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Are Sudanese passports the Bidoons' solution?

Protesters on social media say the Bidoons are ‘not for sale’. Speaking to the Anadolu news agency, the chairman of the Human Rights Committee in the Kuwaiti Parliament, Adel Al-Damkhi, said that Kuwait’s Interior Minister Sheikh Khalid Al-Jarrah Al Sabah proposed the idea of offering a Sudanese passport to the “Bidoon” people. However, the Sudanese Interior Minister Hamed al-Merghany […]

Palestinian singer Rim Banna dies at 51 after battle with cancer

Prominent singer, songwriter and composer dies in her hometown Nazareth, after suffering breast cancer for nine years. Rim Banna, a leading Palestinian singer, songwriter, and composer, has died after battling breast cancer for almost nine years. The 51-year-old died in her hometown of Nazareth, and is survived by her mother, brother, and three children. Family […]

Theresa May sets out vision on trade with EU post-Brexit

The British prime minister said that some policies would look similar to EU rules, while others would shift away, but she has rejected EU proposals on several key sticking points. Britain’s prime minister has warned neither side will get exactly what it wants once the UK withdraws itself from the European Union. Under pressure to clarify how […]

Russia's Ksenia Sobchak announces new party before election

Bright future predicted for Sobchak but her political programme is seen as close to Kremlin’s due to family connections. Moscow, Russia – Ksenia Sobchak, a Russian presidential candidate, has announced the creation of a new party called the Party of Changes. The announcement was made during a pre-election rally, attended by a few thousand supporters, at the Adrenaline Stadium  here […]

UAE adviser lobbied Trump to oust Tillerson: NYT

New York Times reveals how George Nader and Elliot Broidy influenced Trump for interests of Saudi Arabia and UAE. George Nader, a political adviser to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), worked for over a year to transform one of the largest donors to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, into a tool of influence for Saudi Arabia and […]

French investigators start black box data review from Ethiopia crash

WASHINGTON/PARIS/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – France’s air safety agency on Friday began studying data from the black boxes of a Boeing 737 MAX plane that crashed in Ethiopia, as regulators the world over grounded the plane and the U.S. planemaker halted deliveries of its latest model. The Ethiopian Airlines jet crashed soon after takeoff from Addis […]

UK police to Zizzi: Keep calm and wash your clothes

Patrons of a pub and restaurant in Salisbury are being urged to wash their clothes and possessions after Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter fell ill in a suspected nerve agent attack. Public Health England said there was no immediate health risk to anyone who may have been in either the restaurant or the […]

Australian Senator Fraser Anning sparks fury with ‘disgusting’ claims Muslim VICTIMS were to blame for mosque terror massacre

AN Australian senator has been branded "disgusting" after he blamed Muslims  for the Christchurch mosque massacre. Fraser Anning, 69, released a statement and posted tweets in the wake of the shooting in which claimed New Zealand’s immigration policy allowed “Muslim fanatics” into the country. I wonder if there will be as much outrage from the […]

Drug addict smashes car window and piles loose change into his cap

Ready for his close-up! Drug addict smashes car window and frantically piles loose change into his baseball cap – unaware his every move is being caught on dashcam The drug addicted criminal made off with an iPhone, lighter and some change  Prolific burglar James Quarton, 30, convicted for two ‘smash and grab’ crimes Court heard […]

Theresa May says Britain stands with New Zealand after Mosque attacks

The Queen says she is ‘deeply saddened by the appalling events in Christchurch’ as she and Prince Philip send their condolences to families of mosque massacre victims Prime Minister and the Queen have led the messages of condolence from Britain  The Queen said she is ‘deeply saddened by the appalling events in Christchurch’ Mrs May […]