KUALA LUMPUR (The Thursday Times) — Saudi Arabia mein 2027 ka Asian Cup mezban mulk par hone wale hamlon ki wajah se taqreeban aik saal ke liye multawi kar diya gaya hai, Asian Football Confederation ne Mangal ko kaha.
Tournament agle saal 7 January se 5 February tak hona tha. Ab yeh 23 December 2027 se 21 January 2028 tak hoga, aur nayi tareekhon ki Fifa se manzoori milna abhi baaqi hai.
Confederation ne kaha ke yeh faisla "khitte mein ronuma hone wale waqiyat se paida maujooda ghair mamooli surat-e-haal ke pesh-e-nazar kiya gaya, jin mein logistics ki bari pecheedgiyan aur safar mein rukawatein shamil hain".
October mein Riyadh ke airport par Houthi missile hamle mein 13 log jan-bahaq aur 300 se zyada zakhmi hue. Houthis ne tab se Saudi airports aur oil ke maqamat par mazeed hamlon ka dawa kiya hai, aur airlines ne flights ki muattali 2027 tak barha di hai.
Saudi Arabia mein hone wale doosre events bhi mansookh kar diye gaye hain, jin mein Riyadh mein Six Kings Slam tennis exhibition shamil hai.
Saudi Arabia ko 2034 ke World Cup ki mezbani bhi karni hai. European clubs ke liye is tabdeeli ka matlab yeh hai ke Asian khilari is season dastyab rahenge, lekin agle season ke darmiyan mein ghair hazir honge.
Iran ke Wazir-e-Kharja Abbas Araqchi ne Mangal ko kaha ke Iran aur Saudi Arabia ke darmiyan muzakrat jari hain, kyunke Tehran khitte mein security ke naye intezamat chahta hai. Saudi Arabia, Turkey aur Pakistan ke aala hukkam ne pichhle hafte Tehran mein Irani hukkam se mulaqat ki, jis daure ke bare mein Riyadh ne kaha ke us ka maqsad "fauji kashidagi ki wapsi ko rokna" tha.
