by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 2, 2016 | Sports
A cartoon white tiger cub named “Soohorang” will be the mascot for South Korea’s 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The organizing committee of the games made the announcement Thursday and said an Asian black bear character, named “Bandabi,” was...
by Amir Taheri | Jan 31, 2014 | Opinion
As Russia prepares to host the 22nd Winter Olympics next week, the adage about not “mixing sports with politics” is making the rounds in the media. In reality, however, sport—as indeed other areas of human activity—is linked to and affected by politics. And the Sochi...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 9, 2013 | World
Moscow, Reuters—Russia’s president ordered intelligence agencies on Monday to step up efforts to secure a volatile region near next year’s Winter Olympics, saying the situation was not improving fast enough. Vladimir Putin has already signed a decree...