Khalifa Sports City ready to host Futsal League
The High Organising Committee of the Khalid bin Hamad Futsal League announced that the Khalifa Sports City is ready to host the prestigious event which will take place next Sunday and will continue until August 9, 2018. This comes following the latest visit made by several members of the
Is Cristiano Ronaldo engaged?
Georgina Rodriguez added weight to growing rumours of an engagement to Cristiano Ronaldo by revealing a sparkling ring in her wedding finger as she cheered the footballer to victory in Moscow yesterday afternoon. The 24-year old wore the diamond-encrusted ring while watching Ronaldo, 33,
Baby monkey stuck in 20 foot well is reunited with its parents
A baby monkey was rescued with the help of kindhearted villagers after it got stuck inside a 20ft-deep well. A group of apes had gone down the nearly-dried well in search of water in Maharashtra, India. After quenching its thirst, one of the monkeys appeared to get scared and didn&r
Restorers unveil original face of ‘Mystic Lamb’
A painstaking restoration of the “Mystic Lamb”, a 15th-century Flemish masterpiece by the Van Eyck brothers, was unveiled on Tuesday, revealing a “much more expressive and intense” version of the central image of the giant altarpiece. Restorers from Belgium’s
Kerala man held for cheating Qatar royal family of $760,000
The Kerala police yesterday arrested a Gulf-returnee for allegedly cheating the Qatar royal family of Rs 5.60 crore ($760,000) by faking e-mail IDs of the royals. Police said they started an investigation into the case with the help of the cyber wing after receiving a complaint from the Q
Ivanka urged Trump to end family separation
US President Donald Trump’s daughter and advisor Ivanka Trump urged her father to end family separations on the US-Mexico border, US media reported. Ivanka has made no public comment on the issue, but Trump told lawmakers during a meeting Tuesday evening that she had broached the is
An overcrowded wooden ferry sank in one of the world’s deepest volcanic lakes in Sumatra
Divers and an underwater drone yesterday joined a fleet of rescue vessels in Indonesia’s search for at least 192 passengers missing two days after an overcrowded wooden ferry sank in one of the world’s deepest volcanic lakes in Sumatra. Authorities are unable to confirm how ma
Bahraini teenager jailed for planting fake bomb
The High Criminal Court has sentenced a Bahraini teenager to three years behind bars for planting a fake bomb. The defendant along with his brother is said to have gained specialised skills in the making of fake bombs and was already accused in many cases. The device was found in
