Model Kendall Jenner reportedly a victim of $200K jewelry theft
Author: AFPThu, 2017-03-16ID: 1489745500211370100LOS ANGELES: Months after her sister Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in Paris of nearly $10 million in jewels, supermodel Kendall Jenner has reported the theft of jewelry worth $200,000 from her Los Angeles home, celebrity website TMZ reported.Police told AFP that they had received a 911 call at about 1:15 am Thursday […]
Revealed: ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry once beat up Canadian PM Justin Trudeau
Author: Arab NewsFri, 2017-03-17ID: 1489743167801248500DUBAI: Hollywood star Matthew Perry may have shot to fame in the TV show “Friends” but revealed Thursday he may not have been the best friend to have at school. While on Jimmy Kimmel’s chat show, he told the presenter that he once beat up Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister. Perry recalled […]
Dubai police intervene as elderly German tourist forgets where to fly
Author: Arab NewsFri, 2017-03-17ID: 1489736720060869300DUBAI: An elderly German tourist attempted to travel home this week but upon reaching Dubai airport, he forgot where he was from. Colonel Dr. Mubarak Saeed Salim, director of the Tourist Police Department, said Thursday that the tourist’s family e-mailed the police in a bid to find their lost relative. “He came to […]
Hijab-clad women claim they were refused entry to Bryan Adams Doha show
Author: Arab NewsFri, 2017-03-17ID: 1489732232740617000DUBAI: Women in Qatar are claiming they were refused entry to Wednesday’s Bryan Adams concert in Qatar due to their hijabs.Canadian singer Bryan Adams performed in Doha but dozens of women have taken to social media to claim that they were barred from entering the concert, despite having valid tickets. Speaking to Doha […]
Russian zoo sues ad agency for ‘traumatizing’ raccoon in racy photo shoot
Author: Arab NewsFri, 2017-03-17ID: 1489722326310330200DUBAI: A zoo in Moscow is suing an advertising agency that used one of its animals in a racy photo shoot. Tomas the raccoon returned to the zoo “traumatized” after posing with a naked woman during the shoot with Moscow-based studio Art-Msk last year, zoo representatives said.The privately-run zoo called Animals Aren’t Toys […]
Singing monkeys, anyone? Bangladesh has them
Author: Tharik HussainFri, 2017-03-17ID: 1489685267893663000Next month will see the UAE budget airline Flydubai become the first non-Bangladeshi international carrier to land at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet in the country’s northeast.Almost nothing is written about the Sylhet region in popular travel literature. In fact, very few travelers have even heard of the place, let alone ventured there. […]
Dammam hotel brings Egyptian theme night to Saudis
Author: Shaistha KhanFri, 2017-03-17ID: 1489684776133608100The beauty of living in a diverse and multi-cultural country is that you have an opportunity to sample the best of each country and its cuisine. To cater to the Egyptian community residing in Saudi Arabia and offering others a taste of Egypt, the Swiss International Al-Hamra Hotel in Dammam has launched an […]
Broccoli hummus? You bet!
Author: Hadeel yusufFri, 2017-03-17ID: 1489684775943607400When it comes to great-tasting nutrition, broccoli is an all-star food with many health benefits. While low in calories, it is rich in essential vitamins and minerals. When added in hummus, which is a Middle Eastern spread made from cooked, mashed chickpeas or other beans, it makes it more healthy and nutritious.In addition, […]
Government policy designed to make its citizens crazy
Author: Manal ShakirFri, 2017-03-17ID: 1489683598943513300“They could no longer predict what tomorrow would bring, or what future events might throw the world into confusion again.”Basma Abdel Aziz’s debut novel, “The Queue,” highlights and enumerates the sometimes violent and other times apathetic attitudes of a fictional totalitarian society. The characters are introduced as beleaguered members of the public; teachers, […]
Sensex gains 63 points; Nifty posts new closing high
After a buoyant start that saw the Sensex rising to a fresh 2-year high and the Nifty50 scaling a new all-time high in early trades Friday, the Indian stock market turned a bit sluggish as investors chose to take some profits, but still ended the week on a positive note.The mood was quite upbeat early […]
