Family

Pence tours Southeast Asia's largest mosque

Jakarta - Arab Today

US Vice President Mike Pence and his family have toured Jakarta's Istiqlal Mosque, the largest in Southeast Asia. The Pences removed their shoes at the entrance and his wife and daughters covered their heads with scarves. Inside they stopped at a large drum called a bedug as a man demonstrated the drumming. They then stopped at an open terrace thatRead more

Time-saving tips for you to have a little break

Muscat - Arab Today

You wake up before the sun rises to shower and get ready for the day. Soon you hear the patter of tiny feet upstairs. You get breakfast ready for your little ones and then get them dressed. Between packing bags and preparing lunches, you barely have time to grab breakfast for yourself. You rush out the door just in timeRead more

Four dynamic ways to style your family’s portraits

Muscat - Arab Today

Take a look at your family. How many changes have crept in since last year? It certainly is easy enough to have a friend snap some pictures on a smartphone and print off a stack of copies with a pre-designed template. But if you take the idea a couple of steps further, booking a session with a professional photographer willRead more

Know the art of gift giving

Muscat - Arab Today

Kevin’s 16th birthday fell on a bright winter morning many years ago. That day he found no wrapped gift waiting for him on the kitchen table, instead he found an envelope. His mother had enclosed a note that read: It’s a gift that will last for life in your memories. Tucked behind her letter were travel documents for an adventureRead more

Beyonce and Jay Z expecting twins

New York - Arab Today

Pop superstar Beyoncé announced Wednesday that she is pregnant - this time with twins. Beyoncé -- who already has a five-year-old daughter with her husband, rap mogul Jay Z -- showed a picture of herself on Instagram in lingerie, her arms cradling her rounded belly. “We would like to share our love and happiness. We have been blessed two timesRead more

Hussa bint Salman arrives in Doha to offer condolences

Jeddah - Arab Today

A high-level delegation of Saudi Princesses arrived in Doha on Wednesday 26th October 2016 to offer condolences following the demise of HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani. A high-ranking delegation of an elite Royal Family members which included the daughter of the Saudi Sovereign, HRH Princess Hussa bint Salman bin Abdulaziz was led by Their Royal Highnesses Princesses NoufRead more

Breakups are in the air: Naomi Watts, partner split

Los Angeles - Arab Today

Actors Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber are splitting up after 11 years together, the couple said in a statement on Monday. Watts, 47, and Schreiber, 48, said that “the best way forward for us as a family is to separate as a couple.” “It is with great love, respect and friendship in our hearts that we look forward to raisingRead more

Philippines kills 11 Abu Sayyaf militants after beheading

Manila - Arab Today

Philippine troops killed at least 11 Abu Sayyaf militants, including an influential commander, in an assault on the extremists Friday following their beheading of a captive whose family was too poor to pay ransom, the military said, according to ABC News. Regional military commander Maj. Filemon Tan said 17 soldiers were wounded when hundreds of army troops surrounded a vastRead more

Ex-Jamaat leader’s son abducted in Dhaka

Dhaka - Arab Today

Police have abducted the son of a top Bangladeshi war crimes convict, his family said Tuesday, the latest in a series of forced disappearances of opposition leaders’ children. More than 30 plainclothes officers seized Abdullahil Amaan Azmi from his home in the capital Dhaka, his family said in a statement. The police had no warrant and gave no reason forRead more

North Korean deputy ambassador in UK defects to South

Seoul , South Korea - Arab Today

North Korea’s deputy ambassador in London has defected with his family to South Korea, making him the highest-ranking Pyongyang diplomat ever to flee the isolated regime, South Korea said on Wednesday. The Unification Ministry in Seoul declined to say when or how Thae and his family arrived, or how many relatives accompanied him. Thae defected due to discontent with theRead more