par This Is Beirut, 05/01 18:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Audi's Mattias Ekstrom was fastest on Friday on the 27km Dakar Rally prologue raced over the desert sands of Al-Ula in Saudi Arabia. Double defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah made a slight detour and ended the day 12th. January is the coolest month in the often searing region with temperatures at 23C (over 40C in July) with almost no wind to ...
par This Is Beirut, 19/01 13:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Carlos Sainz, at 61, becomes the oldest Dakar Rally champion with fourth victory. Veteran Spanish driver Carlos Sainz won the gruelling Dakar Rally for a fourth time on Friday, becoming at 61 the oldest winner of the race. The two-time world rally champion had been all but guaranteed success when closest rival Sebastien Loeb was stranded in the ...
08/03 11:47 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Dakar Macky Sall Sénégal senegal elections This is Beirut West Africa
Senegalese people now have a clear picture concerning the forthcoming presidential elections, scheduled for March 24, and can envision a way out of the major crisis caused by the last-minute postponement of the election last month. Senegal on Thursday looked set to elect its new president on March 24 and end weeks of crisis triggered by the delay ...
