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JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks as he talks to his lawyer ahead of a hearing in his corruption trial at the Jerusalem district court yesterday. - AFP n

Netanyahu denies corruption charges

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks as he talks to his lawyer ahead of a hearing in his corruption trial at the Jerusalem district court yesterday. - AFPJERUSALEM: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied corruption charges against him in a brief court appearance yesterday as his graft trial resumed weeks before a fourth national election in two years. Netanyahu, the first Israeli premier to be indicted in office,...

MIDRAND: Participants, fire range officers and instructors pose for a group photograph during a training organized by the women empowerment group Girls on Fire, in Midrand, on Sunday. - AFPn

S African women turn to guns to fight rape, murder scourge

MIDRAND: Participants, fire range officers and instructors pose for a group photograph during a training organized by the women empowerment group Girls on Fire, in Midrand, on Sunday. - AFPMIDRAND, South Africa: For the dozens of women training at a shooting range near Johannesburg, learning how to use a gun has become a means of protection in a country where a woman is murdered every three hours. For the first time in her life, Ntando Mthembu...

This handout photo taken yesterday and released by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) shows members of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) during a rescue operation after a broken glacier caused a major river surge that swept away bridges and roads, at a tunnel near Tapovan dam in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. - AFPn

18 dead and 200 still missing after Indian glacier disaster

This handout photo taken yesterday and released by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) shows members of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) during a rescue operation after a broken glacier caused a major river surge that swept away bridges and roads, at a tunnel near Tapovan dam in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. - AFPRISHIKESH, India: Eighteen people were confirmed dead yesterday and at least 200 others were missing after a devastating...

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CBK marks National Days, national currency anniversary with coin issue

KUWAIT: The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) is marking the 60th anniversary of the Independence and the 30th anniversary of the Liberation of the State of Kuwait, as well as the 60th anniversary of the issue and circulation of the Kuwait national currency, the Kuwaiti dinar, by issuing three commemorative coins on these occasions, stated CBK Governor Dr Mohammad Y Al-Hashel.In a press statement on this occasion, the governor noted it is customary...

A Russian helicopter flies over a joint Russian and Turkish convoy (not pictured) as it patrols in oil fields near the town of Al-Qahtaniyah, in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province close to the Turkish border.-AFPn

IS ambush kills 26 pro-regime fighters in Syria

A Russian helicopter flies over a joint Russian and Turkish convoy (not pictured) as it patrols in oil fields near the town of Al-Qahtaniyah, in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province close to the Turkish border.-AFPBEIRUT: The Islamic State group yesterday ambushed a regime convoy in eastern Syria, killing at least 26 fighters, including seven Syrian troops, a war monitor said. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the early...

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Catalan separatism loses its spark as election looms

BARCELONA: Laura Borras, "Junts per Catalunya" party (Together For Catalonia) candidate for the up-coming Catalonia regional elections, gives a speech in front of an image of European Member of Parliament and former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont during a campaign meeting in Vic on Sunday.-AFPBARCELONA: As has happened every night for over a year, dozens of protesters demanding independence from Spain sit down in the middle of a wide...

YANGON: Protesters gather to demonstrate against the February 1 military coup, in downtown in Yangon yesterday. - AFPn

Martial law declared in parts of Myanmar

YANGON: Protesters gather to demonstrate against the February 1 military coup, in downtown in Yangon yesterday. - AFPYANGON: Martial law was declared in parts of Myanmar's second largest city Mandalay yesterday, after hundreds of thousands rallied across the country against the coup and the military issued a stern warning against further protests. The orders cover seven townships in Mandalay, banning people from protesting or gathering in groups...

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Kuwait lists 996 new COVID cases, three deaths

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday listed 996 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the caseload of contaminations to 171,994. MoH official spokesperson Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad said that there also were three new fatalities due to infection with the contagious virus registered during the same period, thus mortalities' toll rose to 969. Dr Sanad also revealed that number of people who were receiving treatment at intensive care...

MELBOURNE: Serena Williams of the US hits a return against Germany's Laura Siegemund during their women's singles match on day one of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne yesterday. – AFPn

Djokovic, 'vintage' Serena dominate at Aussie Open

MELBOURNE: Serena Williams of the US hits a return against Germany's Laura Siegemund during their women's singles match on day one of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne yesterday. – AFPMELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic served a reminder of why he's the greatest Australian Open champion in history as he demolished France's Jeremy Chardy in straight sets in round one yesterday. The eight-time winner's 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 win showed that normal...

TAMPA: Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hoists the Vince Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday in Tampa, Florida. – AFPn

Brady's magnificent seven as Bucs upset Chiefs in Super Bowl

TAMPA: Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hoists the Vince Lombardi Trophy after winning Super Bowl LV at Raymond James Stadium on Sunday in Tampa, Florida. – AFPTAMPA: Tom Brady sealed his place in the pantheon of America's greatest sporting icons on Sunday, winning a record seventh Super Bowl as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers routed the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9. The 43-year-old Brady -- who became the oldest man to play in the Super Bowl --...

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan's players celebrate after the dismissal of South Africa's Keshav Maharaj during the fifth and final day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi yesterday. - AFPn

Hasan leads Pakistan to first series win over South Africa since 2003

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan's players celebrate after the dismissal of South Africa's Keshav Maharaj during the fifth and final day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi yesterday. - AFPRAWALPINDI: Medium pacer Hasan Ali took a maiden ten-wicket haul to help Pakistan win its first series against South Africa since 2003 with a 95-run victory in the second Test on the fifth and...

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Bitcoin hits record near $45,000 after Tesla's $1.5bn investment

This file shows bitcoin medals. Tesla has invested $1.5 billion in bitcoin, a decision that came just days after the electric carmaker's CEO Elon Musk changed his Twitter bio to simply read "#bitcoin." - AFPLONDON: Bitcoin hit a record-high near $45,000 yesterday after Elon Musk's electric carmaker Tesla invested $1.5 billion in the digital currency. Bitcoin hit $44,795.20 around 1325 GMT, before cooling slightly to $44,207.95. The...

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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