Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai Club’s grip on their first ADNOC Pro League title strengthened in a significant matchweek 21. The unstoppable Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba’s forceful late header a 22nd goal in 21 top-flight runouts this term pegged the merged club back to a 1-1 draw at second-placed champions Al-Ain, when play resumed after the international break. With the chasing pack all
The Trump administration will now resume U. S. munitions supplies to Saudi Arabia to help it defeat Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen’s civil war after Congress failed by a narrow margin to block the controversial sale of $500 million worth of bombs. The resumption comes one the eve of a make-or-break battle for the Red Sea port of Hodeida, whose outcome is likely to decide whether Yemen is re-divided into two countries and Iran gains a naval base close to the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Middle-East Arab News and Opinion - Asharq Al-Awsat is the world’s premier pan-Arab daily newspaper, printed simultaneously each day on four continents in 14 cities
Iraqi youth find strength in identity, 20 years after fall of Hussein csmonitor.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from csmonitor.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
After the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, struggling families fleeing violence felt hemmed in by barricaded communities. Twenty years later, Baghdad residents now feel safer, and young people feel emboldened by their story.