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They may be bottom of the Spanish Primera Division, but Malaga could change the face of football in Spain after becoming only the second club to be owned by foreigners. Sheikh Abdullah Al Thani, a member of the Qatari royal family, has invested heavily since purchasing the Andalusian club for about $50 million, with only Real Madrid spending more. Former Real coach Manuel Pellegrini has been able to buy five new players in the January transfer window, including Brazilian World Cup star Julio Baptista. With few other clubs outside the Real-Barca stronghold able to afford such luxuries, could the top two face a challenge from newly-rich teams in the future? Matt Rumsey reports from Malaga.
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Afghanistan’s Pashtuns are not well represented in the country’s new parliament. Some in the country fear that this might prevent southern Afghans from involvement in the political process, thus strengthening the Taliban. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr spoke to residents of Ghazni, a majority Pahtun province, about their concerns.
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After 30 years in power, it took only 18 days of nationwide demonstrations to force Hosni Mubarak out. With plenty of challenges along the way, and no clear leadership ready to step up, what is in store for the people of Egypt?
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Heavily outnumbered by riot police, thousands of Algerians have defied government warnings and dodged barricades to rally in their capital, demanding democratic reforms a day after mass protests toppled Egypt’s autocratic ruler. (Feb. 13)
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On this episode of Listening Post we look at the Egyptian revolution and the media’s crucial role in it. Plus, Haiti one year after the earthquake – the global media’a anniversary coverage and the local media’s struggles.
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After seven days of mass protests in Egypt, a people’s movement has taken hold throughout the country, demanding the end of Hosni Mubarak’s 30 years in power. A day-by-day account of how Egypt has been set alight by a mass revolt against President Hosni Mubarak.
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On Saturday, February 12, Egypt awoke for the first time in 30 years without Hosni Mubarak as president. As a new order dawned on the country, it seemed that anything was possible. Youth handed out flyers imploring fellow citizens to change the way they think about everything from littering, to driving, to the treatment of women. Volunteer teams moved about the city, sweeping streets and cleaning graffiti. Despite the optimism, all was not well. Among the hundreds of thousands still celebrating in Tahrir Square, a dedicated core of protesters remained, insisting that their demands – from the dissolution of parliament to the withdrawal of emergency laws – had not been met. Their hopes led to confrontation with an army looking to restore Cairo to normal.
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An armed man in New York City went on a 28-hour stabbing rampage, fatally stabbing his stepfather, ex-girlfriend and her mother, running down a pedestrian with a stolen car and knifing a subway passenger before being arrested, police said. (Feb. 12)
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So will governments in both Algeria and Yemen face the same sort of uprising as in Tunisia and Egypt? Michael Binyon, a foreign affairs specialist for The Times newspaper in London, tells Al Jazeera that while Yemen’s government may face pressure, the situation in Algeria is different.
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