July 2016
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Barcelona legend Hristo Stoichkov says he would “insult” fellow football immortal Luis Figo if he ever gets a chance to meet the former Portugal international player on the streets of Catalonia. Image: Hristo Stoichkov in Barcelona colors. Figo and Stoichkov are still very good friends though football almost tore their relationship apart many years ago in Spain.…
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Juventus signed Gonzalo Higuain from rival Napoli in a world record transfer deal worth €90 million. The footballer who’s expected to earn about £6.3m a year, has expressed confidence that his worth will soon be proven on the pitch. The transaction puts him in third place among world’s most expensive footballers–a record held by Real Madrid stars, Gareth Bale…
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Jelani Maraj, Nicki Minaj’s elder brother was earlier this year, indicted on two felony counts of sexual assault against a 12-year-old girl and endangering the victim’s welfare–a misdemeanor–which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Maraj stands accused for raping and sodomizing the teen girl in a horrific assault that lasted 8 months in 2015. Image…
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BEIRUT (Arab News): “Saudi Arabia plays a key role in combating Daesh and has recently suffered several terrorist attacks targeting it and the holy cities,” said Edwin Samuell (British government’s spokesman in the Middle East and North Africa). He said Britain, like other countries in the region, “has concerns about Iran’s sponsorship of terrorism, as…
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Image shows the young man disgracefully beating his mother. A young man’s assault on his mother somewhere in the Eastern Province of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia has sparked wide criticisms all over the world, with many expressing disgust over the wicked and irresponsible behavior. The mother who is said to 50 years old, sustained head injuries…
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Image shows Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan. Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan said on Friday he was not optimistic about the future of Syria as a country. “I don’t know whether or not Syria can be put back together again,” Brennan told the annual Aspen Security Forum, Reuters reported. His direct public statement is…
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An elderly Afghan cleric said to be around 60 years old, has reportedly made headlines today after getting married to a 6-year-old girl in Kabul. According to reports, the marriage rites was observed on Friday and the accused has since been arrested in the latest case of child marriages which has been an unavoidable scourge…
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It’s been days since two knife-wielding men attacked a church in France, taking four people hostage and making them watch in horror while they slit Father Jacques Hamel’s throat. Two of the hostages were nuns while the other two are said to be worshipers. Image shows an emotional French nun Sister Danielle (L) during a…
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SAUDI ARABIA (Arab News): In the context of the drop in oil prices, which has caused a level of disruption and re-prioritization of development agendas in Saudi Arabia and across the GCC, there is a move on the part of regional governments to look at new models for national revenue through economic diversification planning. On its…
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Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced he will show some kindness to his political enemies by withdrawing all lawsuits against people who have been charged with insulting him. This, he says, will serve as a “one-off gesture of goodwill” which has been inspired by feelings of unity in the country in the wake of the…
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A 59-year-old woman who was recently released from prison in Oregon, found it very hard to cope with life just like any other free citizen, so she made a quick decision to rob a bank and get back to where she came from. Image: Linda Patricia Thompson Linda Patricia Thompson was said to have robbed a bank…
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