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  "id": 12100187,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia shelves $2.5bn NEOM stadium planned for 2034 World Cup",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/saudi-arabia-shelves-2-5bn-neom-stadium-planned-for-2034-world-cup-12100187",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T06:33:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Arabian Business",
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    "url": "https://www.arabianbusiness.com/life/saudi-arabia-shelves-2-5bn-neom-stadium-planned-for-2034-world-cup"
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  "summary": "Two sources familiar with the plans said the stadium has now been shelved indefinitely amid delays and the scaling back of The Line, according to Reuters",
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        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia shelves $2.5bn Neom stadium planned for 2034 World Cup, report says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/saudi-arabia-shelves-2-5bn-neom-stadium-planned-for-2034-world-cup",
        "published": "2026-10-04T10:35:39.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Arabian Business",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia shelves $2.5bn NEOM stadium planned for 2034 World Cup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/saudi-arabia-shelves-2-5bn-neom-stadium-planned-for-2034-world-cup",
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        "outlet": "ProPakistani",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia Shelves NEOM Stadium Plan for 2034 World Cup",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/saudi-arabia-shelves-neom-stadium-plan-for-2034-world-cup",
        "published": "2026-10-05T07:39:20.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Recorder",
        "title": "Saudi Arabia to cancel Joy Awards, its answer to the Grammys, amid budget cuts, sources say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/saudi-arabia-to-cancel-joy-awards-its-answer-to-the-grammys-amid",
        "published": "2026-10-05T08:09:51.000Z"
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