Dustin Johnson joins Saudi golf tour
Dustin Johnson, a two-time Major winner, is leaving the PGA tour to join the new LIV Golf Invitational Series — a rival league backed by Saudi Arabia. He was reportedly paid about $125 million to switch.
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Dustin Johnson, a two-time Major winner, is leaving the PGA tour to join the new LIV Golf Invitational Series — a rival league backed by Saudi Arabia. He was reportedly paid about $125 million to switch.
"The Islamophobic discourse has reached dangerous levels in a country long known for its diversity and coexistence," a top Qatari official said in a tweet.
The decision means he will be extending his hiatus from golf following his incendiary comments he made about a Saudi-funded rival league he supports.
Fiancee of Saudi dissident brutally murdered in kingdom's consulate vows to appeal the move, which a defense lawyer called entrusting "the lamb to the wolf."
The global oil production alliance OPEC+ is meeting this week to discuss its output as countries ban Russian oil over the country's war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, OPEC members Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have rejected calls to expel Russia from the larger alliance. Helima Croft, the global head of commodity strategy for RBC Capital Markets, joined "CBS News Mornings" from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to discuss.
Holly Williams travels to Riyadh to take a closer look at how Saudi Arabia has tried to change its global image since 9/11 with more rights for women and the opening of its society, while the country has also continued an abuse of human rights from its treatment of female activists to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Phil Mickelson said the Saudis behind a proposed breakaway rival league were "scary mother (expletive)s to get involved with."
A daughter of the man whose story of compassion inspired the film "Hotel Rwanda" is appealing for the U.S. to advocate for her father's release from prison. And President Biden has reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to support Saudi Arabia against attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels. Correspondent Rylee Carlson joins "CBS News Mornings" with a roundup of international stories.
Former top Saudi intelligence official Saad Aljabri tells 60 Minutes that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman keeps a team of mercenaries to kidnap—and even kill—political dissenters.
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Ice, sleet and rain have blanketed the southern plains, closing roadways and stranding travelers. Officials in Dallas have declared an ice emergency, and millions more are in the path of this storm as it moves toward the East Coast; and, A historic agreement with Iran over its nuclear program came with a mix of applause and criticism from around the world. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it a "historic mistake," while U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry defended the plan, saying Iran will have to back up its words with action.
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that "we don't see any reason why we should talk with Americans" as President Trump has claimed Iran is seeking a deal to end the war between the U.S. and Iran.
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The Israel Defense Forces said Ibrahim Muhammad Ghazali was responsible for managing weapons operations for the unit within the U.S.-designated terrorist group.
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