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Bayern struggle to shore up porous defense
BERLIN: Bayern Munich are showing chinks in their armor ahead of tonight's Champions League last-16 first leg at Lazio after dropping points and leaking goals in the Bundesliga. The reigning European champions crashed to a 2-1 league defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, having already been held to a 3-3 home draw by strugglers Arminia Bielefeld last week.Bayern's commanding lead in the Bundesliga has been slashed from seven points in early...
Australia's push to regulate tech giants has become a power struggle between two of the world's most powerful men, with Rupert Murdoch (left) and Mark Zuckerberg locked in a generational battle for media dominance. -- AFPnnn
Australia's tech law pits Murdoch against Zuckerberg
Australia's push to regulate tech giants has become a power struggle between two of the world's most powerful men, with Rupert Murdoch (left) and Mark Zuckerberg locked in a generational battle for media dominance. -- AFPSYDNEY: Australia's push to regulate tech giants has become a power struggle between two of the world's most powerful men, with Rupert Murdoch and Mark Zuckerberg locked in a generational battle for media dominance. Efforts in...
KUWAIT: Kuwaitis and expatriates at the Avenues Mall in this file photo. Kuwait's population in 2020 experienced the biggest annual drop recorded in almost 30 years as the number of resident expatriates fell sharply.- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat n
Kuwait population falls to below 4.7m as expatriate numbers drop
KUWAIT: Kuwaitis and expatriates at the Avenues Mall in this file photo. Kuwait's population in 2020 experienced the biggest annual drop recorded in almost 30 years as the number of resident expatriates fell sharply.- Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Kuwait's population in 2020 experienced the biggest annual drop recorded in almost 30 years, as the number of resident expatriates fell sharply, while the number of Kuwaiti nationals continued to...
A Wall Street sign at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City. - AFP
Markets struggle as inflation fear offset recovery hopes
A Wall Street sign at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City. - AFPHONG KONG: Markets mostly fell yesterday as falling infection rates and more good news on the vaccine front were overshadowed by growing worries about high valuations and inflation. While the United States is approaching 500,000 deaths, there is optimism that there is light at the end of the tunnel in the COVID-19 crisis as governments embark on immunization programs...
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Tunisia fires head of national airline, month into job
TUNIS: Tunisia's transport minister yesterday fired the CEO of Tunisair, just over a month after naming her to revive the ailing national carrier's fortunes. Olfa Hamdi, an engineer educated in France and the US with experience in managing major enterprises, was dismissed because she failed "in her duty to act discreetly" and did not coordinate with the ministry, Transport Minister Moez Chakchouk said.Hamdi had clashed with the powerful UGTT...
VIENNA: Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi addresses the media after his arrival at Vienna International Airport.-AFP n
IAEA, Iran hammer out 'temporary deal'
VIENNA: Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi addresses the media after his arrival at Vienna International Airport.-AFPTEHRAN: Iran yesterday hailed a visit by the UN nuclear watchdog chief and a temporary agreement on site inspections as a "significant achievement", amid international efforts to salvage its troubled nuclear deal. US President Joe Biden, European powers and Tehran are trying to...
NEW YORK: In this file photo Sandra Lindsay (left), a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine by Dr Michelle Chester, at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, in the Queens borough of New York. -AFP n
US nears 500,000 COVID deaths as vaccine drives gather momentum
NEW YORK: In this file photo Sandra Lindsay (left), a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine by Dr Michelle Chester, at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, in the Queens borough of New York. -AFPWASHINGTON: The United States stood on the brink of 500,000 COVID-related deaths yesterday, while the vaccination rollout picked up pace globally including with the first shots in Australia. The catastrophic US...
BRUSSELS: Chief of Staff and Political director of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Leonid Volkov (center left) and CEO of the Anti-Corruption foundation, Ivan Zhdanov (center right) give a press conference at the Lithuanian Embassy in Brussels yesterday.-AFP n
EU warns Myanmar, mulls sanctions on Russia over Navalny crackdown
BRUSSELS: Chief of Staff and Political director of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Leonid Volkov (center left) and CEO of the Anti-Corruption foundation, Ivan Zhdanov (center right) give a press conference at the Lithuanian Embassy in Brussels yesterday.-AFPBRUSSELS: The EU yesterday warned Myanmar's military rulers it was ready to impose sanctions over this month's coup, as foreign ministers also prepared to target those behind...
NEW YORK: Reggie Wood and the Ilyasah Shabazz (left), Qubiliah Shabazz (center)and Gamilah Shabazz (right) daughters of Malcolm-X during a news conference to present new evidence in the assassination of the civil rights activists in New York City.-AFP n
Malcolm X's family calls to reopen probe into murder
NEW YORK: Reggie Wood and the Ilyasah Shabazz (left), Qubiliah Shabazz (center) and Gamilah Shabazz (right) daughters of Malcolm-X during a news conference to present new evidence in the assassination of the civil rights activists in New York City.-AFPNEW YORK: The daughters of prominent Black activist Malcolm X have called to reopen the investigation into his murder in light of new testimony implicating the New York police and the FBI. "Any...
YANGON: Protesters mass around vehicles as they block roads during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon yesterday.-AFP n
Huge anti-coup rallies in Myanmar after junta threat
YANGON: Protesters mass around vehicles as they block roads during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon yesterday. - AFPYANGON: Hundreds of thousands of anti-coup protesters rallied across Myanmar again yesterday after a clear threat from the junta that it was prepared to use lethal force to crush what it branded as "anarchy". The warning came after three demonstrators were shot dead over the weekend, and the funeral on Sunday for...
BARCELONA: Catalan regional police Mossos d'Esquadra officers detain a protester following clashes after a demonstration against the imprisonment of Spanish rapper Pablo Hasel in Barcelona.?FPn
Rapper's arrest last straw for Spain's young protesters
BARCELONA: Catalan regional police Mossos d'Esquadra officers detain a protester following clashes after a demonstration against the imprisonment of Spanish rapper Pablo Hasel in Barcelona. - AFPBARCELONA: At Saturday's protest, a hood covers one young woman's hair, a mask her face. Only her dark eyes can be seen staring out at the latest demonstration in Barcelona against the jailing of Spanish rapper Pablo Hasel. Hasel was jailed for a string...
MOSUL: The Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Mosul Najeeb Michaeer (left) chats with a young resident the old part of the northern city of Mosul, during a tour to follow the progress of restoration works there.-AFP n
Amid scars of war, Iraqi archbishop readies for pope
MOSUL: The Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Mosul Najeeb Michaeer (left) chats with a young resident the old part of the northern city of Mosul, during a tour to follow the progress of restoration works there.-AFPKARAMLESH, Iraq: From Mosul's rubble-strewn streets to ancient churches at Karamlesh, badly damaged by the Islamic State group, Archbishop Najeeb Michaeel is preparing for the first-ever papal visit to Iraq. Amid the cleanup and...
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MUMBAI: A vendor counts a wad of Indian rupees. - AFP
Indian rupee hits record low amid geopolitical jitters
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Flag of Kuwait, visa application form and passport on table
Why small-scale project visas can be problematic
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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