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Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah suspends 1,800 foreign travel agencies for poor service

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Hajj and Umrah suspended 1,800 foreign travel agencies due to service quality and compliance issues. Pilgrims with existing visas are unaffected but agencies have 10 days to rectify problems or face further action. This move aims to enhance the Umrah sector's reliability and protect pilgrim rights.

The Times of India

Ministry of Sound to transform main room in biggest overhaul since 1991

The club, 35 this year, is promising a brand-new audio and visual experience — and some mammoth DJs

Evening Standard

Paris on alert as China’s JD.com targets French retailer Fnac Darty

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com’s decision to take a stake in retailer Fnac Darty has revived French government concerns about China’s growing influence in Europe.

Euronews

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Secrecy around Great Nicobar review report violates 'natural justice': Petitioner to NGT

Arguing before the National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Friday, the counsel for petitioner Ashish Kothari, environmentalist and founder of the non-profit Kalpavriksh, pressed for public disclosure of the high-powered committee’s (HPC) report on the controversial Great Nicobar project, asserting that citizens “have a right to know” what the assessment contains.

Newslaundry

"What would Van Gogh be worth if he had other artists dabbing their paint brushes on his canvas?" How Trent Reznor wrote Nine Inch Nails' first big hit - and why it annoyed the hell out of him

This dancefloor anthem turned Nine Inch Nails into household names in the 90s

Metal Hammer

Kremlin Confirms Contact With Maduro, Cites 'Contractual Obligations' Amid U.S. Military Pressure

The Russian Foreign Ministry had said last week that the countries would continue to work "side by side" and look to the future "with confidence"

Latin Times

"They were ripping the whole place down. The bar was used as a battering ram to storm the stage." How a long wait for a metal singer's dealer to deliver the goods almost caused disaster at an iconic UK music venue

There's a reason drugs are bad, kids, and this chaotic night in Nottingham was one of them

Metal Hammer

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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Megadeth, Lamb Of God and Avatar are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Louder

World reacts to Israel’s attack against Hamas leaders in Qatar’s Doha

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry says it ‘condemns and denounces in the strongest terms the brutal Israeli aggression’.

Al Jazeera

Iran Backs Venezuela's Sovereignty 'in the Face of U.S. Bullying', Calls on South American Countries to 'Take a Firm Stance'

"Threatening to use force against other independent developing nations is a clear violation of the UN Charter and a serious threat to international peace and security," said Iran's Foreign Affairs Ministry

Latin Times

The Cute Way Ministry Of Magic Cast Members Have Been Combatting Those Harry Potter Wand Rumors At Universal Orlando

Please watch your wands at Epic Universe.

Cinemablend

'I feel like my identity has been hijacked' – The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs is getting our house in order

Playwright Iman Qureshi and director Hannah Hauer-King on re-staging their ‘lesbian opus’ during a time of intra-community strife

Evening Standard

I&B proposes to amend TV rating rules, invite more players besides BARC

The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has proposed amendments to rules for TV rating agencies that will allow for more players apart from the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) to enter the market, The Hindu reported.

Newslaundry

Tesla Is Once Again In Trouble Over Its Full Self-Driving Marketing

French regulators have ordered Tesla to stop its

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The Independent UK

Inside the new Epic Universe theme park with 11 new rides

The multi-billion-dollar theme park has finally opened and there is plenty to explore

Metal Hammer

“Trent Reznor started out as a roadie for us, next thing I know he’s on the cover of Rolling Stone.” Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan interviewed Ministry legend Al Jourgensen and the results are as brilliant as you’d expect

From trading Ministry songs for drugs and production lessons to inspiring Nine Inch Nails and accidentally spiking Tool with LSD, no stone is left unturned

Metal Hammer

"I chased him down the hall with my d**k in my hand." How an epic fistfight with racist skinheads turned hip-hop superstar Ice Cube and Ministry's Al Jourgensen into unlikely allies

Relations between the Ministry and Ice Cube camps on 1992's Lollapalooza tour were somewhat strained, until racists showed up spoiling for a fight

Newslaundry

‘Refrain from live coverage of defence operations, movement of security forces’: Government warns media outlets

Days after the tragic terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) issued a stern advisory on Saturday to all media outlets, digital platforms, and social media users, urging them to refrain from providing live coverage of defence operations or movement of security forces.

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"My ears are tired from music. It’s more like a job now as opposed to having youthful enthusiasm." Al Jourgensen explains why he's putting Ministry to bed after one final "amazing" album and world tour

"It’s not going to be like Kiss. I’m not going to be coming back every week."

Louder

"We were just hanging out on the beach and sipping cool libations; Keith Richards was totally living the rock’n’roll lifestyle": Billy Gibbons’ wild tales of The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters and Ministry

Meet the only man to have played with Hendrix, the Stones and Chad Kroeger from Nickelback

Louder

How Lollapalooza helped lay the foundations for a cultural revolution, via alternative rock, heroin, pierced penises, stomach bile cocktails and a shotgun

Eye-popping and wildly entertaining oral history of Perry Farrell's groundbreaking travelling circus (and freak show)

The Guardian - UK

Kaliane Bradley: ‘I dreaded the book going to people I know’

The author of bestseller The Ministry of Time on how lockdown telly, Terry Pratchett and her Cambodian heritage shaped her Arctic time travel tale

Metal Hammer

Killing Joke, Ministry, The Mission supergroup Sevendials deliver a deliciously warped mix of camp thrills and tense gothic drama on kaleidoscopic debut album A Crash Course In Catastrophe

Chris Connelly-fronted alt.rockers Sevendials get their groove on with A Crash Course In Catastrophe

Metal Hammer

Ministry announce summer headline shows in the UK and Europe

If you had hoped to see Ministry outside of a festival next summer, you're in luck

Louder

“There was chicken-wire around the stage. Al Jourgensen was climbing around like a caged beast. I knew this was a guy for me”: Billy Gibbons’ wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Muddy Waters and Ministry

Meet the only man to have played with Hendrix, the Stones and Chad Kroeger from Nickelback

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