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DUBAI: The number 50 is displayed on a building in the Gulf emirate of Dubai with the Burj Khalifa in the background - celebrating the upcoming United Arab Emirates' 50th anniversary which falls on December 2. - AFP n

From tents to tallest building: UAE 50-year rise

DUBAI: The number 50 is displayed on a building in the Gulf emirate of Dubai with the Burj Khalifa in the background - celebrating the upcoming United Arab Emirates' 50th anniversary which falls on December 2. - AFPDUBAI: Ehab Fouad was a teenager when he marched in the parade marking the birth of the United Arab Emirates, that has gone from desert outpost to regional powerhouse in 50 years. The retired civil engineer, now 64, vividly recalls...

PARIS: This combination of file photographs created shows Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi reacting as he receives his seven Ballon d'Or football awards (from left) for the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021. - AFPn

Messi wins Ballon d'Or for seventh time

PARIS: This combination of file photographs created shows Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi reacting as he receives his seven Ballon d'Or football awards (from left) for the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and 2021. - AFPPARIS: Lionel Messi admitted winning the Copa America with Argentina might have been the determining factor in him claiming the men's Ballon d'Or prize for the seventh time after a turbulent year, as Spain's...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (L), President of Barbados Dame Sandra Mason (2nd L), National Hero Sir Garfield Sobers (C), Charles, Prince of Wales (3rd R) and Rihanna (R) look on during the Three Cheers to Barbados at the ceremony to declare Barbados a Republic and the Inauguration of the President of Barbados at Heroes Square in Bridgetown. - AFPnn

Barbados declared a republic

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados: Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (L), President of Barbados Dame Sandra Mason (2nd L), National Hero Sir Garfield Sobers (C), Charles, Prince of Wales (3rd R) and Rihanna (R) look on during the Three Cheers to Barbados at the ceremony to declare Barbados a Republic and the Inauguration of the President of Barbados at Heroes Square in Bridgetown. - AFPBRIDGETOWN: The Caribbean island nation of Barbados has sever centuries-old...

FRANKFURT, Hessen: The defendant Iraqi Taha Al-Jumailly (L) holds up a file to cover his face as he speaks with his lawyers Serkan Alkan (C) and Martin Heising (R) before the sentencing in his trial for charges of genocide. - AFPnnnn

Germany jails Iraqi jihadist for life for Yazidi genocide

FRANKFURT, Hessen: The defendant Iraqi Taha Al-Jumailly (L) holds up a file to cover his face as he speaks with his lawyers Serkan Alkan (C) and Martin Heising (R) before the sentencing in his trial for charges of genocide. - AFPFRANKFURT: A Frankfurt court yesterday handed a life sentence to an Iraqi man who joined IS for genocide against the Yazidi minority, in a historic first verdict worldwide to use the label. Taha Al-Jumailly, 29, was...

RIGA: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (c) poses with the participants of the NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Riga, Latvia yesterday. NATO foreign ministers meet in the Latvian capital to discuss how to counter a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's border amid fears the Kremlin could be preparing to invade. - AFPnn

US warns Russia against Ukraine 'aggression' as NATO meets

RIGA: NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (c) poses with the participants of the NATO foreign ministers' meeting in Riga, Latvia yesterday. NATO foreign ministers meet in the Latvian capital to discuss how to counter a Russian military build-up on Ukraine's border amid fears the Kremlin could be preparing to invade. - AFPRIGA: The United States yesterday warned Russia of "serious consequences" if it launches an invasion of Ukraine, as NATO...

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani. nn

Ending sanctions is key to Vienna talks: Iran's Raisi

Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani.TEHRAN: Iran's president has assured his French counterpart that his government is serious about resumed talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal but stressed that lifting US sanctions is the absolute priority. President Ebrahim Raisi's comments in a phone call with Emmanuel Macron on Monday evening were his first after the reopening of the talks in Vienna earlier in the day.Raisi said that...

BARCELONA, Catalonia: A man closes the door of a van that transports the bodies of the fatal victims of a fire that broke out in the early hours of yesterday. - AFPnnn

Barcelona fire kills 4, including two children

BARCELONA, Catalonia: A man closes the door of a van that transports the bodies of the fatal victims of a fire that broke out in the early hours of yesterday. - AFPBARCELONA: A fire ripped through an abandoned bank occupied by squatters in central Barcelona yesterday, killing four people, including a baby and a three-year-old boy, Spanish firefighters said. "While we were battling the fire, we found four people. Emergency services tried to...

MANILA: File photo shows supporters of Philippine senator and presidential candidate Bong Go (pictured on placards) hold a rally in front of the commission on elections office in Manila, on the final day for candidates to file for the presidential and vice presidential races in 2022. - AFPnn

Duterte's chosen successor exits Philippines presidential race

MANILA: File photo shows supporters of Philippine senator and presidential candidate Bong Go (pictured on placards) hold a rally in front of the commission on elections office in Manila, on the final day for candidates to file for the presidential and vice presidential races in 2022. - AFPMANILA: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's chosen successor yesterday announced his withdrawal from the 2022 presidential race, saying it was "not yet my...

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Myanmar court delays verdict in Suu Kyi incitement trial

Aung San Suu KyiNAYPYIDAW: A Myanmar junta court yesterday postponed giving a verdict in the incitement trial of deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the first judgement from her many cases that could see her jailed for decades. The Nobel laureate has been detained since the generals ousted her government in the early hours of February 1, ending the Southeast Asian country's brief democratic interlude. More than 1,200 people have been...

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain's Argentine forward Lionel Messi, his wife Antonella Roccuzzo, and their children (from left) Ciro, Mateo and Thiago pose upon arrival to attend the 2021 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Monday. - AFPn

Lionel Messi's enduring brilliance rewarded with another Ballon d'Or

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain's Argentine forward Lionel Messi, his wife Antonella Roccuzzo, and their children (from left) Ciro, Mateo and Thiago pose upon arrival to attend the 2021 Ballon d'Or France Football award ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in Paris on Monday. - AFPPARIS: Some might question whether Lionel Messi really deserved to win his latest Ballon d'Or prize ahead of other worthy candidates, but the Argentinian has been rewarded...

JEDDAH: A picture taken on Sunday, shows a view of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit that is expected to host the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in the Saudi Red Sea resort of Jeddah. - AFPnn

Saudi motorsports chief says F1 debut 'signal to the world'

JEDDAH: A picture taken on Sunday, shows a view of the Jeddah Corniche Circuit that is expected to host the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in the Saudi Red Sea resort of Jeddah. - AFPJEDDAH: Saudi Arabia's debut Formula One race will showcase the country to the world, its motorsports chief said. The newly built venue in Jeddah is all but completed ahead of Sunday's night race, Prince Khalid bin Sultan al-Faisal said in an interview, just over a year...

KUWAIT: Salwa club's runner Mudhawi Al-Shimmari (center) poses with her gold medal in the 100 meters on the first day of the Kuwait women's athletics season.n

Kuwait women's athletics season off to a heated start

KUWAIT: Salwa club's runner Mudhawi Al-Shimmari (center) poses with her gold medal in the 100 meters on the first day of the Kuwait women's athletics season.By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The Kuwait women's athletics season kicked off Monday with the participation of five clubs in the first refresher championship, which saw heated competition at the Kazma sports club's track. Salwa club topped the table in the first day after collecting 87 points,...

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EL KFOUR: Lebanon: People inspect the damage to a building after a Zionist airstrike in the southern town of Kfour, in the Nabatiyeh district, on August 17, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Zionist troops and Hezbollah fighters. – AFP

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KUWAIT: His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Dr Imad Mohamed Al-Ateeqi (center) is greeted by Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (second right) and other officials. — KUNA

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JAHRA: Part of the Al-Shagaya Concentrated Solar Power Project is seen in this photo taken from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research website.

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VIENNA: Ambassador to Austria in Vienna Talal Al-Fassam is seen during his visit to the Austrian company. — KUNA

Kuwait explores renewable energy solutions in Vienna