The UAE has pushed back against a Financial Times (FT) article charting the Gulf state’s growing military and economic footprint in Africa. In a rare rebuttal published by the FT on Monday, the UAE’s director of strategic communications, Afra al-Hameli, said Abu Dhabi was “disappointed” that the newspaper portrayed it as pursuing an “imperial ambition” […]
Ethan Nwaneri is set to leave Arsenal before the end of the summer transfer window. Nwaneri has not been included in the Arsenal squad for the Community Shield clash with Manchester City this afternoon, amid ongoing uncertainty surrounding his future. The 19-year-old spent the second half of last season on loan at Marseille, where he […]
Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner will visit Israel next week to discuss the US president’s Gaza plan recently rejected by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, officials said on Friday. Kushner and Nickolay Mladenov, the high representative for Gaza of Trump’s so-called Board of Peace implementing the deal, will visit both Israel and key mediator Egypt. The trip comes […]
Manchester United meet fierce rivals Leeds United in a historic pre-season friendly this evening. The Premier League sides meet at Croke Park in Dublin, the first-ever meeting between two English football teams at the iconic Irish venue. The 82,300-capacity stadium is sold out fpr the contest, which is the first football fixture at the venue […]
It will be three years in October since Israel started its genocide in Gaza, a war crime it has repeated in the Occupied West Bank, South Lebanon, and Iran. For much of that time, Turkey and the Arab world held up their hands in horror but did nothing. “What can we do? Start a war with Israel?” […]
Bruno Guimaraes says he has joined Arsenal from Newcastle United for a very simple reason: to win major trophies. The Gunners announced the £75 million transfer on Saturday afternoon after the Brazil international signed a four-year contract with the Premier League champions. The deal includes the option for an additional 12 months. The midfielder said […]
Israeli settlers attacked a small Palestinian community in the occupied West Bank, injuring people, destroying homes and smashing their power source, the military and residents said Thursday, in the latest in a spate of violent confrontations. AFP journalists in remote Khirbet al-Tuba saw buildings blackened by fire and smoke, the interiors of three homes completely […]
Arsene Wenger says FIFA made the right decision by abandoning its controversial proposal to allow private investment in the governing body’s flagship competitions. The former Arsenal manager, now FIFA’s chief of global football development, said scrapping the plan was “absolutely necessary and beyond question” following widespread opposition from across the football world. FIFA president Gianni […]
In July 2025, when Israeli forces suddenly ordered Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah to evacuate under threat of imminent bombardment, my friend Ahmed Shabat, a junior doctor, found himself facing a choice that defined the thin line between life and death. Around him, the hospital was descending into panic as staff and patients scrambled […]
Harvey Elliott is hoping that the arrival of Andoni Iraola can give him a “second chance” at success with Liverpool. The 23-year-old spent last season out on loan with Aston Villa after he fell out of favour with Arne Slot, but the move proved to be a poor one. The attacking midfielder played just nine […]
