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EU summit urges humanitarian aid to Syria quake victims
Brussels: European Union leaders early Friday ended their summit by releasing 14 pages of conclusions related with Ukraine, economy, migration issues and the earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey.Leaders of the 27-member bloc called on "all to ensure humanitarian access to the victims of the earthquake in Syria irrespective of where they are." "The European Union and its Member States have mobilised additional resources to support humanitarian...
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Zain completes first cohort of ‘WE SUCCEED’ succession planning program
Kuwait: Zain announces the successful completion of its inaugural WE SUCCEED initiative; a Group-wide middle management succession planning program that saw over 90 talents undertake eight-months of development on Awareness and Perspective, Personal Purpose, Connection, and Psychological Safety.Under the auspices of Zain’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion department and delivered in collaboration with a leading management consulting firm, the...
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Earthquake of 6.3 magnitude jolt parts of Pakistan
Islamabad: An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 jolted parts of Pakistan including federal capital Islamabad on Sunday.According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department, an earthquake of 6.3 magnitudes was measured at a depth of 150 kilometers with its epicenter in Tajikistan. It had a longitude of 69.65 East and latitude of 38.65 north.There were no immediate reports of casualties. The tremors were felt here in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and several...
Kuwait Crown Prince's Rep. departs Riyadh after attending CORE Diriyah E-Prix
Kuwait Crown Prince's Rep. departs Riyadh after attending CORE Diriyah E-Prix
Kuwait: Representative of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Crown Prince's Diwan chief Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, departed Riyadh after attending the ABB FIA Formula E Championship (CORE Diriyah E-Prix 2023) in Diriyah Governorate on Saturday evening.
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Iraq to hang 14 people for IS massacre of cadets
Baghdad: Iraq has sentenced 14 people to death by hanging for their role in the Islamic State group massacre of hundreds of army cadets in 2014, judicial officials said Thursday.The massacre, one of the worst committed by IS in Iraq, saw the extremists in June 2014 abduct up to 1,700 mainly Shiite cadets from the Speicher military base in the Tikrit region and execute them.The Al-Rusafa Criminal Court in the capital Baghdad "issued death...
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Iran minister urges tolerance for women over headscarves
Tehran: An Iranian minister has called for greater tolerance towards women not wearing mandatory headscarves, amid months of protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, media reported Thursday.Tourism and Heritage Minister Ezzatollah Zarghami, speaking after a government meeting on Wednesday, referred to the fact that increasing numbers of women were being seen without wearing a hijab since the September 16 death of...
Kuwait Deputy FM, US Charge d'Affairs discuss bilateral ties
Kuwait Deputy FM, US Charge d'Affairs discuss bilateral ties
Kuwait: Kuwait Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi, met Thursday, with US Acting Charge d'Affairs in the country, James Holtsnider.During the meeting, the distinguished relations between the two friendly countries were discussed.
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India's Adani Group exploring legal action over fraud claims
Mumbai: An Indian conglomerate owned by Asia's richest man Gautam Adani said Thursday it was exploring legal action against a US investment firm that accused it of "brazen" corporate fraud.Hindenburg Research this week alleged that Adani Group had used undisclosed related-party transactions and earnings manipulation to "maintain the appearance of financial health and solvency" of its listed business units.Wednesday saw a major sell-off of Adani...
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Leopard tanks to arrive in Ukraine around late March: Germany
Möckern: Leopard tanks pledged by Germany to help Ukraine repel Russia's invasion will arrive in "late March, early April", Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said on Thursday.Training of Ukrainian troops on German Marder infantry fighting vehicles will start in the next few days, he added, "and for the Ukrainian soldiers who will be trained on the Leopard it will be a little later".Berlin finally agreed to deliver the powerful German-made Leopard...
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Rashford stars as Man Utd beat Forest to close in on League Cup final
Nottingham: Marcus Rashford scored a dazzling solo goal as Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final on Wednesday to virtually book a place at Wembley next month.The England man, enjoying a purple patch following the World Cup, netted his 18th goal of the season in the sixth minute to silence an expectant crowd at the City Ground.New United loan signing Wout Weghorst scored his first goal for the...
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UNESCO lists Yemen, Lebanon sites as world heritage in danger
Paris: The United Nations on Wednesday inscribed an ancient city and its dam in war-torn Yemen and a futurist park in cash-strapped Lebanon on its world heritage list.The UN cultural agency listed both as world heritage sites in danger, the first because of the conflict raging in Yemen since 2014, and the second because of "its alarming state of conservation" and the lack of resources in Lebanon to maintain it.Seven archaeological sites were...
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Lebanon top prosecutor charges Beirut blast investigator
Beirut: Lebanon's top prosecutor has charged the judge investigating a devastating 2020 Beirut port blast for "rebelling against the judiciary" and slapped him with a travel ban, a judicial official told AFP on Wednesday."Prosecutor General Ghassan Oueidat has charged investigative judge Tarek Bitar and banned him from travel for rebelling against the judiciary," the official said, requesting anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to...
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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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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
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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
Arabs reaffirm Zionist boycott
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NAVI MUMBAI, India: Billionaire tycoon Mukesh Ambani (front third left) along with his family attends a mass wedding ceremony at Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai on July 2, 2024. -- AFP
Ambanis celebrate son’s nuptials with mass wedding