Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is readying himself for a “revenge” mission against Real Madrid in this month’s Champions League final. Salah, who received the Football Writers’ Association’s Footballer of the Year award in London on Thursday, was forc…
Satanic Temple asks Boston to fly flag over city hall
The Satanic Temple has asked to fly its flag over Boston City Hall after the US Supreme Court this week ruled that the city violated a Christian group’s constitutional free speech rights by refusing to raise a flag bearing the image of a cross. The Sal…
The Iraq Report: Northern Iraq engulfed in battle once again
While Iraq has never been totally free of armed conflict since the United States led an illegal invasion of the country in 2003, it has seen lulls in the violence, particularly recently in northern Iraq. However, a number of intersecting military opera…
Ons Jabeur: Tunisia tennis hero reaches first WTA 1000 final
Tunisian tennis queen and eighth seed Ons Jabeur advanced to the biggest final of her career with an impressive 6-2, 6-3 victory over Ekaterina Alexandrova in Madrid on Thursday. Jabeur followed up wins against Olympic champion Belinda Bencic and forme…
Russia expels seven Danish embassy members
Russia said on Thursday that seven members of Denmark’s Moscow embassy have been declared persona non grata and had two weeks to leave the country. Russia’s foreign ministry said it summoned Danish Ambassador Carsten Sondergaard to inform him of the re…
Taliban ban on girls’ school threatens Afghanistan’s future
On March 23, there was a sense of optimism in the air as celebrations of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, took place. After a seven-month suspension, millions of girls across Afghanistan were excited and ready to return to school for the beginning of the …
OPEC+ agrees modest oil supply boost amid demand concerns
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Russia and other key oil producers agreed on Thursday to another marginal increase in output, bolstered by risks to demand amid coronavirus restrictions in China. Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has added to supply concerns, …
Saudi royal releases new image of ‘The Sleeping Prince’
A Saudi princess posted a photo of a prince who has been in a coma for 17 years and requested prayers for his recovery. Saudi Princess Rima bint Talal tweeted a photo of Prince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal, known as the ‘Sleeping Prince’ alongside hi…
Qatar fund chips in $375m for Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout
A subsidiary of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is contributing $375 million to Elon Musk’s buyout of Twitter, according to official US documents published on Thursday. Qatar Holding LLC, the main investment subsidiary of the Qatar Investment Authority (…
Iraqi army and PMF reach ‘fragile deal’ on Sinjar
Following heavy clashes between the Iraqi army and the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS) since early this week, the two sides have reached a “fragile” ceasefire deal in the Yazidi hometown and its surroundings in Sinjar, Yazidi and Kurdish officials said t…