New Year

Zuckerberg makes 'fixing' Facebook a personal goal

London - Muslimchronicle

Known for annual personal goals ranging from killing his own food to learning Mandarin, Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg's stated mission for this year is to 'fix' the social network. Zuckerberg began taking on New Year's challenges in 2009, when he wore a neck tie every day as a reminder of the importance of making Facebook profitable despite global financial woes.Read more

UN’s Guterres issues year-end ‘red alert’ for a world divided

United Nations - Muslimchronicle

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday issued a year-end “red alert” to a world he said faces the perils of inequality, nationalism, xenophobia and possibly even nuclear war unless it works to resolve its differences. “When I took office one year ago, I appealed for 2017 to be a year for peace,” he said in his New Year’s message. “Unfortunately,Read more

Ragheb issues new song with Egyptian accent

Beirut - Michal Hadad

Sources revealed that Lebanese singer Ragheb Allama hosted Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel Wahab in his house in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, as he was keen to perform his latest works before her. He revealed to her that he plans to issue a new song with Egyptian accent in the near future. Allama stressed that he will also issue aRead more

Mohamed Shaker renewed his father’s song

Beirut - Muslimchronicle

Singer Mohamed Fadl Shaker revealed that he renewed the song launched before by his father in coincidence with the celebrations of the New Year, saying that he filmed the song “New Year” as a video clip with singer Rema Yussef. He added that he took the step to express his appreciation to his father who performed a major role to inspire himRead more

North Korea's 'Ever Victorious' firms face China axe

Beijing - Muslimchronicle

From restaurants with singing waitresses, to secluded traders in back alleys, North Korean businesses in Beijing face a precarious start to the New Year with a looming, sanctions-linked January deadline to shut up shop. Accounting for 90 percent of North Korea's trade, China is a major outpost for what little financial and economic interests its secretive ally has abroad.Read more

SIS marks Christmas with festive celebrations

Kuwait - Muslimchronicle

Smart Indian School (SIS) celebrated Christmas and New Year in the school auditorium on 20 December with the glowing kids of Grades 1 to 5. The festive culminated with the kids appareled in shimmering outfits coupled with their passion to demonstrate the best that they could perform on stage. The children’s program included the buoyant ballad dance, energetic yuletide carolsRead more

Charlotte Connoley announces blog launch

London - Muslimchronicle

Celebrity facialist and skincare expert Charlotte Connoley will be launching a beauty blog in the New Year. Launching in January 2018, Charlotte’s blog will be available on her website charlotteconnoley.com, and will share her insider tips for getting skin worthy of the A-list, as well as product recommendations, product reviews and expert advice on the specialisms of skincare, body care,Read more

Love but above all peace: year end wishes in Damascus

Damascus - Muslimchronicle

In a cozy Damascus coffee shop, university student Solaf Hammoud scribbles a heartfelt New Year wish on a yellow card then hangs it on a twinkling Christmas tree. Instead of tinsel and baubles, the Christmas tree is decorated with a simple string of lights and dozens of coloured squares bearing the hopes and prayers of Damascenes, war-weary after nearly sevenRead more

Transparency is the basis of UAE, Saif says

DUBAI - Arab Today

The UAE government’s transparency and direct communication goes back to the country’s founding fathers and has continued to gain its citizen’s confidence and trust, said Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nayhan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, at the concluding session of the Public Diplomacy and Government Communication Forum. “Communication determines winning or losing a battle. Our leadership doesRead more