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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Qatar Airways announced on Monday that it has suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia with immediate affect. “Qatar Airways has suspended all flights to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” until 1159 GMT the same day, a statement from the Doha-based carrier said. A spokeswoman added that it was unclear if the suspension would be extended. The post Qatar Airways suspends all flights to Saudi Arabia appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2qPpYZ7

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The national president of Environmental Management Association of Nigeria (EMAN), Dr Emmanuel Ating, has urged the Federal Government to make budgetary provision for the clean-up of the Niger Delta region. Ating made the call on Monday in Uyo while speaking on the environmental challenges in the region caused by oil and gas exploitation. “There should be a special fund set aside in the budget every year for the clean-up of the Niger Delta region. “The government should realise that the money used for the running of our economy is from oil taken from the region. “Hence, a substantial amount of that money should be ploughed back to preserve the Niger Delta environment,” Ating said. He also urged the Federal Government to strengthen the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) to enforce compliance on issues of environmental management in the country. Atings called for the expansion of NESREA laws to cover regulation of oil a...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The son of a mafia boss’ is facing life in jail for gunning down his best pal who simply ‘liked’ a Facebook picture of his girlfriend. Victim Francesco Prestia, 19, was left dead in an olive field in Mileto, Italy, with three bullets in his chest. His killer has been named in Italian media as 15-year-old Alex Pititto, the son of ‘Ndrangheta mafia boss Salvatore Pititto, known as ‘El Tio’, or the Uncle. Pititto saw the Facebook ‘like’ as a “lack of respect”, according to local media reports. He is reported to have turned himself into police and led them to the olive grove where he had left his friend’s body. Local media reports that the teenage mobster had long suspected his friend had feelings for his girlfriend. But when he saw that Francesco had ticked the ‘like’ button for a new picture on her Facebook profile he called his friend to a meeting in a remote field and gunned him down, reports said. Ironically, he had recently posted a picture of him and his...

http://ift.tt/2rnmh0e < Previous 1 of 10 Next > This photo taken on May 29, 2017 shows the new passenger station in the town of Mtito Andei, midway between the capital Nairobi and coastal city Mombasa. More than a century after a colonial railway gave birth to modern Kenya, the country is betting on a new Chinese-built route to cement its position as the gateway to East Africa. The $3.2 billion (2.8 billion euro) railway linking Nairobi with the port city of Mombasa will May 31 take its first passengers on the 472 kilometre (293 mile) journey, allowing them to skip a hair-raising drive on one of Kenya's most dangerous highways. / AFP PHOTO / TONY KARUMBA This photo taken on May 29, 2017 shows the new Mombasa passenger terminus. More than a century after a colonial railway gave birth to modern Kenya, the country is betting on a new Chinese-built route to cement its position as the gateway to East Africa. The $3.2 billion (2.8 billion euro) railway linking Na...

http://ift.tt/2s94fNb Arsenal's French manager Arsene Wenger holds the FA Cup trophy on the pitch after their win over Chelsea in the English FA Cup final football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley stadium in London on May 27, 2017. Aaron Ramsey scored a 79th-minute header to earn Arsenal a stunning 2-1 win over Double-chasing Chelsea on Saturday and deliver embattled manager Arsene Wenger a record seventh FA Cup. / AFP PHOTO / Adrian DENNIS /  Arsenal legend Ian Wright fears Arsene Wenger would leave the Gunners “totally in the lurch” if he decides to quit the Premier League club this week. Wenger met Arsenal majority shareholder Stan Kroenke and chief executive Ivan Gazidis on Monday to discuss his future before his contract expires next month. The 67-year-old is also due to attend an Arsenal board meeting on Tuesday when the directors will be told whether he will extend his 21-year reign. Wenger has been heavily criticised this season, with Arsenal fans ca...

http://ift.tt/2rNBqbq Anti-government protesters block the Francisco Fajardo highway in Caracas during a demonstration against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on May 27, 2017. Demonstrations that got underway in late March have claimed the lives of 58 people, as opposition leaders seek to ramp up pressure on Venezuela's leftist president, whose already-low popularity has cratered amid ongoing shortages of food and medicines, among other economic woes. / AFP PHOTO / JUAN BARRETO Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday blamed opposition demonstrators for the killing of a retired military officer and called it a hate crime. The slain 34-year-old retired National Guard lieutenant, who has yet to be identified, was beaten and shot to death by attackers Saturday night in the town of Cabudare in the western state of Lara, prosecutors said. They did not link the man’s death to the wave of sometimes violent anti-government protests that have raged for 58 straight days, with ...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J THE RESURRECTION OF CORPSOCRACY by Fani – Kayode The day before yesterday we were told by the First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, that her husband was not as ill as most of us believed and that despite his obvious challenges he has continued to “carry out his responsibilities”. On the same day the media went to great lengths to convince us, without providing any pictures, that the President had resumed work and that he had had a series of fruitful and productive meetings with his Minister of Justice and the Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) respectively. They assured us that he would definately preside over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting which was scheduled to hold the following day. All of these assertions proved to be false. Buhari has now missed his FOURTH Federal Ececutive Council meeting in a row due to his chronic and debilitating ill health. Whoever is holding this poor, frail, sick and elderly man to ranso...

http://ift.tt/2pNWI8n Manchester City's Argentinian striker Sergio Aguero (L) celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Hull City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north west England, on April 8, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Geoff CADDICK / Manchester City can look forward to a run of three successive home games after just doing enough to remain on track for a place in next season’s Champions League following Sunday’s 2-2 draw away to Premier League strugglers Middlesbrough. Pep Guardiola’s men had to twice come from behind to earn a point at the Riverside, with the draw helping them remain fourth — the last Champions League qualifying spot on offer to English clubs — in the table, a point and a place above Manchester United. City manager Guardiola deserved to take much of the blame for an unconvincing display in the northeast, with the Spanish boss making changes that included leaving Leroy Sane and R...

http://ift.tt/2ql1hEo Beach Eagles outlasted Mexico in the extra-time period, with Abu scoring the winner just seconds from the end to claim the two points on offer. Nigeria staged a remarkable comeback to defeat Mexico 5-4 in extra time of their Group B clash on Saturday at the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Nassau, Bahamas. It was the Mexicans that initially took control of the contest at the National Beach Soccer Arena after goals from Abdiel Villa, Angel Rodriguez and Ramon Maldonado. However, the West Africans responded with a pair of goals from Emeka Ogbonna and Azeez Abu. After this, a late Victor Tale penalty kick resulted in the first regulation-time draw at Bahamas 2017. Nigeria outlasted Mexico in the extra-time period, with Abu scoring the winner just seconds from the end to claim the two points on offer. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the win meant the Super Sand Eagles have revived hopes of a quarter-final qualification. After a 6-12 los...