By bne Gulf bureau The aftermath of this year’s Hajj pilgrimage has sparked widespread investigations and concerns across the Muslim world, with countries grappling with pilgrim deaths, disappearances, and allegations of fraud. In Jordan, judicial auth…
Back from heaven and hell: Ullrich aims to make peace with Tour
Germany’s only Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich hopes to make peace with organizers of the famous race where like Lance Armstrong he is not welcome owing to his doping past. Ullrich, 50, told dpa in an interview ahead of Saturday’s start of the 111th …
COMMENT: Why China sat out on the Ukraine’s Swiss peace summit
By Ben Aris in Berlin China’s failure to show up for Ukraine’s Swiss peace summit in mid-June was a major setback in Kyiv’s attempts to set a new benchmark for the international support of its military struggle with Russia and an attempt to rally the G…
‘All-new confusion’: Experts warn Supreme Court ruling just made gun laws more chaotic
Gun safety activists breathed a sigh of relief last week when the Supreme Court upheld a law prohibiting people with domestic violence restraining orders from possessing firearms by a commanding 8-1 margin. But they shouldn’t breathe too easily, wrote …
‘There have been approaches’: ‘Extraordinary’ Arsenal player admits he could leave this summer
An Arsenal player whom Mikel Arteta welcomed to the club back in 2021, has now admitted that it could be time to leave this summer. Right now, all seems pretty quiet around the Emirates, with Edu and his team perhaps being able to conduct their busines…
Exclusive: West Ham open to selling £30m player alongside Kurt Zouma as Saudi clubs take interest
EXCLUSIVE from Graeme BaileyAs part of Julen Lopetegui’s changes, West Ham United would be willing to allow Kurt Zouma and one of his teammates to depart this summer. Lopetegui is thought to want to add numbers and quality to his new squad, deeming Dav…
Report: Newcastle have left the door ‘open’ to sign £37m player who Eddie Howe really rates
Newcastle United are in need of doing some business this month to balance the books but that does not look like stopping them from make some signings. Eddie Howe‘s side are one of the clubs who are battling this month’s PSR deadline and are still in ne…
UN alarmed by Gaza war’s toll on children, ‘catastrophic’ hunger
UN agencies sounded the alarm about war-torn Gaza on Tuesday, saying that 10 children a day are losing one or both legs and half a million Palestinians suffer “catastrophic” hunger. There was no let-up in Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip, as it m…
West Norfolk athletes third against teams from City of Norwich, Great Yarmouth, Waveney Valley, Attleborough, and Thetford.
A glorious day greeted competitors for the third match in the Eastern Athletics League held at the Sportspark at the UEA in Norwich. Six teams competed, including West Norfolk, City of Norwich, Yarmouth, Waveney Valley, Attleborough, and Thetford. This…
Vorgabe: Keine weiteren Leipzig-Transfers ohne Einnahmen
By Lennart Sörnsen Mit den Verlängerungen von Rechtsverteidiger Benjamin Henrichs, Torhüter Peter Gulasci und Mega-Talent Benjamin Sesko hat Sportvorstand Rouven Schröder zuletzt gleich mehrere Ausrufezeichen gesetzt. Bislang scheint es dem Ostverein g…