Moussa Diaby joins fellow France internationals Karim Benzema and Ngolo Kante at Al-Ittihad, who hired Frenchman Laurent Blanc as head coach earlier this month.
As the Olympics in Paris are set to start this week, The New Arab takes a look at Arab athletes who won gold medals throughout the Games' history
The Israeli national anthem was loudly jeered, as was every touch by an Israeli footballer, as they drew 1-1 with Mali at the Olympics.
Morocco emerged 2-1 winners over Argentina in a game marred by crowd trouble, with the men's Olympic football getting underway.
A Tunisian wrestler has been ruled out of the Summer Olympics this year in Paris after being handed a four-year doping ban. He denies the claims.
Adidas has issued a second apology for Hadid's aborted trainer campaign - this time directly to the Palestinian-American model.
South Sudan was up 100-99 against the US with just 20 seconds remaining in the game, before LeBron James scored the winning shot.
FIFA postponed a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer, clearing the way for the Israeli men's national team to play.
Meanwhile, Belgium and Italy are refusing to host Israel matches due to the ongoing war on Gaza, citing tensions and security risks.
FIFA is set to meet on Saturday to discuss the Palestinian Football Association's proposal to suspend Israel from the governing body amid the war in Gaza.