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Muslin men gather for midday prayers at the Grand Mosque de Pantin, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris on October 20, 2020. - French authorities said on October 20, 2020, they would close thew Grand Mosque de Pantin as part of a clampdown on radical Islam that has yielded over a dozen arrests following the beheading of a teacher who had shown his pupils a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed. The mosque in a densely-populated suburb northeast of Paris had disseminated a video on its Facebook page days before the gruesome murder on October 16, 2020, railing against teacher Samuel Paty's choice of material for a class discussion on freedom of expression, said a source close to the investigation. (Photo by Alice LEFEBVRE / AFP)
France closes Paris mosque in a clampdown over beheading
PANTIN, France: Muslim men gather for midday prayers at the Grand Mosque de Pantin in the northeastern suburbs of Paris yesterday. - AFP PARIS: French authorities said yesterday they would close a Paris mosque in a clampdown on radical Islam that has yielded over a dozen arrests following the beheading of a teacher who had shown his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. The mosque in a densely-populated suburb northeast of Paris had published...
Pro-democracy protesters give the three-finger salute outside the Siam Paragon shopping centre in Bangkok on October 20, 2020. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)
'A moving current': Thai protesters adopt Hong Kong tactics and style
BANGKOK: Pro-democracy protesters give the three-finger salute outside the Siam Paragon shopping center yesterday. - AFP BANGKOK: Umbrellas as shields, secure chat groups and hand signals as warnings of a pending police crackdown-Thailand's pro-democracy protesters have taken inspiration and lessons from their counterparts in Hong Kong. Images from Bangkok over the weekend of activists in hard hats, goggles and gas masks facing off against the...
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'Trump Heights' a symbol of US shift on Mideast policy
An eagle statue is seen placed on a menorah sculpture donated by the Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation (JASHP) dedicated to US President Donald Trump by the entrance to Trump Heights, an Israeli settlement in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Sept 21, 2020. - AFP GOLAN HEIGHTS: On a dusty plain in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, a golden-lettered sign with Israeli and American flags stands before a rusty wire fence as the...
A statue of a woman made out of glass and rubble that resulted from the Beirut port mega explosion August 04, is placed opposite to the site of the blast in the Lebanese capital's harbour to mark the one year anniversary of the beginning of the anti-government protest movement across the country on October 20, 2020. - Hundreds marched in Beirut on the weekend to mark the first anniversary of a non-sectarian protest movement that has rocked the political elite but has yet to achieve its goal of sweeping reform. A whirlwind of hope and despair has gripped the country in the year since protests began, as an economic crisis and a devastating port explosion two months ago pushed Lebanon deeper into decay. (Photo by JOSEPH EID / AFP)
Community oven serves up meals and dignity, in blast-hit Beirut
BEIRUT: A statue of a woman made out of glass and rubble that resulted from the Beirut port mega explosion on Aug 4 is placed opposite to the site of the blast yesterday. – AFP AMMAN: When a huge blast tore through Beirut on Aug. 4, Rawda Mazloum decided to move the giant oven she was using to cook for refugees in the Bekaa Valley to assist residents of the devastated capital. Today, the stove that has helped feed thousands of refugees and...
(FILES) This file photo taken on November 9, 2017 shows US President Donald Trump (L) and China's President Xi Jinping shaking hands during a business leaders event at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. - Donald Trump's first term in office has been rough on China, with war over trade and tech amplified by daily mudslinging, yet Beijing may welcome his re-election as it scans the horizon for the decline of its superpower rival. (Photo by Nicolas ASFOURI / AFP) / TO GO WITH US-vote-diplomacy-trade-China,FOCUS by Patrick Baert
Why China may want to keep Trump in the White House
BEIJING: This file photo taken on Nov 9, 2017 shows US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping shaking hands during a business leaders event at the Great Hall of the People. - AFP BEIJING: Donald Trump has frustrated and enraged China during a tumultuous first term, but Beijing may welcome his re-election as it scans the horizon for the decline of its superpower rival. Relations are as icy as at any time since formal ties were...
In this picture taken on October 1, 2020, staff members work on the production line of a diaper manufacturing plant in Sinnar, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. - India is on course to top the world in coronavirus cases, but from Maharashtra's whirring factories to Kolkata's thronging markets, people are back at work -- and eager to forget the pandemic for festival season. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP) / TO GO WITH Health-virus-India-economy, FOCUS by Ammu Kannampilly and Satyajit Shaw
What virus? India gets back to work
SINNAR, India: In this picture taken on Oct 1, 2020, staff members work on the production line of a diaper manufacturing plant in Maharashtra. - AFP SINNAR: India is on course to top the world in coronavirus cases, but from Maharashtra's whirring factories to Kolkata's thronging markets, people are back at work-and eager to forget the pandemic for festival season. After a strict lockdown in March that left millions on the brink of starvation,...
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Boursa Kuwait stresses commitment to driving growth in Kuwait financial sector
Noura Al-Abdulkareem KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait participated in the IFN Kuwait OnAir Forum 2020, highlighting the company's ongoing commitment to contribute to the growth and development of Kuwait's capital markets and its wider economy. Boursa Kuwait's Head of Markets Sector, Noura Al-Abdulkareem, was invited as a speaker on a panel, entitled "Funding, Infrastructure, Capital Markets and Responsible Finance Initiatives in Kuwait" on Tuesday, October...
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Qatar Airways continues to lead global travel recovery: Al-Baker
By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Qatar Airways continues to lead the recovery of International travel and its network has never fallen below 30 destinations with continuous services to five continents even during the pandemic, said Akbar Al-Baker, Group Chief Executive, Qatar Airways.In an in-depth interview with the Kuwait Times, Al-Baker gave an overview of Qatar Airways' resilience and commitment while providing global connectivity during the pandemic....
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Walmart cranks up ad drive, with or without TikTok
BRADFORD: A shopper is seen wearing a mask while shopping at a Walmart store in Bradford, Pennsylvania.-Reuters NEW YORK: Walmart Inc is aggressively expanding its advertising business after years of stuttering progress, even as a proposed deal to buy a stake in video-sharing app TikTok remains stuck in limbo. The world's largest retailer is making better use of its wealth of shopper data to link promotions on its website and app with ads inside...
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Julien's Auctions announces property from the estate of Robert Evans
A color photograph of Robert Evans (right) and Jack Nicholson is displayed during an auction preview of "Property from the Estate of Robert Evans" at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, California. -AFP photos A spectacular auction of nearly 600 items from the dazzling life and singular career of the legendary American film producer and studio executive, Robert Evans, who produced some of American cinema's finest achievements and championed a...
Rabbi Yaakov Eisenstein (C) supervises the preparation of food Elli's Kosher Kitchen, in Dubai, on October 5, 2020. - Elli Kriel (L) is the pioneer of kosher cuisine in the Emirates, after moving to Dubai eight years ago from South Africa and realising she needed to find kosher products for her home kitchen. She has been running Elli's Kosher Kitchen for the past two years, born out of the need for Jewish travellers to remain observant while in the UAE. Her business got under way in November 2018 when she was asked to provide meals for rabbis attending an interfaith meeting in the capital Abu Dhabi. (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE / AFP)
Dubai gets ready to go kosher after Israel peace deal
Rabbi Yaakov Eisenstein (center) supervises the preparation of food Elli's Kosher Kitchen, in Dubai.--AFP photos At the plush Armani hotel in the shadow of the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, a rabbi switches on the stoves at what is billed as Dubai's first kosher restaurant. With the ink still fresh on the United Arab Emirates' landmark normalization accord with Israel, restaurants and caterers are rushing to prepare for what they hope...
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Facebook unveils AI-based translator for 100 languages
WASHINGTON: Facebook on Monday unveiled software based on machine learning which the company said was the first to be able to translate from any of 100 languages without relying on English. The open-source artificial intelligence software was created to help the massive social network deliver content better in 160 languages to its more than two billion users around the world."This milestone is a culmination of years of Facebook AI's...
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
How Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait upended lives of expatriates
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ADDIS ABABA: Pedestrians walk on the newly built walkway in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian birr weakened by 28 percent against the dollar this week after the central bank adopted a market-determined foreign exchange rate. – AFP
Ethiopian authorities crack down on price hikes after currency float
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KUWAIT: Oil wells were set ablaze by Iraqi troops. – KUNA
Kuwait marks 34th invasion anniversary, remembers support
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(Left) Iranians take part in a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Aug 1, 2024, ahead of his burial in Qatar. (Right) Hezbollah fighters and mourners carry the casket of slain top commander Fuad Shukr during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on Aug 1, 2024. - AFP photos
Hamas, Hezbollah vow revenge
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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story