The rapper Rick Ross has been released after his arrest following a concert in the United States. Police said Ross was taken into custody on Friday after the SuperJam concert in North Carolina. A court had issued an order for his arrest because he failed to appear in court on a previous misdemeanour drugs charge. The rapper, whose real name is William L Roberts, was taken into custody after his performance. According to the police department, he was released on US$1,000 (Dh3,700) bond. – AP
Ek Villain has ‘awesome’ opening day
Mohit Suri's romantic thriller Ek Villain hit more than 2,500 screens in India on Friday, raking in 16.72 crore rupees (Dh10.23 million). "#EkVillain Fri (Rs.) 16.72 cr nett [2539 screens]. India biz. Second highest opener of 2014. In terms of screen average, it's HIGHEST. AWESOME!" tweeted the Indian trade analyst Taran Adarsh. The film stars Sidharth Malhotra, Riteish Deshmukh and Shraddha Kapoor and is screening in UAE cinemas now. Ek Villain is produced by Ekta Kapoor under her production house Balaji Motion Pictures. – IANS
Cheadle crowdfunds Miles Davis biopic
Don Cheadle needs more cash for his Miles Davis biopic and has turned to the crowdfunding site Indiegogo to make up the shortfall weeks before he makes his directorial debut shooting the movie. Ewan McGregor is also adding his star power to the project, in which Cheadle will play Davis. Perks to entice people to pledge money range from set visits to a lunch with Cheadle and even an assistant producer credit for a US$25,000 (Dh92,000) donation. Filming is due to start in early July in Cincinnati and last for six weeks. – AFP
Vidya Balan: I watch football for Messi
Vidya Balan says her interest in football is limited to the Argentine forward Lionel Messi. "I just know Messi because he is good looking," the actress admitted. "My friends tell me when Messi's game will be telecast and I switch on the TV and watch ... otherwise I don't have any interest in football." Balan, who is promoting her forthcoming detective drama Bobby Jasoos in Kolkata, was in Dubai last week. The film is out in the UAE on Thursday. – IANS
Dior front-row distractions
Chanel's showman Karl Lagerfeld rocked up late to the Dior Homme show at Paris Fashion Week on Saturday – as is tradition. What was unexpected, however, was the octogenarian chatting and laughing all the way through the show with Bernard Arnault, the head of LVMH, which owns Dior and is considered rivals of Chanel's Wertheimer family. Lagerfeld's eccentric gesticulations with his gloved hands distracted guests. Also in the front row were the actor Ansel Elgort and the rapper Kid Cudi, both decked in Dior clothing. For the label's spring/summer line, the designer Kris Van Assche mixed the staple tailored business suits of the Dior man with a spattering of the easel of southern French bohemian artists. Navy suiting contrasted with Gallic-looking striped sweaters and coloured T-shirts. – AP
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Treaty of Friendship between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates
The United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates; Considering that the United Arab Emirates has assumed full responsibility as a sovereign and independent State; Determined that the long-standing and traditional relations of close friendship and cooperation between their peoples shall continue; Desiring to give expression to this intention in the form of a Treaty Friendship; Have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1 The relations between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates shall be governed by a spirit of close friendship. In recognition of this, the Contracting Parties, conscious of their common interest in the peace and stability of the region, shall: (a) consult together on matters of mutual concern in time of need; (b) settle all their disputes by peaceful means in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
ARTICLE 2 The Contracting Parties shall encourage education, scientific and cultural cooperation between the two States in accordance with arrangements to be agreed. Such arrangements shall cover among other things: (a) the promotion of mutual understanding of their respective cultures, civilisations and languages, the promotion of contacts among professional bodies, universities and cultural institutions; (c) the encouragement of technical, scientific and cultural exchanges.
ARTICLE 3 The Contracting Parties shall maintain the close relationship already existing between them in the field of trade and commerce. Representatives of the Contracting Parties shall meet from time to time to consider means by which such relations can be further developed and strengthened, including the possibility of concluding treaties or agreements on matters of mutual concern.
ARTICLE 4 This Treaty shall enter into force on today’s date and shall remain in force for a period of ten years. Unless twelve months before the expiry of the said period of ten years either Contracting Party shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the Treaty, this Treaty shall remain in force thereafter until the expiry of twelve months from the date on which notice of such intention is given.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have signed this Treaty.
DONE in duplicate at Dubai the second day of December 1971AD, corresponding to the fifteenth day of Shawwal 1391H, in the English and Arabic languages, both texts being equally authoritative.
Signed
Geoffrey Arthur Sheikh Zayed
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