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Israeli security forces carry out a raid in the Bethlehem area in search of a suspect wanted for a car-ramming attack earlier in Jerusalem that left several people injured, on February 6, 2020. - A manhunt was underway for the driver in the car-ramming, who fled the scene in central west Jerusalem after the attack, which took place shortly before 2:00 am (2400 GMT). The attacker struck on the street where the soldiers had been marching, the army said. (Photo by Musa AL SHAER / AFP)
Israeli-Palestinian violence rises after Trump peace plan
BETHLEHEM: Israeli security forces carry out a raid in the Bethlehem area in search of a suspect wanted for a car-ramming attack earlier in Jerusalem that left several people injured yesterday. - AFP JERUSALEM: At least two Palestinians were killed and 15 Israelis were hurt yesterday in a string of incidents in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, where violence has risen after the US announcement of its Middle East peace plan. In the West...
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In political triumph, US president acquitted in impeachment trial
WASHINGTON: This still image taken from a US Senate webcast shows Senators voting during the impeachment trial of the US president in the Senate Chamber at the US Capitol on February 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. - AFP WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump was acquitted by the US Senate on Wednesday following a historic impeachment trial that shone a harsh light on America's divisions, without ever shaking the loyalty of his voter base. In a political...
In this photo taken on February 3, 2020, Aam Aadmi Party (Common Man party) leader Arvind Kejriwal (C) waves to his supporters during a rally for the upcoming Delhi state elections in New Delhi. - A diminutive former tax inspector is in the cross-hairs of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party as it battles to take back power in Delhi's legislative elections on January 8. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Modi's party battles to unseat 'common man' in Delhi election
NEW DELHI: In this file photo, Aam Aadmi Party (Common Man party) leader Arvind Kejriwal (center) waves to his supporters during a rally for the upcoming Delhi state elections in New Delhi. A diminutive former tax inspector is in the cross-hairs of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party as it battles to take back power in Delhi's legislative elections tomorrow. - AFP NEW DELHI: A diminutive former tax inspector is in the cross-hairs...
Italian firefighters remove rubbles from the wreckage of a derailed train, outside the city of Lodi, near Milan, northern Italy, on February 6, 2020. - Two people were killed and about 30 injured on February 6, 2020 when a high-speed train derailed near Milan in northern Italy, Italian media said. The accident occurred near the town of Lodi, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) south of Milan. The two people killed were rail workers on the train, the media said. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)
Train drivers killed in Italy's rail crash
LODI, Italy: Italian firefighters remove rubbles from the wreckage of a derailed train, outside the city of Lodi, near Milan, northern Italy yesterday. - AFP LODI: Two rail workers were killed and about 30 people injured yesterday when a high-speed train derailed before dawn near Milan in northern Italy, authorities said. The crash occurred just after 5:30 am near the town of Lodi, about 50 kilometers south of Milan. "It was a serious accident...
TOPSHOT - An aerial view taken on February 5, 2020, shows the rebel-held town of Ariha in the northern countryside of Syria's Idlib province following an air strike by pro-regime forces. - Syrian regime forces pressed on with their offensive in the northwest that has displaced half a million people, despite heightened tensions with Turkey.nIntensive aerial bombardment and ground fighting in the jihadist-dominated Idlib region since December have killed almost 300 civilians and triggered one of the largest waves of displacement in the nine-year war. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
Israel's air strikes kill 12 pro-Iran fighters in Syria
ARIHA, Syria: An aerial view shows the rebel-held town of Ariha in the northern countryside of Syria's Idlib province following an air strike by pro-regime forces. - AFP BEIRUT: Israeli air strikes killed 12 pro-Iran fighters in Syria yesterday, a monitor said, the latest in a spate of raids Israel has said targeted Iranian ambitions to develop a military presence on its doorstep. Israel has pledged to prevent its main enemy from entrenching...
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Chinese tourists stranded in Bali over virus fears offered flights
DENPASER: Thousands of Chinese tourists risk being stranded in Bali after the Indonesian government suspended flights to and from mainland China over fears of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. - AFP DENPASER: Thousands of Chinese tourists stranded in Bali after Indonesia suspended flights over coronavirus fears will be offered charter flights home, China's consulate on the holiday island said yesterday. A diplomatic notice said Beijing was...
HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 4: Cody Martin #11 of the Charlotte Hornets drives to the basket against the Houston Rockets on February 4, 2020 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP
Harden's heroics lead Rockets past Hornets
HOUSTON: Cody Martin #11 of the Charlotte Hornets drives to the basket against the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. - AFP HOUTON: James Harden finished one rebound shy of a 40-point triple-double, and the host Houston Rockets erased a 15-point deficit to beat the Charlotte Hornets 125-110 on Tuesday. Harden was exceptional throughout but especially down the stretch, fueling a 12-3 run in the fourth quarter that enabled...
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Kuwait's volleyball team defeats Al-Ain
Kuwait Club and UAE's Al-Ain teams in action. KUWAIT: Kuwait Club Volleyball team had a deserved win over UAE's Al-Ain with the score of 3-0, in a match that was held on Tuesday at the Kuwait Club. The match is the first round of the 37th Gulf Volleyball Champion Clubs Championship, hosted by Kuwait Club and will continue until February 10. The results of the three games were: (30-28, 25-16, 26-24), and Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal defeated Oman's...
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Philippines mulls partial lifting of deployment ban
MANILA: The Philippine Department of Labor and Employment said in a press release yesterday that in light of the fruitful meeting between the Philippine labor delegation and Kuwaiti officials, the labor department is set to move to partially lift the ban on the deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said he will recommend to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) governing board the...
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Plane skids off Istanbul runway, breaks into three
ISTANBUL: This picture taken yesterday shows a Pegasus airlines Boeing 737 plane after it skidded off the runway at Sabiha Gokcen airport. - AFP ISTANBUL: A plane carrying 177 people skidded off the runway at an Istanbul airport, caught fire and split into three after landing in rough weather yesterday. Officials said that no-one had lost their lives in the spectacular accident, but dozens of people were injured. Live images broadcast on...
TOPSHOT - US Vice President Mike Pence claps as Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi appears to rip a copy of US President Donald Trumps speech after he delivers the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2020. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)
Trump-Pelosi feud erupts, unity in shreds
WASHINGTON: US Vice President Mike Pence claps as Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi rips a copy of US President Donald Trump's speech after he delivered the State of the Union address at the US Capitol on Tuesday. - AFP WASHINGTON: A bitter feud between US President Donald Trump and top Democrat Nancy Pelosi boiled over at his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, with Trump denying her a handshake and Pelosi ripping apart...
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on February 5, 2020 shows Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg(L) at the Rex Theater in his first public appearance since the Iowa Caucus the night before in Manchester, New Hampshire on February 4, 2020, and US presidential candidate and Senator Bernie Sanders giving his response to US President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech at the Currier Museum of Art Auditorium in Manchester, New Hampshire on February 4, 2020. - Democratic White House candidate Pete Buttigieg seized a shock lead in the chaotic Iowa caucuses, closely trailed by leftist senator Bernie Sanders, according to partial returns released on February 4, 2020 after an embarrassing delay in reporting the results. Progressive standard-bearer Elizabeth Warren was in third place followed by Joe Biden, a disappointing showing for the former vice president who has claimed he is best positioned to defeat Donald Trump in November. (Photos by Joseph PREZIOSO / AFP)
Buttigieg leads in chaotic Iowa vote, Sanders second
Pete Buttigieg Bernie Sanders MANCHESTER, New Hampshire: Democratic White House candidate Pete Buttigieg seized a shock lead in the chaotic Iowa caucuses, closely trailed by leftist senator Bernie Sanders, according to partial returns released on Tuesday after an embarrassing delay in reporting the results. Progressive standard-bearer...
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KUWAIT CITY: Jassim Al-Awadhi waits at a bus stop as a bus approaches in this file photo.
Disorganized bus network behind lacking transit system
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Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan
Shamlan leaves Olympic Games
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KUWAIT: Young girls participate in Girl Up Kuwait's first conference which focused on the role of women in Kuwaiti society and politics.
Girl Up Kuwait: Young trailblazers give girls a voice
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Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise
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Kuwaiti pilots learn to fly Turkish Bayraktar drones