A state of emergency and curfew are in place in Egypt after riot police smashed two protest camps hosting supporters of the deposed Islamist president, sparking street violence that officials said killed over 400 people

It has been reported that the Egyptian Vice President Mohamed El Baradei has resigned.

Justin Bieber would lose his "masculinity" if a girl took him out.

FORMER Republic of Ireland international David O’Leary’s time in charge with United Arab Emirates outfit Al-Ahli is all but over after the club revealed last night they plan to sack him this weekend.

QATAR have come up with a unique solution to the searing heat ahead of the 2022 World Cup — artificial clouds.

Qatar have developed artificial clouds to provide shade for stadiums and training grounds at the 2022 World Cup.

Roger Federer has pledged unflinching support to embattled fellow world number one Tiger Woods and believes “the worst has passed” for the golfer.

NOT even Pádraig Harrington, widely regarded along with Vijay Singh as the hardest worker in the game, has been able to get in some practice since the cold spell kicked in just before Christmas.

Tiger Woods has been invited to consider Dubai his “second home” by the organisers of the Desert Classic – a tournament which now looks set to go ahead without the world number one in February.

Ian Poulter has pulled out of next week’s Abu Dhabi Golf Championship to undergo corrective eye surgery.

Oasis rocker Noel Gallagher said the sale of his beloved Manchester City FC has finally repaid his 40-year loyalty to the club.

Ireland could take on world champions South Africa in a Test match in the United Arab Emirates later this year.

A Jordanian salesman who used Brad Pitt’s photo on a forged identity card is on trial in the United Arab Emirates.

TWO Arab-language newspapers placed Saddam Hussein and his son Qusay in Baghdad last week on the day US tanks drove to the heart of the capital and Iraqis toppled a massive statue, symbolically ending his 24-year rule.

Trainer Pascal Bary issued an upbeat bulletin on his French Derby winner Sulamani who reappears in the three-runner Prix Niel at Longchamp on Sunday.

FRENCH DERBY winner Sulamani will have the benefit of a pacemaker when he takes on High Chaparral in a mouth-watering clash at Longchamp on Sunday.

Bandari is on course for the Derby after a surprise sale.

A woman is pregnant with the world’s first cloned baby, it was reported tonight.

A husband can beat his wife to discipline her, provided the beatings are not so severe that they damage her bones or deform her body, an appeals court in Dubai has ruled.