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The Star
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Star
Soccer-Portuguese goalkeeper Patricio joins Al-Ain for Club World Cup
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Hellas Verona v Atalanta - Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy - February 8, 2025 Atalanta's Rui Patricio during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Alberto Lingria/File photo (Reuters) -Portuguese goalkeeper Rui Patricio will join Al-Ain on a short-term contract for the Club World Cup, the team from the United Arab Emirates said on Saturday. "Al-Ain has signed Portuguese goalkeeper Rui Patricio to participate with the team in the 2025 Club World Cup," the club said on X about the 37-year-old Portugal international who is joining them from Atalanta. "Patricio will arrive to the United Arab Emirates tomorrow evening to undergo medical tests and join the first-team training," Al-Ain added. Patricio played 108 matches for Portugal, helping them win Euro 2016, and has had spells with Sporting Lisbon, Wolverhampton Wanderers and AS Roma. Al-Ain, who won the AFC Champions League title in 2024, reached the final of the 2018 Club World Cup final in front of their home fans. This year's revamped 32-team tournament will take place in the United States in June and July. Al Ain have been drawn inGroup G withJuventus,Manchester Cityand Morocco's Wydade. FIFA opened an exceptional transfer window from June 1-10 to allow players to be signed for the tournament. (Reporting by Ashraf Hamed Atta, editing by Ed Osmond)
Straits Times
3 days ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Portuguese goalkeeper Patricio joins Al-Ain for Club World Cup
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Serie A - Hellas Verona v Atalanta - Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy - February 8, 2025 Atalanta's Rui Patricio during the warm up before the match REUTERS/Alberto Lingria/File photo Portuguese goalkeeper Rui Patricio will join Al-Ain on a short-term contract for the Club World Cup, the team from the United Arab Emirates said on Saturday. "Al-Ain has signed Portuguese goalkeeper Rui Patricio to participate with the team in the 2025 Club World Cup," the club said on X about the 37-year-old Portugal international who is joining them from Atalanta. "Patricio will arrive to the United Arab Emirates tomorrow evening to undergo medical tests and join the first-team training," Al-Ain added. Patricio played 108 matches for Portugal, helping them win Euro 2016, and has had spells with Sporting Lisbon, Wolverhampton Wanderers and AS Roma. Al-Ain, who won the AFC Champions League title in 2024, reached the final of the 2018 Club World Cup final in front of their home fans. This year's revamped 32-team tournament will take place in the United States in June and July. Al Ain have been drawn in Group G with Juventus, Manchester City and Morocco's Wydade. FIFA opened an exceptional transfer window from June 1-10 to allow players to be signed for the tournament. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Yemen Online
26-03-2025
- Politics
- Yemen Online
US strikes lead to ‘heavy Houthi losses'
Overall, the US has carried out strikes in eight of the twenty-one governorates of Yemen, the report claimed. A report at Al-Ain media says that recent US strikes in Yemen have caused heavy losses among the Iranian-backed Houthis. The report says that 'the US military has intensified its airstrikes on Houthi militia bases, facilities, and command centers in their main stronghold in Saada Governorate, northern Yemen.' Saada governorate is one of the largest governorates in Yemen and includes an area in northwest Yemen along the border with Saudi Arabia. The capital of the region is Saada city. The city has a population of around 50,000 and is in the mountains, around 1,800 meters above sea level. 'The US military launched a new series of airstrikes early Wednesday morning, targeting militia barracks and hideouts east of Saada city and Al Salem district in the same governorate,' Al-Ain reported. Locals said they heard loud explosions in the area. The report said that ballistic missile systems may be in this area, as well as Houthi command centers. 'The Houthis acknowledged five airstrikes, including two on Saada city and three on Al Salem district, amid continued intensive US airstrikes.' The report goes on to say that over the last two days, between March 24 and 25, the Houthis have suffered some of the heaviest airstrikes since the US began this operation on March 15. The strikes have included more than 15 raids on the Sahar and Kitaf districts in Saada, in addition to two raids on the town of Qahza, southeast of Saada. Ninth Houthi attack on the US aircraft carrier "This escalation comes after the Houthis announced their ninth attack on the US aircraft carrier Truman in the Red Sea. Overall, the US has carried out strikes in eight of the twenty-one governorates of Yemen, the report claimed. The Houthis continue to claim attacks on the US. They say they have been targeting the USS Harry Truman, an American carrier that is leading operations against the Houthis. The Houthis say they will continue to target Israel. 'In a statement early on Wednesday, the Yemeni armed forces said its missile, drone, and naval forces struck the targets in response to US attacks against the Arab country and on the 10th anniversary of the Yemeni National Resistance on March 26,' Iran's IRNA media claimed. 'In line with defending the rights of the Palestinian people in Gaza and to continue supporting them, the Yemeni [Houthi] drone unit targeted the Israeli military positions in the occupied Jaffa," the statement read.
Shafaq News
25-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Shafaq News
Iraq's Chaqmaqchi: A legacy of music and lost archives
Shafaq News/ Once a gunsmith, Fathi Chaqmaqchi became a pioneer in Iraq's music industry, transforming his passion for sound into a leading record production enterprise that shaped the country's musical heritage. From Guns to Gramophones In 1918, Chaqmaqchi founded a trading company in Mosul, initially repairing Ottoman-era firearms. His passion for music, however, led him to amass a vast collection of records. By 1940, he had relocated to Baghdad, opening a shop in Haydar Khana near al-Mutanabbi Street. There, he established a recording studio for Iraqi singers, with records produced in Sweden and Greece under his company's name. 'In the 1940s, the company began producing shellac records before transitioning to vinyl in 1953,' Najem Abdullah Fathi Chaqmaqchi told Shafaq News. 'At its peak, it produced over 1,950 songs.' The studio, located in Baghdad's Bab al-Sharqi district, was one of Iraq's only two recording hubs, alongside the national radio station. Hub for Iraqi Music Chaqmaqchi Records played a pivotal role in documenting the golden age of Iraqi music, recording many of the country's most celebrated artists of the 1950s and 1960s. Its archives, once a key resource for Iraqi television, have since faded, but the company's influence remains embedded in Iraq's musical legacy. The Chaqmaqchi family recalls hosting legendary Arab artists such as Abdel Halim Hafez and Faiza Ahmed, who reciprocated the visits in Cairo. The company also held distribution rights for major Arab record labels, including Sout El-Fan, Cairophone, Sout Al-Qahira, and Lebanon's Baida Records. 'My grandfather built strong ties with Arab music giants, including composer Mohamed Abdel Wahab and singer Abdel Halim Hafez,' said Najem Chaqmaqchi. 'Hafez visited Iraq in the 1960s with his Diamond Orchestra, led by Ahmed Fouad Hassan, alongside artists like Faiza Ahmed, Karem Mahmoud, Sherifa Fadel, and dancer Nagwa Fouad.' During these visits, the company recorded their performances, including four songs by Faiza Ahmed composed by Iraqi musician Reda Ali, among them the hit Mayekfi Dema' Al-Ain. The label also documented performances by Syrian singers who were active in Baghdad's nightclub scene, including Nargis Shawqi, Nahawand, Rawiya, and Siham Rifqi. Theft of Musical Archive Chaqmaqchi Records suffered a significant loss when a major theft wiped out a large part of its archive, including rare recordings of Umm Kulthum and other Arab music icons. Stolen items also included photographs of Iraqi and Arab stars such as Nazem al-Ghazali, Zuhur Hussein, Wahida Khalil, Afifa Iskandar, Reda Ali, Abdel Halim Hafez, and Faiza Ahmed. Despite the loss, some recordings were salvaged from an off-site collection. Following the theft, Najem Chaqmaqchi relocated the company to Khan al-Mudallal in the Maidan district, closing its Bab al-Sharqi shop in 2009. Despite his age and declining health, he remains dedicated to preserving his family's musical legacy, welcoming visitors, and sharing stories of Iraq's artistic past.
