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EU condemns Iran over death penalty for German
Brussels: The European Union on Thursday condemned a death penalty imposed by an Iranian court on a Iranian-German dual national and expressed concern about the increasing number of EU citizens in Iran's jails.Tehran's Revolutionary Court convicted Jamshid Sharmahd, 67, on Tuesday on charges of playing a role in a deadly 2008 mosque bombing.His family says he was kidnapped by the Iranian security services while in transit in Dubai and then taken...
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European Commission bans TikTok on official devices
Brussels: The European Commission has banned TikTok on official devices used by staff amid concerns over data protection, a spokesperson told AFP on Thursday.The ban also means European Commission staff cannot use the Chinese-owned video-sharing app on personal devices including phones that have official apps installed, the spokesperson said, confirming a report by news website Euractiv.Employees must remove the app as soon as possible and should...
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CBK's occasional coins mark engraved gold, silver nat'l symbols
Kuwait: The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) has always been eager to mark the country's national occasions in a special manner by means of minting commemorative coins and banknotes bearing creative inscriptions of national emblems, and gold and silver engravings.Since it was established, the CBK has issued a total of 40 gold and silver coins and commemorative pieces marking unforgettable occasions that would remain engraved in the national memory,...
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Lukaku gives Inter Champions League victory over 10-man Porto
Milan: Romelu Lukaku came off the bench to score a late winner as Inter Milan beat visiting Porto 1-0 on Wednesday in a Champions League last 16, first leg match.Lukaku replaced Edin Dzeko early in the second half, and set up chances for Nicolo Barella and Lautaro Martinez.Momentum swung Inter's way when Otavio was shown a second yellow card in the 78th minute and Lukaku struck in the 86th minute. After his header hit the post, the striker buried...
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Man City held by Leipzig in Champions League clash
Leipzig: Manchester City were held to a 1-1 draw in Germany by RB Leipzig in the Champions League last 16 first leg on Wednesday.Riyad Mahrez struck on 27 minutes for City, scoring his 20th goal in the competition, after being teed-up by Ilkay Gundogan.Leipzig improved after the break and equalised in the 70th minute when Josko Gvardiol rose above Ruben Diaz to head past Ederson from Marcel Halstenberg's cross.
Kuwait embassy in Netherlands celebrates National Day
Kuwait's embassies, consulates light up in celebration of nat'l holidays
Kuwait: Kuwait's embassies and consulates all over the globe lit up with celebrations marking the 62nd independence anniversary and 32nd liberation day.The Ambassadors all extended their congratulations to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and wished their country growing progress and prosperity, and everlasting stability and security.On the...
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Iran summons British envoy over 'threats' allegations
Tehran: Iran has called in Britain's envoy in Tehran to protest after London alleged Tehran had made "threats" to the lives of UK-based journalists, state media reported on Wednesday.The tit-for-tat move came Tuesday as Iran's charge d'affaires in London Mehdi Hosseini Matin was hauled in to hear a British protest over the alleged threats that forced Persian-language TV network Iran International to announce last week that it was relocating from...
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EU asylum claims soar to seven-year high
Brussels: Asylum applications in the EU jumped last year after Covid travel curbs were lifted, surging 50 percent over 2021 to the highest level since a 2016 influx of refugees.The preliminary data, from the EU Agency for Asylum (EUAA), showed there were nearly one million asylum claims lodged in 2022 in the bloc's 27 member states plus Switzerland and Norway.Syrians and Afghans were the two main nationalities seeking protection in Europe,...
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Napoli beat Frankfurt in Champions League last 16, first leg
Frankfurt: Napoli's Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen got on the scoresheet again as the Serie A leaders beat Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 in their Champions League last 16, first leg on Tuesday.Osimhen scored before the break as Giovanni Di Lorenzo doubled their lead after the interval before the second leg in southern Italy on March 15.Having scored in each of his last seven league matches, Osimhen gave the visitors the lead after 39 minutes, finishing...
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Real Madrid roar back to thrash sorry Liverpool
Liverpool: Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema scored twice as Real Madrid produced another stunning Champions League fightback from 2-0 down to thrash Liverpool 5-2 in the first leg of their last 16 tie at Anfield on Tuesday.Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah had given the hosts a perfect start in a repeat of last season's Champions League final.But Vinicius struck twice to level by half-time and, after Eder Militao had given Carlo Ancelotti's men the...
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NATO 'stronger than it's ever been': Biden
Warsaw: US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said NATO was stronger than ever during a visit to Poland ahead of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine."NATO is stronger than it's ever been," Biden told his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda, a day after making a surprise trip to Kyiv.
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Putin says West wants 'to be done' with Russia
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the West of using the Ukraine conflict to "be done" with Russia, said traitors must be punished, and proclaimed that Moscow had successfully withstood Western sanctions."Western elites are not hiding their goal -- to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia. It means to be done with us once and for all," Putin said three days before the first anniversary of the military intervention in Ukraine."The...
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HATHRAS, India: Policemen carry a person who died in a melee during a sermon in Uttar Pradesh state on July 2, 2024. - AFP
Stampede at India religious event kills 116
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GAZA: Displaced Palestinians from areas in east Khan Yunis flee after the Zionist army issued a new evacuation order for parts of the city and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 2, 2024. - AFP
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BEIRUT: Lebanese Uber driver Hussein Khalil shows his GPS jammed geolocation as Gaza's southern city of Rafah, as he sits in his vehicle in Beirut's Hamra Street on June 11, 2024.- AFP
Zionist jamming disrupts Lebanon ground, air traffic