The long-anticipated Usyk-Fury boxing match is dominating coverage of Saudi in the foreign press this morning, but with Fury Senior grabbing the spotlight this time after he headbutted someone from the Usyk camp, leaving him with a bloody gash on his forehead. If there are no further delays, the heavyweight fight will happen at The Kingdom Arena in Riyadh this coming Saturday, 18 May. (The Sun | Dailymail | BBC Sport | Sky Sports)

AND- The Financial Times has joined the “Saudi is pacing out the gigaprojects” bandwagon. Bloomberg has been setting the tone for the rest of the global business press with its reports that officials at Neom may be scaling back their ambitions. Read: Saudi Arabia grapples with tough choices over cost of flagship projects, which was out just as Saudi Great Futures — the UK-Saudi business forum — got underway yesterday morning.

ALSO- Qiddiya Investment Company adding PIF-owned Saudi Entertainment Ventures (Seven) to its portfolio is getting ink from Reuters.

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