Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to President Samia Hassan of the United Republic of Tanzania on the occasion of her country’s National Day.
In the cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere greetings and best wishes of good health and happiness to President Hassan and the Tanzanian friendly people further progress and development.
His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has sent a cable of congratulations to President Patrice Talon of the Republic of Benin on the occasion of re-electing him as a president of Benin for a new presidential term.
In the cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes of success to President Talon in leading the friendly people of Benin towards further progress and prosperity. - ONA/Times of Oman
A bleeding police officer during clashes after demonstrations at Hyde Park. (Photo: May James/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty)
Eight police officers were injured during a central London march protesting against the lockdown and Covid-19 vaccine passports.
According to the Metropolitan Police, missiles including bottles were thrown “in small pockets of disorder” as the officers tried to disperse crowds that had gathered in Hyde Park on Saturday.
It added that two officers were taken to hospital but were “not believed to be seriously injured”.
Five people were arrested for offences including assault on police officers, the Met added.
Photos posted on social media appeared to show two police officers – a male and female – with cuts to their face and head.
Other footage posted showed tussles between groups of protesters and the police.
Protesters marched in central London against Covid restrictions (Photo: Lucy North/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Home Secretary Priti Patel said: “Our brave police are the best of us and should not be the target of senseless violence by a criminal minority for just doing their job.
“I am getting tough on these thugs and will be doubling the sentence for assault of an emergency worker. I wish the officers a speedy recovery.”
Ken Marsh, chairman of the Metropolitan Police Federation – which represents thousands of rank-and-file Scotland Yard officers – said: “We can assure everyone that we shall be raising the scenes we witnessed in Hyde Park yesterday with senior management in the Metropolitan Police with utmost urgency.
“The safety of our police officers should be top of the agenda. We wish all our injured colleagues a swift recovery and will be supporting them as best as we can.”
He added: “Peaceful protest may well be the cornerstone of democracy – and police officers have a role in facilitating that – but the scenes we saw in Hyde Park yesterday of a thin blue line of brave and sadly bloodied police officers coming under attack from thugs were anything but peaceful.
“Police officers are human beings who go out every day to keep people safe. Many people seem to have forgotten that right now but we will keep reminding them.
“Our colleagues have every right to go home to their families at the end of their shifts. Not to hospital.”
The crowd at the anti-lockdown protest, estimated to have been around 10,000 strong, included Laurence Fox, a fringe candidate running for Mayor of London. Piers Corbyn, who is also standing in the London mayoral election, was also photographed at Hyde Park.
Protesters at the march defied social-distancing rules to attend and carried placards with messages including: “no to vaccine passports”, “no mask, no vax, no lockdown”, “free your face do not comply” and “we do not consent”.
Demonstrators took part in an anti-lockdown, anti-Covid-19 vaccination passport, ‘Unite for Freedom’ protest in central London (Photo: Ben STANSALL / AFP via Getty images)
The march was organised by the Unite for Freedom group and others critical of Covid-19 restrictions.
The government plans to trial Covid passports to see how crowds could return to large events in England, including the theatre, nightclubs, and sports events.
However, dozens of MPs have criticised the proposals for vaccine passports as “dangerous, discriminatory and counterproductive” . By Jane Clinton, Inews
Oprah Winfrey has admitted she was “surprised” at how open and forthcoming Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were during their bombshell interview. (Photo: Arturo Holmes via Getty Images)
Oprah Winfrey has admitted she was “surprised” at how open and forthcoming Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were during their bombshell interview that aired last month.
On Nancy O’Dell’s new Talkshoplive show Friday, Winfrey also recalled being stunned by how Markle went “all the way there” with racism allegations against the royal family.
“Yeah, I was surprised. I was surprised at the amount of, you know, literally with that thing that’s now become a meme, that’s like, ‘What?’ I’m like, ‘What? You’re going there? You’re going all the way there?’” Winfrey remembered.
“The reason why it was such a powerful interview … is when you have somebody else who is willing to be as open, as vulnerable, as truthful as they were,” she added.
Winfrey’s response of shock and anger became the meme she was referring to in her conversation with O’Dell.
Winfrey also opened up to O’Dell about the mechanics of the explosive interview, saying she had texted the couple before their sit-down to say “intention is very important to me. Tell me what your intention is so that we can be aligned with our goal.”
“Our shared intention was the truth,” she explained. “They wanted to be able to tell their story and tell it in such a way that allowed them to be as truthful as possible.”
After the marathon 3-hour, 20-minute recording, Winfrey said she was keen to prevent what had been said from leaking out of context, warning the crew not to share the content so that it couldn’t be misconstrued. By Lee Moran, Yahoo News
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