In a cagey quarter-final, a deflected second-half own goal was just about enough to see Jordan reach the last four for the first time. It was tough on charismatic Croatian coach Petar Segrt and his Tajikistan team, who were the lowest-ranked side left in Qatar and won plenty of new friends in their first Asian […]
Jordan’s King has broken his silence about a royal family fallout that rattled the country, calling the episode the “most painful” of his 22-year reign. In an open letter addressed to the Jordanian people that was read by a newscaster on television, King Abdullah wrote that Prince Hamzah had committed “to put Jordan’s interest, Constitution, […]
UAE: first ever passenger flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel has landed near Tel Aviv, a month after the countries signed an agreement normalizing ties. Etihad Airways Flight 9607 landed at Israel’s Ben-Gurion international airport just after 7am on Monday. Etihad said it plans regular passenger flights between the countries in the future […]
