Irish legend Robbie Keane appointed new boss of Hungarian champions Ferencvaros
Irish football icon Robbie Keane is the new manager of Hungarian champions Ferencvaros, the Budapest-based club revealed on Monday.
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Former striker Keane appointed as manager at Ferencvaros
Former Ireland and Premier League striker Robbie Keane has been appointed Ferencvaros coach, the Hungarian club said on Monday.
Robbie Keane set to manage Hungarian club Ferencváros
Hungarian media have reported that Robbie Keane is set to become manager of Budapest club Ferencváros.
Fragile Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire likely to hold, analysts say
A fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has held for over a month, although the terms of the deal appear unlikely to be fully met by the deadline in late January.
Agnes Keleti, world's oldest Olympic champion, dies at 103
BUDAPEST: Five-time Olympic champion Hungarian gymnast Agnes Keleti, the world's oldest living Olympic gold medallist and a survivor of the persecution of Jews in World War II, died at the age of 103 on Thursday (Jan 2), the Hungarian Olympic Committee said.
Palestinian statistics bureau projects Gaza population down by 6% since start of war
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) estimates that Gaza's population has fallen by about 6% since the start of Israel's war on the enclave.
Israeli airstrike on Syria kills 11 people, war monitor reports
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the airstrike targeted a weapons depot that belonged to Assad’s forces near the industrial town of Adra, near the capital Damascus. The observatory said at least 11 people, mostly civilians, were killed.
Israeli army detains dozens of workers at hospital in northern Gaza
Gaza's Health Ministry said Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, was arrested by Israeli forces on Friday along with dozens of other staff and taken to an interrogation centre. The ministry said Israeli troops stormed the hospital and forced many staff and patients outside and told them to strip in winter weather, according to the ministry.