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China conducts fresh drills around Taiwan as US lawmakers visit

Beijing: China said Monday it had organised fresh military drills around Taiwan, as a delegation of visiting United States lawmakers were set to meet the island's leader just weeks after a similar trip by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi heightened fears of conflict.The unannounced two-day trip came after Beijing sent warships, missiles and jets into the waters and skies around Taiwan, a self-ruled democracy that China's leaders claim and have vowed to...

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Kuwait Amir condoles with Egyptian Pres. over fire victims

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent on Sunday a cable of condolences to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi over the victims of the deadly fire in Abu Sifin church, west Cairo. In his cable, His Highness the Amir expressed his deepest sympathy with the victims' families and wished the injured a quick recovery. His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the...

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Fire kills 41 during mass in Cairo Copt church: officials

CAIRO: More than 40 people were killed in a blaze that broke out during a Sunday mass in a Coptic Christian church in a suburb of Egypt's capital Cairo, church officials said. The blaze started for unknown reasons at the Abu Sifine church in the capital's northwestern, working-class district of Imbaba. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared on his Facebook page: "I have mobilized all state services to ensure that all measures are taken."Fire...

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Iraq Supreme Judicial Council: We cannot dissolve parliament

Baghdad: The Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq said on Sunday that it did not have the authority to dissolve parliament.This came in a statement by the council replying to head of the Sadr party Muqtada Al-Sadr's ultimatum, which called for dissolving parliament and holding new elections.The statement added that the council understood the Al-Sadr bloc's frustration over the political gridlock in the country and the amount of constitutional...

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'India's Warren Buffet' dies days after airline launch

Mumbai: Colourful stock market billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala -- dubbed by local media India's Warren Buffet -- has died, his office said Sunday, just a week after he launched the country's newest airline.Calling the 62-year-old "indomitable", Prime Minister Narendra Modi echoed tributes from other senior officials, tweeting that the death of the tycoon was "saddening."The "Big Bull of Dalal Street" -- the Wall Street of Mumbai -- had a net...

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Saudi Aramco unveils record $48.4 billion profit in Q2

Riyadh: Oil giant Saudi Aramco on Sunday unveiled record profits of $48.4 billion in the second quarter of 2022, after Russia's war in Ukraine and a post-pandemic surge in demand sent crude prices soaring.Net income leapt 90 percent year-on-year for the world's biggest oil producer, which clocked its second straight quarterly record after announcing $39.5 billion for Q1."While global market volatility and economic uncertainty remain, events...

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3 dead, 12 injured after fall while climbing Ecuador volcano

Quito: Three mountaineers died and 12 were injured after they fell while climbing Ecuador's Carihuairazo volcano, rescue services said Saturday."A 47-year-old woman and two men aged 45 and 50 died in this emergency," ECU911 rescue services said in a statement."Due to weather conditions and nightfall, it was not possible to evacuate the bodies."The 12 injured, aged between 39 and 58, were transferred to hospitals in the towns of Riobamba and...

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Kuwaiti official underscores youths' role social, economic development

Cairo: The Head of the Women's Institute for Development and Peace in Kuwait Kawther Al-Jouan underlined on Saturday the importance of the role of conscious youths in promoting the culture of society and developing real awareness to avoid the false awareness broadcasted by social networking sites.This was mentioned in the first forum on "Arab youth talk to build awareness" under the slogan, "Generations that support the nation's issues,"...

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At least 11 killed in Montenegro shooting

Podgorica: At least 11 people were killed during a mass shooting in Montenegro's central city of Cetinje on Friday, the country's public broadcaster said."Eleven people were killed, while six were wounded, including a member of the police," Montenegro's public broadcaster RTCG said Friday, adding that the shooter was included in the toll.A police officer who spoke on the condition of anonymity also confirmed the figure to AFP.The incident took...

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Kuwait condemns, denounces terror attack in northern Burkina Faso

Kuwait: The State of Kuwait condemned and denounced on Friday the terror attack, which occurred in Yatenga province, northern Burkina Faso, leading to several casualties, said a Foreign Ministry statement on Friday.The statement reiterated Kuwait's unwavering position against violence and terrorism, renewing calls to bolster international efforts to rid the world and humanity of this belligerent threat.The statement reflected the State of...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

UN chief voices support for complete N. Korea denuke

Tokyo: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed the UN's full support for the complete, verifiable and irreversible denuclearization of North Korea, saying it was an important goal in achieving security, peace and stability in the region.Guterres made the remark during a meeting held with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul on Friday, Yonhap News Agency reported.They agreed that Pyongyang's nuclear and missile developments...

Huawei revenue down 5.9 percent in first half of 2022

Beijing: Huawei's revenue dipped by just under six percent in the first half of 2022, company figures showed Friday, as the Covid-19 pandemic and US-China trade rivalry hit sales.The Chinese telecom giant brought in 301.6 billion yuan ($44.8 billion), according to the data, a slip of 5.9 percent on the previous year."While our device business was heavily impacted, our ICT infrastructure business maintained steady growth," Ken Hu, Huawei's...

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