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Asamoah Gyan Wins Gulf League Cup With Al Ahli

Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan won his seventh title in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday as Al Ahli defeated Al-Shabab...

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Iranian Women Players Snookered For ‘un-Islamic’ Acts

Iran has banned some of its women players from billiard sports competitions for a year for violating the Islamic codes...

Business

GIPC Set For Annual Investment Meeting In Dubai

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Center, Yofi Grant will take part in this year’s Annual...

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Manny Pacquiao Back In Talks To Fight Jeff Horn

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is back in talks for a possible fight with unbeaten Australian Jeff Horn, the Filipino...

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Ofori-Tenkorang Appointed SSNIT Boss

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed an investment banker Dr. John Ofori-Tenkorang as the Director-General of the...

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Houthi Rebels In Yemen Threatening Strategic Strait

Houthi rebels in Yemen are threatening free movement into and out of the Red Sea with missiles, mines and other...

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Iran’s Esteghlal Fined Over Laser Beams

Iran's Esteghlal FC have been fined $51,000 after fans flashed laser beams at opposing players and referees during AFC...

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Italian Artisan Crafts the World’s First 24-Carat Gold SHOES

Italian cobbler Antonio Vietri has come up with a world first, 24-carat gold shoes. And they're a snip at just 25,000...

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Japan Crush Thailand 4-0 In World Cup Qualifier

Leicester City's Shinji Okazaki celebrated his 50th international goal Tuesday as Japan brushed aside Thailand 4-0 to...

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Australia Beat UAE To Boost World Cup Hopes

Australia boosted their World Cup qualifying hopes on Tuesday with a tense, 2-0 win over UAE, whose under-pressure...

International

Dubai World Cup Will Be ‘No. 1’ Again

Over 20 years ago, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum dreamed of bringing the world's best thoroughbreds to Dubai....

Business

My Hands Are Clean – John Jinapor

Former deputy Minister for Power, John Jinapor says he is ever ready to assist government in its quest to ensure due...

Business

AMERI Power Deal Over-Priced By $150m

Government has been advised to re-negotiate a $510m power deal with UAE-based AMERI energy after a report revealed it...

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Dubai’s Emaar Malls Rivals Amazon With $800m Souq.com Bid

Dubai's Emaar Malls has offered $800 million to buy Souq.com, the Middle East's largest online retailer, it said...

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Lippi Says China Must Keep World Cup Momentum

China's fledgling revival under Marcello Lippi will be tested by Asia's top team Iran in World Cup qualifying on...

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Pakistan Put West Indies Into Bat In First T20

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed won the toss and put the West Indies in to bat in the first T20 international of a...

International

US and UK Laptop Bans On Some Middle East Flights Come Into Effect

A ban on laptops and tablets in cabin baggage on flights from Turkey and some countries in the Middle East and North...

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Weary Flyers Shrug As Middle East Laptop Ban Takes Off

A controversial ban on carry-on laptops and tablets on flights from the Middle East to the United States and Britain...

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Laptop Ban Hits Dubai For 1.1m Weekend Travellers

Dubai International Airport and its flag carrier Emirates began implementing a ban on laptops and tablets on direct...