James M. DorseyOct 10, 20154 minSyrian soccer: Succeeding against the odds (JMD on Aljazeera America)Syrian soccer: Succeeding against the odds Despite civil war, Syria’s tightly-controlled national team remains on course to qualify for...
James M. DorseyOct 9, 20152 minWorld Cup qualifying: Japan beat war-hit Syria (JMD quoted on CNN)World Cup qualifying: Japan beat war-hit Syria By Amit Nathwani Updated 1855 GMT (0155 HKT) October 8, 2015 Japan sink high-flying Syria...
James M. DorseyOct 7, 20154 minAmid civil war, Syria pushes to qualify for World Cup for first time (JMD quoted in USA Today)Amid civil war, Syria pushes to qualify for World Cup for first time Martin Rogers, USA TODAY Sports 7:55 a.m. MDT October 6, 2015 Photo:...
James M. DorseySep 23, 20154 minMiddle Eastern conflicts spill onto Spanish soccer pitchBy James M. Dorsey Inevitably, the mass exodus of refugees from conflict areas was going to provoke the spilling into Europe of multiple...
James M. DorseyAug 23, 201527 minThinking the Unthinkable: Coming to Grips with the Survival of the Islamic State‘The king is dead, long live the king’ Reports that self-declared caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State, was...