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Bahrain appeal ramps up opposition head jail term to 9 years
AFP, Published on 30/05/2016
» DUBAI - A Bahraini appeals court on Monday more than doubled a jail sentence against opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman in a move his bloc warned would stoke unrest among the kingdom's Shiite majority.
Kerry urges Iran to help end wars in Yemen, Syria
AFP, Published on 07/04/2016
» MANAMA - US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Iran on Thursday to help end wars in Yemen and Syria, where Tehran and its Gulf Arab rivals are backing opposing sides.
Beaten Asian football chief pledges support to Infantino
AFP, Published on 01/03/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - The Asian football chief who lost to Gianni Infantino in the race for the FIFA presidency pledged support on Tuesday for the new leader but said scandal-tainted world football must focus on restoring trust.
Asia puts brave face after Salman Fifa defeat
AFP, Published on 27/02/2016
» HONG KONG - Asian football leaders put a brave face on AFC boss Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa's Fifa presidential defeat on Saturday and pledged to work with the world body's new head Gianni Infantino.
Asia can help Infantino's new FIFA era, says Sheikh Salman
AFP, Published on 27/02/2016
» ZURICH - Defeated candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa told new FIFA president Gianni Infantino that Asia can light the way for the global body "to reinstate football’s credibility".
FIFA rivals scrap for votes ahead of Congress
AFP, Published on 26/02/2016
» ZURICH - Europe's Gianni Infantino and Asian football leader Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al Khalifa led the five-man battle for support ahead of crisis-stricken FIFA's landmark vote on Friday for a new president.
No CONCACAF endorsement in FIFA vote - yet
AFP, Published on 13/02/2016
» MIAMI - A meeting of the governing body for football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF) ended here Friday with no decision over who the federation would back in the upcoming FIFA presidential election, a senior official said.
Doubts grow over S. African Sexwale's lacklustre FIFA bid
AFP, Published on 25/01/2016
» JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's Tokyo Sexwale was on Monday urged by his own national governing body to explain his lacklustre election campaign as he bids to take over corruption-plagued FIFA.
Prince Ali slams FIFA election rule 'breach'
AFP, Published on 16/01/2016
» AMMAN - FIFA presidential contender Prince Ali bin al Hussein has denounced a possible attempt to breach the election rules and called for an investigation.
Saudi allies act against Iran
Published on 05/01/2016
» DUBAI - Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom's lead Monday and scaled back diplomatic ties to Iran after the ransacking of Saudi diplomatic missions in the Islamic Republic, violence sparked by the Saudi execution of a prominent Shia cleric.