At the turn of the millennium and a decade before he arrived in Dubai with grand ideas and a grander financial package, David O'Leary was coach of one of the most exciting football teams in Europe. The Irishman's Leeds United side of 2000/01 stood toe-to-toe with Manchester United and sucker-punched Arsenal; attacked Real Madrid at the Bernabeu and slugged it out with AC Milan in Italy. They were ambitious and energetic and boasted players worth tens of millions of pounds. Leeds were seen as the Read more [...]

Gaza, Aug. 17. (BNA) -- Supreme Judge of the Sharia Courts in Al-Quds and Head of the Islamic Charity Society Shaikh Hatem Al Bakri has lauded the efforts of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to support the Palestinian cause, hailing the landmark development projects launched by the Bahraini wise leadership, government and people for the Palestinians. He also commended the efforts of Read more [...]

By REEM KHALIFA, Associated Press MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Bahraini authorities crushed a prison riot on Friday, leaving at least 40 injured after they fired stun grenades and tear gas, rights groups said. Prisoners called their families from inside the prison to alert them to the crackdown, Sayed al-Muhafada of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights said. The rioting occurred in Bahrain's Dry Dock prison on the island Read more [...]