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Saudi Prince writes open letter in favour of driving rights for women

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin-Talal bin-Abdulaziz al-Saud has written an open letter, which he posted on his own Twitter account, in favour of allowing women in Saudi Arabia to get their own driving license and the freedom to drive their own cars. Although the law does not explicitly forbid women to drive their own car, it is simply impossible for them to get their driving license. Prince Alwaleed…
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Queen Sirikit returns home from hospital

The Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, sent out a statement on 29 November stating that the dowager Queen had been released from the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital after being treated for a fever and a lung infection. Queen Sirikit returned to her home at the…
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King Abdullah interviewed by Lateline in Australia

King Abdullah of Jordan was interviewed by the Australian television show, Lateline last week. The interviewed covered the topics of Australia’s fight against global terrorism and the impact of Donald Trump’s presidency on the Middle East. His Majesty spoke exclusively with reporter Tony Jones in the Australian capital city of Canberra. The first question of Mr Jones was whether or…
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Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II Discovered Beneath Portrait of Lenin

As we approach next year and the centennial of the October revolution, the restoration of a picture of Lenin from a Russian school has revealed far more than was expected. Primary School No 206 in St Petersburg had in the past been under Imperial Patronage and following the revolution portraits in the Grand Hall of Tsar Paul I and Tsar Peter I had been destroyed by the Soviets. However, the…
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Members of the Japanese Royal Family involved in car crash

Two members of the Imperial family of Japan were involved in a minor car accident on Sunday after the van they were travelling in crashed into another car. Princess Kiko and her ten-year-old son, Prince Hisahito, were in the van at the time of the accident. Fortunately, nobody sustained any injuries. Prince Hishito is third-in-line to the Chrysanthemum Throne and Princess Kiko is married to the…
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