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Muslim women offered for sale in fake 'auction'
NEW DELHI: Police in India are investigating how dozens of Muslim women were offered for sale in fake "auctions" online without their knowledge, in a case the victims say illustrates growing Islamophobia across the country. Photos of more than 80 women were reportedly uploaded in recent weeks to GitHub, an open software development platform, under the title "Sulli deal of the day". "Sulli" is derogatory slang for Muslim women.Hana Mohsin Khan, an...
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G20 ministers endorse global tax reform
VENICE: Italian policemen clash with protestors yesterday during a gathering called by the group "We are the tide" to protest against the G20 meeting between finance ministers and central bankers. - AFPVENICE: G20 finance ministers yesterday gave their backing to a "historic" global deal to tax multinational companies more fairly and urged hold-out countries to sign up. A framework for international tax reform, including a minimum corporate rate...
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Suspects in the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise are presented to the media by Haitian authorities on July 8, 2021. - AFP n
Mercenaries: Sinister export from Colombia
PORT-AU-PRINCE: Suspects in the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moise are presented to the media by Haitian authorities on July 8, 2021. - AFPBOGOTA: Some fight in Yemen or Afghanistan, others guard oil pipelines in the United Arab Emirates; and yet more turned up in Haiti this week, where they are accused of assassinating the president. Hardened by more than half a century of conflict back home, retired Colombian soldiers and illegal...
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Kuwait oil price up to $74.30 per barrel
KUWAIT: The price of Kuwaiti oil went up by $2.40 to $74.30 per barrel Friday after being at $71.90 pb the day before, said the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) yesterday. The price of the Brent crude saw an increase by $1.43 to $75.55 per barrel, while the West Texas Intermediate went up by $1.62 to $74.56 pb.On Friday, OPEC said that its basket of crudes went down $1.61 in trading sessions to close at $71.97 per barrel (pb) on Thursday,...
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Civil Aviation denies 'fire on plane' claims
KUWAIT: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation commented on rumors claiming a fire had started on board of a Gulf Air plane that made an emergency landing at Kuwait International Airport recently. It said the rumors were inaccurate as no fire had taken place, noting that the incident was dealt with accordingly and is currently being investigated.Amiri Diwan mourns SheikhaKUWAIT: The Amiri Diwan on Saturday mourned Sheikha Bushra Jarrah Sabah...
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Whale sharks congregate in Qatar in mesmerizing scene
DOHA: Whale sharks congregate at Shahin offshore oil field off Qatar's northeastern coast, in a mesmerizing scene rarely seen around the globe where these huge creatures gather in an environment of over 40 C degrees. More than 100 whale sharks congregate near colonies of coral reefs, 90 kilometers from land, between April and end of September every year, as opposed to 4-5 weeks in other locations around the world.The Qatari Ministry of...
KUWAIT: Photo taken on June 25, 2021 shows an Arabian red fox in a desert in Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait. - Xinhuan
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KUWAIT: Photo taken on June 25, 2021 shows an Arabian red fox in a desert in Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait. - Xinhua
(From left) Screenwriters Thomas Bidegain and Noe Debre, French actor Idir Azougli, US actor Matt Damon, US actress Abigail Breslin, US director Tom Mccarthy, French actress Camille Cottin, actor moussa Maaskri, actor Gregory Di Meglio, producer Lisa Chasin and French actress Lilou Siauvaud pose as they arrive for the screening of the film “Stillwater” at the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. - AFPn
Anti-hero Matt Damon brings roughneck America to Cannes
(From left) Screenwriters Thomas Bidegain and Noe Debre, French actor Idir Azougli, US actor Matt Damon, US actress Abigail Breslin, US director Tom Mccarthy, French actress Camille Cottin, actor moussa Maaskri, actor Gregory Di Meglio, producer Lisa Chasin and French actress Lilou Siauvaud pose as they arrive for the screening of the film “Stillwater” at the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. - AFPMatt Damon brought a slice of...
In this file photo taken on December 08, 2019 Esther Bejarano, survivor of the Holocaust and of the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz, is pictured during an interview at her flat in Hamburg, northern Germany.—AFP n
One of the last survivors of Auschwitz women's orchestra dies
In this file photo taken on December 08, 2019 Esther Bejarano, survivor of the Holocaust and of the Women’s Orchestra of Auschwitz, is pictured during an interview at her flat in Hamburg, northern Germany. — AFPEsther Bejarano, one of the last survivors of the women's orchestra at Auschwitz, has died at the age of 96, the head of the Anne Frank Education Centre said on Twitter yesterday. Bejarano, who played the accordion in the Auschwitz...
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B'desh factory owner held after fire kills 52
RUPGANJ, Bangladesh: A garment worker walks past the burnt factory after a fire was put out on Saturday. - AFPDHAKA: The owner of a factory where 52 people died in a fire was arrested for murder yesterday along with seven others, as it emerged that children as young as 11 had been working there. Police said Abul Hashem and four of his sons were among eight people detained over the inferno, which broke out Thursday and raged for more than a day....
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Cuba approves emergency use of home-grown COVID vaccine
HAVANA: A nurse holds a vial of the Cuban vaccine candidate Abdala against COVID-19 on Friday. - AFPHAVANA: Cuba on Friday approved its home-grown Abdala vaccine for emergency use, the first Latin American coronavirus jab to reach this stage and a possible lifeline for a region trying to battle a killer pandemic with modest means. The country's CECMED health regulator gave the go-ahead after Abdala's makers last month announced the vaccine...
HONG KONG: In this picture taken on July 8, 2021, visitors watch a digital presentation film at an exhibition at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. - AFP n
Communist Party emerges from shadows during HK crackdown
HONG KONG: In this picture taken on July 8, 2021, visitors watch a digital presentation film at an exhibition at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. - AFPHONG KONG: China's Communist Party has abandoned its tradition of working from the shadows in Hong Kong as authorities pursue a sweeping crackdown on critics and remold the financial hub in the...
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BELFAST: Protestors attend a "unity over division" protest called to oppose an anti immigration demonstration in Northern Ireland on Aug 9, 2024. - AFP
N Ireland violence shocks Muslims amid sectarianism
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DHAKA: A Hindu shopkeeper (left) helps a woman put on a traditional conch shell bangle at a shop selling traditional prayer items in Shakhari Bazar, a Hindu majority area, in Dhaka on August 9, 2024. — AFP
Misinformation from India, vandalism frighten Hindus in Bangladesh
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Sheikh Salem Al-Ali passes away
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Drilling Rig (Oriental Phoenix)
Marine region a ‘promising area’ for hydrocarbon resources: KOC
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PARIS: Gold medallists USA pose during the podium ceremony after the women's gold medal basketball match against France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena on Aug 11, 2024. - AFP
US pip China in medals table as Games end