Traditional owners split over Adani mine

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 17 Apr 2016
Traditional land owners have voted in favour of allowing a coal mine to be opened by Adani in central Queensland but some from the Indigenous group have labelled the vote a sham ... Wangan and Jagalingou Family Council described it as a 'sham meeting which has engineered a sham outcome'.  ... has engineered a sham outcome".'Phoney land use'....

Acrimony and legal threat as Indigenous group approves Adani mine

Edit The Guardian 17 Apr 2016
Anti-Adani Wangan and Jagalingou Family Council says it will launch a federal court challenge over ‘sham meeting’ to endorse Carmichael mine. Traditional land owners have voted in favour of allowing a coalmine to be opened by Adani in central Queensland, but some from the Indigenous group have labelled the vote a sham ... has engineered a sham outcome”....

Adani gets land owners' consent for Oz project

Edit The Times of India 17 Apr 2016
Melbourne ... However, the anti-Adani group of W&J; representatives slammed the "sham meeting" and said it was funded by Adani ... ....

Calderon rues missed points in Al Wasl's push for third

Edit Khaleej Times 17 Apr 2016
This may well prove to be a costly miss for Al Wasl in their push for a AFC Champions League spot. The Cheetahs are currently involved in a three-way battle for third in the Arabian Gulf League along with Al Nasr and Al Wahda ... Al Nasr had moved ... But The Cheetahs were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Al Sharjah, which put a bit of a dent to their chances....

Saudi Arabia: 3 Alleged Child Offenders Await Execution (HRW - Human Rights Watch)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Apr 2016
Human Rights Watch has obtained and analyzed the trial judgments that the Specialized Criminal Court, Saudi Arabia's terrorism tribunal, handed down in 2014 against one of the men, Ali al-Nimr, and in a separate case, against Dawoud al-Marhoun and Abdullah al-Zaher ... Al-Nimr was tried individually and sentenced in May 2014 ... Al-Nimr and al-Marhoun were 17 at the time of their arrests, while al-Zaher was 15....

AFC Champions League MD5: Standings & Fixtures (AFC - Asian Football Confederation)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Apr 2016
(Source ... TUESDAY April 19 ... Al Hilal v Tractorsazi Tabriz. Al Jazira v Pakhtakor ... Nasaf v Al Ain. El Jaish v Al Ahli ... Al Nasr v Lokomotiv. Al Ittihad v Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan ... Zobahan v Al Nassr....

Netanyahu criticizes UNESCO resolution over al-Aqsa Mosque

Edit Press TV 17 Apr 2016
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has strongly condemned the latest UNESCO resolution regarding the al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which refers to the sacred site solely as a Muslim place ... The  refers to Israel as the “occupying power” at every mention, and uses the Arabic term al-Aqsa Mosque without ever calling it the Temple Mount used by Israelis....

Al Ahli stun Al Rayyan in final QSL round (QFA - Qatar Football Association)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Apr 2016
Al Ahli shocked recently-crowned champions Al Rayyan 3-2 in the final match of this season's Qatar Stars League at the Al Arabi Stadium on Saturday ... Meanwhile, Al Sailiya defeated Al Arabi 2-1....

Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula video said to show Australians killed by drones

Edit The Guardian 17 Apr 2016
Fighters identified as Abu Salma al Australi and Abu Suhaib al Australi in video released by militant group ... Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has published images of two Australians it says were killed by US drone strikes in Yemen. The fighters were pictured in a 20-minute video released this month by the militant group and identified as Abu Salma al Australi and Abu Suhaib al Australi....

Rock-solid Rashid Sumaila goads Al Qadsia to a 3-0 win over Kuwaiti FC

Edit Modern Ghana 17 Apr 2016
Solid Ghana defender Rashid Sumaila guides leaders Al Qadsia to a 3-0 win over defeding champions Kuwaiti FC as they urge closer to the Kuwaiti Premier League title on Saturday ... The win means Al Qadsia are just a ... Al Qadsia have scored over 70 goals in 23 matches, conceding only ten....

The US moved 9 Yemeni prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia

Edit Business Insider 17 Apr 2016
Guantanamo prisoners were rounded up overseas when the United States became embroiled in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington ... U.S ... Umar Abdullah Al-Hikimi, Abdul Rahman Mohammed Saleh Nasir, Ali Yahya Mahdi Al-Raimi, Muhammed Abdullah Muhammed Al-Hamiri, Ahmed Yaslam Said Kuman, Abd al Rahman Al-Qyati, Mansour Muhammed Ali Al-Qatta, and Mashur Abdullah Muqbil Ahmed Al-Sabri ... U.S ... ....

Stage set for 44th edition of the Emir Cup (QFA - Qatar Football Association)

Edit Public Technologies 17 Apr 2016
(Source. QFA - Qatar Football Association). DOHA ... country, kicks off on Monday. Qatargas League title champions Muaither take on Al Shahaniya ... In the second game of the 2016 Emir Cup, Al Makrkhiya will face Al. Shamal ... Al Shahaniya finished second with 38 points ... Ahmed Mubarak will be key for Al Shahaniya....

30 jailed over bad debts to be released

Edit Khaleej Times 17 Apr 2016
"Ninety-three per cent of the total number of the inmates to be released are involved in debt cases, while seven per cent had to pay blood money," said Col Mubarak Al Rezzi, Director-General of Ajman Punitive and Reformatory Establishments (APRE) ... Shaikh Sultan Al Nuaimi, Ajman Police chief, said that the decision comes as part of the initiative titled "Take Away My Worries and Bring Happiness to My Family"....
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