Superstar Christiano Ronaldo’s move to Arabia’s Al Nassr makes him new face of Middle East football
The arrival of football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday as the newest member of the state-owned club Al Nassr marks an enormous step forward in the desert country’s foray into top-level sport. The five-time winner of the Ballon d’Or and five-time winner of the European Champions League...
Christmas healing: Finding therapy in very same things or people you swore to forget forever
Once Upon a Time, I loved decorating for Christmas. The lights inside and outside, the ornaments, the garland, and the multiple decorated trees in the house (although my two trees were nothing compared to Mom’s thrree to five trees each year). I found joy in that. Then it stopped. I...
Man United boss Erik Ten Hag has exorcised evil spirits at Old Trafford, now Red Devils are firing on all cylinders
Manchester United are very much starting to look like their old selves. After a decade of drift and decline, Erik ten Hag increasingly looks the perfect man to restore former strength. While Premier League title talk is premature, United are certainly going about their business in a manner that speaks...
Talibans kill 8 Islamic State militants, arrest 9 others after a series of deadly in Afghan capital, Kabul
Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban killed eight Islamic State militants and arrested nine others in a series of raids targeting key figures in a spate of attacks in Kabul, a senior Taliban government spokesman said on Thursday. Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the Taliban government, said the raids in the capital city and...
Mozambique takes up seat at UN Security Council, promises to champion Africa’s prosperity
Mozambique’s two-year terms as member of the UN Security Council began this month, six months after it won the right to represent Africa as a non-permanent. Consequently, Mozambique’s Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Pedro Comissário Afonso, has described June 7, 2022 historic, being the when his country won the...
Kenya’s president disowns ‘First Daughter’s Office’, describes daughter Charlene as ‘just being a child’
Kenya’s President William Ruto has defended his daughter Charlene Ruto over claims of the existence of the “Office of the First Daughter”. Since her father’s inauguration in September, Charlene Ruto has held several high-profile events and meetings under the title. In Kenyan law, no such office exists. On Wednesday, the...
M23 rebels withdraw from Rumangabo area of eastern DRC, to hand over to East African force
The rebel group M23 has announced its withdrawal from a strategic military base that it captured in October 2022 in the Rumangabo area in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. In a statement, the group said it would hand over the camp on Thursday to the East African regional force. It...
UN boss hails outgoing Monusco commander, who’ll be replaced by another Brazilian general
Lt-Gen Otávio Rodrigues de Miranda Filho is the new Force Commander of the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo (Monusco). Brazilian Filho succeeds his countryman Lt-Gen Marcos de Sá Affonso da Costa, who completes his tour of duty on February 28. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent...
Tanzania opposition free to hold political rallies after six years in the cold for ‘insulting’ former president
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has lifted a six-year ban on opposition rallies imposed by her autocratic predecessor, a move that was cautiously welcomed as a gain for democracy by the main opposition party. The ban was introduced in 2016 by political strongman John Magufuli at the onset of his...
Arsenal plans to prise Ferran Torres away from Barcelona if Shaktar’s Mudryk is hijacked by Chelsea
Arsenal reportedly preparing swoop on Barcelona’s Ferran Torrres should they be gazumped by London rivals in their pursuit of Shakhtar Donetsk’s wide-man Mykhailo Mudryk. However, the Gunners may fail to prise Torres away from Barcelona this month, reports say. The Spaniard is an alternative target to Mudryk, who is now...
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