Mr. Ahmed Sood Ali

A night view of the channel

Disaster point mouth facing open sea

Since Maldives is surrounded by sea, knowing swimming and rescue techniques while at sea is largely important. 

Male’, MALDIVES – VB sports won Milo Charity Shield game by beating 10-men Victory by 4-1. The game was deadlocked at 1-1 at the end of regular time but VB appeared too strong for Victory in the extra period of the game. Last season’s top scorer Ashfaaq started the season where he finished with some quality movements and two goals.
It was Victory that took the lead. In the 16th minute Shimaz headed Mukhthar’s cross from close range to send the ball to the far corner.
The whole game changed in the 30th minute when referee mistakenly red carded Victory defender Shafiu for a hand ball. But TV replay clearly showed the player headed Abu’s header from the goal line. Abu then stepped into take the penalty and made not mistake in the 34th minute.
In the 52nd minute, Ashfaaq went close to his first of the season, but his shot missed by inches.
In the 66th minute Ashfaaq’s effort to score was blocked by his brother Ashfaan.
Just five minutes into the extra period, Ashfaaq scored from some individual skills as his shot found the net from the near angle.
In the 108th minute, Assad Ali extended their lead taking advantage of some poor defensive display from Victory. Two minutes later Ashfaaq doubled his lead, this time he moved too quickly to be spotted by Victory defenders and send the ball past Faisal.

Ali Ashfaaq was named as the man of the match.

Al Jazeera looks at the life of the late Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat.
Mohammed Anwar al-Sadat was born in 1918 into a modest family in a poor village in the Nile delta.

Influenced from a young age by nationalist politicians such as Kamal Atatürk, the founder of the Turkish republic, Sadat hoped to end the British occupation of his country.

He graduated from the military academy when he was 20 years old, but being an army officer did not prevent him from joining underground resistance movements.

With the second world war raging, Sadat calculated that Egypt's best chance of overthrowing British rule lay in a German invasion. In 1942, he was accused of consorting with a Nazi spy network in Cairo, fired from the army and imprisoned.
He was released from prison in 1948 and shortly after joined the nationalist Free Officers Movement, which had been founded by Jamal Abdul Nasser.

In July 1952, the young officers carried out a military coup that culminated in the overthrow of King Farouk and which subsequently brought more than 70 years of British colonisation to an end.

In 1969, Nasser, appointed Sadat as his vice-president. Within a year, he was president.

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Sadat inherited a nation in turmoil, one whose army was still reeling from its crushing defeat to Israel in the 1967 Six Day War.

Sadat turned to the Russians in an attempt to re-build the Egyptian army's arsenal, but - unlike his predecessor - he believed it was a mistake to rely solely on Soviet backing and instead began to court the US.

On October 6, 1973, in a move calculated to attract US attention, Egyptian forces crossed the Suez Canal, capturing a narrow strip of land. After three weeks of fighting and with a fragile UN ceasefire in place, Sadat's grand plan came to fruition.

In November, Henry Kissinger, the US national security adviser, arrived in Cairo for talks. Agreements between Israel and Egypt were brokered and the following year Richard Nixon, the US president, visited Egypt for the first time.

A series of diplomatic efforts ensued which ultimately led to an historic peace agreement between Egypt and Israel and Sadat's highly symbolic visit to the Israeli Knesset.

Sadat stepped into the international spotlight while the whole world watched, but the Egyptian president was also being closely observed by forces within his own country who opposed his moves.

On October 6, 1981, while watching a military parade in Cairo, Sadat was assassinated by four gunmen from a militant Islamist group.

While some saw him as a visionary others perceived him as a traitor.

I Knew Sadat talks to his supporters and his critics, and uncovers a life that in many ways changed the way Egypt is seen by others and by itself

Through his stubbornness Hosni Mubarak has managed to transform himself from a 30-year "loyal ally" into an 82-year-old liability.

Hulhumeedhoo Community yet again proved their adherence and commitment to Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) in the second consecutive election, this time in Local Council. History was rewritten yesterday where as similar land slide victory was made during Maldives first ever parliamentary election during 2009.

Both victories are similar in its nature. During parliamentary election Mr. Ilyas Labeeb was sworn in by the most votes in the Maldives for one constituency. Mr. Hassan Shahid became the his successor to gain the same number of votes for the same constituency, but for the city council. Right now one thing is very straight and clear. Hulhumeedhoo has barred entry of any political party other than MDP, and so is the mood of entire Addu City.

Another main lessons learnt over the last two elections were that Dhivehi Raiyyithunge Party (DRP), less in number though, are strictly behind their leader who were ousted by people's referendum in the presidential election in 2008.

Hulhumeedhoo community is foreseeing a bright and prosperous future, being the forerunner in brining MDP and democracy to the Maldives.

The Brazilian, who collided with Marlon Harewood in the second half of United's 3-2 win on Tuesday, went to hospital for X-rays.
Rafael, 20, was later released and returned to Manchester with the team.
"It's a straightforward one. He has concussion and will miss Saturday's game," said manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
Rafael's injury was the main reason 10 minutes of added time were played at Blackpool where United came from 2-0 down to secure victory with two goals from Dimitar Berbatov and one by Javier Hernandez.
As is the case with concussion injuries, the defender will be given a break from physical contact before he resumes training.
Rafael had only just returned from a one-game suspension following his red card against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on 16 January.
He has been a key member of a Manchester United side who have only lost once in all competitions - a 4-0 defeat by West Ham United in the Carling Cup - and he has played 20 times this season.

The restive North African nation of Tunisia has issued an international arrest warrant for its ousted president, Tunisian media reported. Tunisian Justice Minister Lazhar Karoui Chebbi on Wednesday announced that the warrant had been brought against Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, according to Tunis Afrique Presse, or TAP, the country's official news agency.
Ben Ali, who ruled Tunisia since 1987, fled to Saudi Arabia earlier this month amid mass public protests against the government for corruption, poor living conditions, high unemployment and repression.
The grass-roots protest has emboldened people in Egypt and Algeria to take their complaints to the streets.
It also has generated admiration across the world. For example, in his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, President Barack Obama made reference to Ben Ali's rule, saying "the will of the people proved more powerful than the writ of a dictator."
An interim government was formed after Ben Ali's departure, and protesters are demanding that none of the people in the government should have links to the ousted president's regime. Changes in the government makeup were expected on Wednesday, TAP reported.
The government will provide compensation to the families of people who died in the recent unrest and others who were injured. It will also pass along aid for jobless higher education graduates, TAP reported.
More than 100 people were killed in protests in recent weeks, the United Nations has said.
Tunisians have expressed outrage over the actions of the president and his family.
Last week, Tunisia's new government interrogated 33 people from Ben Ali's entourage, a top official said Friday, while 1,200 others who have "spread terror among the population carried out unacceptable acts" have been arrested, TAP reported.
Tunisia's Interior Minister Ahmed Friaa announced the arrests in a news conference, saying that "33 members of families close to the former president have been brought to justice and are now being interrogated."
"These people's jewels and huge sums of money in their possession have been seized," the TAP news agency reported, citing Friaa, a holdover from the previous government.

Talking to the heavily yellow dressed MDP "lashkar" at Seenu Atoll School, for relaunching of City Council Campaign, the MP for Hulhumeedhoo Mr. Ilyas Labeeb reaffirmed his parliamentary promises as attainable before his five year term ends.

He laughed while saying "Relocation of Atoll Office to Hulhumeedhoo or rather providing the same services from Hulhumeedhoo will also be accomplished soon". He stated that Ismehela Hura will be developed for tourism and we would see it coming to a reality real soon.

He promised again that Health Center will be transformed into a well equipped Hospital in four month time. He noted that the process of transition began just after the establishment of Southern Health Cooperation Services, and thanked its management and other government authorities for their continued support.

Ilyas Labeeb requested his MDP supporters and all the people of Hulhumeedhoo to support Mr. Hassan Shahid and elect him as the member for Addu City Council from Hulhumeedhoo Constituency.