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In this file photo, Dorothee Maquere, wife of French jihadist Jean-Michel Clain, sits with four of her five children at a screening area in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, after fleeing the Islamic State (IS) group's embattled holdout of Baghouz. - AFPn

European jihadists' children 'at risk of radicalization'

In this file photo, Dorothee Maquere, wife of French jihadist Jean-Michel Clain, sits with four of her five children at a screening area in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, after fleeing the Islamic State (IS) group's embattled holdout of Baghouz. - AFPBRUSSELS: The children of European jihadists left trapped in a Syrian camp after their fathers' defeat on the battlefield now face radicalization in their turn, a Belgian expert warns....

BAGHDAD: This picture taken on March 24, 2021 shows a close-up view of a marker on a grave at the Habibiya Jewish cemetery. -- AFPn

Jewish community dwindles in Iraq to fewer than five

BAGHDAD: This picture taken on March 24, 2021 shows a close-up view of a marker on a grave at the Habibiya Jewish cemetery. - AFPBAGHDAD: The death of Dhafer Eliyahu hit Iraq hard, not only because the doctor treated the neediest for free, but because with his passing, only four Jews now remain in the country. At the Habibiya Jewish cemetery in the capital Baghdad, wedged between the Martyr Monument erected by ex-dictator Saddam Hussein and the...

HAMILTON: Bangladesh's Mahmudullah plays a shot in front of New Zealand's wicketkeeper Devon Conway during the first Twenty20 cricket match between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Seddon Park in Hamilton yesterday. - AFPn

Conway, Sodhi lead New Zealand cruise in first Bangladesh T20

HAMILTON: Bangladesh's Mahmudullah plays a shot in front of New Zealand's wicketkeeper Devon Conway during the first Twenty20 cricket match between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Seddon Park in Hamilton yesterday. - AFPHAMILTON: An unbeaten 92 from Devon Conway and a four-wicket burst from Ish Sodhi ensured New Zealand romped to victory by 66 runs in the opening Twenty20 against Bangladesh in Hamilton yesterday. Conway, whose rollicking innings...

BELGRADE: Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo holds his captain armband moments before he threw it to the ground and left the pitch at the end of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualification Group A football match between Serbia and Portugal at the Rajko Mitic Stadium, in Belgrade, on Saturday. – AFPn

Ronaldo fumes after World Cup qualifying winner denied, Belgium held

BELGRADE: Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo holds his captain armband moments before he threw it to the ground and left the pitch at the end of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualification Group A football match between Serbia and Portugal at the Rajko Mitic Stadium, in Belgrade, on Saturday. – AFPPARIS: Cristiano Ronaldo threw his captain's armband to the ground in anger after being controversially denied an injury-time winner as Portugal...

DUBLIN: Luxembourg's striker Gerson Rodrigues (left) celebrates with teammates at the final whistle during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 group A qualification football match between Ireland and Luxembourg at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday. – AFPn

Irish captain Coleman seeks the calm after the Luxembourg storm

DUBLIN: Luxembourg's striker Gerson Rodrigues (left) celebrates with teammates at the final whistle during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 group A qualification football match between Ireland and Luxembourg at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday. – AFPDUBLIN: Ireland must pick themselves up and "keep going through the storm" said captain Seamus Coleman after minnows Luxembourg inflicted a humiliating 1-0 defeat on them in their 2022 World Cup...

BARCELONA: Team Ineos' British rider Adam Yates (center) competes in the final stage of the 100th Volta Catalunya 2021, a 133-km race starting and finishing in Barcelona, yesterday. - AFPn

Yates wins in Catalonia as Ineos dominate

BARCELONA: Team Ineos' British rider Adam Yates (center) competes in the final stage of the 100th Volta Catalunya 2021, a 133-km race starting and finishing in Barcelona, yesterday. - AFPBARCELONA: Adam Yates won the Tour of Catalonia yesterday with teammates Richie Porte and Geraint Thomas completing an all Ineos Grenadiers podium atop Barcelona's Montjuic. This trio held on to the first three places despite efforts to dislodge them in the 133...

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From Venice to Lake Como, Italy's tourist gems fight to stay afloat

File photo shows the Grand Canal is pictured from the Accademia bridge in Venice, as the carnival is being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. - AFP photosJust over a year into the pandemic, Venice remains a ghost town. Portofino, a colorful playground for the jet-set on the Ligurian coast, and Varenna on the shores of Lake Como are also deserted. The coronavirus has taken a heavy toll on tourism in Italy, the world's fifth-most visited...

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Thailand to lift tourist quarantine for popular beach island

Thailand on Friday announced plans for an experimental quarantine-free model in ultra-popular beach destination Phuket, as the kingdom attempts to resuscitate its pandemic-battered economy. Thailand has imposed massive restrictions visitor arrivals in order to stem coronavirus, but discouraging tourism has led to its economy recording the worst performance since the 1997 Asian financial crisis. The impact has reverberated across the country's...

Chadwick Boseman's wife Taylor Simone Ledward delivers a teary and heartfelt message about the importance of colon cancer screenings as she accepts his award for Outstanding Actor in Motion Picture. - bet n

Boseman's wife delivers emotional acceptance speech at NAACP Image Awards

Chadwick Boseman's wife Taylor Simone Ledward delivers a teary and heartfelt message about the importance of colon cancer screenings as she accepts his award for Outstanding Actor in Motion Picture. - AFPChadwick Boseman's wife Taylor Simone Ledward encouraged people to get screened regularly for cancer after accepting a posthumonus accolade on behalf of her husband at the NAACP Image Awards. The late actor - who died last year as a result of...

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Louvre puts entire collection online

The Louvre museum in Paris said Friday it has put nearly half a million items from its collection online for the public to visit free of charge. As part of a major revamp of its online presence, the world's most-visited museum has created a new database of 482,000 items at collections.louvre.fr with more than three-quarters already labelled with information and pictures. It comes after a year of pandemic-related shutdowns that has seen an...

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Speaker: Dahoum's Assembly membership is 'null and void'

The National AssemblyBy B IzzakKUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem said yesterday that the membership of leading opposition MP Bader Al-Dahoum is "null and void" as declared by the constitutional court, and implementing the ruling is obligatory and does not need any voting in the house as demanded by opposition lawmakers."Dahoum's case is a constitutional and legal dispute settled by the constitutional court. Neither the Assembly...

KUWAIT: Indian Ambassador Sibi George speaks during the open house at the embassy on Wednesday.

Ambassador urges Indians to register for COVID vaccination

KUWAIT: Indian Ambassador Sibi George speaks during the open house at the embassy on Wednesday.By Sajeev K PeterKUWAIT: The Indian Embassy in Kuwait held an open house under the theme 'COVID-19 Vaccination', underlining the importance of inoculation in view of the surge in infections in the country. "I have made 'COVID-19 Vaccination' as the main theme of today's open house. It is the single most important issue that all of us including our...

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The second phase of the Avenues Roads Project, the exit leading to the Fifth Ring Road towards Jahra and the opposite U-turn. – KUNA photos

Second phase of roads project leading to The Avenues mall opened