LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Norway, Ireland and Spain said Wednesday they would recognize a Palestinian state, a historic but largely symbolic move that further deepens Israel’s isolation more than seven months into its grinding war against Hamas in Gaza. Israel immediately denounced the decisions and recalled its ambassadors to the three countries. Palestinians welcomed the announcements…
LAGOS MAY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An historic intercontinental rail link is aiming to link Europe to Morocco with an ambitious underwater tunnel. The Moroccan National Company for Strait Studies (SNED) announced last week it is are starting feasibility research on a revived 40-year-old train project that can connect Europe and Africa by 2030. The project highlights a…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-THE SON of the most-decorated player in Real Madrid’s history has been handed the “maximum” contract allowed by the club. The 14-year-old Enzo Alves is the hottest property in the club’s academy. The Brazilian’s son has already represented Spain at international levelCredit: Instagram @enzoalvesv The hotshot was already tied down to the…
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Dani Alves is on the street after paying one million euros bail to obtain provisional freedom after the trial he faced for a sexual assault case and for which he was sentenced to four and a half years in prison. After a tough court battle in which Ines Guardiola, his last lawyer,…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dani Alves became world news when he was accused of sexual assault while he was preparing his retirement from the Mexican Liga MX with Pumas, and everything resulted in him being sentenced and found guilty, but he was just released a few days ago on bail; and just a couple of days…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The King of Morocco has snubbed aid pledges from France amid tensions over their shared colonial history and a deepening political rift with Emmanuel Macron. King Mohammed VI, known for his frosty relationship with the French president, has not responded to offers from French aid groups and the French government to assist…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Malian forward Salif Keita, the winner of the first African Footballer of the Year award in 1970 and one of the continent’s sporting legends, died in Bamako on Saturday at the age of 76. Keita enjoyed a long career in France at St Etienne and Olympique de Marseille and also played for…
LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Seven people were arrested on Tuesday in relation to incidents of racist abuse directed at Real Madrid star Vinícius Jr. this season. Spanish police said four young men had been detained for allegedly hanging an effigy of Vinícius off a bridge in Madrid in January, while three others were arrested on suspicion…