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Egyptian Rawya Abdalla shows a phone picture of her relatives, who are among 17 Egyptians that went missing in Libya while trying to get to Europe, during an interview at the Dahmasha village in the Sharkia governorate, 60Km northeast of the capital, on September 23, 2020. - Thousands of desperate migrants bound for Europe have perished in the Mediterranean Sea. In one impoverished Egyptian town, families fear that 15 of their sons are among the dead. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
Egypt town fears worst for men lost en route to Europe
DAHMASHA, Egypt: Egyptian Rawya Abdalla shows a phone picture of her relatives, who are among 17 Egyptians who went missing in Libya while trying to get to Europe, during an interview in this village in Sharkia governorate on Sept 23, 2020. - AFP DAHMASHA, Egypt: Thousands of desperate migrants bound for Europe have perished in the Mediterranean Sea. In one impoverished Egyptian town, families fear that 15 of their sons are among the dead. The...
Afghan security forces removes a damaged police vehicle at the site of a car bomb attack that targeted Laghman provincial governor's convoy, in Mihtarlam, Laghman Province on October 5, 2020. - A suicide attack targeting an Afghan provincial governor killed at least eight people on October 5, officials said, as the president travelled to Qatar where peace talks with the Taliban have stalled. (Photo by NOORULLAH SHIRZADA / AFP)
Eight killed in attack targeting Afghan governor
Afghan security forces removes a damaged police vehicle at the site of a car bomb attack that targeted Laghman provincial governor's convoy, in Mihtarlam, Laghman Province yesterday.-AFP JALALABAD: A suicide attack targeting an Afghan provincial governor killed at least eight people yesterday, officials said, as the president travelled to Qatar where peace talks with the Taliban have stalled. Twenty eight people were wounded when the attacker...
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Wildfires raze dozens of homes in New Zealand
New Zealand Defense Force firefighters combat the Richmond fire near Nelson, New Zealand. - Reuters WELLINGTON: Wildfires have destroyed up to 50 homes in New Zealand, authorities announced yesterday, saying it was a miracle no one was hurt as "a wall of orange" razed most of a remote South Island village. The blaze began in a mountain forest early Sunday morning and, fanned by strong winds, swept through the village of Lake Ohau, forcing...
Tottenham Hotspur's French midfielder Tanguy Ndombele (L) shoots to score his team's first goal past Manchester United's Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea (R) to equalise during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England, on October 4, 2020. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Tottenham thrash Man United 6-1
MANCHESTER: Tottenham Hotspur's French midfielder Tanguy Ndombele (left) shoots to score his team's first goal past Manchester United's Spanish goalkeeper David de Gea (right) to equalize during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur yesterday. - AFP LONDON: Jose Mourinho humiliated his former club Manchester United as Tottenham swept to a stunning 6-1 win at Old Trafford, while Arsenal moved...
Persepolis's goalkeeper Hamed Lak saves a shot in the shoot-out during the AFC Champions League semi-finals match between Saudi's Al-Nassr and Iran's Persepolis on October 3, 2020, at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in the Qatari capital Doha. (Photo by Mustafa ABUMUNES / AFP)
Lak penalty save sends Persepolis into Asian final
DOHA: Persepolis's goalkeeper Hamed Lak saves a shot in the shoot-out during the AFC Champions League semi-finals match between Saudi's Al-Nassr and Iran's Persepolis on October 3, 2020. - AFP DOHA: Hamed Lak produced a diving save off Maicon Rocque as Persepolis beat Al Nassr 5-3 on penalties to reach the final of the Asian Champions League for the second time in three years on Saturday. Both teams had played out a tense 1-1 draw after 120...
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Skipper Kohli hits form in Bangalore's big IPL victory
DUBAI: Skipper Virat Kohli hit form with his first half-century of this Indian Premier League season as he led Royal Challengers Bangalore to a comfortable win over Rajasthan Royals on Saturday. Kohli, who came into the match with scores of 14, one and three, remained unbeaten on 72 as Bangalore chased down a target of 155 to win by eight wickets in Abu Dhabi.He put on a key second-wicket partnership of 99 with in-form opener Devdutt Padikkal,...
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Kitata sprints to London Marathon win as Kipchoge suffers rare defeat
LONDON: Winner, Ethiopia's Shura Kitata poses with his trophy in front of Buckingham Palace after the elite men's race of the 2020 London Marathon in central London yesterday. - AFP LONDON: Ethiopian Shura Kitata outsprinted Kenya's Vincent Kipchumba to win a thrilling London Marathon yesterday as a stunned world record holder Eliud Kipchoge faded late in the race to suffer his first defeat since 2013. In cold, wet conditions, 24-year-old Kitata...
Arham al-Khateeb, an Arabic teacher at a Kuwaiti school, observes a moment of silence in memory of Kuwait's late emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah while giving an online class to students via laptop from an empty classroom on the first day of school, at an educational facility in Kuwait City on October 4, 2020. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
New academic year begins at Arabic schools
KUWAIT: Arham Al-Khateeb, an Arabic teacher at Fajr al-Sabah School in Salmiya, observes a moment of silence in memory of late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah while conducting an online class in an empty classroom on the first day of school yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: The new 2020-2021 academic year began yesterday at public and private Arabic schools, with classes held remotely due to the coronavirus...
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Foreign Minister receives UK defense secretary
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Foreign and Acting Defense Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah meets UK Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait's Foreign and Acting Defense Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah received UK Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace and the delegation accompanying him yesterday. Sheikh Ahmad hosted secretary Wallace and his entourage at the foreign Ministry's reception...
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Kuwait Amir hosts Saudi officials offering condolences
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Prince Fahad bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Amir of Saudi Arabia's Tabuk Region. - KUNA KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday a delegation of Saudi Amirs who arrived in the country to extend condolences on the demise of the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. His Highness the Amir hosted the Saudi...
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Iran presidency's representative offers condolences to Kuwait Amir
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Iran's Foreign Minister Dr Mohammad Javad Zarif. - KUNA KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at the Amiri Terminal yesterday Representative of the Iranian President Dr Hassan Rouhani, Foreign Minister Dr Mohammad Javad Zarif who offered condolences on the passing of the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.Zarif also...
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Arab League Secretary General offers condolences
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmad Aboul-Gheit. - KUNA KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received yesterday at the Amiri Terminal Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmad Aboul-Gheit. Aboul-Gheit and the accompanying are here to offer condolences on the passing of late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.The top Arab...
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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