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A woman walks on January 13, 2020 in Libya's capital Tripoli, controlled the UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA). - Residents of Libya's capital have received news of a ceasefire with a mix of relief and scepticism after more than nine months of deadly fighting on the edges of Tripoli (Photo by Mahmud TURKIA / AFP)
Turkey: 'Too early' to say Libya ceasefire collapsed
TRIPOLI: A woman walks in Libya's capital Tripoli, controlled by the Government of National Accord (GNA). - AFP ANKARA: Turkey said yesterday it was still confident the ceasefire in Libya would hold despite strongman Khalifa Haftar's refusal to sign a permanent truce. Haftar walked away from talks in Moscow aimed at finalizing a ceasefire orchestrated by Russia and Turkey, which came into force Sunday. The joint Turkish and Russian initiative is...
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Russia govt in shock resignation after Putin calls for reforms
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev meet with members of the government in Moscow yesterday.-AFP MOSCOW: Russia's government resigned in a shock announcement yesterday after President Vladimir Putin proposed a shake-up of the constitution. The announcement by Putin's longtime ally Dmitry Medvedev came after the president used his annual state of the nation address to call for a nationwide vote on a...
Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (C) shakes hands with an official as he arrives at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on January 14, 2020. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)
Iran's Zarif accuses Europe of violating nuclear deal
NEW DELHI: Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (center) shakes hands with an official as he arrives at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Tuesday.-AFP NEW DELHI: European powers have violated a 2015 international nuclear deal, Iran's foreign minister told a conference in India yesterday, a day after Britain, France and Germany launched a complaint against Tehran for non-compliance. The European states initiated a...
(L-R) Democratic presidential hopefuls billionaire-philanthropist Tom Steyer, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, Former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar speak during the seventh Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign season co-hosted by CNN and the Des Moines Register at the Drake University campus in Des Moines, Iowa on January 14, 2020. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP)
US Dems lock horns over war, gender in Iowa
DES MOINES: (Left to right) Democratic presidential hopefuls billionaire-philanthropist Tom Steyer, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, Former Vice President Joe Biden, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar speak during the seventh Democratic primary debate of the 2020 presidential campaign in Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday.-AFP DES MOINES, United States: Leftist...
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Farming family faces bleak future after deadly bushfires
A burnt car is seen among the charred trees in Lithgow, in Australia's New South Wales. -AFP WANDELLA, Australia: There is little that Australia's deadly bushfires didn't take from dairy and cattle farmers Tim and Warren Stalway. For nearly two days over New Year the brothers battled fierce blazes that tore through the family's farms, the flames igniting on multiple fronts and wiping out almost everything in their path. The pair's father,...
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Africa struggles to stem flood of fake medicine
This picture taken at Ibafo in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria shows drugs displayed for sale in a pharmacy. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that every year some 100,000 people across Africa die from taking "falsified or substandard" medication. - AFP LOME, Togo: After he was struck down by malaria and typhoid, Togolese tailor Ayawo Hievi thought he was set to recover when he started taking drugs prescribed by his doctor. But far...
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New protests as Iran makes first arrests over downed jet
TEHRAN: Iranian students gather for a demonstration over the downing of a Ukrainian airliner at Tehran University yesterday. - AFP TEHRAN: Iran announced yesterday its first arrests over the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger jet, as protesters vented their anger over the catastrophic blunder for a fourth consecutive day. Making matters worse for the sanctions-hit country, Britain, France and Germany triggered a dispute...
Kuwaiti Minister of Finance Mariam al-Aqeel, speaks during a press conference to announce the national budget for the upcoming fiscal year, in Kuwait City on January 14, 2019. - Kuwait's cabinet approved the 2020/2021 budget, projecting a huge deficit for the sixth year in a row over low oil prices, the finance minister said. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
Kuwait projects huge budget deficit for sixth year in a row
By B Izzak and Nawara Fattahova KUWAIT: Minister of Finance Mariam Al-Aqeel speaks during a press conference to announce the budget for the upcoming fiscal year yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: The Cabinet yesterday approved the 2020/2021 budget projecting yet another huge deficit for the sixth year in a row due to lower oil prices and production as Kuwait complies with the OPEC+ output cuts to support prices. The deficit is...
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Kuwait's Cabinet announces 'unconventional' work program
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet's meeting yesterday. - KUNA KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Cabinet announced its work program during its weekly meeting yesterday held under the chairmanship of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. "In implementation of Article 98 of the constitution, the government presents its work program, and in compliance with the...
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Spike Lee to be first black head of Cannes film festival jury
In this file photo taken on May 19, 2018, US director Spike Lee poses with his trophy during a photocall after he won the Grand Prix for the film "BlacKkKlansman" at the 71st edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. - AFP American director Spike Lee was named president of this year's Cannes film festival jury on Tuesday, becoming the first black head of the panel. The maker of "Malcolm X" and "Do the Right Thing" is the...
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JANUARY 13: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder drives to the basket the Minnesota Timberwolves on January 13, 2020 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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 Zach Beeker/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP
Gilgeous-Alexander notches historic triple-double
MINNEAPOLIS: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder drives to the basket the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. - AFP MINNEAPOLIS: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander produced his first career triple-double, finishing with 20 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 117-104 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night in Minneapolis. Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder's...
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Kuwait Amir receives senior state officials, new governor
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace yesterday. His Highness Sheikh Sabah also received National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem....
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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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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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VIENTIANE, Laos: China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (left) speaks during the 25th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the 57th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane on July 27, 2024. – AFP
China’s FM warns Philippines over US missile deployment