News / As Saudi pumps $133bn into global hub dream, is it now logistics-washing?

Riyadh skyline © Wajd Ramadan

20/11/2023

Saudi Arabia has captured headlines with its multi-billion-dollar patronage of football, golf and boxing – which critics dismiss as sports-washing, designed to deflect attention from the country’s appalling record on human rights.

But what has often been overlooked is that the desert kingdom is also pumping ...

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