Roman Reigns is among the WWE talent coming to Saudi Arabia in April. Image courtesy of WWE.
Roman Reigns is among the WWE talent coming to Saudi Arabia in April. Image courtesy of WWE.
Roman Reigns is among the WWE talent coming to Saudi Arabia in April. Image courtesy of WWE.
Roman Reigns is among the WWE talent coming to Saudi Arabia in April. Image courtesy of WWE.

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John Cena, Roman Reigns and Triple H among WWE superstars to visit Saudi Arabia in April

The event will take place in Jeddah on April 27 with AJ Styles, Shinsuke Nakamura and The New Day also scheduled to appear.

Graham Caygill

March 06, 2018

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John Cena, Roman Reigns and Triple H are among the WWE Superstars who will appear in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia in April at what has been described as an event of "historic proportions".

The Greatest Royal Rumble will be held at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah on April 27 following the announcement of a partnership between the Saudi General Sports Authority and the WWE.

Fifty WWE Superstars are scheduled to appear in Jeddah, with the card for the night's action yet to be announced. Among the other Superstars announced for the trip are WWE World Heavyweight champion AJ Styles, Braun Strowman, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bray Wyatt and The New Day.

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“The Greatest Royal Rumble will be a spectacle of historic proportions,” said Vince McMahon, the WWE chairman. “Our partnership with the Saudi General Sports Authority reflects a long-term commitment to present WWE’s world-class entertainment to a global audience on a grander scale than ever before.”

Ticket and broadcast information will be available in the coming weeks. This event is part of a 10-year strategic multi-platform partnership between the WWE and the Saudi General Sports Authority.

The WWE have made regular visits to the Middle East in recent years, and were in Abu Dhabi in December when the first WWE women's match in the country took place between Alexa Bliss and Sasha Banks.

From Europe to the Middle East, economic success brings wealth - and lifestyle diseases

A rise in obesity figures and the need for more public spending is a familiar trend in the developing world as western lifestyles are adopted.

One in five deaths around the world is now caused by bad diet, with obesity the fastest growing global risk. A high body mass index is also the top cause of metabolic diseases relating to death and disability in Kuwait,  Qatar and Oman – and second on the list in Bahrain.

In Britain, heart disease, lung cancer and Alzheimer’s remain among the leading causes of death, and people there are spending more time suffering from health problems.

The UK is expected to spend $421.4 billion on healthcare by 2040, up from $239.3 billion in 2014.

And development assistance for health is talking about the financial aid given to governments to support social, environmental development of developing countries.

 

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- Abdullah Ishnaneh, Partner, BSA Law 

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