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COLOGNE (Germany)— Nigeria has taken back ownership of 92 bronze sculptures that make up the so-called Benin Bronzes from a museum in the German city of Cologne, following an agreement that was signed by the city’s mayor.The director general of Nigeria...

Morocco's fans in the Arab world took the North African team's 2-1 loss to Croatia in Saturday's World Cup third-place playoff philosophically. The team had already made history, becoming the first Arab and first African team to reach the semifinals in...

In what may have been Luka Modric’s final World Cup match, Josko Gvardiol made a play to be Croatia’s next go-to guy.Modric has been the man in the middle for Croatia for more than a decade, leading the team to the World Cup final four years ago and th...

As Lionel Messi approaches his second and likely last World Cup final, the stakes could hardly be higher.The same goes for Argentina after more than 30 years of disappointment since it last won soccer's ultimate prize.For Messi, victory against France ...

France and Kylian Mbappe are headed back to the World Cup final for a much anticipated matchup with Lionel Messi after ending Morocco’s historic run at soccer’s biggest tournament.France defeated Africa’s first ever semifinalist 2-0 Wednesday, with Mba...

It's a rare moment in the Middle East when the public's voice roars louder than those of the governments. But Morocco's surprise string of wins at the World Cup in Qatar have stirred a joy and pride among Arab fans that have, at least for a moment, ecl...

Biodiversity management plan for vultures published for public commentComment has been invited by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Ms Barbara Creecy, on the Draft Multi-species Biodiversity Management Plan for Vultures in South ...

Morocco's World Cup heroics have won it support from across Africa and the Arab world, but in its neighbor and geopolitical rival Algeria, things are a little more complicated.The Atlas Lions have become the first African or Arab team to reach a World ...