Refugee Hakeem al-Araibi left signs a football for Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday. Three days after he was released from the cramped Immigration Dentention Centre, Hakeem al-Araibi was welcomed into Prime Minister Scott Morrison's ornate office at Parliament House. Morrison said he was pleased Araibi had come home and looked forward to him soon becoming an Australian citizen. The former Bahrain national team player watched from the sidelines with the foreign minister, explaining that his hamstrings remained too tight after weeks in a crowded cell to play. Former Australia national team captain Craig Foster had been a leader in the campaign for Araibi's release and played for Pascoe Vale on Thursday.

Source: Bangkok Post February 14, 2019 06:43 UTC