Sunday, October 18

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Turkish military base in Qatar complicates the situation
1Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, ENGLISH

Turkish military base in Qatar complicates the situation

    Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Turkey Walid Al-Khuraiji has said that the Turkish base in Qatar complicates the situation. He also expressed Riyadh’s hope that Ankara would take a neutral position on the crisis with Doha. Any regional forces are mistaken if they think that their intervention will solve the issue, and we expect these forces to respect the existing regional order and to resolve any emergency issue, Al-Khuraiji said in an interview with Turkey’s daily newspaper Daily Sabah. We hoped that Ankara would stay impartial for the sake of keeping good relations with all the Gulf countries, he said. When Ankara sided with Doha, it lost its neutrality as an unbiased party seeking mediation, he said. Bringing foreign armies from regional countries, and armored mechanisms,...
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PM’s European court stance has hamstrung Brexit negotiations
1Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

PM’s European court stance has hamstrung Brexit negotiations

    Theresa May’s absolutist stance on Britain leaving the jurisdiction of the European court of justice has hamstrung David Davis in negotiations with Brussels, according to the Brexit secretary’s former chief of staff. James Chapman, who worked for George Osborne before serving as Davis’s chief of staff until shortly before the election, said May’s insistence that the ECJ must not have oversight once Britain leaves the EU, revealed in her party conference speech last year, had made the negotiators’ task more difficult. She’s taken some absolutist positions on particular issues – I’m thinking of the European court of justice, he told the BBC’s Week in Westminster. She’s set a red line effectively for a conference speech that hamstrung these negotiations in my view, said Chapm...
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Grenfell survivor still having rent deducted for wrecked flat
1Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Grenfell survivor still having rent deducted for wrecked flat

    A woman who fled the Grenfell Tower fire found she was still having rent deducted for her wrecked flat by the council, a campaigner said. Yvette Williams, a coordinator for Justice 4 Grenfell, said the survivor made the discovery when she obtained a new bank card and saw her statement. A Tory Kensington and Chelsea councillor said she was very sorry to hear the claims. Catherine Faulks stressed she was not saying it's a tiny thing, and acknowledged it would be very upsetting for the affected person, but insisted the council is providing a a lot of hand-holding for survivors, including assigning an individual social worker to each family. Ms Williams said she received a call from the distressed survivor on Friday. She came to me and said she had just got her bank card and t...
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Doctor who killed one at NYC hospital was aggressive
1Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Doctor who killed one at NYC hospital was aggressive

    After he was forced to resign as a family medicine doctor amid sexual harassment allegations, he threatened his colleagues. He said he would kill them. On Friday, Bello returned to Bronx Lebanon Hospital with an AR-15 assault rifle tucked under his white lab coat and opened fire in his old department, killing one doctor and critically wounding six other people at the hospital, according to law enforcement officials. Bello then shot himself, and staggered, bleeding, into a hallway where he collapsed and died with the rifle at his side, officials said. A photo showed the doctor on a blood-spattered floor as police stood over him. Now, detectives are trying to piece together what prompted Bello to snap two years after he was forced out, and whether he was hunting for someone ...
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Kensington and Chelsea council leader Nicholas Paget Brown resigned
1Jul By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Kensington and Chelsea council leader Nicholas Paget Brown resigned

    Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council leader Nicholas Paget Brown has said he is stepping down following criticism of the response to the Grenfell Tower disaster. Mr Paget-Brown cancelled a meeting to discuss the fire on Thursday because journalists were attending. One of the most senior Conservative councillors in the borough then called for him to stand down. Mr Paget Brown also faced calls to resign from London Mayor Sadiq Khan and a number of other senior politicians. Grenfell fire meeting scrapped after journalists gain access On Friday he said he had to accept responsibility for perceived failings by the council after the tragedy which claimed at least 80 lives. I have therefore decided to step down as leader of the council as soon as a successor is in place, he sai...
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Attack in Commercial Road last night
30Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Attack in Commercial Road last night

Police were made aware of a robbery in Commercial Road, close to Watney St. last night about 6pm. The driver of a vehicle was squirted in the face with a noxious type liquid and his vehicle was stolen. This was later recovered in Hackney. The victim was treated at the scene for a burning sensation to his skin, but did not require further treatment. Although the liquid is unknown, the police have said it was potentially a bleach type liquid as it discoloured the victims shirt. The suspects made off in the stolen vehicle and on a moped. John Biggs, Mayor of Tower Hamlets said: "We know some of our residents are very concerned about this attack. The police have confirmed the incident was not like the terrible attack involving acid that recently took place in Newham. "We will continue to w...
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30Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, London

Eid festivities for all

Older people from a variety of backgrounds attended an Eid party with celebrations, food and music at Toynbee Hall Wellbeing Centre in Spitalfields on Thursday June 29. The council works in partnership with residents, health and community organisations to help improve the health, wealth, and wellbeing of older residents. And community organisation Toynbee Hall is one of five LinkAge Plushubs commissioned by the council to offer residents aged 50 and over, a range of social and health related activities. Cllr Rachael Saunders, Deputy Mayor and Cabinet Member for Health and Adult services said: "We support our older residents to be more independent, and to lead healthier, happier lives. Our aim is to ensure that Tower Hamlets is a borough where growing older is about retaining independence a...
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Media outlets publish false reports on Saudi Russia ties
30Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
Arab world, ENGLISH

Media outlets publish false reports on Saudi Russia ties

    An official source has said there are media outlets trying to publish false and incorrect reports about the distinguished relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Russian Federation, with the aim of damaging relations between the two friendly countries. Stressing the necessity of obtaining information on relations between the two countries from the official media, the source pointed out that the two countries are permanently committed to positive and open dialogue.  
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Trump travel ban goes into effect
30Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
America, ENGLISH

Trump travel ban goes into effect

    A scaled-back version of President Donald Trump’s travel ban took effect Thursday evening, stripped of provisions that brought protests and chaos at airports worldwide in January yet still likely to generate a new round of court fights. The new rules, the product of months of legal wrangling, aren’t so much an outright ban as a tightening of already-tough visa policies affecting citizens from six Muslim-majority countries. Refugees are covered, too. Administration officials promised that implementation this time, which started at 8 p.m., would be orderly. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Dan Hetlage said his agency expected ‘‘business as usual at our ports of entry,’’ with all valid visa holders still being able to travel. Still, immigration and refugee advocates ar...
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Theresa May survives Queen’s Speech vote in first test
30Jun By Sumon AdminNo Comments
ENGLISH, United Kingdom

Theresa May survives Queen’s Speech vote in first test

    Theresa May has secured a majority for her Queen's Speech in her first Commons test of the new Parliament. The House voted 323 to 309 to support the Government's legislative agenda for the next two years, with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) giving the Conservatives their backing following the confidence and supply deal struck earlier this week. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn faced a rebellion as 49 Labour MPs defied the party leadership to back an amendment by former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna on Brexit. Related news: Flailing Theresa May secretly agrees triple u-turn on plan to scrap public sector pay cap Shadow ministers Andy Slaughter, Catherine West and Ruth Cadbury were sacked by the Labour leader after rebelling on the vote, while Daniel Zeichner reveal...
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