Posted By
Najib
Jan 23, 2018 12:54
The Race of Champions is taking place in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in early 2018, which will mark the first time ever ROC travels to the Middle East. The two-day event will take place on February 2-3 at King Fahd International Stadium and will feature superstar drivers from across the world of motorsport including Juan Pablo Montoya, Tom Kristensen, Peter Solberg, David Coulthard and others. German F1 Champion Sebastian Vettel is not attending though.…
Posted By
Najib
Jan 22, 2018 09:50
Tim Cook and the world's youngest Nobel Peace Prizer winner Malala Yousafzai were in Beirut this Saturday to launch a partnership aimed at getting 100,000 girls into education in places including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Lebanon, Turkey and Nigeria. Malala & Cook sat for an in-depth discussion with The Independent in Beirut on Saturday but I'm not sure where he stayed exactly. Malala visited Beirut back in 2015 to open a school for Syrian refugees. Let's hope…
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Fun
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Fun
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Critiques
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Information
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