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After Essaouira’s Stampede, Americans Trample Each Other for TVs on Black Friday

Rabat - Muslimchronicle

Following the tragic stampede which took place on Sunday, November 19 in the commune of Sidi Boulaam, near Essaouira, Morocco, in which 15 people were killed and another 40 suffered injuries, I couldn’t help but reflect on the striking contrast between this event and the human stampedes which occur every year on “Black Friday” in the US. When we seeRead more

Moody’s cuts Turkey’s outlook to ‘negative’

Istanbul - Arab Today

Ratings agency Moody’s on Friday cut its outlook for Turkey to “negative” from “stable,” citing continuing erosion of its institutional strength — the latest hit for an emerging market struggling to win back investor favor. Once seen as one of the world’s most promising emerging markets, Turkey has been hurt by deepening investor concerns about political uncertainty following last year’sRead more

Erdogan’s ‘Nazi’ comments are ‘crazy, out of line’

Netherlands - Arab Today

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Saturday denounced remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan likening the Dutch to Nazis as “crazy,” adding it was “way out of line.” They were “crazy remarks,” Rutte told reporters as he campaigned for re-election in Wednesday’s polls in The Netherlands. “I understand that they are angry but this is way out of line,”Read more

Film star Bill Paxton dies at 61

Los Angeles - Arab Today

Hollywood actor Bill Paxton, best known for his roles in such blockbusters as “Apollo 13” and “Titanic,” has died at the age of 61, a family representative said Sunday. The versatile Texas-born actor was a familiar face on US movie screens, with a string of memorable credits to his name from a career spanning several decades. “It is with heavyRead more

Hrithik Roshan: Dubai is Second home

Dubai - Arab Today

Bollywood actors Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gautam were in Dubai on Saturday to promote their upcoming film “Kaabil,” which they say is the toughest and most exciting adventure of their lives. “I grew as an actor. I have acted in many genres but films like “Kaabil” make you excited about the prospect of going to work every day,” Roshan saidRead more

Oscar hopeful Kidman ‘relates to adopted child’

Sydney - Arab Today

Australian star Nicole Kidman says her experience as the mother of adopted children meant she closely related to her character in the movie “Lion,” tipped as an Oscar favorite. Garth Davis’s film about a young man from India adopted by an Australian family who searches for his long-lost blood relatives using Google Earth, has already received a Golden Globe nodRead more

Miley Cyrus slams ‘Supergirl’

Los Angeles - Arab Today

Miley Cyrus is taking issue with the CW series, “Supergirl,” because she says having a show with a gender attached to it is “weird.” The pop singer tells Variety the actress who plays the title character, Melissa Benoist, is a woman, “not a little girl.” She also questions “what if you’re a little boy who wants to be a girlRead more