{
  "id": 16490478,
  "title": "Dakar Rally 2027 will not be held in Saudi Arabia, organisers say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/dakar-rally-2027-will-not-be-held-in-saudi-arabia-organisers-say",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-25T15:36:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40445867/dakar-rally-2027-will-not-be-held-in-saudi-arabia-organisers-say"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2027 Dakar Rally will not be held in Saudi Arabia, organizers announced on Sunday. The event, which has been taking place in the country since 2020, will be relocated to an unspecified location in Africa, the ASO stated in a statement. Reuters reported on Wednesday that the rally would take place on the African continent, based on sources familiar with the World Rally-Raid Championship. ASO and Saudi Motorsport Company jointly decided to cancel the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia due to recent security concerns in the region. This decision is described as exceptional and one-off by the ASO. The rally's cancellation follows other disruptions to sports events in Saudi Arabia, including the postponement of the Saudi International golf tournament indefinitely, the cancellation of the Urban World Championships cycling event, and the postponement of the Six Kings Slam tennis tournament to December. The World Rally Championship also removed Saudi Arabia from its calendar. ASO confirmed that the Dakar Rally will return to the country for its 50th edition in 2028.",
  "summary": "The 2027 edition of the Dakar Rally has been moved out of Saudi Arabia due to security concerns, organisers Amaury Sport Organisation said on Sunday. The event, due to take place in January and which has been held in Saudi Arabia since 2020, would move to a different territory, with the location to be announced in the coming days, the ASO said in a statement. Reuters reported on Wednesday that…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/oil-prices-rise-as-houthis-launch-another-wave-of-attacks-on-saudi",
        "published": "2026-10-23T08:55:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}