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37 lawmakers back Humaidi as next Assembly speaker
KUWAIT: Newly-elected lawmakers meet at opposition MP Abdulkarim Al-Kandari's house yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By B IzzakKUWAIT: As many as 37 newly-elected lawmakers agreed at a meeting yesterday to vote for MP Bader Al-Humaidi as the next Assembly speaker, which is more than the required number to elect the new head of parliament. Opposition MP Abdulkarim Al-Kandari, host of the second meeting of new lawmakers, said MPs will...
Iranian Qassem Sheyasi holds his Iranian passport and a photo of himself with longtime Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in his house in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 11, 2020. - His Farsi given name is Qassem Sheyasi but he goes by his Arabic nom-de-guerre Abu Hashem: he used to be longtime Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's bodyguard and he made quite clear that he is no longer in Gaza by choice. He said he left the Iranian capital 40 years ago to join Arafat's Palestine Liberation Organisation, then based in Beirut, which was one of several armed actors in Lebanon's civil war. (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)
Gaza's 'only Iranian' wants to go home
GAZA: Iranian Qassem Sheyasi holds his Iranian passport and a photo of himself with longtime Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in his house in Khan Yunis on Nov 11, 2020. - AFP RAFAH: There is only one known Iranian in Gaza - an ageing former bodyguard to longtime Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat who dreams only of returning home, but finds himself stuck in the enclave. "I just want to get out of here and die in Iran," Qassem Sheyasi - known by...
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Baker offers 'Abu Dhabi' doughnut
JERUSALEM: Israeli pastry chef Itzik Kadosh displays a date-flavored "Abu Dhabi" doughnut created for Hanukkah at his pastry shop on Dec 7, 2020. - AFP JERUSALEM: An enterprising Israeli baker is trying to tempt customers with a date-flavored doughnut from the Jewish state's new regional partner, the United Arab Emirates. Pastry chef Itzik Kadosh is offering the "Abu Dhabi" doughnut, with its Emirati dates, nougat and cream filling, topped with...
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'Sabre-toothed tiger' skeleton sells for more than $84,000
Director of "Piguet Hotel des Ventes" auction house Bernard Piguet poses with a rare sabre-toothed cat's skeleton during a preview of the sale in Geneva.-AFP photos A nearly 40-million-year-old skeleton belonging to what is popularly called a sabre-toothed tiger has sold for $84,350, a year after its discovery on a US ranch. The skeleton, about 120 centimeters (nearly four feet) long, was snapped up by a private collector in just one minute at...
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Long-lost Flemish masterpiece discovered in Brussels district hall
A painting that hung for decades in a municipal building in Brussels has been authenticated as the work of Flemish master Jacob Jordaens, Belgian conservators said Tuesday. After analysis including dendrochronology-dating works from the wood panels they are painted on-experts determined that it is the oldest known version of "The Holy Family" by Jordaens, painted in the early 17th century. The "incredible discovery" was made by the Royal...
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World's longest-running TV soap, Coronation Street, turns 60
In this file photo Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall comes out of the Rovers Return Pub during a visit to the set of British television soap opera 'Coronation Street', in Manchester, north-west England.-AFP The world's longest-running TV soap opera, Britain's cosy working-class series "Coronation Street," celebrated 60 years on screen yesterday, defying social changes and the pandemic. Pealing cathedral bells, a discussion in parliament and...
Passengers take their seats before take off in a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft operated by low-cost airline Gol at Guarulhos International Airport, near Sao Paulo on December 9, 2020, as the 737 MAX returns into use more than 20 months after it was grounded following two deadly crashes. (Photo by NELSON ALMEIDA / AFP)
Boeing 737 MAX returns to sky
SAO PAULO: Passengers take their seats before takeoff in a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft operated by low-cost airline Gol at Guarulhos International Airport, near Sao Paulo yesterday as the 737 MAX returns into use more than 20 months after it was grounded following two deadly crashes. - AFP ABOARD A BOEING 737 MAX, Brazil: More than 20 months after it was grounded following two deadly crashes, Boeing's 737 MAX returned to the skies yesterday with an...
FILES) In this file illustration photo taken on November 22, 2019 shows the logo of the online lodging service Airbnb displayed on a tablet in Paris. - Airbnb is seeking to raise some $2.6 billion in its upcoming share offering, which could give the home-sharing giant a valuation as high as $35 billion, an updated regulatory filing showed on December 1, 2020. The California group said its initial public offering would include some 51.9 million shares in a range of $44 to $50. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)
Airbnb, DoorDash lead 'unicorn parade' ending busy IPO year
In this file illustration photo shows the logo of the online lodging service Airbnb displayed on a tablet in Paris. - AFP SAN FRANCISCO: Airbnb and DoorDash make their stock market debut this week as part of a "unicorn parade" capping a busy year for hot startups going public. The startups known as unicorns-valued in the billions-are poised to take advantage of a market hungry for young businesses promising fast growth, with some taking...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 14, 2012 the chief executive officer of Dutch banking giant ING, Ralph Hamers, gives a press conference in Brussels to present results of the first half of 2012. - A Dutch court ordered on December 9, 2020 the prosecution of the head of Swiss banking giant UBS, Ralph Hamers, over money-laundering when he was CEO of the Dutch lender ING. (Photo by DIRK WAEM / BELGA / AFP)
UBS chief faces prosecution over money laundering
In this file photo, the chief executive officer of Dutch banking giant ING, Ralph Hamers, gives a press conference in Brussels to present results of the first half of 2012. - AFP THE HAGUE: A Dutch court yesterday ordered the prosecution of the head of Swiss banking giant UBS, Ralph Hamers, over money-laundering when he was CEO of the Dutch lender ING. Hamers led ING when it settled a 775-million-euro ($940 million) laundering probe with Dutch...
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KFH pioneer in keeping abreast of digital technology: Al-Roshood
Abdulwahab Al-Roshood participating in the event KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) participated in "Investing in Kuwait- Capitalizing on Transformation" digital conference hosted by FT Live in partnership with fDi Magazine and Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority (KDIPA). In the "Investing in Kuwait's Future" session, Abdulwahab Al-Roshood, Acting Group Chief Executive Officer at Kuwait Finance House (KFH) said that the spread of the...
TO GO WITH AFP PACKAGE : Fifth anniversary of Paris Agreement on climate change -(FILES) This file photo taken on January 23, 2020 shows a plant of German industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp (foreground) and smoke from a coal-fired power station in Duisburg, western Germany. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER / AFP)
Green hydrogen: A fuel bursting with climate-saving potential
This file photo shows a plant of German industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp (foreground) and smoke from a coal-fired power station in Duisburg, western Germany. - AFP PARIS: In the battle against climate change, green hydrogen is being hailed as a potential miracle fuel that could help the world's worst-polluting industries slash carbon emissions. Hydrogen itself may have plenty of uses, but governments and companies are increasingly turning...
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Hacker fighter FireEye says breached by elite attackers
SAN FRANCISCO: Hacker fighting firm FireEye on Tuesday said its own defenses were breached by sophisticated attackers who stole "Red Team" tools used to test customers' computer systems. While the hackers had yet to be identified, their tactics and targets led FireEye to believe it was a state-sponsored attack "by a nation with top-tier offensive capabilities." "The hack of a premier cybersecurity firm demonstrates that even the most...
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
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LIVERPOOL: Police officers face protesters outside the Liver Building in Liverpool on August 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' anti-immigrant rally. — AFP
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