Mohamed Fouzair voted Roshn Saudi Pro League player of the week: Sofascore

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Updated 13 August 2024
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Mohamed Fouzair voted Roshn Saudi Pro League player of the week: Sofascore

  • 31-year-old Moroccan Al-Raed player notched up a 9.8 rating

RIYADH: Mohamed Fouzair has been voted the Roshn Saudi Pro League player of the week in round 27 by statistical website Sofascore.

The 31-year-old Moroccan Al-Raed player notched up a 9.8 rating after scoring a hattrick against Damac in a match his side won 5-0.

The team of this week included Al-Khaleej goalkeeper Marwan Al-Haidari, as well as defenders Ali Lajami from Al-Nassr, Awn Al-Saluli from Al-Taawoun and Abdullah Al-Hafith from Al-Wehda.

In the midfielders category, Ashraf El-Mahdioui from Al-Taawoun, Pedro Eugenio from Al-Adalah, Saad Bguir from Abha, Karim El-berkaoui from Al-Raed joined player of this week Fouzair.

The attack category Firas Al-Buraikan from Al-Fateh, Kaku from Al-Taawoun.

Riyadh and Jeddah giants Al-Nassr and Al-Ittihad are locked in a battle for the title after 27 rounds, with just three points separating the two sides at the top of the table.


US invests in counter-drone tech to protect FIFA World Cup venues

Updated 13 January 2026
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US invests in counter-drone tech to protect FIFA World Cup venues

The US will invest $115 million in counter-drone measures to bolster security around the FIFA World Cup and ​America’s 250th Anniversary celebrations, the Department of Homeland Security said on Monday, the latest sign of governments stepping up drone defenses.

The FIFA World Cup will be a major test of President Donald Trump’s pledge to keep the US ‌secure, with over ‌a million travelers expected ‌to ⁠visit ​for ‌the tournament and billions more watching matches from overseas.

The threat of drone attacks has become a growing concern since the war in Ukraine has demonstrated their lethal capabilities. And recent drone incidents have worried both ⁠European and US airports.

“We are entering a new era ‌to defend our air ‍superiority to protect our ‍borders and the interior of the ‍United States,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement. Defense companies are developing a range of technologies aimed at countering drones, including ​tracking software, lasers, microwaves and autonomous machine guns.

The DHS did not specify ⁠which technologies it would deploy to World Cup venues. The announcement comes weeks after the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which sits under DHS, said it granted $250 million to 11 states hosting World Cup matches to buy counter-drone technologies.

Last summer, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, called on Trump, a Republican, to bolster federal support for ‌defending against drone attacks.