

The Nomad Today/dpa 10/29/20

The French embassy in Riyadh urged French nationals in Saudi Arabia to exercise "utmost caution and vigilance."

Saudi Arabia

Saudi monarch admitted to hospital for medical tests

Spanish football boss sees no illegality in Saudi commissions agreed by Pique

Training starts for Saudi women recruited by Renfe to be train drivers

28,000 Saudi women compete for 30 jobs as Renfe high-speed train drivers

Barcelona to face Boca Juniors in Maradona Cup match

More executions in Saudi Arabia after end of G20 presidency

Muslims start downsized Hajj in Saudi Arabia due to pandemic

Shots fired at Saudi Arabian embassy in the Netherlands

France: WWI commemoration in Saudi Arabia attacked, injuries reported

French consulate guard injured in stabbing attack in Saudi Arabia

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