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US personnel injured in missile attack on Al Asad airbase in Iraq

A number of US military personnel have been injured in a missile attack on an airbase in western Iraq. The US military’s Central Command said an Iran-backed militia targeted the Al Asad airbase, which hosts American troops, with ballistic missiles and rockets on Saturday evening. An unspecified number of US …

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Watch how hundreds of Iranians ran after Al Nassr bus to see Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo mania has hit Iran, with hordes of fans racing after Al-Nassr’s bus ahead of their AFC Champions League clash with Perspolis. The Saudi Arabian outfit, with their Portuguese superstar in tow, are preparing for action in continental competition on Tuesday. On the same day as group-stage action gets …

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Asante Kotoko threatens to report Al Ahly to FIFA – reports

Asante Kotoko has reportedly threatened to report Libyan outfit, Al Ahly to FIFA over the transfer of midfielder, Richard Boadu. Boadu joined the Libyan outfit on a permanent deal from Asante Kotoko in July 2023 after an outstanding campaign for the Porcupine Warriors. According to reports, the Libyan club is …

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PSG accepts €300 million Al Hilal bid for Kylian Mbappe – Reports

French giants Paris Saint-Germain has finally accepted an amount of €300million from Saudi Arabia side Al Hilal for the services of Kylian Mbappe as reported earlier by football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano on Monday, July 24. A report from Sky Sports has indicated that PSG has allowed Al Hilal to …

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South Africa opens criminal probe into Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia exposé

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the government has launched criminal probe into a documentary into massive financial impropriety using the country’s banking system. The four-part documentary titled ‘Gold Mafia’ entailed a number of rogue businessmen who spoke about an extensive money laundering and gold racketeering business across …

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Gold Mafia: We don’t owe Akufo-Addo an apology – Al Jazeera suggests

International cable TV giants, Al Jazeera, have suggested that they do not owe President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the Ghana government an apology for the contents of the fourth installment of its Gold Mafia documentary. Government via an April 25, 2023 letter signed by Nana Bediatuo Asante, demanded that Al Jazeera retracts …

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Al Nassr president behind Ronaldo’s signing resigns

The Al-Nassr executive who helped broker the deal to bring Cristiano to the Saudi club has resigned amid a poor season, according to a report. WHAT HAPPENED? According to a report from the Saudi Gazette, Al-Nassr club president Musalli Al-Muammar, who oversaw the signing of Ronaldo earlier in the season, …

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Ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir held at army hospital

Deposed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is being held at a military hospital in Khartoum after fighting between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) broke out and engulfed the prison where he was being held. Al-Bashir and about 30 other prisoners were moved to Aliyaa Hospital on the recommendation …

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6 African presidents who were mentioned in Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia exposé

The identities of six African leaders were mentioned by a notorious gold smuggler in the recent edition of Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia investigative film. The six were mentioned in different capacities by Alistair Mathias, the self-acclaimed gold dealer who admitted in the film to helping launder money and keeping bribe …

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Anas trends after Akufo-Addo, others were cited in Al Jazeera documentary

Award-winning investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, is dominating the trends on social media following a documentary by the Investigative Unit of Al Jazeera which appeared to implicate President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Anas Aremeyaw Anas was recently berated by a section of the public following the loss of the defamation lawsuit he …

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