James M. DorseyMay 7, 20143 minEgypt's Sisi uncompromising in first TV appeal to voters (JMD quoted)Egypt's Sisi uncompromising in first TV appeal to voters By Jay Deshmuk and Tony Gamal-Gabriel 4 hours ago Cairo (AFP) - Ex-army chief...
James M. DorseyMay 7, 20144 minJail sentences re-position Egyptian soccer as potential protest venueBy James M. Dorsey An Egyptian court has sentenced 12 militant soccer fans to five years in prison in an expansion of the military-backed...
James M. DorseyApr 20, 20144 minSyrian jihadists employ soccer as propaganda and recruitment toolBy James M. Dorsey Jihadists, often eager to exploit soccer for their ideological goals, have found a new way of employing the game for...
James M. DorseyApr 12, 20144 minErdogan chooses soccer for first-post election strike against Islamist opponentsHakan Sukur Stadium no more By James M. Dorsey Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Recep Erdogan, fresh from a resounding victory in municipal...
James M. DorseyFeb 18, 20145 minMurky Turkish soccer politics mesh with massive corruption scandalFenerbahce fans protest By James M. Dorsey Always murky, Turkish soccer politics have become even murkier as a politics-laden...