The World Cup : #Algeria in #Queens
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Islamic hymns emanated from street food carts on Steinway Street in Astoria, Queens, in observance of Ramadan. At Cafe Borbone, a non-descript Italian coffeehouse nearby, a middle-aged, working-class, almost all-male crowd gathered for Algeria’s maiden knockout round appearance, with not even a glass of water in sight, a far cry from the chic shisha bars […]
Nine Syrian rebel officers resign over “lack of aid”
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Rebel fighters watch on television the opening World Cup 2014 football match between Brazil and Croatia on June 12, 2014 in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. (Photo: AFP / AMC - Zein al-Rifai) Rebel fighters watch on television the opening World Cup 2014 football match between Brazil and Croatia on June 12, 2014 in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. (Photo: AFP / AMC - Zein al-Rifai)
Nine top officers from the opposition Free Syrian Army resigned Saturday over shortages and mismanagement of military aid from donor countries to their uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. "We seek your (the rebels’) forgiveness in resigning today, leaving behind our responsibility as chiefs of battlefronts and (opposition) (...)
@Chiefboima #WOrld_Cup_Diary Day 2 – Protests and Fan Fests
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I haven’t been on social media yet, and I’m sure everyone’s already talking about this, but how fitting is it that the first goal of the tournament is an own goal by #Brazil? I mean four goals scored by Brazil, one for the other team, perfectly illustrates Brazilian feelings about the build up to this […]