https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/trump-approved-golf-event-paris-handshake-mooted-mega-city-boost-saudi-rcna40637
"Activists and experts warned that Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman's efforts to mend his country's standing were working despite scant evidence of progress on human rights.
Saudi Arabia has adopted a deliberate long-term strategy of investing in sports and celebrity to distract from their reputation — sportswashing, white washing, reputation laundering,” said Michael Page, deputy director in the Middle East and North Africa division at Human Rights Watch.
The money that the Saudis are using is shaping the way that people downplay or deflect from very serious concerns about Saudi Arabia, especially human rights abuses,” he added."