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Security & Justice
Captured Hezbollah Operative May Have Been Israeli Double Agent, Report Suggests
The alleged senior Hezbollah operative abducted by Israeli special forces last week in Batroun may have been operating as a double agent, according to a report by The Telegraph.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Lebanon’s Probe into Israeli Raid Expected to Take Days as Security Officials Weigh Theories
Lebanese authorities are ramping up investigations into an Israeli commando raid last week in the northern coastal city of Batroun, during which Imad Amhaz, a Hezbollah official, was snatched.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Opinion
The Emptying of Baalbek Is a Moment to Take Stock
“Large numbers of people continue to flee their homes every day, as Israel’s military operations in Lebanon have been going on unabated.” These disturbing words could be from almost any news report about Israel’s invasion of its northern neighbour over the past month. However, they can be found in a report by the Norwegian Refugee Council’s Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre issued on July 27, 2006.
Saturday, November 2, 2024
A Future Without Hezbollah
At the end of September, when Israel’s campaign to destroy Hezbollah was reaching its height, I met one of the group’s supporters in a seaside café in western Beirut. He was a middle-aged man with a thin white beard and the spent look of someone who had not slept for days. He was an academic of sorts, not a fighter, but his ties to Hezbollah were deep and long-standing.
Thursday, October 31, 2024
Sports
Tottenham Forward Son Heung-min Crowned Asia’s International Player of the Year
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min was crowned as Asia’s International Player of the Year for the fourth time by the Asian Football Confederation at its annual awards ceremony Tuesday.
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Real Madrid Launch Investigation into Racist Insults After El Clasico Defeat
Real Madrid has launched an investigation into racist insults directed at players during Saturday’s 4-0 home loss to Barcelona in LaLiga, it said on Sunday.
Monday, October 28, 2024
Thursday 17 June 2021 11:13:11
Goodbye Sergio Ramos: The End of an Era
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos is set to announce his departure from Real Madrid at the Ciudad Deportiva on Thursday.
Ramos will bring the curtain down on his 16 years at Real Madrid, where he has established himself as one of the greatest players in the club's history.
Since becoming president Florentino Perez's first Spanish signing as he joined from Sevilla for 27 million euros in 2005, he has been at the forefront of the club's modern history: From the Galactico era, to Jose Mourinho's explosive spell and to the four Champions League titles achieved between 2014 and 2018.
The highlight of his legendary career at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu was his last-gasp header in the 2014 Champions League final which not only paved the way for the club to clinch La Decima, but for the three consecutive Champions League titles achieved between 2016 and 2018.
His 101 goals for Los Blancos and 22 trophies during a glittering career for Real Madrid have been accompanied by his pivotal role for the Spanish national team, with the World Cup triumph in 2010 sandwiched in between two European Championship titles in 2008 and 2012.
With 671 appearances to his name, he is fourth on the list of Real Madrid's all-time appearance list behind Raul Gonzales, Iker Casillas and Manolo Sanchis and his commitment to the club was embodied by the endless number of crucial last-gasp strikes throughout his time at the club.
Although it has been a disappointing ending to his Real Madrid career, with an injury plagued final season and a contract stand-off with Perez, it should take nothing away from his unforgettable time at the club - the era of Sergio Ramos.