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It\u2019s a relatively quiet morning for Saudi in the foreign press, with no single story<\/strong> leading the conversation. <\/strong>AFP<\/a> has commentary on Saudi\u2019s \u201cUSD bn football league,\u201d saying that investments in the Saudi Pro League will take some time to bear fruit and reach its goal of \u201cbecoming one of the world's top five domestic competitions.\u201d <\/p>\n

MEANWHILE- <\/strong>Saudi also got a mention as a benchmark for a newly proposed US mega-city, with the Express<\/a> likening the USD 400 bn project \u2014 to be built in the middle of the desert \u2014 to Neom\u2019s The Line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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