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MENA Sports Wrap: Arab athletes head to Italy Winter Olympics

The 2026 Winter Olympics will see athletes competing from five MENA countries: Morocco, Lebanon, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and debutants the UAE.

The New Arab Staff
10 February, 2026
Israel team Olympics [Getty]
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Israeli bobsled team say flat 'burgled' during Olympics training

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 February, 2026
Demonstration Against Participation Of Israel In The Olympic Games I
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Olympics-Israel team booed at Milan Games opening ceremony

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 February, 2026
Protesters are angry with Israel's participation in the Winter Olympic Games in Milan
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Milan rally calls for Israel ban from Winter Olympics over Gaza

The New Arab Staff
06 February, 2026
The Olympic rings and the Paralympic symbols are seen on the Rinascente department store at night in Piazza Duomo ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Games
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Anger as branch of ICE to help with security at Winter Olympics

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 January, 2026
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Russian, Belarusian skaters get green light for Winter Olympics

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
27 November, 2025
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France ski world blasts Asian Winter Games in Saudi Arabia

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 October, 2022
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Beijing Winter Olympics: Saudi ski racer finishes 44th

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 February, 2022
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Angry Olympic snowboard champ Hirano demands better judging

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 February, 2022
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China
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China's 'token' Uyghur athlete 'disappears' from limelight

The New Arab Staff
08 February, 2022
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Qatar, UAE leaders meet at Beijing Winter Olympics

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 February, 2022
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China stirs controversy with Uyghur torch-bearer at Olympics

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 February, 2022
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Uyghurs in Turkey urge boycott of Winter Olympics in China

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 February, 2022
Winter Olympics 2022 opening ceremony, China
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Beijing Olympics opening ceremony starts under cloud of Covid, rights fears

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 February, 2022
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Digging for gold at China's genocide Olympics

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Khaled A. Beydoun

03 February, 2022
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Amid Uyghur abuses, boycotts scar the face of Beijing 2022

The New Arab Staff

Ruth Ingram

01 February, 2022
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Ensure protection of all at China's winter games, ITUC says

The New Arab Staff
07 December, 2021
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Airbnb asked to drop Olympic ties over China abuses

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
23 March, 2021