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Emirates 24/7
« on: October 31, 2021, 04:45:17 PM »
Rabiʻ I 25, 1443 AH



"A SAFER AND RICHER GULF" ANNOUNCED BY THE EMIR

Upon his return to the Emirate this morning His Highness Emir Sulaiman Samar El-Amin announced that the nation had entered into a four way agreement with regional partners in Kodima, Royal Seleucid and Waddan. As he held a brief press conference at the Emir Coastal Airport His Highness was optimistic about what it means for the nation in the future.

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"I am proud to say that the talks with Emperor Malachi, Sultan Yayha and King Heydar have seen us put in place a document that will make a safer and richer Gulf for our children. We will be able to move goods easier and at a lower cost, this will allow us to have better prices in our markets, it will allow our trading businesses to access a far wider market and it will make the acquisition of raw materials much smoother. The agreement will allow my people to see the whole Gulf region as their proverbial oyster. Our academics can access the best Universities across the region, our tourists can take advantage of the wonderous events, our artists can take their skills and art forms across the four nations without a care for complex arrangements. Add to all this the fact shipping now has the protection of four nations working as one as it transits the region means smuggling and piracy will be fearful of the consequences. This agreement will not make a huge difference overnight but in the months and years to come the Gulf will become a significant trading centre for the whole of Mundus."

The Emir thanked Emperor Malachi for his hospitality and extended an invitation for him to visit the Emirate at his convenience.



STADIUM BREAKS GROUND


The Bahla International Sports Complex has today begun the construction of what will be the centre piece of the complex designed to potentially one day attract the Mundus Games to the nation. The project was given the green light after the success of the Mundus Games held in Royal Seleucid and Tamora. To date it has seen the construction of several small arenas and training areas. The new football stadium will also incorporate the ability to host athletics with a state of the art extendable lower tier that can be moved to cover the track allowing fans to be closer to the action. When completed it is expected that the venue will hold 80,000 fans, meaning that it could potentially host MFA Cups in the future.

The project will also include air conditioning aimed towards the playing surface and also contain a fitness suite, a medical facility and a TV studio. Shiekh Muhammed Rizwan Al Ghafat has been given the responsibility of over seeing the project and has spoke of his hopes for the future

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The new arena will inspire our nations athletes. The hopes of playing in a beautiful coliseum  of sport in your homeland is the dream of all young boys who kick a ball or run on a track. We've failed to make the step up to larger stages and this much change. We are in a fortunate position to be able to move significant sums towards the sporting arena, both as spectators and participants, as such we must have the facilities to allow elite level outcomes. Our hope is within five years to host a major sporting event and within 10 years to have won a major team sporting event.

The Sports Complex is also planned to have a race track built around it to potentially host Formula Mundus races in the years ahead.

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Re: Emirates 24/7
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2021, 02:41:54 PM »
Rabiʻ II 2, 1443 AH



MAJOR ART FESTIVAL BEGINS IN CAPITAL

The Rayyu Islamic Art Festival began today in the capital with the Emir and his wife officially opening the event. The festival will feature over 200 works of art from across the Islamic world and will last two weeks. It is expected that large numbers of tourists to the capital will be generated.  The Festival takes place at various venues across the city including open air installations. The Emir attended the National Gallery of Art and Sculpture to formally host the exhibition.

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Today I am pleased to open this festival of art. A reflection of the beauty, majesty and glory of Allah, this festival will bring together those of us who appreciate the skill, dedication and craftsmanship of the finest artists in the worlds. I have been lucky to have a private viewing and I was amazed at the exhibits on display and know that those of you attending over the next 14 days will share my admiration.

Entry to the exhibitions is free with admission costs being meet by the Emir and his family.

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Re: Emirates 24/7
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2021, 10:31:24 PM »
12 Jumada I 1443 AH



MIGRANT WORKER STRIKE AVOIDED

Following a week of disputes between a group of migrant workers and The Bahla International Sports Complex Ltd a potential strike has been avoided. The Sports Complex is currently under construction and is likely to become a centre piece of a new sports based section of the city. It is hoped that the stadium will house football, athletics and even have a Formula Mundus track surrounding it. Last week a group of 30 migrant workers helping construct the facilities threatened to down tools and go on strike unless they got more pay and better working conditions. After several days of back and forth the workers were issued orders to leave the site and the housing complex provided by Bahla International Sports Complex Ltd and a strike therefore avoided as an agency based in Abydos helped bring in new workers with the required skills.

The removed workers now have 10 days to find new employment within the Emirate or will be deported as they will be in violation of their work agreement visas.

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Re: Emirates 24/7
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2022, 10:38:00 PM »
1 Rajab 1443 AH



KIZAD MISS TRIBUTE PAYMENT

In the year 376AH (987CE) an agreement was made between the war-lord Mahmud Mansur Karim and Emir Suleiman Jaffa Mubarak of Rayyu. This agreement granted Karim the land today known as Kizad and the right to rule it as Emir, in return the Emir of Kizad would "until the end of time" owe an annual tribute to the Emir of Rayyu. The value of this tribute was to be paid in "goods, gold or gems" and be equal in value as "the price of the amount of gold required to balance a new born goat." Since then every year a representative of the Emir of Rayyu has travelled to Kizad and selected a newborn goat from the Emir's own herd. This animal is then weighed and 30 days later the Emir of Kizad is expected to have his ambassador in Rayyu present the tribute.

This year Ambassador Malak Ebrahim Zaman travelled to Kizad and selected a goat that weighed 8lbs 2oz. With the current gold price at $58.21 a gram it was calculated that this years tribute should be set at $214,525.23. This amount was expected to be paid with a mixture of fish, dates, ores and the balance in cash. This tribute should have been paid last night however it was confirmed this morning that it has not yet been received a spokesman for the Emir of Rayyu said, "We are confident that this largely ceremonial but important tribute will be paid and trust the Emir of Kizad to be a man of his word and honour the arrangement. From time to time their are unforeseen circumstances and I am sure the Emir of Kizad will inform us shortly of what has gone wrong. We see ourselves as family with our southern neighbours and sometimes families need to be patient."

The Emir of Kizad has yet to comment on the matter despite requests by this publication. Under the terms of the arrangement if Kizad do not pay the Emir of Rayyu is permitted to take "action to recover his loss so far as it conforms to the decree of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq." This decree permits a war so long as ten rules are followed including not setting fire to trees, avoiding killing women and children as well as not mutilating dead bodies. While it is not expected any military action will take place this is a matter that has broken over a 1000 years of tradition and as such Emir Sulaiman Samar El-Amin of Rayyu is unlikely to permit it to just take place.

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Re: Emirates 24/7
« Reply #4 on: February 15, 2022, 11:24:56 PM »
14 Rajab 1443 AH



KIZAD FACE SYMBOLIC SANCTIONS

Following the Emirate of Kizad missing a traditional payment of tribute to the Emir of Rayyu orders have been issued by Emir Sulaiman Samar El-Amin of Rayyu to impose what he has described as "symbolic sanctions" on the island nation. The Emir has instructed that no ship landing in Rayyu from Kizad between the hours of 1am and 7am are to not be unloaded until after 7am. In addition each ships captain will be expected to pay $1 before their ship is unloaded. The Emir explained the decision saying. "This arrangement between our nations has been a cornerstone of respect and partnership. We are due a payment that is rightfully ours and so far Kizad have simply said to us that they are dealing with that matter. Under the rules in place we would be entitled to take what we are owed by force but naturally this is not on the cards. I am allowed to take the $214,525.23 owed by reasonable means. The fee paid by ship captains will be deducted from that amount." The sanctions have so far seen three ships carrying food exports held up much to the annoyance of their captain.

The MV Rolling Day was one of the three ships and its captain lodged a formal complaint with the Port Authority which was rejected. "This is ridiculous. This is not our fault but now I am going to be six hours behind schedule. This is a petty argument that is going to cost my bosses serious money." An average of 20 ships a day arrive with exports from Kizad, mainly in the shape of processed sea food and halal meat.

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Re: Emirates 24/7
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2022, 11:27:13 PM »
13 Shaʻban 1443 AH



EMIR SEEKS "SPIRITUAL GATHERING"

Emir Sulaiman Samar El-Amin has today sent out invitations to nations across Mundus that are part of the "People of the Book", a group of religions with a shared history connected to the Prophet Abraham. The Emir explained that while the idea had been considered for a while it was the recent words directed towards Samantra regarding their controversial defeat of the Separations of Income Act. The Emir has called for there to be a discussion of nations holding the Christian, Jewish and Islamic faiths central to their nation to meet and discuss co-operation to stand against what he has described as "an ultra liberal world order devoid of Gods guidance." It is not yet known exactly what will be proposed during the meeting however some suspect it may be an alternative approach to human rights than the MCUR. The move however may just be an attempt at forging closer relationships with people the Emir believes would likely share a common outlook on world affairs.

It is understood that the Emir has been meeting regularly with Imam Mansur Karimi who is a respected Islamic scholar in Rayyu. The Emir explained "At the centre of everything I try and do is my faith. I admit though I am not always a good Muslim and I hope Allah will forgive me for that for he is the most forgiving. Here in Rayyu we respect the guidance the Quran and Hadiths give us in our efforts to lead a life worthy of Allah. When nations tell the people of a nation that they have in effect made a bad decision about their own laws and lives they are in effect seeking to compel that nation to follow their ideals. Samantra as far as I can tell are a nation with a democratically elected government that reflects their population. That government have listened to different viewpoints, considered them and compared them to their people's needs and hopes. They then made a decision and I respect that. Our own faith tells us "Men are the protectors and maintainers of women" this does not mean women lack rights or are lesser. Men and Women are different, they are designed to compliment each other as a lock does a key, one without the other is useless. We must show our children that we hold our traditional faith values dear."

The meeting will take place at the Emir's Palace in the coming weeks.




KIZAD OFFER PLANTATION

The ongoing saga of the traditional tribute paid by the Emirate of Kizad to the Emir of Rayyu may soon be coming to an end. With $214,525.23 owed to the Emir by Kizad still outstanding it is understood that Emir Emir Khaleel Atif Qadir of Kizad will offer one of the Emirates date plantations in payment. It is understood that the Emir of Rayyu has sent his uncle to discuss the matter.

Currently ships arriving in Rayyu from Kizad are being slowly serviced in ports until the tribute is paid. 


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Re: Emirates 24/7
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2022, 11:49:35 PM »
16 Shaʻban 1443 AH



"MAY DOES NOT MEAN SHOULD" SAYS KARIMI

Imam Mansur Karimi has responded to criticism of the Emir following a spat that began on Twitter about women's rights. "The leader of the Rosari faith is it seems a well read lady in terms of the Quran. She is correct that the book gives permission for many things but having permission does not mean that it is necessary or desired. In the Quran Allah is given 99 different names, one of the most commonly used epitaphs is the Most Merciful. As such when a crime such as say murder is committed against a family it is right that the death penalty is given as that is what the book says may happen. However Allah also desires us to be forgiving and a person who forgives someone who has harmed them or committed a crime against them or their family is among the most blessed, therefore in Rayyu I am pleased to say the death penalty is hardly ever used as families forgive the perpatrator and instead imprisonment takes place. What may happen is not what should happen. The same goes with the notion of striking your wife. It is the final option in a long scenario and even then the most blessed Prophet Muhammed set an example for us all by never striking any of his wives. It is the duty of us all to try and be as honourable as the Prophet and if we come half as close we have done a good job in life. To suggest that women in Rayyu are somehow mistreated is laughable. As a nation we have worked hard to ensure all families are well looked after and it is our women who take a lead in the guidance of the home. Equal does not mean identical. After all humanity is created by Allah and did he not create two identical beings in Adam and Hawā."

The Emir is soon to host a meeting of a significant number of religious leaders from the interconnected faiths descended from Ibrahim. The Emir was visiting the plaza of the  nations largest mosque today and spoke on the matter. "In all I do I try and ask myself what would most please Allah and then try and think what the Prophet would do. He famously once said that it would be immoral to embrace our wives with the hand that had struck her. This whole commentary coming from Rokkenjima is the reason why such a conference is needed. We have heard of sanctions being placed on Samantra by Rokkenjima. As such I am today urging you whenever possible to boycott the goods of Rokkenjima and if possible to buy alternatives from Samantra. While I do not understand the politics of Samantra their people have spoken."


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Re: Emirates 24/7
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2022, 08:11:44 PM »
9 Ramadan 1443 AH



POLICE STOP "VPN SCAM"

Since the birth of the internet the Emirate has always had some form of control over what websites and applications can be accessed in Rayyu. Some of these controls have been on moral grounds while others have been on economic ones. At present websites featuring pornography and other adult related content are banned within the Emirate for  "endangering good moral order." while applications such as Zoom have found themselves blocked for similar reasons however it is more likely that as the application allows free overseas phone calls it is seen as a threat to the lucrative market in phone cards for foreign countries used by migrant workers. There have been for some time a black market in access codes to VPN's which act as a kind of bypass to these blocks by making your device believe it is in another country. Over the past five years the police have arrested around 400 people who have been caught selling access for these networks for usually $2 a month. To acquire one a buyer need only know some of the less appealing areas of Rayyu and should they seem like a tourist or migrant worker will likely be approached by someone offering them "software". The buyer will then usually produce what looks like a scratch card which boasts that it will give 30 days access to "unrestricted internet." Once purchased you're usually instructed to download an app with an innocent sounding name, the one we brought was called Soccer Update Plus. Once installed you're asked for a code which is beneath the rub off panel, once the code is inputted you have access to the VPN. However most of these apps last just a few months before authorities shut them down or the torrent of bad reviews see's them become untrusted. Soccer Update Plus saw reviews claiming it had installed spyware on their phone, others that all their social media apps had been hacked. One of the more worrying reviews claimed that the app had allowed someone to access their bank and take $30,000. One of the more reliable of the apps seems to be Rainbow Plus which is hoping the fact that it is named similar to one of the nations largest broadband providers helps secure the market. The app however has no connection to Rainbow Telecoms which have had around 700 complaints this year from people struggling with the app. The CEO of Rainbow Telecoms explains. "Typically its tourists who see our reputable logo everywhere from sports stadiums to the sides of buses. They then think this must be legitimate and end up with this app. When it doesn't work as they expect they often phone us up and ask for support or a refund and get quiet frustrated when we tell them that the app is a scam and nothing to do with us."

Today however the Police have arrested thirty people it claims are lynchpins in the scam. The Head of the Police said, "Today these men responsible for the constant churning out of these illegal apps have been found. These are the software developers and the funders. Previously we've got rid of the street sellers but within 24 hours someone else has appeared and is selling them in the exact same spot." Around 70% of those arrested are migrant workers who once their sentence has been served are deported back to their homeland. The Head of Police continued by saying, "It is estimated that in terms of sales and then fraud committed an estimated $25million has been made by these criminals in the last five years. Hopefully we will now have put a stop to them and in the process have protected our children who may be tempted to access some of these websites."

The thirty men are expected to be put on trial in the coming days should they be found guilty then the judges may order the amputation of a hand and up to five years imprisonment.

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Re: Emirates 24/7
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2022, 05:27:24 PM »
30 Ramadan 1443 AH



THE EMIR STRAITS INCIDENT

Over the last week a total of 172 individuals from Kizad have attempted to enter the Emirate of Rayyu illegally. The 200km or so strait that separates the mainland Aranye nation of Rayyu and the island nation of Kizad has always seen attempts by a handful to cross it and enter Rayyu however this week a larger than normal contingent have tried to make the crossing. With one group having been discovered using pool floats after a small ship they were using capsized. Members of the Rayyu navy were fortunately able to save those a drift and they have now been sent back to their homeland. It is understood that the recent water shortages on Kizad have lead to a shortage of crops and as such many are seeking to find work in Rayyu. The Foreign Office has released a statement saying, "Our nation does not have the infastructure to accept hundreds of immigrants washing up on our shores. We also have very clear and easily accessible routes to gaining visas for immigrant workers. Hundreds of Kizad nationals do this every year and are successful in our land. Some come for short stays to earn money to establish businesses of their own back home, others to try and carve out a life here. What we can't have however is people undermining our economy by working on the black-market."

The Emir has also indicated that should Kizad request then "humanitarian aid" can and will be provided. The Emir said, "I will not permit people to come unchecked and unverified to my nation. It prevents a security risk for us all. My number one duty is always to keep our nation secure. My second duty is to be a good neighbour." The Emir has ordered more frequent patrols of the Straits.

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Re: Emirates 24/7
« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2022, 12:28:47 AM »
13 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 1443 AH



ABRAHAMIC DECLERATION CREATED

Today a landmark document has been signed outside the Mosque of the Emirs in Rayyu. The document was proposed by Emir Sulaiman Samar El-Amin as a way of allowing nations with concerns about the Mundus Convention of Universal Rights to show a commitment to human rights. The new document was signed first by the Emir in the public plaza outside the Mosque after sunset prayers. The Emir spoke to the media saying that the MCUR "focuses on rights without responsibilities." As a result there is an emphasis that an individual must try and contribute to society in order to enjoy the fruits of that society. Emirates 24/7 went to print as others were invited to sign the document but it is expected that leading religious figures from Samantra, Zaporazah and Vinitsìa will sign as well as Emperor Malachai from Kodima. In addition there is hope that several NGO's and other organisations will show support for the document.

With the document being signed by the Emir the charter will come into force in Rayyu with immediate effect. It now means that any individual concerned that their human rights are not being honoured has a legal pathway to challenge that. As the concept of an Abrahamic declaration was heavily criticised by some prior to even meeting and with the recent "Keystone" statement from Rokkenjima it remains to be seen what will happen moving forward in terms of foreign relations.

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Re: Emirates 24/7
« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2022, 10:22:01 PM »
1 Muharram 1444 AH



KIZAD YELLOW-TONGUE CRISIS

While the rest of the world has got the animal disease of Yellow-tongue under control it appears that the island Emirate of Kizad have yet to get on top of the issue. While cases had been unreported for the last six months a large number of illegal immigrants crossing the Emir Straits this week have told border patrols that they are fleeing the disease. While none have yet said that the disease is present in humans there is concern that the government of Kizad are not taking precautions against the disease. One illegal immigrant that we spoke to said that he was aware of at least two goat herders who despite having discovered the disease in their herd had still sold meat from infected goats to unaware customers. The move has lead to the Ministry of Health putting in place a series of precautions regarding the island emirate. A spokesman explained by saying, " The concern is if we continue to see consumption of infected meat we could see a jump in species and with around 300 illegal immigrants arriving in our nation a week unannounced on top of those taking advantage of our worker visa system the virus could end up being passed human to human. To ensure this doesn't happen we will be placing anyone caught entering illegally and those entering via the visa system into a quarantine system for 10 days or until we have blood tests reassuring us that they are not infected. In addition we will be stopping any imports from the island of animal products."

The blocking of imports is likely to be a huge blow to the Emirate as Kizad relies heavily on accessing the ports of Rayyu for wider global trade. The Emir of Rayyu though has offered support. "The island of Kizad are our brothers and sisters and so we will be offering our surplus vaccines to Kizad. We will also be dispatching, if permitted, a team of scientists to help track the outbreak and manage it. To date however the Emir of Kizad has not declared that the disease has broken out on the island.