The Aporia · Dakar Rally 2027 moved out of Saudi Arabia amid conflict in Middle East

The Dakar Rally organizers announced that due to recent conflicts in the Middle East, including ongoing attacks by Yemen's Houthis on Saudi Arabia, the 2027 event will not take place in Saudi Arabia as originally planned. The new location for January’s race is yet to be disclosed but a return to Saudi Arabia is scheduled for 2028 to celebrate the rally's 50th anniversary. This decision follows other sporting events canceled or relocated from Saudi Arabia this year due to regional tensions and security concerns.

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The Dakar Rally, scheduled for January 2027, has been moved out of Saudi Arabia due to recent conflicts in the Middle East. Organizers cited "recent developments" including deadly strikes by Yemen's Houthis and the US-Israel war on Iran as reasons for the relocation. These attacks include a series that hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh this month, resulting in 18 deaths and hundreds of injuries. The Amaury Sport Organisation and Saudi Motorsport Company announced that the rally will be held "in a different territory" to be revealed soon before returning to Saudi Arabia for 2028. Possible new locations under consideration include Morocco or Spain. Saudi Arabia has hosted the Dakar Rally since 2020; if it moves to Morocco, it would mark the first time in Africa since 2007 when security concerns led to cancellation in North Africa.

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The Dakar Rally, one of the world’s toughest and best-known off-road races, has been moved out of Saudi Arabia for the 2027 edition due to the “recent developments in the region”

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The war in Yemen escalated sharply when the Houthis seized strategic territory from forces loyal to the country’s internationally recognised government along the Red Sea coast last month.

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The Dakar Rally, one of the world’s toughest and best-known off-road races, has been moved out of Saudi Arabia for the 2027 edition due to the “recent developments in the region”, organisers say. asserted

organisers → know → region

The rally, scheduled for January, will now be held “in a different territory” to be announced later before a planned return to Saudi Arabia in 2028, the Amaury Sport Organisation and Saudi Motorsport Company said in a statement on Sunday. asserted

Organisation → schedule → Sunday

A new location will be announced in the “coming days”, the statement added. asserted

statement → announce → days

It’s the latest in a series of sports events to be moved out of Saudi Arabia this year over the US-Israel war on Iran and deadly attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on Saudi Arabia. asserted

It → ’ → Arabia

Saudi Arabia has hosted the Dakar Rally since 2020. asserted

Arabia → host → 2020

Reports in specialist race media said a move to Morocco or Spain is being considered. asserted

move → say → Morocco

If it is moved to Morocco, it would be the first time the Dakar has been held in Africa since 2007. asserted

Dakar → move → 2007

The event began as a competition from Paris to Senegal’s capital, Dakar. asserted

event → begin → capital

It was cancelled on short notice in 2008 over security concerns in North Africa. asserted

It → cancel → Africa

Since then, it has been held first in South America, then in Saudi Arabia. asserted

it → hold → Arabia

Organisers said they intend to bring the rally back to Saudi Arabia in 2028 to celebrate its 50th edition. asserted

they → say → edition

This season’s Formula One grand prix in Jeddah was cancelled while the race in Bahrain was called off and later rescheduled under the same name in Malaysia. asserted

race → cancel → Malaysia

The final round of the World Rally Championship in Saudi Arabia next month has also been scrapped. asserted

round → scrap → Arabia

An exhibition tennis tournament in Saudi Arabia due to feature Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev has been postponed until late December. The WTA Finals were also scheduled to be held in Riyadh next month but will instead take place at Indian Wells, California, in the United States. asserted

Finals → feature → States

The last two races of the F1 season in Qatar (November 29) and Abu Dhabi (December 6) are still on the calendar, as is the Qatar MotoGP next month, but they are the subject of intense internal debate. Dakar Rally organisers had hoped to keep the 2027 race in Saudi Arabia by working on a new route in the northern part of the country. But the latest strikes, including a series of attacks on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh this month, which killed 18 people and injured hundreds more, have rendered that impossible. asserted

that → hop → hundreds

Fighting between government forces and Houthi fighters has intensified across multiple fronts in Yemen in recent weeks, causing a spiralling humanitarian crisis. asserted

Fighting → intensify → crisis

The war in Yemen escalated sharply when the Houthis seized strategic territory from forces loyal to the country’s internationally recognised government along the Red Sea coast last month. asserted

Houthis → escalate → coast

The Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, which leads a coalition supporting Yemen’s government forces, have dealt a huge blow to the kingdom, the world’s biggest exporter of crude oil, disrupting its businesses, airlines and normal life and damaging its international image. asserted

which → lead → image

Dakar Rally 2027 moved out of Saudi Arabia amid conflict in Middle East

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