Fri, 11/26/2010 - 00:01 by harsheeb
Abu Dhabi-- Joe Jonas, of the Jonas Brothers, and girlfriend Ashley Greene, say airport security officials in Abu Dhabi stopped them after finding knives in his luggage.
Jonas, an avid cook, purchased the knife set during a trip to the Middle East, and stowed it in his carry-on luggage, US Weekly reported.
"We were going from the Middle East to New York, so (there was) tons of security, tons of screenings," Greene, 23, said on Lopez Tonight Tuesday. "We got through one, surprisingly enough."
But by the time the couple reached the second checkpoint, airport security "looked at us with these stern faces like, 'What's in your bag?'" Greene said.
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Wed, 10/20/2010 - 06:09 by harsheeb
Sana-- Yemen's oil reserves are estimated at 11.9 billion barrels of oil, a government agency said Tuesday.
The Petroleum Exploration and Production Authority said a new study had estimated Yemen's reserves, indicating the country's oil industry requires more investment, Saba reported.
Nasr al-Humaidi, the head of the agency, said using updated technology would likely increase the estimate further.
Copyright 2010 United Press International
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Sat, 02/20/2010 - 10:39 by Rakhi Kaptiyal
Jizan, Saudi Arabia -- A Saudi Arabian court handed down a 120-lash sentence to a man who was simultaneously married to six women -- two more than the legal limit.
The man, whose name was not released, told the Jizan province court he did not know he was violating Shariah, Islamic law, by having more than four wives at the same time, the BBC reported Friday.
The defendant, a member of the Saudi Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, a religious police force, was also ordered to read two chapters of the Koran and was banned from leading prayers.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Fri, 02/19/2010 - 09:23 by harsheeb
Dubai -- Defending champion Venus Williams shook off an early service break and posted a straight-set quarterfinal victory at the $2 million Dubai Tennis Championships.
Pavlyuchenkova had the early advantage with a break that put her up 3-1 in the first set before Williams came back with two breaks and a hold to win the set.
Williams goes against Israeli Shahar Peer, who advanced when eighth-seeded Na Li retired with a back injury in the semifinals. Peer was ahead 7-5, 3-0 when the match was stopped. Williams won in straight sets both previous times she played Peer.
The other semifinal Friday sends No. 4-seeded Victoria Azarenka against seventh-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska, who have split their four career meetings.
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Sun, 02/07/2010 - 09:40 by shalini.bahadur
Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- Lee Westwood, the top-ranked golfer on the European Tour, was among four players tied for the lead Saturday at the Dubai Desert Classic.
He shot 4-under-par 68 in Saturday's third round and at 11-under 205, was joined at the top of the leaderboard by Alvaro Quiros (67), Miguel Angel Jimenez (68) and Thongchai Jaidee (69).
"Any time I'm in contention, that gets me buzzing and excited," said Westwood, who was 1-over after six holes in his third round Saturday. "I'll play aggressively (and) won't do anything stupid, but I'll shoot at the flags that need to be shot at."
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Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:49 by shalini.bahadur
Cairo -- Muslims should not use verses from the Koran or the daily calls to prayer as ringtones for their cellphones, the Grand Mufti of Egypt said in a fatwa.
Ali Gomaa said religious poetry or songs can be used by those who want to honor their religion on their cellphones but not the Koran, The al-Arabiya news network reported. The broadcaster said it has a copy of the fatwa.
"The Koran came from God so that we can worship Him and it should be read or listened to with reverence," Gomaa said in his fatwa. "Picking up the phone is sure to interrupt the verse and this is disrespectful to the holy book."
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Fri, 01/22/2010 - 10:22 by shalini.bahadur
Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- Jermaine Jackson says his pop star brother Michael was close to converting to Islam before he died last June.
The brothers and their other siblings were raised as Jehovah's Witnesses, but Jermaine, one of the original members of the Jackson 5, converted to Islam in 1989.
He told al-Arabiya TV Wednesday that Michael had read up on Islam and been moved by its teachings when he spent a year living in the Bahrain region.
Jermaine also said he encouraged Michael to convert because he felt it might help the reclusive star deal with his personal, legal and professional troubles.
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Sat, 01/09/2010 - 09:11 by harsheeb
Dubai -- The world's tallest building in the United Arab Emirates was the stage Friday for two parachutists who claimed a world's record for base-jumping.
Nasser al-Niyadi was the first to leap from a height of 672 meters (2,205 feet) from the 818-meter (2,684-foot) Burj Khalifa office tower in Dubai, Gulf News reported.
"The Burj Khalifa jump was the toughest jump I have done yet," al-Niyadi said. "I'm used to jumping out of planes where the second you're off you can feel the wind forces and you're able to control your flight.
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Mon, 01/04/2010 - 02:41 by harsheeb
Miami -- The upcoming filming in Miami of a new superhero movie starring Indian actor Shahrukh Khan represents a new trend in filmmaking, a film official says.
The Miami Herald said Saturday that Khan will portray a Miami software engineer who mistakenly creates a video-game villain in "Ra.One," the newest film production in South Florida stemming from the Indian film industry, commonly known as Bollywood.
Film coordinator Graham Winick said such international attention to South Florida comes after the region was known for serving as a secondary location to Hollywood productions.
"We used to joke that we were Hollywood East,'' the Miami Beach film official said. "Now we're Bollywood West."
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Thu, 12/17/2009 - 07:21 by harsheeb
Dubai -- U.S. golfer Tiger Woods will continue to construct a first class golf course in Dubai, HotelierMiddleEast.com reported Wednesday.
The confirmation was made in a statement by Tiger Woods Dubai as he continues his effort to rebuild his family and personal life after numerous revelations in the past several weeks about extramarital affairs.
"The Tiger Woods Dubai, a member of the Dubai Properties Group, can confirm that it remains committed to the completion of its centerpiece Al Ruwaya Golf Course, and that progress continues on the first golf course designed by Tiger Woods Design," Wednesday's statement read.
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Wed, 12/09/2009 - 11:30 by shalini.bahadur
Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- "Nine," the film version of the Broadway musical homage to Federico Fellini's "8 ½," is set to open the Dubai International Film Festival 6 Wednesday.
Rob Marshall's "Nine" premieres in the Middle East at the DIFF, officials said. The Festival closes Dec. 16 with the Middle East theater premiere of James Cameron's ("Titanic") "Avatar."
This year's DIFF will be the most ambitious ever, with 168 films from 55 countries being screened, officials said. The first DIFF in 2004 screened 76 films from 27 countries.
Gerald Butler headlines the celebrity list and is scheduled to receive the Variety International Star of the Year Award at the Festival. Matt Dillon, Christina Ricci and Mandy Moore will attend, officials said.
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Sun, 11/08/2009 - 11:21 by shalini.bahadur
Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- As the horse racing world turned attention to the Breeders' Cup in California, racing action quietly resumed in the United Arab Emirates this weekend.
There were season-opening cards on dirt and turf for thoroughbreds and Arabian purebreds at Dubai's Jebel Ali racecourse and neighboring Emirates Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. Dubai's signature Nad Al Sheba racecourse has closed in advance of the Jan. 28 opening of the world's largest racing circuit at Meydan, finishing construction at an adjacent site.
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