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Police 'were cowards' in Pakistan Hindu temple attack

ISLAMABAD: Shoaib Suddle (second left), member of the one-man Commission for Minorities Rights, leaves with member of parliament Ramesh Kumar (R) after a hearing over an attack on a Hindu Temple, in Islamabad yesterday. - AFP ISLAMABAD: Police officers showed "cowardice and negligence" in failing to confront a mob that attacked and set fire to a Hindu temple in northwest Pakistan, the provincial police chief said yesterday. Around 1,500 Muslims...

Artists disguised as the Three Kings Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar arrive aboard a boat to Bogatell Beach in Barcelona on January 5, 2020 during Epiphany celebrations. - For children, it's the most wonderful time of the year, when Spaniards turn out to welcome the gift-laden Three Kings. But this year's glittering parades have been torpedoed by the pandemic. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP)

Pandemic rains on Spain's glittering Epiphany parades

Artists disguised as the Three Kings Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar arrive aboard a boat to Bogatell Beach in Barcelona yesterday during Epiphany celebrations. For children, it's the most wonderful time of the year, when Spaniards turn out to welcome the gift-laden Three Kings. But this year's glittering parades have been torpedoed by the pandemic. - AFP photos For children, it's the most wonderful time of the year, when Spaniards turn out to...

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Turkey's social divides laid bare in Netflix hit

Photo shows a poster of 'Ethos' (bir baskadir) Netflix series on a laptop's screen. The psychological thriller 'Ethos' (Bir Baskadir) is Turkey's latest slick streaming export, adding to an expanding list of local productions to make it big abroad. - AFP photos One is a headscarf-wearing cleaning lady from the poor suburbs of Istanbul, the other a jet-setting psychiatrist who breaks glass ceilings and harbors suspicions about conservative Islam....

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Saudi Arabia to open airspace, borders to Qatar: Kuwait

KUWAIT: Saudi Arabia will reopen its borders and airspace to Qatar, the Kuwaiti foreign minister said yesterday, more than three years after Riyadh sealed both and led an alliance to isolate Doha. "Based on His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's proposal, it was agreed to open the airspace and land and sea borders between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Qatar, starting from this evening," said Kuwaiti...

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Iran seizes South Korean oil tanker in Gulf waters

A picture obtained by AFP from the Iranian news agency Tasnim yesterday shows a South Korean-flagged tanker being escorted by Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy after being seized in the Gulf. - AFP TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guards said yesterday it had seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters for breaking "maritime environmental laws". "A ship owned by South Korea was seized by our force's (navy) this morning," the Guards said on...

TOPSHOT - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., holds the Speaker's gavel in the air on the House floor in the US Capitol after becoming Speaker of the 117th Congress in Washington, DC on January 03, 2021. (Photo by Bill Clark / POOL / AFP)

Outrage as Trump asks to 'find' votes; Pelosi re-elected

WASHINGTON: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi holds the gavel on the House floor in the US Capitol after becoming speaker of the 117th Congress on Monday. - AFP WASHINGTON: The release on Sunday by US media of a stunning audiotape in which President Donald Trump pressured Georgia's secretary of state to "find" enough votes to overturn his election defeat there to Democrat Joe Biden sent shockwaves across Washington. The tape, a rebel push by...

Supporters of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange celebrate outside the Old Bailey court in central London after a judge ruled that Assange should not be extradited to the United States to face espionage charges for publishing secret documents online on January 4, 2021. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)

UK court rejects extradition of Assange to US

LONDON: Supporters of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange celebrate outside the Old Bailey court after a judge ruled that Assange should not be extradited to the United States yesterday. - AFP LONDON: A British judge yesterday blocked WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the United States to face espionage charges, finding he was at serious risk of suicide. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said the 49-year-old Australian publisher's...

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Kuwait's Amir to participate in 41st GCC Summit today

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is scheduled to depart Kuwait today to Saudi Arabia to head the State of Kuwait's delegation participating in the 41st GCC Summit. His Highness the Amir had received at Bayan Palace yesterday His...

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Assembly starts sessions with controversial probe

The National Assembly By B IzzakKUWAIT: The new National Assembly begins its regular sessions of the new term today with an anticipated heated debate in which opposition MPs will demand a judiciary and parliamentary probe into events that took place at the inaugural session more than two weeks ago. Opposition MP Thamer Al-Suwait said MPs will demand to refer those who carried out the events of the "Black Tuesday" to the public prosecution for a...

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Kuwait makes three oil and gas discoveries

KUWAIT: Kuwait has made three oil and gas discoveries, including one next to the giant Burgan field, the country's biggest, potentially helping to boost the reserves of OPEC's fourth largest producer. Minister of Oil and Minister of Electricity and Water Mohammad Al-Fares announced yesterday the discovery of two new oilfields of Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) in different regions of the country, in addition to the discovery of the extension of the...

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Shortage in 2021 calendars in Kuwait?

By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: By the end of December till early January, people usually receive calendars from companies and friends. This year however, many have complained of a paucity of calendars. "I normally get five to 10 calendars every year and I give them away to people I know. But I am very disappointed that I got nothing this year. The desk calendar is very important to me because every time I go to the office, I can check the date and my...

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EPA issues licenses to dispose used tires in Rahaya

KUWAIT: This file photo shows used tires in the northern area of Rahya. - KUNA KUWAIT: The Environment Public Authority (EPA) issued yesterday new licenses to companies to dispose used tires in the northern area of Al-Rahya, and to evacuate South Saad Al-Abdullah residential site from any hazardous materials, in preparation to be handed over to the Public Authority for Housing Welfare.EPA Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director General...

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