Political blockade in Libya raises fear of new conflict
At least 70 migrants drowned in two weeks off the coast of Libya
Mexico and Thailand top at 2017 World Taekwondo Cadet Championships
Trump Fires Olympic Park Bombing Prosecutor
(ATR) Sally Yates refused to enforce the Trump ban on immigration from seven Middle East and North African nations.
War Wracks NOCs
(ATR) Olympic leaders in Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria talk to Around the Rings Rio reporter Aaron Bauer
ANOC Flush With Cash; EOC Meeting on Ukraine
(ATR) Also: The longtime secretary general of the Libyan Olympic Committee is stepping aside.
Libyan Olympic Chief Set to Resign; New Leadership for Uzbekistan
(ATR) Nabil Elalem tells Around the Rings he is preparing to resign following an investigation by Libya's Integrity Commission ... Uzbek NOC elects new president, secretary general ... More inside this News from the NOCs ...
FIFA Picks Ethics Prosecutor; IAAF Turns 100; IJF on Libyan NOC Chief's Abduction
(ATR) Sepp Blatter says U.S. lawyer Michael J. Garcia is free to examine ISL scandal, World Cup votes ... Judo president hopes "favorable outcome will be found" for Nabil al Alam ... Prince Albert II hosts IAAF garden party ... More inside this Olympic Newsdesk ...
Tuesday Talk with IOC Director of NOCs - 2012 Funding, Arab Spring, Problem Countries
(ATR) Pere Miro tells Around the Rings that National Olympic Committees “don’t live on the moon” with regard to the financial crisis, Arab Spring and other world events. More inside this Tuesday Talk.
On the Scene at Arab Games - Libya Vows to Rebuild Sport, Doha Olympic Ceremonies Musings, 1st Medals
(ATR) A pledge to rebuild sport in Libya, post-Khadafi … a prediction that Doha will stage an Olympic Opening ceremony … and first medals won at the Arab Games. ATR’s Ed Hula reports from Qatar
