Qatar 2022 World Cup Preparation- As Qatar puts its foot down on female tourists dress code

 Qatar has issued a decree advising tourists that leggings are not considered pants and are not modest enough to wear in public.
Leggings have been singled out in pamphlets distributed by the Gulf state as inappropriate attire for tourists in the notoriously strict Islamic country.

 

 The Reflect Your Respect campaign, launched by the Qatar Islamic Cultural Center, has listed some advice and tips for tourists on how to dress modestly in preparation for the 2022 Football World Cup it is hosting.

 

The pamphlets ask visitors to help preserve Qatar's culture and values. They state: 'If you are in Qatar, you are one of us. Please dress modestly in public places.'

It then adds: 'Leggings are not pants.'

The campaign uses social media to help get its message across, including the use of its own Twitter account.

There are a range of other recommendations included in the campaign that visitors need to be wary of if planning to travel to Qatar.

The campaign has received a mixed reaction online.

One person responded: 'If this campaign ran in the UK it would be blasted for being "racist". Why is it suddenly acceptable elsewhere, regardless of religious or cultural beliefs? Basic human rights should be accepted globally, not just where some see fit.'

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Police probe into alleged match-fixing of World Cup friendly between Scotland and Nigeria in London

An investigation has been launched into todays World Cup friendly between Scotland and Nigeria over claims of attempted match-fixing.
The National Crime Agency has been in talks with both FIFA and the Scottish Football Association (SFA) after receiving intelligence of potential bids to rig the game.
The game to be played today Wednesday at Fulham's Craven Cottage ground in London is part of a string of warm-up matches ahead of the tournament in Brazil next month.

Confirming the probe, the SFA has revealed that it has been 'liaising' with police for three days after they were given a tip off concerning the clash.
Believed to involve the Asian betting market, there have been no specific indications as to whether the attempted scam involves spot fixing or match outcome.
There is no suggestion of players being involved in tomorrow's potential scam.
SFA Chief executive Stewart Regan tonight stated that the governing body are taking the issue very seriously.
He said: ‘We have been liaising with the relevant authorities, the National Crime Agency and FIFA, and we will be preparing for the match as normal.’
The NCA, which investigates organized crime, and FIFA both declined to comment on the report.
The Gambling Commission have already issued an alert to UK betting operators to be vigilant over irregular betting patterns in four friendlies taking place on Wednesday night – one of which is Nigeria v Scotland.
The others are USA v Azerbaijan in San Francisco, South Korea’s game with Tunisia in Seoul, Denmark v Sweden in Copenhagen and Mexico v Israel in Mexico City.

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Nigeria's First Lady Response to Letter 'Letter to Boko Haram' given her by Some Kids Celebrating childrens Day

Some Nigerian children who paid a courtesy visit to First Lady Patience Jonathan today in Abuja to mark the Children's Day celebration seized the opportunity to hand her letters they wrote to Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau protesting the abduction of the Chibok girls and asked the First Lady to pass the letter to him.

Mama Peace received the letter but immediately told the children that she doesn't know who Shekau is but would give their letters to the Chief of Defence Staff who would help deliver it accordingly..

"Let me thank the children that gave me letter to give Boko Haram. Well, I have received your letter, but I’m not the one to give it to Boko Haram because I don’t know Boko Haram and I have never seen Boko Haram. But I will give it to NSA or Chief of Defence Staff who will submit your letter accordingly. To my children parliament, thank you for your letter. Thank you for your deliberation. I have received what you gave to me. I will make sure I pass it to the president because it is addressed to him and the other one is addressed to Boko Haram. That is why the two are different.” she said

Mama Peace advised the children and Nigerians in general to desist from speaking evil or reigning abuses on the President, saying he is the head of the country as God has made him so. She drew her advice from the bible

"It is bad to abuse our country and the president because God has made him the head. The almighty God commands us to pray for our leaders. We therefore need to pray for the development of our country and the president.

Remember that a child that abuses his father and mother is disobeying God’s commandment because the bible says in Exodus 20:12 that you should honour your father and mother so that you may live long in the land that the Lord your God has given you. The holy Bible is not referring to only biological parents. Any one that is older than you even for a day must be respected. Let us therefore join hands and rebuild our country Nigeria” she advised

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Toure talk of a possible PSG move

Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has cast further doubt on his future by saying it would be "an honour" to play for Paris Saint-Germain.
Over the last week there were reports that all was not well with the Ivory Coast midfielder after his agent complained the player was not respected enough by the club's hierarchy, even suggesting the 31-year-old was unhappy his recent birthday was not marked properly.
Dimitry Seluk said last Tuesday he rated Toure staying at City as "50-50" and the player's comments about PSG will only increase speculation he is looking to move on.
"Given the goals of Paris, how could you not be interested in a club like that?" Toure told France Football. "PSG have become one of the strongest teams in Europe. It would be an honour to one day play for a club like that. If I can be of service..."
In the interview, the midfielder did little to play down suggestions a summer move could be on the cards.
"Given the magnificent season Manchester City have had, everyone talks about me and everything is open," he added. "My agent, Dimitry, is hanging on the telephone and he knows what he has to do, I have complete confidence in him. Nobody knows what can happen tomorrow, my attention is on the World Cup and we will see afterwards.
"Yes, I have said I would like to finish my career at Barcelona. You never know because football moves quickly, you never know."
Seluk reiterated his view from last week that Toure should be offered a job on City's backroom staff when he finishes playing. "A role at City after his [playing] career? Of course. Like Real Madrid have done with [Zinedine] Zidane, for example," he said. "Zidane played there and afterwards began working for the club.
"Yaya will need a club in the future. We do not want more money or a longer contract, anything like that, just the right attention. More attention on Yaya, and that he feels happy at the club, that is the most important thing.
"I will tell you one more time, we do not need more money."

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The Sudanese Pregnant woman facing death for apostasy gives birth in prison

A doctor who is facing execution in Sudan for marrying a Christian gave birth to a baby girl in prison today.
Meriam Ibrahim, who has spent the past four months shackled to the floor in a disease-ridden jail, gave birth five days early.
The baby was born in the hospital wing at Omdurman Federal Women’s Prison in North Khartoum and is said to be healthy.

Her lawyer Mohaned Mustafa Elnour said: 'This is some good news in what has been a terrible ordeal for Meriam.

'I am planning to visit her with her husband Daniel later today. I think they are going to call the baby Maya.’

Meriam, 27, was sentenced to death by hanging earlier this month after being found guilty of converting from Islam to Christianity and marrying a Christian man, U.S. citizen Daniel Wani, who lives in Manchester, New Hampshire.
She will receive 100 lashes before she is executed - sometime in the next two years.
Before the birth, Meriam made the defiant claim that she would rather die than give up her faith.
In a heart-wrenching conversation with her husband during a rare prison visit, Meriam told him: 'If they want to execute me then they should go ahead and do it because I’m not going to change my faith.’
An Islamic Sharia judge said she could be spared the death penalty if she publicly renounced her faith and becomes a Muslim once more.
Meriam insists she has always been a Christian and told her husband she could not 'pretend to be a Muslim' just to spare her life.
She told him: 'I refuse to change. I am not giving up Christianity just so that I can live.
'I know I could stay alive by becoming a Muslim and I would be able to look after our family, but I need to be true to myself.’

Daniel, a 27-year-old biochemist, revealed his wife’s defiant stance
at his modest home in the dusty Sudanese capital city of Khartoum.Sitting beneath glamorous photographs of his wife taken at their wedding in December 2011, he said: 'My wife is very, very strong. She is stronger than me.
'When they sentenced her to death I broke down and tears were streaming down my eyes. Our lawyers were passing me tissues. But she stayed strong.
'She did not flinch when she was sentenced. It was amazing to see, particularly because she is the one facing the death penalty.’
Daniel was in Khartoum trying to arrange for Meriam and their 20-month-old son Martin to live with him in the US when his wife was arrested in September. She was three weeks pregnant with their second child.
She has been held since February in Omdurman Federal Women’s Prison, North Khartoum, with Martin.

The authorities will not release Martin into the care of his father because they claim he is a Muslim too.
She spends much of her time shackled to the floor, is not receiving enough nutrition in her food to cope with the rigours of a difficult pregnancy and is rarely allowed outside.
Both she and her bewildered son have contracted various illnesses because of the poor sanitation at the jail.

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UEFA charges Atletico Madrid Manager 'Simeone' and Real Player 'Alonso'

UEFA has announced that disciplinary proceedings have been opened against Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone and Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso following the Champions League final last Saturday.
Simeone faces action after his "dismissal from the bench" while UEFA cites a "breach of general principles of conduct" regarding Alonso.

Atletico's Simeone confronted Real defender Raphael Varane during extra time of his side's 4-1 loss in Lisbon, before being reprimanded by the referee for his actions.
Simeone's case will be dealt with by the UEFA Control and Disciplinary Body on July 17.
UEFA does not provide specifics of Alonso's charge, although footage has shown the Spaniard, who was suspended for the final, leaving his seat and running along the touchline.
Both sides have also been charged for receiving more than five yellow cards each.

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First Official look inside Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's lavish Italian wedding

It was without doubt the wedding event of the year.

Now, the first official photos of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's lavish Italian ceremony, that took place on Saturday at the Forte di Belvedere in Florence, have been revealed by E!.

In the first picture, the couple look absolutely over-the-moon as they kiss in front of their closest family and friends, standing by a huge wonderwall of flowers, moments after saying 'I do' and exchanging their Lorraine Schwartz wedding bands.

Also revealed in all its glory, is Kim's exquisite wedding dress.

The mermaid-silhouette gown that featuring delicate white lace was custom-made by Givenchy Haute Couture.

Small panels of a sheer lace decorated the arm and also accentuated her slimmed down waist.

The backless dress was long-sleeved with a train, while a dramatic flowing white cathedral-length silk veil completed the look. The bride's hair was worn loose and long, with her make-up restrained and flawless.

Guests stood as Kim came face to face with her fiancé, who wore a black custom-made Givenchy suit.

The couple gazed at one another as the vows were said under the direction of Rich Wilkerson Jr, a pastor from North Miami.

Kim's bridesmaids, her sisters Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall and Kylie were all dressed in white, although their dresses did not match.

They sat front row next to mother-of-the-bride Kris Jenner, also in white, and Bruce Jenner, who like most of the male guests wore a black suit.

Grandmother Kris held baby North on her lap, while Kourtney had little Penelope on hers.

And in the first wedding pictures, Kim's adorable daughter is seen watching as her parents walk down the aisle after getting married.

Speaking moments after the ceremony to E! News, who film the family's reality show Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Kris said she was 'beyond bursting with happiness for Kim, Kanye and baby North'.

'Such a magical, romantic wedding!' she added. 'I feel blessed to have my new son and his family as part of ours.'

And Kanye seemed equally ebullient, with a source telling MailOnline he gave an eight-minute speech to the gathered guests.

'I just wanna stop the music a second 'cos my baby's coming back with a new dress on. Here she is - Kim Kardashian West,' he said, introducing his bride.

After the ceremony, the guests broke bread together sitting family style on a 70-metre-long marble banquet table - a gift from master craftsman Gualtiero Vannelli who used marble from the Tuscan quarry in Carrara, according to Us Weekly.

 

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Wiz Khalifa Addresses His Jail Selfie

Wiz Khalifa recently made headlines after he was arrested for marijuana possession in Texas and tweeted a selfie when he was still in custody. In an interview at the SoundSet Music Festival in Minnesota over the weekend, Khalifa revealed that he duped a police officer to gain access to the phone, saying that he needed to tell his wife Amber Rose about the arrest.

When asked about the guard's reactions after he took photos and uploaded them to the internet, Khalifa said, "He was pissed." The rapper continued, "Shout out to Officer (name edited out in video). I shouldn't even said his name neither cause he don't want no one to know who he is. I just double (screwed) you now. I was like, 'Yo, can I get that phone, man? I really need to call my wife. I gotta tell her what happened.' And then he gave me the phone and I was like, 'Selfie.' "

The "Young, Wild & Free" rapper, who was released in time for the festival, also talked about the arrest onstage. "I'm gonna ride for y'all. The same way y'all ride for me. Same way when y'all heard I was in that cell and y'all went on Twitter and y'all said, 'Free Chuck/Wiz'... y'all better believe I snuck my cell phone in there for that s**t. I wasn't going to miss out on the people who really care about me," he told the crowd.

Khalifa, whose real name is Cameron Thomaz, was arrested at the El Paso International Airport on early Sunday morning, May 25 for bringing 0.5 grams of marijuana. He was released on a $300 bail.

"Mr. (Cameron) Thomaz was placed under arrest after he was found to have a small amount of marijuana as he passed through a TSA Checkpoint at the airport," El Paso police said in a statement to ABC-7. "While in custody he asked to use his phone to call a relative. The handling officer allowed Mr. Thomaz to make that call and during that time he used that opportunity to take the pictures. To be clear, given the circumstances of this case it would not be uncommon to honor such a request."

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