Dec 16, 2015 A Syrians, who fled to Gaza, following the Syrian crisis recently open a Syrian restaurant in Gaza. The enterprise, which offers other refugees a source of livelihood, also offers the locals a chance to taste Syrian cuisine. Speaking about his decision to come to Gaza, 35-year-old chef Warif Hamido said: “One of ... Read More
Dec 16, 2015 The FC Barcelona squad recently arrived in Japan to compete in the FIFA Club World Cup. Dozens of fans gathered at the Narita International Airport to welcome members of the Spanish football team. The European champions, who face Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande on Thursday in the semi-final, are looking to become the first ... Read More
Dec 16, 2015 Britain’s Leigh McMillan recently continued his dominance of the 2015 Extreme Sailing season by winning the final double point race in Sydney to claim his third championship title. McMillan and his crew of Nasser Al Mashari, Pete Greenhalgh, Sarah Ayton and Ed Smyth secured their fifth consecutive win this season following successes ... Read More
Dec 15, 2015 A Tunisian pro-democracy group accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. The National Dialogue Quartet, which won the Peace Prize for helping build democracy in Tunisia, was presented with the award at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital. Speaking at the ceremony, Kaci Kullman Five, head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee praised ... Read More
Dec 15, 2015 Six month into his tenure, Kenya’s central bank governor, Patrick Njoroge has achieved what most of his have failed to pull off. He has shunned the fleet of luxury cars and the plush villa that come with his office, a gesture that has made people feel their money is safe in his ... Read More
Dec 15, 2015 The king of Jordan, the secretary general of the Arab League along with a host of several foreign ministers recently participated in a three-day conference in Rome on security, diplomacy and governance in the Mediterranean region. While addressing the summit’s opening plenary, Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentilloni said: “Ladies and gentlemen, the ... Read More
Dec 15, 2015 Jack Robinson, a 17 year old Australian recently claimed the Pipe Invitational but besting a specialist field of 32 to take the prestigious win and advance, alongside Runner-up Jamie O’Brien, into the Billabong Pipe Masters in Memory of Andy Irons. The final event of the 2015 Samsung Galaxy World Surf League Championship ... Read More
Dec 15, 2015 Senior officials from North and South Korea recently met for talks in a bid to improve bilateral ties and resume cooperation projects, such as cross-border tours. The relationship between the two Korean nations has experienced a series of strains for nearly six years. Hwang Boo-gi, South Korea’s vice Unification Minister, met with ... Read More
Dec 15, 2015 British-Sierra Leonean actor, singer and DJ, Idris Elba showed up in Lagos for the Premiere of his movie “Beast of No Nation” which went down at the Silverbird Galleria, Victoria Island, Lagos on Saturday December 12. Turning up at the event were various celebs and personalities including Genevieve Nnaji, Juliet Ibrahim, Gbenro ... Read More
Dec 15, 2015 Over to South Africa, where celebrated South African rapper Cassper Nyovest turned out to be the biggest loser at SA Hip Hop Awards which went down at Lyric Theatre at Gold Reef City in Johannesburg on Wednesday December 9. Despite being nominated in 5 categories, Cassper Nyovest only won the Milestone of ... Read More
