Published by Al-Araby Another venue row involving Morocco is brewing, this time over qualifying for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in the Ivory Coast. Liberia have no international-standard stadium and Group K rivals Morocco say the west Africans can stage their three home fixtures in the kingdom. But group rivals South Africa have […]
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Why Elon Musk’s Twitter buyout is bad for the Middle East
Published by Al-Araby In April 2022 Twitter accepted a 44 billion dollar bid from Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, to buy the social media microblogging site Twitter. Musk’s hyper-libertarian support of freedom of speech prompted fears that Twitter would degenerate further into a toxic, anything-goes playground. But how social media is used depends on […]
Taliban Plan Meeting of Clerics to Decide on Girls’ Secondary Education
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — The Taliban say that Muslim clerics will meet to decide on the reopening of schools for girls above sixth grade as pressure mounts on the group to allow girls’ secondary education in Afghanistan.The Taliban spokesperson for the min…
Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’ Jersey Sells for Record $8.9M
Published by Sports Illustrated By Andrew Gastelum The sale at auction broke the previous mark set in 2019 by a Babe Ruth Yankees jersey. View the original article to see embedded media. Diego Maradona’s shirt from his infamous “Hand of God” match in the 1986 World Cup has set the record for the most expensive […]
ESCWA announces starting nominations for the competition to combat desertification and mitigating drought
The Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science has announced the opening of nominations for the competition to combat desertification and drought organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)….
The Audio Education Complex organizes activities of “Arab Deaf Week 2022”
The Arab Deaf Week activities will begin on Sunday morning at the Audio Education Complex (boys and girls) – specialized schools affiliated with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education – and will last from April 24-27, 2022. The activities come …