Secret ‘Star Wars’ screening reveals Luke Skywalker’s first words in new movie
Author: Arab NewsThu, 2017-03-09ID: 1489060082537559500 DUBAI: Annual shareholder meetings do not usually make for entertaining news but Disney managed to set Twitter aflame Wednesday with a special screening of the first moments of upcoming Star Wars film, “The Last Jedi.” The flick is set to be released in December and fans have been waiting to find out […]
US-led coalition confirms Marines deploy to Syria
Author: ReutersThu, 2017-03-09ID: 1489058179197440300BEIRUT, Lebanon: The US-led coalition against Daesh confirmed on Thursday the deployment of additional US forces to Syria to accelerate the defeat of Daesh in its Syrian base of operations at Raqqa city.Coalition spokesman US Air Force Col. John Dorrian said the additional forces would be working with local partners in Syria — the […]
First-ever Pakistani Food Festival in Jeddah
Author: ARAB NEWSThu, 2017-03-09ID: 1489058320327450700 JEDDAH: The Pakistani Consulate launched the Pakistan Food Festival for the first time in Jeddah. It has been organized in Riyadh and the Western Province for some years. The consulate plans to organize the Biryani Fest and the Mango Fest in the coming months. People from Saudi and other foreign countries attended […]
WADA to consider blanket ban on corticosteroids
Author: AFPThu, 2017-03-09ID: 1489056762427351500LONDON: A blanket ban on corticosteroids, the drug at the heart of controversies involving former Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins and All Blacks rugby legend Dan Carter, is being considered by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), it was revealed on Wednesday.Such a ban would make it more difficult to receive a Therapeutic Use […]
FIFA eyes India ‘revolution’ from U-17 World Cup
Author: AFPThu, 2017-03-09ID: 1489056582947338300NEW DELHI: A top FIFA official believes hosting the Under-17 World Cup has the potential to spark a football revolution in India — and lead to lasting change in the global game.The run-up to October’s tournament will see a program called Mission XI Million aim to involve millions of children across the world’s second-most […]
ICC slammed over India bust-up
Author: AFPThu, 2017-03-09ID: 1489056262647315500NEW DELHI: Cricket’s governing body was accused Thursday of allowing the series between India and Australia to descend into anarchy after Steve Smith and Virat Kohli escaped punishment over the arch-rivals’ latest bust-up.Ex-players slammed the International Cricket Council (ICC) for not issuing sanctions after Indian skipper Kohli accused his counterpart Smith of abusing the […]
GoT ‘spotlights sexual violence’
Author: ReutersThu, 2017-03-09 LONDON: When “Game of Thrones” (GoT) fans blasted a scene involving the brutal rape of Sansa Stark by her sadistic husband on their wedding night, Sophie Turner, who plays the TV show’s popular character, was shocked.In an exclusive blog for the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the 21-year-old British actress, who has starred in the […]
Ben and Jen back together
Author: ARAB NEWS Thu, 2017-03-09 LOS ANGELES: Actors Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, who announced their separation in 2015 after being married for 10 years, have reportedly called off their divorce.“Jen has called off the divorce. She really wants to work things out with Ben. They are giving things another try,” People Magazine quoted a source […]
Scarlett Johansson files for divorce
Author: ARAB NEWS Thu, 2017-03-09 LOS ANGELES: Actress Scarlett Johansson has filed for divorce from her husband Romain Dauriac.The “Avengers” star’s attorney Judith Poller served the divorce filings to Dauriac’s lawyer, Harold Mayerson, on Tuesday.This would officially mark the end of Johansson and Dauriac’s two-year marriage.The former couple might fight over the custody of their two-year-old […]
‘Homeland’ trying to improve Muslim depiction: Mandy Patinkin
Author: AP Thu, 2017-03-09 LONDON: Mandy Patinkin knows that his show “Homeland” has not always shown Muslims in the best light — but he said that is changing with the award-winning show’s sixth season.“It’s deeply important to me,” he said in an interview this week with The Associated Press.“In all kinds of entertainment — movies, television […]
