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COVID-19: UAFA contemplates cancellation of Arab Club Champions Cup

The Union of Arab Football Associations, UAFA, is considering cancelling the suspended Arab Champions Cup, dubbed the Mohammed VI Cup, over the continuous spread of covid-19 in the countries of the four finalist teams. The competition was suspended in February after the first leg of the first semi-final between Morocco’s Raja Casablanca and Egypt’s Ismailia […]

Sheikh Zayed Book Award Names Abdallah Laroui “Cultural Personality of the Year”

  The Moroccan historian and scholar, Abdallah Laroui, has been named “Cultural Personality of the Year” by the Sheikh Zayed Book Award and will be celebrated during the award’s eleventh session 2016-2017. The title honors prominent figures for their unique contributions to the advancement of Arabic culture, and for works that portray tolerance and promote […]

Al-Shabab looses its grip on Somalia, yet more terrorist attacks are expected

Al-Shabab has been on a gradual retreat in Somalia since the announcement of a “total war” against the al-Qaida-affiliated militant group by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in August 2022, and, according to experts, this could be the beginning of al-Shabab’s end. Mohamud announced the “total war” against the group days after it staged a […]