Category: National

A shipment of fake oranges hid millions of Captagon pills were intercepted by Lebanese authorities, the interior minister said Wednesday, in the latest regional seizure of the stimulant drug. Customs officers seized “nearly nine million Captagon tablets” at Beirut’s port, Bassam Mawlawi said at a press conference, noting that the cargo was heading for a Gulf country. Captagon is an amphetamine-type stimulant manufactured mostly in Lebanon and Syria. Much of it is bound for illegal recreational use in Saudi Arabia. A customs officer confirmed to AFP that this cargo was en route to Kuwait. The C… Continue reading “Lebanon seizes Captagon shipment in fake oranges”

DUBAI (Reuters) – Prominent UAE businessman Majid Al Futtaim, who founded retailing and entertainment giant MAF, has died, Dubai’s ruler said on Friday in a Twitter post paying tribute to one of the emirate’s pioneers “who gave back to the nation.” Al Futtaim, who was born in the 1930s according to local media, in 1992 established Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), a conglomerate that develops shopping malls across the Middle East and North Africa. He was ranked the third-richest Arab businessman by Forbes Magazine this year with a family fortune of $3.6 billion. “May God have mercy on our brother Majid … Continue reading “Arab billionaire businessman Majid Al Futtaim dies”

By Ayya Lmahamad Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has visited Azerbaijan’s pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020 within the framework of his visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Day.az has reported. The minister got acquainted with the exhibition of the country and with the interior of the pavilion. At the same time, Cavusoglu wrote his heartfelt words in the pavilion’s memory book. “I was glad to visit the pavilion of Azerbaijan today. Congratulations for setting up the pavilion, which comprehensively represents Azerbaijan. One nation, two states, Turkey-Azerbaijan,” he wrote. Azerbaijan i… Continue reading “Turkish FM visits Azerbaijan pavilion at Dubai Expo 2020”

Joaquin Henson – The Philippine Star November 29, 2021 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — First, PATAFA demanded World No. 6 pole vaulter EJ Obiena to return 85,000 Euros which it claimed was sent to the athlete’s account for payment to Ukrainian coach Vitaliy Petrov. When Petrov issued a statement that he had been paid in full, PATAFA looked for another charge to push Obiena into a corner and came out with falsifying liquidation records although the numbers are more than reconciled in the final tally because of an overpayment. Sports patron and American businessman Jim Lafferty yesterday decried… Continue reading “Witch-hunt on Obiena decried”

Olmin Leyba – The Philippine Star November 28, 2021 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Naturalized player Bienvenido Marañon is looking forward to fulfilling Philippine team duties in the coming ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup in Singapore. The Spanish-born striker, who was granted Filipino citizenship last July, received his first call-up from the Azkals ahead of the pandemic-delayed competition firing off Dec. 5 at the National Stadium of Singapore. “I will travel in a few days to Singapore to join the team (Azkals) and train hard to face the Suzuki Cup with enthusiasm,” Marañon said… Continue reading “Marañon eager to don Philippine jersey”

Joey Villar – Philstar.com November 17, 2021 | 4:11pm MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ Jamie Lim made her World Karate Championship debut count as she lost to Ukrainian Anita Serogina Wednesday but stayed in contention for a podium finish after the latter made the women’s kumite -61-kilogram division finals at the Hamdan Arena in Dubai. Lim, 24, bested Alana Kochieva of the Russian Federation, 4-2, Laura of France and Sarara Shimada of Japan both via majority decisions but ran into the more seasoned Serogina, the reigning World Premier League champion, in fell in the quarterfinals, 1-2. … Continue reading “Lim stays in hunt for bronze in world karate tiff”