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By Tarek Ali Ahmad, Al Arabiya English

Lebanon’s health minister has asked citizens to avoid kissing “except in absolutely necessary cases,” in a bid to curb and prevent the swine flu virus from spreading.
However, with Valentine’s Day right around the corner, his calls do not appear to have been taken very seriously.
Speaking in a lighthearted tone during a press conference, Wael Abou Faour said that “there is no need for special measures to cope with the virus,” calling for “the need to ease kissing except in cases of necessity,” adding that “the normal flu vaccine is needed to treat the H1N1 virus.”
The minister added that swine flu had so far caused the deaths of four people in Lebanon this year.
Some Lebanese seem – perhaps understandably – hesitant to obey.
“It was like a joke, and as a Lebanese I know that no one will follow his request with Valentine’s [Day] or without,” said Rania el-Khatib.
Some took to social media platform Twitter to voice their surprise at the warning.
A spokeswoman from the World Health Organization said that although the virus could be transmitted through activities such as kissing, multiple precautions were needed to reduce the risk of getting infected.
“Using hand hygiene and social distancing from people who have symptoms of flu, as well as vaccination with the Flu vaccine for people at higher risk of complications such as elderly, people with chronic disease, like heart diseases, diabetes, asthma etc., and pregnant women,” the spokeswoman said.

Deepika Padukone is busy filming her Hollywood debut, ‘XXX: Return Of Xander Cage’ with Vin Diesel in Toronto, so her actor beau,Ranveer Singh, hopped on a plane to spend Valentine’s Day with her. Looking dapper in a black beanie and sunglasses, he posed for pictures with Torontonian entertainment blogger, ‘Will Wong,’ at the airport.

According to a source, Ranveer was determined to spend V-Day with his ladylove even if it meant putting in extra hours for the prep of his upcoming film. He left on Wednesday and will be spending a couple of days with Deepika. The 30-year-old actor will resume work as soon as he’s back from Toronto. He took a 22-hour flight to Canada to ensure that Deepika and he get to spend some time together.

Will Wong, who was the first one to spot Ranveer at the airport, was tipped off by flight attendants queuing up for selfies with him. Wong describes the 30-year-old Indiana University graduate as a “huge star in his own right in his native India sweeping multiple awards since his debut in 2011”. He also makes a mention to his ties with the “powerful Kapoor family” and describes him as “amazingly nice” and hopes he will enjoy his quality time with his dear Deepika during the Valentine’s Day weekend.

Yes, you heard that right!

There were speculations about Anushka Sharma and her cricketer boyfriend Virat Kohli calling it quits. And it seems that it is indeed true. Anushka and Virat have officially broken up and are not longer a couple. The duo we hear have decided to part ways and are both focusing on their respective careers at the moment. While both Anushka and Virat have not come out in the open and made an official statement as yet, sources close to the couple revealed that they have actually ended their relationship.

Anushka-Virat’s hush-hush romance came to the front when the couple’s pics from a holiday in New Zealand leaked online. The duo then made it more official by attending events together and even visiting each other during work. Anushka and Virat’s romance did not lack its moments. Be it romantic getaways or then facing brickbats from angry fans there was ample drama in this love story. Anushka was blamed for Virat’s poor performance on the field, but her beau stood strongly by her. The way this duo was heading everybody believed that the couple would most definitely make it to the aisle. However, things have now changed.

Saturday 23^rd January 2016

Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain

With only 1 week to organize, Rehan Siddiqi did it again!! Another successful event under his belt. The evening of Saturday 23^rd January was dedicated to humanitarian efforts from charity Mehmooda Sultana, fronted by Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain, Pakistan’s leading scholar and former Federal Minister for Religious Affairs.

The Event was held at the lavish, grand Ayva Center in Houston, which reached full capacity of 2,500- the Audience experienced great hospitality and were greeted with appetizers, main course and deserts.

Following dinner, Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain graced the stage with his presence, alongside Rehan siddiqi, addressing the audience with social, political issues. Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain then proceeded with a question and answer session with the audience which was very well received from the attendees.

The whole event received coverage from Geo Network and will be broadcasted in over 52 countries worldwide.

Keeping our community informed and connected to the world is paramount & of upmost importance to the brand of 106.1 Hum Fm. With that being said, Rehan Siddiqi would like to announce the launch of a brand new platform to hit the town of Houston and Dallas “THE JAGO TIMES” (print media).

THE JAGO TIMES, is a fortnightly newspaper, that will be distributed throughout Dallas and Houston, with the ethos, to print factual, independent, objective analysis of current affairs and community news.

What sets THE JAGO newspaper aside from all the rest, is its format, that has incorporated not one but three different major languages, catering to a wider community, which includes English, Urdu and Gujrati. Each section of the newspaper has its own dedicated editors, journalists and professional content writers, making “JAGO TIMES” even more newsworthy. “JAGO TIMES” is obtainable at no cost to its readers from hundreds of locations across Houston & Dallas.

An online version of “JAGO TIMES” is accessible via the following link www.jagotimes.com.

For a print version, distribution and circulation call,

Raheel A Khanzada at 682-551-6500.

For enquiries and more information contact,

The Resident Editor: Rehan Siddiqi at 713-545-4115.

The Editor in Chief: Raja Zahid Khanzada at [email protected]

Friday 8TH January, Houston witnessed a grand launch party and celebration, hosted by Rehan Siddiqi and Hum Fm. The event was organized to mark the occasion of acquiring, for the first time a 24 hours 7days a week “All Desi All The Time” FM station, which in itself is a great achievement for Rehan Siddiqi. The days previously leading up to the event, Rehan Siddiqi talked about surprises and big news that would be announced at the official launch of Hum Fm, creating a buzz and suspense in Houston. The launch party was broadcast live and it was when Rehan Siddiqi took over the mic and announced not one frequency but three frequencies had been acquired, making Hum Fm accessible in the North, South, East and West of Houston, uninterrupted 24 hours a day and so the launch party became a triple celebration for 106.1 Fm, 107.5 HD3 and 1540 AM.

The triple celebration was themed with a Bollywood twist to it, with the arrival of Bollywood sensation, actress and winner of Miss India Universe “Neha Dhupia”. With her glamour, charm and beauty she mesmerized the 300 plus guests and further with ease and grace embraced the mic with the Hum Fm RJ’s, keeping Houston entertained with her wit, charisma and spontaneity for the whole evening.

On arrival to the Hum Fm studio, the elite VIP guest list, was welcomed with valet parking and red carpet experience. Walking through the entrance, Houston’s finest were also showered with red roses and greeted by a fleet of glamour models. Waiters and waitresses were serving horderves, appetizers and beverages throughout the evening, adding sophistication and class to the event.

Not only was the party broadcast live on the air waves, but the guests and Houston were entertained by a “Live” Dhol players and Arabic style Belly dancers, enhancing and electrifying the atmosphere. The evening was filled with excitement, optimism, achievement, fulfillment and joyful smiles.

And so with the event, Rehan Siddiqui has officially launched 106.1 Hum Fm enabling the whole community to connect via one platform and the benchmark has been set, for the up and coming concerts and events. Stay connected to 106.1 Hum Fm for all concert details.

106.1 Hum Fm and Houston welcomes Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain on Saturday 23rd January, hosted by Rehan Siddiqui. This will be Hum Fm’s First event of 2016 and it has been decided that this will be a gift to Hum Fm’s supporters, well-wishers and listeners. The event will be free admission, with free dinner and free parking for all attendees.

The events focus is on helping and strengthening the bridge of humanity, regardless of any religious, caste or color differences, and who else would be better than Dr Aamir Liaquat. A renowned scholar, intellectual writer, orator and political social figure. Dr Aamir Liaquat, was bestowed by the International Youth Congress, United Nation as the “Best Debater of Asia”. A man of many qualities and pleasing dispositions will be at the AYVA center, on Saturday 23rd January. Dinner will be served at 8 PM and Dr. Liaquat will promptly take the stage at 9 PM. The event has been organized to cater for 2000 attendees and due to the vast amount of enquiries, the attendees are requested to text/call 713-545-4115 for confirmation of invitation.

Sunny Leone has been heaped with praises by her colleagues from the film fraternity post her interview with a leading news channel in the country.

Questions posed to the adult-film star in a TV interview have the film celebrities enraged.

Sunny Leone first appeared on Indian Television in the reality show ‘Bigg Boss’ and has been seen on silver screen since then. The actress is currently busy promoting her new film “Mastizaade” directed by Milap Zaveri.

During one such promotional TV interview, CNN IBN anchor Bhupendra Chaubey posed some questions, which Sunny tackled quite sportingly. (Read: Sunny Leone not to endorse tobacco product in future)

Some of the questions asked were: A member of parliament, in his speeches, has held you responsible for corrupting Indian morality. How do you deal with that? You would like to work with Aamir Khan, but would Aamir Khan like to work with you?

The anchor also asked her if she is the reason behind the growing porn watchers in India. (Also read: Milap Zaveri on why Sunny Leone’s Mastizaade is not vulgar)

Sunny answered the questions with wit and poise, garnering applause from Bollywood.

Original article can be found at the Indian Express website.