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Saudi Arabian national Abdullah al-Howaiti, who is now 20, was 14-years-old when he was arrested in connection to a £165,000 jewelery shop raid - but CCTV footage showed him playing football at the time of the heist

While no one knows exactly where warmonger Bashar al-Assad, his British wife Asma al-Assad and their three children live, they have multiple palaces throughout country and a net worth of a few million

Ten male judges have been hit with high treason charges - a crime punishable by death in repressive Saudi Arabia - after confessing to being too "lenient" in human rights cases

The catastrophic decision to invade and occupy Iraq in 2003 led to the world’s most feared terrorist group, ISIS, emerging out of al-Qaeda and committing genocide against Nobel laureate Nadia and her people, the Yazidis

Speaking to the Mirror to mark the 20th anniversary of the invasion in Iraq, Rose Gentle has said the memories of her son, Fusilier Gordon Campbell Gentle, will never die but that Sir Tony Blair is to blame for his death

Cristiano Ronaldo remains in the Portugal squad under new boss Roberto Martinez despite leaving European football to play for Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr in January

Jennifer Wenisch, 31, and her husband, an ISIS fighter, bought the five-year-old girl and her mother as slaves in Iraq before they chained her up in the scorching sun and left her to die

Tyson Fury has now demanded Oleksandr Usyk accepts 30 per cent of the split if they are to fight for the undisputed heavyweight crown

Cristiano Ronaldo has been banging in the goals during his expensive stay in Riyadh with Al-Nassr, and enjoying the lap of luxury in the Four Seasons Hotel's Kingdom Suite

Court submission described club's chairman as "sitting minister" in Saudi Arabia government despite Premier League previously insisting it had received legally-binding assurances that there was separation between PIF and the state

World heavyweight champion Tyson was ringside for his brother Tommy's fight with Jake Paul and spoke with the YouTube star immediately after the bout in the ring

Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi has picked up the award for the second time after a glittering year which culminated in the 35-year-old winning the World Cup with Argentina

After two years of build-up, Fury and Paul are set to finally settle their feud in Saudi Arabia, with massive money on the line for both men in the Middle East

Frankie Dettori had to settle for second place on Country Grammer in the £16 million Saudi Cup as victory went to Japan's Panthalassa trained by colourful hat-wearing trainer Yoshito Yahagi

Paul is in Riyadh where he will finally face Fury on Sunday night, but insists that he is always looking forward to his future fights, with Diaz top of the list

YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul will take a massive step-up in competition on February 26 when he faces unbeaten professional boxer Fury in Saudi Arabia

The Mirror have this week been granted access to the British Army's mock assault on an enemy urban area in Exercise Khanjar in Oman, the culmination of a four-month deployment

Paul has joked that should he beat Fury, the Brit will have to take his girlfriend Molly Mae Hague's surname due to the embarrassment it would cause for his famous boxing family

Two-time world champion Joshua will make his return to the ring against Jermaine Franklin on April 1, and could quickly turn around for a fight with his British rival

Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn, who handed professional debuts to both Jake and his brother Logan Paul, had backed Jake Paul to win, but now feels differently

Fury and Paul have had two years of heated build-up, but fans are concerned that the Brit will again miss the fight after two previous cancellations

The Jane Chapple-Hyam trained Group 1 winner Saffron Beach was considered not right enough to travel to Riyadh for the £16 million Saudi Cup and has been retired

Millions have been left homeless and more than 33,000 have died in the region of Turkey and Syria that was rocked by a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake early Monday

YouTube star Jake Paul will return to the ring against bitter rival Tommy Fury in Saudi Arabia later this month, but has been left angered by his rival's absence at the launch press conference in the Middle East

Most people know the UAE for Dubai and Abu Dhabi, but beyond that there is a hidden gem in Ras Al Khaimah, which offers plenty of unmissable experiences as well as sporting action