The Roar

From hopeless to a golden chance: how Arnie led Iraq to the cusp of historic World Cup qualification

When the World Cup qualifying match between Iraq and the UAE occurred in Basra, almost everyone in the CONCACAF region, ...

Carnival sending larger Sunshine to Galveston in last-minute change

Currently sailing from Norfolk, Va., the Sunshine will arrive in Texas in November 2027. The move allows Carnival “to serve ...

Carnival Cruise Line makes bigger plans for a key cruise port

Carnival has long been a leading cruise option in the region, and the cruise line is committed to maintaining its position by ...

The underdog nations shaking up the World Cup – including gang-torn island so dangerous its team have to play abroad

SCOTLAND won’t be the biggest underdogs at next summer’s World Cup – tiny Curaçao, war-torn Haiti and the Cape Verde holiday ...

Plan calls for huge swath of Eastern Gulf to be opened to offshore drilling

If the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has its way, a huge swath of the Eastern Gulf, long considered off limits, will be ...