Moroccan prince refuses to have hand kissed by dignitaries
Performing royal duties as a 12-year-old must be tough and a video circulating online of Morocco’s young prince proves exactly that.Dressed in a suit and tie the Crown Prince of Morocco Moulay Hassan...
View ArticleThree campaigners of banned outfits held in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Police in Peshawar on Thursday claimed to have arrested three suspected terrorists for allegedly distributing pamphlets of banned militant outfits.“The suspects were arrested from a hideout...
View ArticleTribal leader among four killed in South Waziristan firing
PESHAWAR: At least four people, including a tribal elder, were gunned down in Shaktoyee, South Waziristan on Thursday.Preliminary reports from the tribal belt suggest that Malik Wali Khan was returning...
View ArticleSuarez faces ban for ‘waste of space’ jibe
BARCELONA: Barcelona striker Luis Suarez faces a ban of up to three Copa del Rey matches after being cited in the referee’s report for calling Espanyol players “a waste of space” at the end of a heated...
View ArticleIran bans all products from Saudi Arabia after ties cut
TEHRAN: Iran on Thursday banned all products from Saudi Arabia after Riyadh cut ties with Tehran in a mounting diplomatic crisis.Iran-Saudi crisis deepens as diplomatic ties cut“The cabinet has banned...
View ArticleAamir Khan no longer part of Modi govt’s Incredible India campaign
Aamir Khan is no longer part of the Indian governments’ major tourism campaign called Incredible India after serving as its brand ambassador for 10 years.Rumours were abuzz that the Bollywood megastar...
View ArticlePCB extends coach Waqar’s contract until England tour
KARACHI: Pakistan announced Thursday its national team’s head coach Waqar Younis will fulfil his responsibilities until the end of England’s tour later this year.Waqar’s two-year contract expires in...
View Article27 brigadiers promoted to major general rank
As many as 27 brigadiers were promoted to the rank of major general in a meeting chaired by Army chief General Raheel Sharif on Thursday.The promotions, including eight from the army medical corps,...
View ArticleIslamic State claims murder of Christian convert in Bangladesh
DHAKA: Islamic State has claimed responsibility for murdering a Christian convert in Bangladesh, says an online group that monitors extremist activity, the latest killing declared by the militant group...
View ArticleMorocco arrests seven on suspicion of Islamic State ties
RABAT: Morocco said on Friday its security forces had arrested a group of seven suspected militants linked to Islamic State, including the group’s leader, who has been recruiting fighters.The North...
View Article‘He Named Me Malala’ nominated for BAFTA film awards
EE British Academy Film Awards has announced its nominations for 2016 and He Named Me Malala has landed a nomination in the upcoming awards Documentary category.Directed by American filmmaker Davis...
View ArticleFawad Khan cast as Maula Jatt, Hamza Ali Abbasi as Noori Nath
KARACHI: When the ‘remake’ of Maula Jatt was announced, it seemed Bilal Lashari was aiming to stylise the Gandasa film genre. But now that he has announced to cast Fawad Khan as Maula Jatt and Hamza...
View ArticleIslamic State says Cairo attack was response to leader’s call to target Jews
CAIRO: Islamic State said on Friday its members had carried out an attack on Israeli tourists in Cairo in response to a call by the group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, to target Jews “everywhere”.The...
View ArticleUN library’s most-checked-out book in 2015 will leave you stunned
The Dag Hammarskjöld Library at the United Nations recently tweeted its 2015 publication that got checked out the most, revealing that the book is about how diplomats can get away with crimes...
View ArticleAnti-Saudi protests in Iran as row worsens
TEHRAN: Anti-Saudi protests were held in Iran on Friday against Riyadh’s execution of a prominent Shiite cleric and after Tehran accused its regional rival of bombing its Yemen embassy.A week-long...
View ArticleBarcelona dominates UEFA’s 2015 Team of the Year
Players from European champions Barcelona made up nearly half of UEFA’s Team of the Year which was revealed on Friday, while Cristiano Ronaldo made the lineup for a record 10th time.Eight players from...
View Article38 militants killed in North Waziristan air strikes
NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A large number of local and foreign militants were killed in airstrikes in the border region of North Waziristan on Friday, officials said.Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR)...
View ArticlePope invites 5,000 migrants to mass at St Peter’s
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has invited 5,000 migrants to pray with him and attend a special mass at St Peter’s to mark the world day of migrants and refugees, the Migrantes Foundation announced...
View ArticleBalochistan unrest: Two coast guards killed in Jiwani IED blast
QUETTA: Two Pakistan Coast Guard officials were killed and three injured in a home-made bomb attack in the Jiwani area of Gwadar district on Saturday.“A single cabin vehicle guarding a Pakistan Coast...
View ArticleChris Gayle’s outrageous behaviour
Recently, West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle made headlines for all the wrong reasons. In an interview with a female journalist, Mel McLaughlin, he conveniently blurred the lines between the smooth and...
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