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Mekelle (Axadle) – Xoogagga Tigrayga ayaa Talaadadii qabsaday dhul kale oo ka tirsan gobolkaas, maalin kadib markii ay la wareegen gacan ku haynta magaalada caasimda ah ee Mekelle, halkaas oo ay ka carareen ciidankii iyo maamulkii taageersanaa Abiy Ahmed. Guulaha militari ee mucaaradka iyo hadalladooda adag ayaa shaki gelinaya inay shaqeyn doonto xabad-joojinta halka dhinac ah ee ay dowladda federaalka ku dhowaaqday Isniintii. Mucaaradka ayaa shalay qabsaday magaalada Shire oo 140 km waqooyi-galbeed ka xigta magaalada…

Sure, big tournament groups are fun. You know, the three kick-offs a day, endless football and excuses for not moving from the couch vibes. Football fever.But what we lose in endless games in the knockout stages we get in increased drama. The stakes are incredibly higher, the football is infinitely more intense and each player is put in the sword with emotions that run wild.90min has worked back through the history of the euro and selected 30 of the biggest games to take place during the knockout stages. Feel free to…

FC Goa's football manager, Ravi Puskar, says his club will not be affected by the Indian Super League's new "seven Indians and four foreigners".The four foreign rule was announced by ISL earlier in June, which outlined that the 2021-22 season will see mandatory exhibition of at least seven Indian footballers on the pitch at any given time.Last season's semi-finalists, Gaurs have a history of signing the most foreign players in the ISL - but Puskur does not think the new rule will affect them too much."I do not see it as a…

Algerian Finance Minister Aimene Benabderrahmane was appointed prime minister on Wednesday following a legislative election held earlier this month, the presidency said as it sought to quell a deep socio-economic crisis. "Aimene Benabderrahmane has been appointed Prime Minister and has been named to consult with political parties and civil society to form a government as soon as possible," the presidency said in a statement. Benabderrahmane, 60, replaces Abdelaziz Djerad, who had been in office since…

The Democratic Republic of Congo is today marking the 61st anniversary of its independence from Belgium. In a lengthy interview with Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi's Jeune Afrique, after half an hour, the head of state looks back on his break with Joseph Kabila, his ambitions for the next two and a half years and the next presidential election.…

Tababaraha xulka qaranka Germany ee Joachim Low, waxa uu qayb ka ahaa dhibaatadii la gaadhsiiyey Mesut Ozil intii ka dambaysay Koobkii Adduunka 2018, markaas oo dusha loo saaray guul-darradii soo gaadhay xulka, sidoo kalena cadaadiskii la saaray uu ku qabsay inuu ka fadhiisto ciyaaraha caalamiga ah.Saddex sannadood kaddib, Joachim Low ayaa sheegay inuu doonayo inuu la kulmo Mesut Ozil si ay iskaga laab-xaadhaan dhacdadaas, iyo wixii kala gaadhay, laakiin laacibkan Muslimka ah oo waqtigan ka ciyaara waddanka Turkey ayaan la…

Drama, joy, ecstasy, heartbreak, history and pure limbs.The Euro 2020 round of 16 years had it all.From Denmark's lively, emotional thumping of Wales and Belgium's nail-biting victory over Portugal, to France's shock defeat against Switzerland and England's historic battle of Germany - the last 16 years have given spectators all the emotions available to man; it was football at its best - and the worst.But in a round of matches so filled with action, who stood out for their sides? Well, here is the team in the Euro 2020…

England face Ukraine in Rome in the quarter-finals of Euro 2020, with the winner advancing to the last four in the competition against either Denmark or the Czech Republic.Ukraine have never been this far in a European Championship tournament before and won their first knockout game ever, not on penalties for coming here this time.Here is a look at important information about them before England ...Oleksandr Zinchenko has won three Premier League titles with Man City / Robert Perry - Pool / Getty ImagesOleksandr Zinchenko is…

Barcelona hope to prevent the Spanish Football Federation from choosing Pedri for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and fear that their starlet will suffer from burnout at the beginning of the new season. The 18-year-old has been selected for both the European Championships and the football competition, which starts on July 21 and ends on August 7 - just one week before the League campaign 2021/22 starts. Barça want to put an end to Pedri's participation in the summer event in Tokyo, as they are worried that he will return to…

In a new video, the Islamic State of West Africa (Iswap), the Islamic State's arm for Boko Haram, claims that Abubakar Shekau's group has joined its ranks. Is this really the case? For Vincent Foucher, a researcher at the International Crisis Group, signals point in this direction, but still deserve to be refined. Six weeks…