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Philippines braces for broader ME conflict, orders more evacuations
In this file photo, a worker collects palm oil fruits at a plantation in Bahau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.—Reuters MANILA: The Philippines is bracing for a broader conflict in the Middle East, ordering the evacuation of tens of thousands more of its citizens from the region after Iran fired rockets at US-led forces in Iraq. The order to leave Iran and Lebanon followed a previously announced mandatory evacuation of citizens from Iraq, Labour...
Students shout slogans to protest against India's new citizenship law as they join a nationwide general strike called by trade unions aligned with opposition parties to protest the government's economic policies, near the railway station in Amritsar on January 8,2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU / AFP)
Dozen hurt in fresh Indian student clashes
AMRITSAR: Students hold placards to protest against India's new citizenship law as they join a nationwide general strike called by trade unions aligned with opposition parties to protest the government's economic policies, near the railway station in Amritsar yesterday.-AFP AHMEDABAD: At least a dozen people were injured yesterday in fresh clashes between student groups loyal to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opponents with the main...
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JANUARY 07: (L-R) Facebook VP, Public Policy and Chief Privacy Officer for Policy Erin Egan, Apple Senior Director, Global Privacy Jane Horvath, The Procter & Gamble Company Global Privacy Officer Susan Shook and Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter participate in a privacy roundtable at CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 7, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 10 and features about 4,500 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to more than 170,000 attendees. David Becker/Getty Images/AFP
Facebook and eBay pledge to better tackle fake reviews
LAS VEGAS: (Left to right) Facebook VP, Public Policy and Chief Privacy Officer for Policy Erin Egan, Apple Senior Director, Global Privacy Jane Horvath, The Procter & Gamble Company Global Privacy Officer Susan Shook and Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter participate in a privacy roundtable at CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.-AFP LONDON: Facebook and eBay have promised to better identify, probe and respond to fake and...
Icelandic musician Hildur Gudnadottir poses in the press room with the award for best Best Original Score - Motion Picture during the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards on January 5, 2020, at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP)
First female Globe-winning composer hails Phoenix's 'Joker'
Icelandic musician Hildur Gudnadottir poses in the press room with the award for best Best Original Score - Motion Picture during the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards on Jan 5, 2020, at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California. - AFP As the first woman to win a Golden Globe as a solo composer, "Joker" musician Hildur Gudnadottir had every reason to bask in the spotlight of this weekend's star-studded Hollywood gala. But the...
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Kuwait Sports Club lift Crown Prince Cup
KUWAIT: Kuwait Sports Club clinched the 27th Crown Prince Cup for the eighth time in its history after beating Al-Arabi Sports Club in a penalty shootout (3-2) yesterday at Jaber International Stadium. The match was held under the patronage and presence of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.The first half witnessed a defensive approach by both sides. Play was limited with the passage of time, and the players...
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US ties with Iraq and allies take hit after drone strike
NAJAF: Mourners carry the coffin of slain Iraqi paramilitary chief Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis towards the Imam Ali Shrine in the shrine city of Najaf in central Iraq during a funeral procession on Saturday.-AFP BAGHDAD: A deadly US drone strike in Baghdad has rocked America's ties with allies on the ground, left diplomats scrambling to contain the fallout and Iraqi officials outraged at the airspace violation. The strike on the outskirts of Baghdad's...
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ASSAD ABOUDnForeign illegal laborers wait in a long queue outside the Saudi immigration offices at the Al-Isha quarter of the Al-Khazan district, west of Riyadh, on May 28, 2013. Saudi authorities imposed new regulations on foreign workers to limit irregularities and launched a deporting campaign of hundreds of thousands illegal foreign workers, to try to reduce unemployment rates among its own citizens, as more than 8 million foreigners have residency in the booming kingdom's economy. AFP PHOTO/FAYEZ NURELDINE
Philippines prepares to evacuate workers in ME on rising tensions
About 2.3 million people from the Philippines are working in the Middle East as domestic helpers, construction workers, engineers and nurses.-AFP file photo MANILA: The Philippines is preparing to evacuate thousands of Filipinos working in the Middle East as regional tensions rise following the killing of a top Iranian commander by the United States. About 2.3 million people from the Philippines are working in the Middle East as domestic...
In this photo taken on January 6, 2020, Indian Border Security Force personnel (dressed in brown) and Pakistani Rangers (dressed in black) take part in the Beating Retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan border in Wagah, some 35 kms from Amritsar. (Photo by NARINDER NANU / AFP)
Pakistan parliament extends term of army chief
WAGAH: Indian Border Security Force personnel (dressed in brown) and Pakistani Rangers (dressed in black) take part in the Beating Retreat ceremony at the India-Pakistan border in Wagah, some 35 km from Amritsar on Monday. - AFP ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's parliament yesterday approved extending the term of the army chief for another three years despite the objections of some parties, which accuse the military of heavy-handed tactics in its...
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Samsung unveils AI-powered digital avatar
LAS VEGAS: Neon, a unit of Samsung, promotes a planned launch of an "Artificial Human" at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Monday.-AFP LAS VEGAS: A Samsung lab yesterday unveiled a digital avatar it described as an AI-powered "artificial human," claiming it is able to "converse and sympathize" like real people. The announcement at the opening of the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas touted a new kind of...
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Amir receives Kuwaiti officials; Crown Prince meets envoys
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 at Bayan Palace yesterday His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. His Highness then received His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah....
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Kuwaiti ministers briefed on 2020-2021 state budget
KUWAIT: His Highness Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinetís meeting. — KUNA KUWAIT: Minister of Finance and Acting State Minister for Economic Affairs Mariam Al-Aqeel and several officials of the Ministry of Finance and Kuwait Investment Authority apprised the Cabinet of the main features of the draft state budget for the fiscal year 2020-2021. The Cabinet expressed appreciation for efforts made by the...
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Govt agrees to discuss public sector Kuwaitization with MPs
KUWAIT: Kuwait Cabinet members vote during a parliament session at the National Assembly yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By A Saleh and Meshaal Al-EneziKUWAIT: The government agreed to discuss Kuwaitis' employment and the measures to be taken to nationalize all public sector jobs, as requested by lawmakers, well-informed sources said. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, the sources added that the government requested allocating two...
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GAZA: A man pushes a wheelchair filled with belongings past garbage piled up near tents set up by displaced Palestinians in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on May 18, 2024. - AFP
Rafah rocked by Zionist brutality