KRAMATORSK- For Ukrainian soldiers holding the frontline in the war-battered east of the country, the prospect of a 30-day ceasefire with Russia brought little relief – only distrust and suspicion. Senior Ukrainian and US officials walked away from high-stakes talks in Saudi Arabia late Tuesday agreeing to present Russia with a proposal to halt more...
BEIRUT – At least 1,383 civilians, the vast majority of them Alawites, were killed in a wave of violence that gripped Syria’s Mediterranean coast, a war monitor said yesterday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the civilians were killed in “executions by security forces and allied groups”, after a wave of violence broke out...
GENEVA – Palestinians who say they suffered brutal beatings and sexual abuse in Israeli detention and at the hands of Israeli settlers testified about their ordeals at the United Nations this week. “I was humiliated and tortured,” said Said Abdel Fattah, a 28-year-old nurse detained in November 2023 near Gaza City’s Al Shifa hospital where...
SIBI – Pakistan security sources yesterday said the military had freed 190 train passengers taken hostage by gunmen on the second day of a siege in the mountainous southwest. More than 450 passengers were on board when a separatist militant group captured the train in a remote frontier district, with an unknown number of hostages...
African Stars’ chairman Salomo Hei has hailed the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the African Club Association (ACA) and the Confederation of African Football (CAF), saying it will bring significant benefits to African clubs. The agreement was signed in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday by CAF president Patrice Motsepe and ACA chairman...
Futsal Namibia has announced a 16-player provisional squad set to enter camp in preparation for the inaugural CAF Women’s Futsal Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), scheduled to take place from 22 to 30 April in Rabat, Morocco. Namibia’s Futsal Gladiators 5 have been drawn in Group A, where they will face a tough challenge against...
Rising boxing promoter Tobias Naule from Golden Boxing is set to host an exciting amateur boxing tournament this Saturday in Oshitenda, an informal settlement in Windhoek. The event, which will run from 14h00 to 18h00, is proudly sponsored by CastleBet and promises to be a day of intense and impactful boxing action. Naule shared that...
Trailblazing Namibian cricketer Irene van Zyl recently hung up her bat, and announced her retirement from the sport at the age of 40. She made her international debut on 1 April 2019 against Botswana in Windhoek. Stepping onto the field at 33, the former captain quickly proved that age is just a number, becoming a...
Mighty Gunners’ defender Sergio Damaseb, who recently earned his first national team call-up, relishes the opportunity and looks forward to making a mark in the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Damaseb is part of the 30-man preliminary squad preparing for two crucial matches against Malawi next Thursday at the Bingu National Stadium, and Equatorial Guinea...
Namibia Football Association (NFA) president Robert Shimooshili has congratulated Patrice Motsepe following his re-election as president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Motsepe was re-elected unopposed for another four-year term at the CAF 14th Extra-Ordinary General Congress held in Cairo, Egypt yesterday. “The Namibia Football Association proudly congratulates Patrice Motsepe on his unopposed election...