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London: This was not a referendum about 1973 – the year when Britain entered the European Union (EU). Nor was…
Kuwait has filed a lawsuit in a Swiss court seeking $1bn (£670m) in damages from the International Olympic Committee (IOC)…
The deputy crown prince hopes his U.S. visit will help garner support for shifting the kingdom away from oil dependency,…
Three leading right-wing figures from the 20th century in Turkey: Former Welfare Party head Necmettin Erbakan (L), former Justice Party…
By REBECCA R. RUIZ, JULIET MACUR and IAN AUSTEN When Darya Pishchalnikova, above, a discus thrower, told the World Anti-Doping…
Military Intelligence chief Herzl Halevi said Wednesday that another war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah would be much harsher for the home…
The Muslim world’s battle over the legitimacy of political Islam has expanded to the soccer pitch as proponents and…
Lebanon’s recent municipal elections had more of a national dimension to them than usual. Because parliamentary elections have been postponed…
It is one of the great sporting images of our time and it comes from a fixed fight. Muhammad…
U.S. officials have warned a collapse of the Mosul Dam is inevitable without urgent repairs, but work is moving slowly…
First Domenico Scala, now Markus Kattner. Two big fish with key roles to play in monitoring FIFA’s good governance. Yet both…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dresses up his increasing authoritarianism with nationalist and religious overtones, sparking battles over the future…
The incoming Minister of Defense has been championing the idea of a comprehensive arrangement between Israel and the Arab world…
For the past two years, Washington has focused its attention on northern Syria, where it has attempted to strengthen the…
Gadi Eisenkot, right, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a swearing-in ceremony in Jerusalem in February. CreditMenahem Kahana/Agence France-Presse…
Fifa’s new president Gianni Infantino is using the authoritarian tactics of ex-leader Sepp Blatter, according to a top reform advocate…
Ben Rumsby Gianni Infantino’s first crisis as president of Fifa intensifiedon Monday after he was accused of a “complete betrayal”…
It was not a good week for sport. The Turkish nightmare continues. There are strange doings, as usual, in Singapore…
By all appearances, the Arab world today looks awash in extremism, but the prominence of violent and regressive elements is,…
Gen. Qasem Soleimani is the commander of the Quds Force, the branch of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards operating abroad. He has…
On the bright side, he has never actually been convicted of fraud, racketeering or money laundering. He has also never…
Image from May 2016 ISIS video in support of ISIS Sinai Wilayah The social media phenomenon that is the…
Mustafa Bedreddine has reportedly been killed by an Israeli warplane near Damascus. ALEX ROWELL To close friends, he is “Dhu…
KEIR RADNEDGE in MEXICO CITY: Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah has been accused of putting personal political interests ahead…
The director of Russia’s antidoping laboratory at the time of the Sochi Games said urine samples were surreptitiously replaced by…
Captured Syrian MiG-23s at an Israeli museum. Photo via Wikipedia After five years of war, there’s still life in the…
Coalition units and allied Yemeni forces have fought a successful and timely campaign to stem the al-Qaeda affiliate’s runaway growth…
Sources in Kuweit speculated that the Fifa executive committee, at the instigation of its member Sheikh Ahmad al Fahd, could…
So he is gone. Michel Platini’s drink at the last chance legal saloon of the Council for the Arbitration of…
By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN)Nyquist, ridden by record-setting Mario Gutierrez, won the 142nd running of Kentucky Derby on Saturday at…
How Ben Rhodes rewrote the rules of diplomacy for the digital age. By DAVID SAMUELS Ben Rhodes, deputy national security adviser for…
Mona Eltahawy CAIRO — After I gave a reading in Britain last year, a woman stood in line as I…
A girl looks through a fence at a camp for migrants and refugees near the Greek village of Idomeni not…
Three weeks away and much to discuss. Lets begin with the non-action of the Olympic integrity officials. They have already…
Last month’s opening of storied Istanbul soccer club Besiktas JK’s renovated Vodafone Arena stadium was laden with political symbols ranging…
April 29 – Kuwait’s government has launched legal action against FIFA and other international federations implementing its ban from international…
With Saudi Arabia announcing plans for a major restructuring of the kingdom’s economy and Iran gearing up to become a…
Returning from three-weeks away to an inbox of e-mails from around the world asking, ‘is the whole thing is a…
Varied views on whether Quran should influence laws in countries BY JACOB POUSHTER As strife in the Middle East continues…
There was a time when ‘Israeli independence’ was the chief focus of the left’s leaders, Jews and Arabs alike. …
As long as Syrian civilians are on the bullseye, nothing will be accomplished at peace talks. Speaking to the BBC…
Stephen Sestanovich, a professor at Columbia University and senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, is the author of “Maximalist:…
BY PETER SCHWARTZSTEIN / QUARTZ No matter where you turn when covering ISIL’s two years of terror in Iraq and Syria, one…
The Olympic Council of Asia are the umbrella group for 45 Asian nations and are headed by Sheik Ahmad Al-Sabah…
Sanctions on Kuwaiti sports form part of a local political power struggle that implicates international sports leaders, writes Danish newspaper.…
One civil court’s ruling has created an important precedent in a country where there is a dual justice system in…
Kazakhstan’s Timur Kulibayev has been unanimously appointed as vice-president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) responsible for the Central…
A fascinating look at Middle Eastern and North African football, a key battleground for political control, social justice, identity and…
With the problem of power outages seemingly unsolvable, Palestinians have begun adopting solar technology, with more and more public institutions…