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A student will spend 34 years in prison for illegally using Twitter
A Saudi student at the University of Leeds who returned to the kingdom for a holiday has been jailed for 34 years for having a Twitter account and following and…
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A student will spend 34 years in prison for illegally using Twitter
Buddhism
Who are the most religious movie stars?
Religious movie stars - For some celebrities, this concept is not just a word Many religions have their own mythologies, symbols and sacred stories designed to explain the meaning of…
Environment
Drivers who do not turn off the engine when braking are fined
The French city of Nancy fines drivers who do not turn off their car's engine when they stop with 135 euros, reports in "Figaro". The city hall posted a communiqué…
America
Fidel Castro survived 634 assassination attempts, slept with 35,000 women
Certainly one of the most fascinating political figure of the 20th century was Fidel Castro. A thorn in the side of the West, a man who, according to official data,…
ENTERTAINMENT
A legendary ferry goes on a journey across the Bosphorus
The legendary Pashabahçe ferry, built in 1952, made its first trip across the Bosphorus last weekend after a 2-year restoration. The naval vessel, which was originally built as a warship…
International
Signs in Bulgarian scare thieves in the London subway
The police in London are apparently squealed by the Bulgarian pickpockets Signs in Bulgarian warning pickpockets that the police are monitoring their actions have appeared in London. "We are actively…
ENTERTAINMENT
Check if you have big ears!
Large ears, also called macrotia, are a well-known trait that bothers many people. But anyway, there is no perfect ear size. They usually range from 6 cm in women to…
International
Erdogan’s visit to an Alevi temple angered the large Sunni community
Conflict has rocked the Alevi community, Turkey's second-largest religious community after Sunnis, though not officially recognized. The occasion was a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to the Alevi…
Defense
For the first time in history: Erdoğan appointed a woman brigadier general to command the gendarmerie
For the first time in the history of the Turkish armed forces, a woman - a brigadier general - was appointed to the main command of the gendarmerie on August…
Christianity
Church marriage in an Orthodox perspective
Marriage is the union of a man and a woman established by God in Paradise (Gen. 2:18-24; Matt. 19:6). Church marriage is performed and sanctified by the sacrament of Marriage.…