Category: Variasi

MOSCOW — Washington’s decision to let Kyiv strike deep into Russia with long-range US missiles escalates the conflict in Ukraine and could lead to World War III, senior Russian lawmakers said on Sunday.

Two US officials and a source familiar with the decision revealed the significant reversal of Washington’s policy in the Ukraine-Russia conflict earlier on Sunday.

“The West has decided on such a level of escalation that it could end with the Ukrainian statehood in complete ruins by morning,” Andrei Klishas, a senior member of the Federation Council, Russia’s upper chamber of parliament, said on the Telegram messaging app.

Vladimir Dzhabarov, first deputy head of the Russian upper house’s international affairs committee, said that Moscow’s response will be immediate.

“This is a very big step toward the start of World War Three,” the TASS state news agency quoted Dzhabarov as saying.

President Vladimir Putin said in September that the West would be fighting Russia directly if it allowed Ukraine to strike Russian territory with Western-made long-range missiles, a move he said would alter the nature and scope of the conflict.

Russia would be forced to take what Putin called “appropriate decisions” based on the new threats.

Leonid Slutsky, chairman of the State Duma lower house’s foreign affairs committee, said that US authorization of strikes by Kyiv on Russia with US ATACMS tactical missiles would lead to the toughest response, Russian news agencies reported.

“Strikes with US missiles deep into Russian regions will inevitably entail a serious escalation, which threatens to lead to much more serious consequences,” TASS news agency quoted Slutsky as saying.

NATO member Poland welcomed Biden’s decision, saying missiles against Russia is “a language Putin understands.”

“With the entry into the war of North Korea troops and (Sunday’s) massive attack of Russian missiles, President Biden responded in a language that (Russian President) V. Putin understands,” Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski posted on X.

“The victim of aggression has the right to defend himself,” Sikorski added in his post. “Strength deters, weakness provokes.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has long pushed for authorization from Washington to use the powerful Army Tactical Missile System, known by its initials ATACMS, to hit targets inside Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that approval would mean that NATO was “at war” with his country — a threat he has made previously when Ukraine’s Western backers have escalated their military assistance to Kyiv.

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Jessica Kahawaty is often spotted on red carpets around the world and has been tapped by Charlotte Tilbury for the brand’s latest campaign. (Instagram)

DUBAI – Lebanese Australian model Jessica Kahawaty has posed in a digital campaign for British luxury cosmetics label Charlotte Tilbury.

The model and entrepreneur stars in a video campaign advertising the brand’s Love Frequency perfume, which is described as a floral woody musk fragrance for women and men.

Love Frequency was launched in 2024 and the fragrance was designed by French master perfumer Anne Flipo. The top note is pink pepper; the middle notes are rose and saffron; while the base notes are musk, amberwood, patchouli and cashmere wood.

Kahawaty took to Instagram to share the sun-drenched campaign video with her 1.5 million followers.

“My love frequency summed up in 1 scent (sic),” she caption the post, which sees the model walking among flowers and tall grasses while holding the pink-hued bottle of perfume.

The model also recently unveiled her latest campaign with Boss. In March, she shared polaroid-style pictures from the shoot with her Instagram followers and wrote: “Double B, Every Me. Because there’s more than one way to be a BOSS.”

In the images, she wore a brown bomber jacket paired with a crisp white shirt, complemented by a black bag adorned with a chunky gold buckle and chain. Her brunette locks were in loose waves.

Earlier this year, Kahawaty took to social media to share images from her collaboration with Italian luxury label Versace for the month of Ramadan, days after the influencer worked on a Ramadan campaign with New York-based label CH Carolina Herrera.

The campaign featured a curated edit of modest wear from the New York-based label, combining distinctive patterns and vibrant color schemes.

The model and restauranteur — she founded Dubai’s Mama Rita eatery alongside her mother — shared a series of images promoting Versace’s Ramadan edit with her Instagram followers. Kahawaty was pictured in a pink floor-length dress with bell sleeves that boasted a neckline adorned with intricate pink, white and silver beads and crystals. Completing the look, Kahawaty is seen clutching a matching mini pink embellished purse while her voluminous brunette locks were styled in a 90s blowout.

AN, June 16, 2024

LONDON — Supermodel warisan Palestin, Bella dan Gigi Hadid menderma $1 juta untuk menyokong usaha bantuan di Gaza, lapor BBC pada Sabtu.

Seorang wakil untuk Bella memberitahu BBC bahawa dana itu akan diagihkan sama rata antara empat pertubuhan kemanusiaan yang memberi tumpuan kepada membantu kanak-kanak dan keluarga terjejas akibat perang Israel ke atas Gaza — Heal Palestine, Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF), World Central Kitchen dan UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).

Keempat-empat organisasi menyediakan bantuan kemanusiaan kritikal, termasuk program makanan dan perubatan, bantuan untuk keluarga yang kehilangan tempat tinggal, dan sokongan psikologi.
PCRF mengucapkan terima kasih kepada saudari atas “kemurahan hati yang mengagumkan.”

Keluarga Hadid, yang berasal dari Nazareth, telah menjadi penyokong lantang Palestin sepanjang kerjaya mereka.

Sumbangan itu berikutan penampilan Bella baru-baru ini di Festival Filem Cannes di mana dia memakai gaun yang diperbuat daripada keffiyeh merah dan putih, selendang yang telah menjadi simbol penentangan Palestin.

Dia menyifatkan ia sebagai “cara yang indah untuk mewakili sejarah, tenaga kerja cinta, daya tahan dan, yang paling penting, seni sulaman Palestin yang bersejarah.”

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1. Puding beras

Pencuci mulut sejuk ini, yang dipanggil “roz bi haleeb” dalam bahasa Arab, adalah juara pencuci mulut Timur Tengah. Ia dibuat dengan beras, susu dan gula dan boleh ditambah dengan kacang kegemaran anda.

2. Mahalabia

Mahalabia ialah puding susu Timur Tengah yang dibuat dengan susu, gula, dan tepung jagung, berperisa dengan air mawar dan dihiasi dengan kacang.

3. Layali Lubnan

Puding Lubnan ini diperbuat daripada semolina, gandum hancur, air mawar dan vanila. Ia ditutup dengan krim, dihiasi dengan kacang atau buah kering dan dihidangkan dengan sirap gula.

4. Maamoul

Dibentuk dalam bentuk kubah, biskut roti pendek bermentega dan rapuh ini disumbat dengan kurma, walnut, pistachio, gula dan air mawar.

5. Kurma sumbat

Kurma yang disumbat dengan keju kambing dan kacang adalah hidangan yang mudah dan berkhasiat, sesuai untuk minum teh atau sebagai sebahagian daripada hidangan tapas. Bagi sentuhan yang menyegarkan, tambahkan ais krim pistachio di tengah.

6. Kek pistachio dengan krim mahalabia

Bagi membuat kek coklat cair berinspirasikan Arab dengan ais krim, cuba kek pistachio yang diisi dengan krim mahalabia sejuk di tengahnya.

AN, 1 Jun 2024

DUBAI — Penyanyi Britain Dua Lipa menggunakan media sosial untuk mengecam operasi ketenteraan Israel di Gaza sebagai “genosid Israel” dalam kiriman Cerita Instagram yang dikongsi dengan 88 juta pengikutnya.

Artis pemenang Grammy, yang mempunyai warisan Kosovo Albania, juga menggunakan hashtag trending #AllEyesOnRafah yang digunakan dalam talian berikutan pengeboman Israel ke atas bandar Palestin.

“Membakar kanak-kanak hidup-hidup tidak boleh dibenarkan. Seluruh dunia bergerak untuk menghentikan genosid Israel. Tolong tunjukkan solidariti anda dengan Gaza,” tulis penyanyi itu.

Ia adalah kutukan paling kuat Lipa setakat ini dalam kempen pengeboman lapan bulan Israel yang menyusuli serangan 7 Oktober oleh Hamas.

Pada Disember, dia menulis: “Setiap hari, hati saya sakit untuk rakyat Israel dan Palestin. Kesedihan atas nyawa yang terkorban dalam serangan ngeri di Israel. Kesedihan ketika saya menyaksikan penderitaan yang belum pernah terjadi sebelumnya di Gaza, di mana 2.2 juta jiwa, separuh daripadanya kanak-kanak, menanggung kesusahan yang tidak dapat dibayangkan. Buat masa ini, saya sangat mengharapkan gencatan senjata di Gaza dan menggesa kerajaan-kerajaan untuk menghentikan krisis yang berlaku. Harapan kami terletak pada mencari empati untuk mengenali situasi kemanusiaan yang teruk ini. Menyampaikan kasih sayang kepada masyarakat Palestin dan Yahudi di seluruh dunia, yang menanggung beban ini lebih berat daripada kebanyakan orang.”

Sementara itu, penyanyi dan penulis lagu Inggeris Paul Weller, yang membuat persembahan di hadapan bendera Palestin dalam jelajahnya baru-baru ini, bercakap menentang Israel dalam temu bual dengan akhbar British Observer pada Mei, dengan berkata: “Adakah saya menentang genosid dan pembersihan etnik? Ya, saya, cukup melucukan. Saya tidak faham mengapa lebih ramai orang tidak marah tentang apa yang berlaku. Kita sepatutnya malu dengan diri sendiri, saya fikir. Satu minit anda membekalkan peluru dan bom dan senjata api, dan kemudian anda menghantar makanan. Bagaimana ia berfungsi?”

AN, 29 Mei 2024