David Beckham will reportedly be surrounded by Dubai's biggest ever security operation when he arrives in the Middle East next week.

Dubai International Capital’s interest in a takeover at Liverpool can be attributed to the oil-rich emirate’s need to diversify in business, according to a football finance expert.

MEMBERS of the US Congress and the Bush administration are at odds over whether security is compromised by an Arab company’s takeover of operations at six major American seaports.