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Daily Mail
04-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
DJ Khaled nearly suffers very raunchy wardrobe malfunction after being roasted by Dave Chappelle
DJ Khaled came close to showing off more of his figure than he intended to when he was seen enjoying a beach day in Barbados. The 49-year-old music star was spotted this week sunning himself by the ocean as he indulged in a summer holiday to the Caribbean. He enjoyed a solo stroll on the sand, unaccompanied by his wife of eight years Nicole Tuck or their two sons Asahd, eight, and Aalam, five. Without anyone around to inform him of his potential mishap, Khaled's swim trunks were seen sliding dangerously downwards. The New Orleans-born hype man, who is known as the 'Anthem King,' went shirtless in his swimsuit for his latest outing at the seaside. His latest sighting comes after he was slammed by Dave Chappelle for not taking a public stance on the Israel-Gaza war, despite being of Palestinian origin himself. Since Israel's assault on Gaza began in retaliation for the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, Khaled has drawn fury from the pro-Palestine side over his silence. Khaled's own cousin Fadie Musallet revealed last February that he had severed ties with the world-famous DJ over the subject. 'There's no reason, there's no excuse when you're actually a Palestinian,' said Fadie, who is also a DJ and is based in Dubai, to Abu Dhabi's The National. 'Khaled always wanted to go to Palestine, but I don't think he can come there now. They are really hurt by the lack of support, they really feel like they have been let down,' added Fadie, saying he himself visits his mother monthly in the West Bank. Dave, who is Muslim and has been outspokenly pro-Palestine, joined the choir during a recent show of his at the Etihad Arena for Abu Dhabi Comedy Season 'DJ Khaled, let me tell you something. For a Palestinian, this man is awfully quiet right now,' the comedian said, according to Hot New Hip Hop. 'And as a Palestinian, how could you be that quiet right now? And why are you so fat? People are starving. He's the only fat Palestinian on Earth right now.' Amid the apparent rift within his extended family, Khaled and his wife are evidently hoping to add another member to their immediate family. 'I can't even lie to you. We have been praying and trying for a girl,' the father of two sons divulged about two years ago to Page Six. Khaled and Nicole secretly married in 2017 and have kept many of the details of their relationship private, including when they first started dating. However he did let the public get a glimpse of his family life when he Snapchatted Nicole giving birth to their first son in 2016. He kept Nicole's face mainly out of frame and declined to show baby Asahd at all, although the newborn's cries were audible in the footage. Fans also received rare insight into his relationship in 2018, when a resurfaced interview from three years earlier offered a view into his sex life. Khaled remarked on The Breakfast Club in 2015 that he refused to perform cunnilingus on the grounds that 'a woman should praise the man, the king.'
Arab News
11-05-2025
- General
- Arab News
UAE launches 4th phase of Gaza water supply project
DUBAI: The UAE has launched the fourth phase of its humanitarian water supply initiative in the Gaza Strip this week. The project is part of the ongoing 'Operation Chivalrous Knight 3,' aimed at alleviating the suffering of Palestinian civilians amid a worsening humanitarian crisis. The UAE-supported project focuses on maintaining and restoring central wells across Gaza's municipalities, ensuring the continuity of essential water services. This latest phase includes the repair of 28 non-operational wells across several governorates, a move expected to benefit nearly 700,000 residents. Sharif Al-Nayrab, media director for Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, praised the long-standing support of Emirati humanitarian organizations for Gaza's critical sectors. 'This initiative reflects the UAE's firm commitment to supporting the Palestinian people, especially during times of acute need,' he said. This is the fourth water-related project implemented under the UAE initiative. Earlier phases included daily distribution of water via tankers, the drilling of emergency wells along southern coastal areas and the construction of submersible wells to increase supply. Operation Chivalrous Knight 3 has provided critical relief and development efforts across Gaza, delivering food, health and utility support.
BBC News
07-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Houthis say US 'backed down' and Israel not covered by ceasefire
Houthis say US 'backed down' and Israel not covered by ceasefire 8 minutes ago Share Save David Gritten BBC News Share Save Reuters The Houthis' top negotiator said their support for the Palestinian people in Gaza "will not change" A senior Houthi official has rejected US President Donald Trump's claim the Yemeni armed group "capitulated" when agreeing a ceasefire deal, saying the US "backed down" instead. "What changed is the American position, but our position remains firm," chief negotiator Mohammed Abdul Salam told Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV. Mediator Oman said the US and Houthis had agreed to "no longer target each other", after seven weeks of intensified US strikes on Yemen in response to Houthi missile and drone attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea. Abdul Salam also said the deal did not include an end to attacks on Israel, which has conducted two rounds of retaliatory strikes on Yemen this week. The Houthis' support for the Palestinian people in Gaza "will not change", he added. The Iran-backed group has controlled much of north-western Yemen since 2014, when they ousted the internationally-recognised government from the capital, Sanaa, and sparked a devastating civil war. Since November 2023, the Houthis have targeted dozens of merchant vessels with missiles, drones and small boat attacks in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. They have sunk two vessels, seized a third, and killed four crew members. They have said they are acting in support of the Palestinians in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, and have claimed - often falsely - that they are targeting ships only linked to Israel, the US or the UK. The Houthis were not deterred by the deployment of Western warships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to protect merchant vessels last year, or by multiple rounds of US strikes on military targets ordered by former President Joe Biden. On 15 March, Trump ordered an intensification of the air campaign against the Houthis and threatened that they would be "completely annihilated". At the end of April, the US military said it had struck more than 800 targets, including command-and-control facilities, air defence systems and advanced weapons manufacturing and storage facilities. It also said the strikes had killed hundreds of Houthi fighters and "numerous Houthi leaders", without naming them. Houthi-run authorities have said the strikes have killed dozens of civilians, but they have reported few casualties among the group's members. At the White House on Tuesday, Trump announced that the Houthis had said they "don't want to fight anymore". "They just don't want to fight, and we will honour that and we will stop the bombings, and they have capitulated," he said. "But, more importantly, we will take their word." "They say they will not be blowing up ships anymore and that's what the purpose of what we were doing." Later, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi wrote on X: "In the future, neither side will target the other, including American vessels, in the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait, ensuring freedom of navigation and the smooth flow of international commercial shipping." Reuters Several aircraft were reportedly destroyed in Israeli air strikes on Sanaa's airport on Tuesday
