Skip to content
Thursday, May 29, 2025

Boise Chronicle

Boise Breaking News & Events

The location could not be found.
  • News
  • Sports
  • Weather
  • Life
  • Money
  • Tech
  • Travel

Tag: Bahrain

World

Soccer Player’s Detention Poses ‘Historic Test’ for Global Sports

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019HANNAH BEECHComments Off on Soccer Player’s Detention Poses ‘Historic Test’ for Global Sports

The fate of a Bahraini soccer player jailed in Thailand has raised questions about the power of sports to protect its players.

World

$40 Million Claim Against Bollywood-Loving Sheikh Dismissed by British Court

January 11, 2019January 11, 2019CEYLAN YEGINSUComments Off on $40 Million Claim Against Bollywood-Loving Sheikh Dismissed by British Court

The sheikh, a cousin of the king of Bahrain, had been accused of breaking a contract to pay $1.5 million for each of 26 meetings with movie stars.

World

Thai Court Holds Bahraini Soccer Star Who Escaped Persecution

December 11, 2018December 12, 2018HANNAH BEECHComments Off on Thai Court Holds Bahraini Soccer Star Who Escaped Persecution

The Bahraini man, Hakeem al-Araibi, had been granted refugee status in Australia, but was detained in Thailand after a request from his home country to extradite him.

World

Soccer Player’s Plea: ‘I Am Afraid if I Go to Bahrain, I Will Be Tortured Again’

December 6, 2018December 7, 2018HANNAH BEECHComments Off on Soccer Player’s Plea: ‘I Am Afraid if I Go to Bahrain, I Will Be Tortured Again’

Bahrain wants Hakeem al-Araibi, a political refugee playing soccer in Melbourne, extradited from Thailand. The case is seen as a test of how well FIFA can protect its players.

Posts pagination

Previous 1 … 6 7

Headlines

Israel Bombards Gaza Amid Chaos Surrounding Aid Handouts

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025Isabel Kershner and Rawan Sheikh Ahmad

After Court Blocks Trump’s Tariffs, America’s Trading Partners Weigh Next Moves

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025Jeanna Smialek

Trump’s Embrace of Putin Shows Few Results

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Luke Broadwater

Russia Appears to Launch New Offensive in Ukraine Amid Peace Talks

May 29, 2025ANATOLY KURMANAEV

How China Uses Work to Reshape Uyghur Identity and Control a Strategic Region

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025David Pierson

An Ex-Convict and Cartel Lawyers Are Among Mexico’s Judicial Candidates

May 29, 2025Paulina Villegas and Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

Will Charleston’s Climate Lawsuit Survive the Week?

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025KAREN ZRAICK

Mexico’s Judicial Election: What to Know

May 29, 2025Emiliano Rodríguez Mega

‘They Make People Too Scared’: Chinese Students Reckon With U.S. Visa Bans

May 29, 2025Vivian Wang

Four Killed as South Korean Navy Airplane Crashes Into Hillside

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025Jin Yu Young
  • News
  • Sports
  • Weather
  • Life
  • Money
  • Tech
  • Travel
  • Tampa Herald
  • Reno Chronicle
  • New Orleans Courier
  • Flint Chronicle
  • St. Louis Herald
  • Boise Chronicle
  • Anchorage Herald
  • Madison Chronicle
  • Chula Vista Chronicle
  • Newark Chronicle
  • Stockton Chronicle
  • Pittsburg Herald
  • Toledo Herald
2020 editorial | Editorial by MysteryThemes.