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Video of a rally driver misrepresented as the 'sleeping prince' of Saudi Arabia
Video of a rally driver misrepresented as the 'sleeping prince' of Saudi Arabia

AFP

time15-07-2025

  • AFP

Video of a rally driver misrepresented as the 'sleeping prince' of Saudi Arabia

"Saudi Arabian prince woke up after 20 years of coma," reads an Indonesian-language TikTok post shared on June 20, 2025. Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Khalid bin Talal has been in coma since a car accident in 2005, BBC News Arabic reported (archived link). The TikTok video shows a man in a hospital bed surrounded by men in Saudi national dress. Image Screenshot of the false post, taken July 15, 2025, with a red X added by AFP Similar videos have also been shared on TikTok and Facebook, racking up more than 3.7 million views. But the video does not show the "sleeping prince." Keyword searches on Facebook and TikTok led to an April 16 video captioned "Yazeed al-Rajhi", shared by an account that often shares clips of prominent Saudi figures (archived link). Image Screenshot comparison between false post (left) and the TikTok video (right) The caption reads "Yazeed Al Rajhi" in Arabic, here). Yazeed suffered a spine injury after an accident during a race in Jordan on April 12 (archived link). Image Screenshot comparison of the video of Yazeed al-Rajhi in hospital (L) and the racer's profile image (R) Another TikTok post shared on April 16 shows the longer version of the clip, with overlaid text that reads, "His Excellency Ahmed bin Suleiman Al-Rajhi, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development" in Arabic (archived here and here). An AFP journalist covering the Middle East confirmed the videos show Yazeed in his hospital bed meeting the minister. The official Facebook account of Yazeed's racing team and CNN Arabic also published photos of him receiving other visitors in hospital wearing the same shirt (archived here and here). As of July 15, there are no official reports that the Saudi prince has awakened from his coma.

Yazeed Fahad's ‘Mali' is a Midnight Ballad for the Weary Heart
Yazeed Fahad's ‘Mali' is a Midnight Ballad for the Weary Heart

CairoScene

time07-07-2025

  • Entertainment
  • CairoScene

Yazeed Fahad's ‘Mali' is a Midnight Ballad for the Weary Heart

The Saudi artist strips back the production, relying solely on melancholic keys, warm guitar riffs, and his soulful vocals to explore the unspoken emotional weight of sleepless nights. Jul 07, 2025 Saudi rising artist Yazeed Fahad has recently released a new single, titled 'Mali' (مالي وإن أغمضت عيني), a hazy indie ballad that captures the unspoken emotional weight of sleepless nights and post-midnight overthinking. Inspired by his multicultural upbringing across Nigeria, Libya and Germany, Yazeed carved a distinctive musical style rooted in introspection, fusing soft guitar and wistful saxophone work with Western indie sensibilities and Arabic tonalities. In 'Mali', Yazeed strips back the production, relying solely on melancholic keys, warm guitar riffs and his soulful vocals to explore his solitude and the scattered thoughts that come when the night falls. Throughout the track, Yazeed intently harmonises over ghostly violin strings and delicate, clock-like plucks that echo the quiet anxiety of passing time, crafting a landscape where stillness and restlessness exist in tandem.

Another Delay: Aniah Blanchard capital murder trial pushed back again
Another Delay: Aniah Blanchard capital murder trial pushed back again

Yahoo

time30-01-2025

  • Yahoo

Another Delay: Aniah Blanchard capital murder trial pushed back again

AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) — The trial of Ibraheem Yazeed, the man accused of kidnapping and murdering 19-year-old Aniah Blanchard, has been delayed once again, pushing the proceedings to the fall 2025 trial term. After more than five years, Blanchard's loved ones are still waiting for justice as the legal process drags on. Yazeed was scheduled to appear in court on Thursday, January 30, 2025, for a status hearing ahead of his trial, which was originally set for spring 2025. However, the hearing was canceled. On January 27, Macon County Circuit Judge William Whorton issued a court order confirming the postponement and canceling the January 30 status hearing. Instead, a new status conference has been scheduled for September 30, 2025. The court noted the case is 'not ready for trial this term.' There is also a possibility the trial could be delayed into 2026. Blanchard, a student at Southern Union Community College, was reported missing on October 23, 2019. Surveillance footage from an Auburn Chevron that night captured her entering the convenience store—Yazeed was also there. Authorities say that brief encounter led to a massive month-long search, which ended on November 25, 2019, when Blanchard's body was found in a wooded area of Macon County. She had been shot. Yazeed remains in custody without bond, facing capital murder charges. The Alabama Attorney General's Office is prosecuting the case in Macon County and is seeking the death penalty. Meanwhile, Yazeed is set to stand trial in a separate attempted murder and kidnapping case—the one for which he was out on bond when authorities say he kidnapped and killed Blanchard. A Montgomery County judge has scheduled that trial to begin on April 7, 2025 at the Montgomery County Courthouse, with a pre-trial status hearing set for April 1. Blanchard's murder led her family to push for legislative change. In 2022, Alabama voters overwhelmingly passed Aniah's Law, granting judges greater discretion to deny bail for violent offenders. Before Aniah's Law, only individuals charged with capital murder could be held without bond before trial. The law, named in her honor, now allows judges to deny bail for suspects charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, rape, sodomy, domestic violence, human trafficking, burglary, arson, robbery, Class A felony terrorism, and aggravated child abuse. Prosecutors say there is no way to measure how many lives the law has saved, but they firmly believe it has kept dangerous criminals off the streets. Meanwhile, Blanchard's family remains heartbroken as they continue waiting for justice. 'We miss her every second of every day and are anxiously awaiting a trial and justice,' said Angela Harris, Aniah's mother. Blanchard's legacy also lives on through Aniah's Heart, a nonprofit organization offering self-defense classes and raising awareness for missing persons' cases. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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