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Al Khor Sports Club announced today the signing of Senegalese player Mohamed Dabo on loan from Al Shamal, in preparation for the 2026-2027 football season.The club stated in a statement on its official account that Dabo has joined the first team on loan from Al Shamal to strengthen its squad for the new season.Al Khor did not disclose the details of the deal or the loan period.Al Shamal had announced on August 10 the signing of the Senegalese player before his loan move to Al Khor.Al Khor will begin its campaign in the 2026-2027 QSL2 League against Al Markhiya at Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium on August 23, where the team aims to achieve better results and deliver strong performances. Source link
Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks to staff at the met office during a visit in Exeter, United Kingdom. (Reuters) Whether he is tossing a builder’s helmet in the air or running with Olympic medallist Mo Farah, the UK’s new prime minister Andy Burnham has embraced social media with a deft touch.As well as putting out videos on his own accounts on X and TikTok, he has sought to broaden his audience by appearing on entertainment channels run by creators with large followings.Compared with predecessor Keir Starmer, “Burnham has a far more astute communications team around him” with a “better grasp of the media environment”, said Steven Buckley, a lecturer in digital media sociology at City St George’s, University of London.During his first speech outside No. 10 Downing Street, Burnham addressed a crowd including teenage influencers invited because they make TikTok clips about Labour politics.Soon after opening a separate office in his native northern England he gave an interview there to Elizabeth Day, a writer, whose podcast “How to Fail” invites celebrities to reflect on mistakes they have made.The day he became prime minister, Burnham appeared on “Career Ladder”, a TikTok series where UK-based Ukrainian Max Klymenko — who has 9.8mn followers — talks to a celebrity about jobs while both stand on a step ladder.Burnham has also chatted while on a jog with popular athlete Farah, who has millions of followers across social media platforms.— ‘Natural communicator’ —The new Labour leader has won praise for his fluent, natural style on camera, in contrast to Starmer’s somewhat stiff delivery.In a clip on his personal TikTok, Burnham, thanks to clever editing, appears to toss up a mortarboard hat and catch a builder’s helmet, as he promotes technical education.But it ends with a blooper shot where Burnham fumbles to catch the helmet and bursts out laughing.TikTok does not allow political ads so videos have to compete for views.One commentator wrote “can’t lie the new gaffer is winning me over” using slang for a boss.”He’s communicating through vertical video (designed to be viewed on a phone), through the likes of TikTok, through the likes of Instagram,” the right-wing Spectator magazine’s political correspondent Noa Hoffman said in a blog.More in Common pollsters this month said Burnham was “winning the attention war” for young adults, with over half of 18-24 year-olds saying they had seen his content.”He is a good natural communicator,” the BBC politics specialist Laura Kuenssberg told an in-house podcast.Burnham told podcaster Day his English degree helped with “getting the emotion into what you do and what you say” and having a “connection with people”.”He’s absolutely smashing it,” influencer and former reality show star Georgia Harrison, who has 1.3mn followers on Instagram, told Times Radio.— Media ‘frozen out’ —But some have sniffed at this focus on “vibes”.”This isn’t just a brand campaign for a new sparkling canned drink. It’s the people who are supposed to be running the country,” wrote The Times’s social media editor, Esme Hewitt.”Can you stop wasting your time and ours with these cringe videos,” right-wing presenter Piers Morgan wrote on X, while right-wing broadsheet The Daily Telegraph accused Burnham of “cheap gimmicks”.But a rival party, the hard-right anti-immigration Reform UK, rallies support on social media thanks to leader Nigel Farage with 1.5mn followers on TikTok, 2.3mn on Facebook and X.”These days, one of the roles of a prime minister is to act as a content creator,” Buckley told AFP.Despite being dubbed the “first TikTok PM”, Burnham only opened an account in May.Starmer was the first UK prime minister to post there in December 2025, but his top videos only had music and text.Since taking office, Burnham has given an interview to the BBC but the main national dailies have yet to sit down with the new premier.His team is pursuing “alternative message delivery methods”, realising most people do not directly access traditional media but only “pick up scraps or clips of news on social media,” said Buckley.Burnham’s social media presence means “he does not need the media nearly as much as other prime ministers have,” said Jonathan Connolly, who works for Inflect political communications agency, on TikTok.But he predicted a backlash against Burnham from traditional media annoyed at being “frozen out”. Source link
Bangladesh said yesterday that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman would not visit India until New Delhi extradited Sheikh Hasina, the Bangladeshi former premier who fled during a 2024 uprising.The countries have had a strained relationship since deadly anti-government protests brought down Hasina’s government and prompted her to escape to neighbouring India, where she remains. She faces the death penalty in Bangladesh after being convicted of crimes against humanity, and Dhaka has repeatedly requested her extradition.Speaking to reporters yesterday, foreign ministry official AKM Shahidul Karim played down media speculation about a possible trip by Rahman to India next week. “We are of the view that a propitious environment needs to be created for the visit,” Karim told reporters.”To this end, we have urged the Indian authorities to expedite their efforts to extradite Sheikh Hasina and other fugitives.”India has said Bangladesh’s extradition request is “under examination”. Rahman took office in February and has since visited Malaysia and China, departing from the tradition of Bangladeshi leaders heading to India for their first overseas trip.India’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Dinesh Trivedi, met Rahman last week, fuelling speculation over a possible breakthrough. Officials from Bangladesh and India have been in contact in recent weeks about the possibility of a visit by Rahman, Karim said.”But the process has been vitiated by Sheikh Hasina’s open media interactions, despite her being a convict in crimes against humanity.” Hasina, a former pro-democracy leader whom critics said grew increasingly autocratic during her 15-year rule, vowed this month that she would return to Bangladesh in December even if it meant imprisonment.Karim also said the government would pursue a “Bangladesh First” foreign policy rooted in sovereignty and non-interference while seeking mutually beneficial ties with India and other countries. Source link
China has since 2017 pushed the use of domestic software, which Beijing sees as more secure and whose quality is increasingly competitive with Windows and Office.…
The death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression against Lebanon since March 2, has risen to 4,346, in addition to 12,301 injured. In a statement, the Health Emergency Operations Center of the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health said that the total cumulative toll of the aggression has risen, after the killing and wounding of more civilians, to 4,346, in addition to 12,301 injured.. Lebanon and the Israeli entity signed a framework agreement under US auspices that stipulates security arrangements and the redeployment of the Lebanese army in the south, as well as measures to rebuild the affected areas, revive the economy, and establish direct communication channels between the two sides. Source link
The Qatar U19 handball team delegation has arrived in the Jordanian capital, Amman, ahead of its participation in the 11th Asian Men’s Youth Handball Championship, scheduled to take place from August 20 to 31. Qatar has been drawn in Group B alongside Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iran and Syria. The Qatari team will open its campaign against Saudi Arabia on Thursday, before facing Kuwait on Friday in the second round. It will then take on Iran on Sunday, followed by its final group-stage match against Syria on Monday, August 24. Qatar will be looking to deliver strong performances and challenge for the championship title, while seeking to maintain Qatar handball’s strong presence and track record at regional and international competitions. Source link
A canoe passes through a new urban area of the Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City (file). The growing reliance on offshore funding highlights a…
Indian badminton star P.V. Sindhu on Sunday backed New Delhi to deliver a successful world championships, dismissing concerns over marauding monkeys and bothersome birds. The showpiece returns to India after 17 years when the action begins on Monday at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium. At the India Open in January at the same venue a monkey was spotted in the stands while bird droppings and debris from a nest disrupted play.This time monkey whisperers — men who scare off rhesus macaques by imitating the calls of the larger langurs — have been hired to keep the troublesome primates at bay. “I really appreciate their effort for doing it,” Sindhu told reporters in response to a question on hiring a team of “monkey wallahs”. “I have come yesterday and played today, we have had really really good sessions out there,” said Sindhu, 31, an Olympic silver and bronze medallist.”Everything is comfortable and everything is good, from the washrooms to the people out here. They have put in all the efforts to make this happen.”The 2019 world champion said the efforts of the organisers have ensured “that this will be one of the greatest world championships”.”Being an Indian I can proudly say that we are fortunate and happy to play here at the home ground.” Sindhu arrives at the tournament in top form after winning the Japan Open last month, ending a two-year wait for a major title.”Definitely, after winning the Japan Open that gave me a lot of boost and lot of confidence,” said Sindhu. “Looking forward for the world championships to start and since it’s happening in India, really excited.”A long-time standard-bearer for Indian badminton, Sindhu said her motivation remained as strong as ever despite more than a decade playing at elite level. “The hunger towards the game hasn’t changed. I know it is in me and I can still do it,” she said.Sindhu is seeded ninth and faces Ireland’s Sophia Noble in the first round. Related Story Source link
The ship “Dubai Tower” owned by the Sea Legend is pictured at the Ningbo-Zhoushan port in Ningbo, eastern China’s Zhejiang. The ship left Ningbo on Saturday…
Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto waves to the fans after his team’s victory on the fourth day of the first cricket Test match between Australia and…
