Saudi money casts shadow over Egypt from sport to stage

Turki Al-Sheikh (L), the new CEO of Saudi Arabia's General Entertaintment Authority (GEA), speaks as he stands on the stage next to Saudi actors, during a presentation of the 2019 GEA program at the Four Seasons hotel in Riyadh on January 22, 2019. (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP) (Photo credit should read FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP/Getty Images)

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Turki al-Sheikh, the new CEO of Saudi Arabia's General Entertaintment Authority (GEA), speaks during a presentation of the 2019 GEA program at the Four Seasons Hotel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 22, 2019.

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Saudi money casts shadow over Egypt from sport to stage

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