Here’s What DJ Khaled’s Son Asahd Is Doing as Executive Producer on ‘Grateful’ Album

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You can really tell DJ Khaled enjoys being a father. He brings his four-month-old son with him to press conferences, he’s always putting him in Instagram posts and he even made him the executive producer for his newest album, Grateful.

During a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the “Shining” performer detailed the ways in which his son, whose name is Asahd, contributes to his forthcoming album.

“He’s in the studio listening to songs with me going over the business part of it, [seeing if] the vocals are right, if the beats are right, if the energy’s right, everything he’s a part of,” Khaled told Jimmy Kimmel after the show host asked if Asahd knows of his role as an executive producer.

Khaled went on to discuss how his song contributed to the creation of “Shining,” Khaled’s song with Jay Z and Beyoncé. To make his point, Khaled performed a series of head-nods to imitate the motions his son apparently gives when he’s approving or disapproving of a song.

Eventually Kimmel asked Khaled what it meant to him when Asahd poops during a studio session, and, predictably, the Major Key artist’s response was hilarious. “Well, believe it or not, the poops and the throw-ups are the super-blessings,” Khaled explained, adding that Asahd threw-up on him while he was mixed “Shining.”

He continued, “I tell him, ‘Whatever he want to do,’ that’s my son.” 

Lawyer forges tenancy contract of sold-out villa

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The businessman settled his obligations towards that transaction at the Courts' Treasury.

A lawyer has stood trial for forging tenancy contract of his previously-owned villa, the Court of First Instance was told.

The 55-year-old Emirati lawyer allegedly approached a Tasheel centre on March 20, 2014, with an old tenancy contract, which had been signed by him and another man, against whom the case was closed due to his demise.

Prosecutors accused the lawyer of having that certificate issued, using some documents including the old contract even though he was aware that he was no longer the owner of the property at the time he renewed the tenancy contract. He is being charged with forging an official electronic document.

The complainant, a 54-year-old Emirati businessman said: "I purchased a residential villa located in Al Badaa on November 11, 2013, in an auction announced by the Dubai Courts. The price for which I got it was Dh4.6 million."

The businessman settled his obligations towards that transaction at the Courts' Treasury.

"I was then aware that the villa had already been given for rent by the previous owner (the accused) and that the tenancy contract was to end on May 12, 2014," the complainant told the prosecutor referring to notifications he received from the courts.

He notified the tenant, an Emirati, that he should vacate the villa but he was surprised to learn that the latter's tenancy contract had been renewed by the accused and that the new contract would expire in 2019.

"I learnt that the new contract was signed on January 1, 2014, that is after I landed the auction bid. The accused is presumed to have been aware that I became the new proprietor. He should have known that given the fact that the villa was being seized by the court at that time".

He added that the registration certificate was issued on March 20, 2014, that is, after he made the purchase at the auction.

"It was issued after I sent a vacation notice to the tenant. So the latter was also aware that I was the new owner."

The businessman also said that the Land Department verified the matter and concluded that the certificate was not legal.

China defends stance on South China Sea

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying (Source: fmprc.gov.cn) BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday defended the country's stance on theSouth China Sea, rejecting criticism from the United States, Japan and Western media. Hua Chunying said at a routine press briefing that China's construction activities on its islands and reefs starting at the end of 2013 are aimed entirely at safeguarding its sovereignty and rights. "China's construction in the South China Sea came later than other countries' illegal activities in the region," Hua said. The United States "rebalancing toward the Asia-Pacific" strategy and Philippine initiation of the South China Sea arbitration also came before China's island reclaiming, she said. Hua's comments came after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said China's actions in the South and East China Seas threatened to create a "tinderbox." In Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, Kerry said that he would caution China to not unilaterally move to reclaim and militarize islands, according to AP. Hua, however, said that it was the growing U.S. military deployment and activities in the region that were creating tensions. She also slammed Japan for hyping up the South China Sea issue ahead of the G7 summit. "As the world economy is facing such a complicated situation, the G7 summit should focus on global economic governance and cooperation," she said. The "little trick" of Japan as the host of the G7 summit will do no good to G7 and will not be helpful to peace and stability in the South China Sea, Hus said. More and more nations and international organizations are expressing understanding and support for China's stance on the South China Sea, she said. Hua applauded the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) "just and fair" position on the matter. Foreign ministers of SCO countries said they were against the internationalization of and external interference into the South China Sea issue, according to a press communique released on Tuesday.

Farm produce prices post slight declines

BEIJING, May 25 (Xinhua) -- Farm produce prices fell for a seventh consecutive week last week, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday. The average price of 30 kinds of vegetables fell 4.1 percent, compared to a drop of 6.9 percent a week earlier, according to the ministry's website. White gourd, tomatoes and green onions sunk 18.3 percent, 11.9 percent and 9.1 percent week on week in a sample of 36 cities. The average price of six kinds of fruit dropped 1.3 percent. Grain remained steady, with the flour price unchanged from a week earlier while rice edged down 0.2 percent. Meat price movement varied, with pork rising 0.6 percent. Mutton and beef fell 0.3 percent and 0.1 percent, respectively. Edible oil prices were slightly down. Rapeseed oil and peanut oil both edged down 0.1 percent. Food prices account for one-third of the weighting in the calculation of China's consumer price index (CPI). This year's target consumer price growth is set at around 3 percent, the same as in 2015. China's CPI rose 2.3 percent in April, flat from the previous two months.

Mali extends state of emergency

BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- The Malian government has extended a nationwide state of emergency for three months. The decision was taken at a special cabinet meeting on the day that Malian and French soldiers recaptured two strategic towns, Diabaly and Douentza. It is a major boost to the 11-day joint military campaign. Meanwhile, Malian troops have been reinforcing their positions on the streets of Konna on Monday, the city whose capture by Islamic militants first prompted French military intervention in the West African state. The military operation is aimed at stopping the Islamists from encroaching towards the capital in Mali’s south from their strongholds in the vast, desert north. On Sunday, France said that some 400 troops from Nigeria, Togo and Benin had arrived in Bamako to help train an African force for Mali. (Source: cntv.com)

Preliminary examination suggests blast aboard EgyptAir plane before crash

CAIRO, May 24 (Xinhua) -- The human remains retrieved from the wreckage of anEgyptAir plane suggest that there was an explosion aboard before its crash in the Mediterranean Sea, local media quoted sources from Egyptian Forensic Authority as saying on Tuesday. The preliminary examination of the small size of body parts recovered from the sea found that they are in the same condition after falling from the plane, and haven't been preyed by sharks, according to the sources. The final report of the forensic authority will unveil whether the explosion was caused by a bomb or other reasons. Early on Thursday, EgyptAir's Airbus A320 disappeared from radar screens en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard, including 30 Egyptians and 15 French. The Egyptian armed forces on Friday found parts of debris from the crashed plane 290 kilometers north of the coastal city of Alexandria. On Sunday, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ordered a robot submarine from the Oil Ministry to search for the plane's two black boxes, may be 3,000 meters deep.

Suspect admits to stabbing pop idol after his gift, advances rejected

TOKYO —

A man under arrest for stabbing a woman repeatedly has told police that the attack in western Tokyo was sparked when the victim rejected a gift from him, investigative sources said Sunday.

Tomohiro Iwazaki, a 27-year-old man, stabbed Mayu Tomita, a 20-year-old college student, more than 20 times including in the neck, chest, arms and back, shortly after 5 p.m. Saturday in Koganei. The assault came shortly before Tomita was due to take the stage to perform with other women in an idol event.

Iwazaki, who was arrested at the site, told police, “I sent a gift (to Tomita) but it was returned. I asked her why but she gave an evasive answer, so I became mad and stabbed her numerous times.”

Iwazaki also told the police that he intended to kill her and carried a knife for that purpose, indicating it was a premeditated assault.

Tomita has been appearing in pop idol shows and television programs for children, and the police suspect Iwazaki is a fan of hers.

According to the police, the suspect intercepted Tomita in hopes of talking to her at JR Musashi-Koganei Station before the assault occurred.

Security camera footage shows a man appearing to be Iwazaki following Tomita from the station to the site of the crime.

Tomita, who remains in hospital in a critical condition, had earlier visited a police station near her home in Musashino and asked them to stop Iwazaki from harassing her online via social networking sites such as twitter.

Although Tomita told the police Iwazaki’s name and address on May 9, the police did not contact him, saying it was necessary to confirm that the messages were actually written by him, the sources said.

Police also failed to take the case to a unit tasked with investigating stalking on the grounds that the messages did not imply an immediate threat of assault.

Learning from Tomita on Friday that she planned to appear at an idol event the following day, officers at the Musashino police station asked the police in Koganei to respond if they receive an emergency call from her.

However, the Koganei police station did not send an officer to the idol event as they did not receive that emergency call from Tomita.

The Metropolitan Police Department is now investigating whether the local police station handled the incident appropriately.

Police have seen public outcry over their lax response to stalking cases in the past, some of which resulted in deaths of the stalking targets despite them having notified authorities.