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Radio Kuwait Urdu Service marks national days
KUWAIT: A Special National Day and Liberation Day Transmission "AP Ki MEHFIL" was organized by Radio Kuwait Urdu Service to celebrate 60 years of Kuwait independence and 30 years of liberation in a colorful style. A Special program was arranged and broadcasted to mark the special day with full enthusiasm.Syed Sajjad Haider, Ambassador of Pakistan to the state of Kuwait, Major General Muhammad Ashikuzzaman, Ambassador of Bangladesh to the state of...
BALI, Indonesia : Andrey Kovalenko (center), a Russian man wanted by Interpol, and Russian national Ekaterina Trubkina (left) stand during a press conference at Imigration Ngurah Rai office in Jimbaran on Indonesia resort island of Bali yesterday.-AFP n
Russian fugitive nabbed in Bali after dramatic escape
BALI, Indonesia : Andrey Kovalenko (center), a Russian man wanted by Interpol, and Russian national Ekaterina Trubkina (left) stand during a press conference at Imigration Ngurah Rai office in Jimbaran on Indonesia resort island of Bali yesterday.-AFPDENPASAR, Indonesia: A Russian fugitive whose dramatic sprint out of an Indonesian immigration office was captured on CCTV has been caught again after two weeks on the run, authorities said...
This photo taken and handout Tuesday by the Italian Foreign Ministry shows Carabinieri police officers carrying the flag-draped coffins of slain Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio and Italian Carabinieri police officer Vittorio Iacovacci, upon the arrival late Tuesday. - AFPn
Italy seeks UN probe into DRC envoy's killing
This photo taken and handout Tuesday by the Italian Foreign Ministry shows Carabinieri police officers carrying the flag-draped coffins of slain Italian Ambassador Luca Attanasio and Italian Carabinieri police officer Vittorio Iacovacci, upon the arrival late Tuesday. - AFPROME: Italy said yesterday it has asked the United Nations to launch an investigation into the killing of its ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The envoy, Luca...
PACIFIC PALISADES: Tiger Woods on hand at the trophy presentation ceremony after the final round of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club on February 21, 2021 in Pacific Palisades, California. - AFPn
Tiger's legendary career in jeopardy
PACIFIC PALISADES: Tiger Woods on hand at the trophy presentation ceremony after the final round of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club on February 21, 2021 in Pacific Palisades, California. - AFPWASHINGTON: The amazing golf career of Tiger Woods, from two-year-old prodigy to his epic comeback 2019 Masters victory, was in jeopardy Tuesday after injuries suffered in a serious solo car crash. The 45-year-old American, among the...
ROME: In this file photo taken on November 07, 2019 Celtic's Scottish head coach Neil Lennon looks on during the UEFA Europa League Group E football match Lazio vs Celtic at the Olympic stadium in Rome. - AFPn
Neil Lennon quits as Celtic boss after dismal campaign
ROME: In this file photo taken on November 07, 2019 Celtic's Scottish head coach Neil Lennon looks on during the UEFA Europa League Group E football match Lazio vs Celtic at the Olympic stadium in Rome. - AFPGLASGOW: Neil Lennon resigned as Celtic manager yesterday with the Scottish Premiership club 18 points behind bitter rivals Rangers in their bid to win a historic 10th consecutive league title. The Northern Irishman took charge for a second...
NEW YORK: View of Madison Square Garden prior to the New York Knicks against Golden State Warriors basketball game on Tuesday in New York City. - AFPn
NY Knicks fans return to Madison Square Garden
NEW YORK: View of Madison Square Garden prior to the New York Knicks against Golden State Warriors basketball game on Tuesday in New York City. - AFPNEW YORK: New York Knicks superfan Anthony Donahue made an emotional return to Madison Square Garden when the NBA side played in front of home fans for the first time in almost a year Tuesday. Donahue was one of 2,000 supporters to cheer the Knicks on during a narrow loss to the Golden State...
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Al-Nasser tops premier league
KUWAIT: Al-Nasser SC topped Kuwait's STC Football Premier League after defeating Al-Salmiya 3-1 in the 4th round of the league on Tuesday. The same round witnessed a draw between Al-Arabi and Al-Qadsia 2-2 in the derby match that was held in Sabah Al-Salem Stadium. The table currently stands at Al-Nasser SC on top with ten points, Al-Arabi second with eight points and Al-Qadsia in third place with seven points. - KUNA
YANGON: People wait to withdraw money from a Myawaddy Bank automated teller machine (ATM) in Yangon on Tuesday.-AFPnn
Coup creates banking woes in Myanmar
YANGON: People wait to withdraw money from a Myawaddy Bank automated teller machine (ATM) in Yangon on Tuesday.-AFPYANGON: Early bird customers of a military-owned bank queued anxiously as dawn light crept over Yangon, after a strict new limit on daily cash withdrawals fuelled rumors of a money shortage in post-coup Myanmar. Myawaddy Bank is among scores of military-controlled businesses in Myanmar facing boycott pressures since the generals...
In this file photo, a signage for Lloyds Bank is pictured outside a branch in the City of London. – AFPn
UK bank Lloyds logs profit slump in 2020 on COVID hit
In this file photo, a signage for Lloyds Bank is pictured outside a branch in the City of London. – AFPLONDON: Britain's Lloyds Banking Group yesterday reported a slump in 2020 profit due to "significant" economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Profit after tax nosedived 65 percent to £865 million ($1.2 billion, 1.0 billion euros) last year, from £2.46 billion in 2019, LBG said in a results statement. The bank took a huge £4.2...
ISTANBUL: Pilot Noyan Pasin (center) and his lawyer Erem Yucel (right) speak to media in front of the Bakirkoy courthouse in Istanbul, yesterday after a verdict trial against four pilots, two flight attendants and a private airline official accused of smuggling former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan. - AFPn
Turkey sentences three to jail over Ghosn escape
ISTANBUL: Pilot Noyan Pasin (center) and his lawyer Erem Yucel (right) speak to media in front of the Bakirkoy courthouse in Istanbul, yesterday after a verdict trial against four pilots, two flight attendants and a private airline official accused of smuggling former Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn out of Japan. - AFPISTANBUL: An Istanbul court yesterday sentenced three Turks to four years and two months in prison for helping smuggle...
In this file photo Daft Punk's installation Technologic Redux from 2019 is displayed during the press visit of the exhibition 'Electro - From Kraftwerk to Daft Punk' at the Philharmonie in Paris. -AFP n
Daft Punk future as mysterious as ever
In this file photo Daft Punk's installation Technologic Redux from 2019 is displayed during the press visit of the exhibition 'Electro - From Kraftwerk to Daft Punk' at the Philharmonie in Paris. -AFP photosHave Daft Punk really gone for good? Despite announcing their retirement on Monday, no one should write off the inscrutable pair just yet, say those who have closely followed their career. "No one's ever been able to get in their heads. It's...
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French film giant Gerard Depardieu charged with rape
In this file photo French actor Gerard Depardieu poses during a photocall for the second season of the French TV show "Marseille" broadcasted and co-produced by US streaming video giant Netflix in Marseille, southern France. -AFPFrench film giant Gerard Depardieu has been charged with rape and sexual assault, a judicial source told AFP on Tuesday, the latest in a string of such allegations against prominent figures in France. Depardieu, one of...
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MUMBAI: A vendor counts a wad of Indian rupees. - AFP
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Flag of Kuwait, visa application form and passport on table
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KUWAIT: Kuwaitis walk inside the Avenues Mall, the country’s largest shopping centre. The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) issued the latest detailed statistics on population and employment at the end of June 2024. The data shows that total population in Kuwait reached 4.919 million people. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait population hits 4.919 million
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DHAKA: Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace on Aug 5, 2024. - AFP
People power rocks Bangladesh
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Al-Sawaber Complex
Kuwait’s historic buildings should be preserved