{"id":160756,"date":"2026-08-17T04:52:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T12:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/17\/dwf-is-first-global-200-firm-to-shutter-riyadh-after-saudi-relaxes-rules-for-foreign-ownership\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T04:52:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T12:52:24","slug":"dwf-is-first-global-200-firm-to-shutter-riyadh-after-saudi-relaxes-rules-for-foreign-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/17\/dwf-is-first-global-200-firm-to-shutter-riyadh-after-saudi-relaxes-rules-for-foreign-ownership\/","title":{"rendered":"DWF is First Global 200 Firm to Shutter Riyadh After Saudi Relaxes Rules for Foreign Ownership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.K. firm is the first to shut its Riyadh office since Saudi Arabia opened its legal sector to foreign firms in 2023.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" 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