NOC assures safety at Paris 2024 amid terrorists’ threat
The Nigeria Olympics Committee (NOC) has assured the country’s athletes and officials preparing for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games of safety at the games despite recent concerns in France.
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French sports minster confident Paris officials 'have the capacity' to secure Summer Olympics opening ceremony by the River Seine
There is no "plan B" for the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Summer Games, the French sports minister said, after a man armed with a knife and hammer killed a German tourist and left two people wounded near the Eiffel Tower on Saturday.
North eastern Syria suffers from lack of water amid desertification
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Syria's Raqqa struggles to rebuild after years of rule by Islamic State group
In the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, inhabitants face a severe economic crisis and are subject to endless international sanctions. Six years after the city was liberated by the international coalition led by the US military and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, essential infrastructure has been rebuilt and a semblance of normal life has returned.
Macron in the Middle East: Where does France stand on Israel-Hamas war?
We ask about Paris's official policy going forward and the acrimony at home over the far left's refusal to brand Hamas a terror organisation and over the government’s blanket ban on pro-Palestinian demonstrations, a ban that's since been overturned by the courts. How toxic is it this time in France? The whole world feels a stake in the land that's three times holy and the French are no exception. From the Crusaders and Napoleon to de Gaulle and Chirac, the Middle East plays a part in our own collective narrative. If this is a watershed moment for the Middle East, then which way is it headed?
Belgium v Sweden abandoned match to count as draw
Belgium's Euro 2024 qualifier at home to Sweden will count as a 1-1 draw after Monday's match was suspended at halftime and later abandoned following the fatal shooting of two Swedes in Brussels earlier in the day.
Belgium-Sweden soccer match suspended after gunman kills 2 Swedes in Brussels
Thousands of soccer fans were kept inside Belgium's national stadium for about 2-½ hours Monday after a game between host Belgium and Sweden was suspended at halftime following a gunman fatally shooting two Swedes in Brussels before kickoff.
Two killed at Belgium Sweden UEFA match in suspected terrorist attack
BRUSSELS: The Euro 2024 qualifier between Belgium and Sweden was suspended at halftime and subsequently abandoned following the fatal shooting of two Swedes in Brussels earlier on Monday (Oct 16) the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) said.