Tag: Middle East
Europe starts World Cup qualifying amid pause for pandemic
GENEVA — The 55 national soccer teams in Europe will start World Cup qualifying this week for the 2022 tournament in Qatar even as...
AP Interview: Serie A CEO ready for big TV rights fees drop
ROME — When Juventus considers whether or not to extend Cristiano Ronaldo’s massive contract, a drop in income from TV rights over the next...
Injured Márquez to miss opening MotoGP races in Qatar
MADRID — Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Márquez will not compete in the first two races of the year in Qatar as he continues to...
Driving diversity: Hamilton ready to chase 8th F1 title
<p>PARIS — If Lewis Hamilton wins an eighth Formula One title, he will stand alone among the sport's greats. And that might be the...
Durable Ibrahimovic targets playing at 2022 World Cup, at 41
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Zlatan Ibrahimovic has unfinished business at the World Cup.
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Israeli election seen as referendum on divisive Netanyahu
<p>JERUSALEM — Israelis vote Tuesday in their fourth parliamentary election in just two years. Once again, the race boils down to a referendum on...
Turkish lira plummets after Erdogan fires central bank chief
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish currency plummeted against the U.S. dollar on Monday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired the central bank governor over...
Chad disqualified from African Cup of Nations qualifying
<p>CAIRO — Chad was disqualified from African Cup of Nations qualifying on Monday because the country's government dissolved the soccer federation.</p>
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Pollard defends spying on US for Israel in rare interview
<p>JERUSALEM — Jonathan Pollard, an American who served a 30-year sentence for spying for Israel, defends his actions in his first interview since arriving...
Cabinet formation talks in Lebanon collapse amid crisis
<p>BEIRUT — Talks on the formation of a new Cabinet in Lebanon collapsed Monday, heralding more economic and financial collapse for the small Arab...