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Dakar Rally 2027 to be held in Portugal, Morocco as Saudi hosting revoked

Low Severity Asia Saudi Arabia
Date Occurred Oct 30, 2026 10:21 UTC
Event Type General News
Source Al Jazeera
Recorded Oct 30, 2026
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Organisers say moving Dakar Rally, likely scheduled January 9-23, out of Saudi Arabia was 'exceptional and one-off'.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/30/dakar-rally-2027-to-be-held-in-portugal-morocco-as-saudi-hosting-revoked?traffic_source=rss
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Capital Riyadh
Population 6,906,595
GDP / Capita $11800.0
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Event Metadata
  • ID #43623
  • Type General News
  • Region Asia
  • Severity Low
  • Indexed Oct 30, 2026
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