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SASARAM: In this photograph taken on April 1, 2023, a policeman (R) walks through a street after a violent clash at Sasaram in India's Bihar state. Authorities deployed hundreds of riot police and cut mobile internet services in parts of eastern India on Sunday after violent clashes erupted in at least eight states during a Hindu religious festival. – AFP

Sectarian clashes rock parts of India

NEW DELHI: Authorities deployed hundreds of riot police and cut mobile internet services in parts of eastern India on Sunday after violent clashes erupted in at least eight states during a Hindu religious festival. Police said one person was shot dead in the Nalanda district of Bihar state on Saturday after majority Hindus and minority Muslims clashed in the town of Biharsharif. This came a day after mobs fought running battles and set fire to...

LISBON, Portugal: Passengers are pictured at Humberto Delgado airport in Lisbon on April 1, 2023. European airlines fear losing out to rivals based outside the EU that can ignore the bloc’s emissions-reduction rules to become carbon neutral by 2050. -- AFP

European aviation sector fears CO2 rules could clip its wings

PARIS: European airlines fear losing out to rivals based outside the EU that can ignore the bloc’s emissions-reduction rules to become carbon neutral by 2050. The “Fit for 55” package sets out an initial goal of reducing emissions by 55 percent in 2030 compared with the 1990 level. This involves bloc-level obligations to scale up the use of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) to be blended with fossil fuels in all flights departing from...

ZURICH: Newly-appointed UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti (right) arrives next to UBS Chairman Colm Kelleher (center) and outgoing CEO Ralph Hamers during a press conference in Zurich. – AFP

Up to 30% of jobs may go in merger of UBS-Credit Suisse

ZURICH: The merger between banks Credit Suisse and UBS could see up to 36,000 jobs being cut across the world, the SonntagsZeitung weekly reported on Sunday. The takeover by UBS of Credit Suisse was hastily arranged by the Swiss government on March 19 to prevent a global financial meltdown, following fears of contagion from the collapse of banks in the United States.UBS announced on Wednesday it would bring back former chief executive Sergio...

KUWAIT: Salah Al-Fulaij, Dr Saeeda Jaafar, Mohammad Al-Othman, Hisham Al-Nisf and Ankush Devadasonnreceiving the award.

NBK recognized with ‘Excellence in Product Design Award’ by Visa

KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) was recognized by Visa with “Excellence in Product Design” award for NBK KWT Visa Infinite Credit Card. Salah Al-Fulaij, CEO of National Bank of Kuwait – Kuwait received a delegation from Visa at NBK HQ headed by Dr Saeeda Jaffar, SVP and Group Country Manager GCC, Visa who presented the award to Mohammed Al-Othman, GM - Consumer Banking Group at NBK, in the presence of officials from the bank and...

MELBOURNE: Red Bull Racing’s Dutch driver Max Verstappen celebrates victory with the trophy as second-placed Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton (left) and third-placed Aston Martin’s Spanish driver Fernando Alonso (right) clap for him on the podium after the 2023 Formula One Australian Grand Prix at the Albert Park Circuit on April 2, 2023. — AFP

Verstappen wins Australian Grand Prix

MELBOURNE: Max Verstappen held off a revived Lewis Hamilton to steer his Red Bull to a chaotic win at the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday and tighten his grip on the world championship. The world champion began from pole and despite being passed by Mercedes pair George Russell and Hamilton at the start, he kept his cool to win a race red flagged three times, with multiple crashes. Hamilton came home second ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando...

LONDON: Arsenal’s Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus vies with Leeds United’s Dutch defender Pascal Struijk at thenEmirates Stadium on April 1, 2023. — AFP

Jesus keeps Arsenal 8 pts clear

MANCHESTER: Manchester City thrashed Liverpool 4-1 on Saturday but remain eight points adrift of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League after Gabriel Jesus scored twice in the Gunners 4-1 win over Leeds. Arsenal did not feel the pressure of City briefly cutting the gap before kick-off at the Emirates as Jesus marked his first league start since November with a double.Bukayo Saka was handed a rare rest by Mikel Arteta and Jesus took...

Russia’s Anastasia Balyagina and Russia’s Galina Krymova (R) compete in the international fencing event “Friendship Cup” in the Russian city of Kazan on the Volga River on March 31, 2023. — AFP

Allez? Russia’s Olympic fencing hopefuls in limbo

KAZAN, Russia: For Russia’s fencing champions, a ruling to allow them to return to international competition has meant little change for now as different European countries have cancelled their fixtures in protest. Last month’s decision by the International Fencing Federation (FIE) made fencing the first Olympic sport to re-open its events to athletes from Russia and ally Belarus. It generated outrage in Ukraine, a hard-hitting petition to...

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Loulat Louseel win Saad Al-Tamimi Ramadan tourney

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Loulat Louseel team were crowned champion of Saad Al-Tamimi Ramadan Football Tournament after defeating Lemon Line 3-1 in the final on Saturday at Messila fields in Sabah Al-Salem. Bu-Saud Team ended in third place after defeating Al-Omar 2-0. Veteran football commentator Khalid Al-Harban and Saad Al-Tamimi handed the medals and prizes to the winners.Loulat Louseel received gold medals and KD 5,000, Limon Line silver...

UNESCO Assistant Director General Ernesto Ottone (left), Tanzanian filmmaker Walt Mzengi (3rd left), South African filmmaker Gcobisa Yako (5th left), Nigerian filmmaker Korede Azeez (7th left), Kenyan filmmaker Voline Ogutu (8th left), and Ugandan filmmaker Loukman Ali (11th left), Netflix Director of Local language Films Africa Tendeka Matatu (right) and guests pose for a photocall at a films premiere where five winning filmmakers are showcased in a competition entitled ‘African Folktales, Reimagined’ to find some of Sub-Saharan Africa’s up and coming filmmakers, in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on March 29, 2023. — AFP

Netflix, UNESCO seek breakthrough for African cinema

It’s a revenge thriller where a mother turns into a ruthless vigilante, tracking down and drowning a soldier who has killed her baby, in an explosion of violence and jubilation. What might sound like the plot of the latest flick by Quentin Tarantino or another Hollywood auteur is actually the fruit of a partnership between streaming giant Netflix and the UN cultural agency UNESCO to give a platform to new voices in African cinema. “Katera of...

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Aisha Palace, stunning architectural landmark, cultural center in Cairo

Located in the cultural Zamalek ward in Cairo over-looking the Nile, Aisha Fahmy Palace is a stunning architectural landmark and an important cultural center. The palace was built over an area of 2,700 square meter in 1907 and designed in classic European style by Italian architect Antonio Lasciac. It was built for Egyptian aristocrat Ali Fahmy, the brother of Aisha Fahmy.After the passing of her brother and father, Aisha bought her siblings...

CCCL team and board members with Carole Samaha, Ghinwa Nemnom, Nabila Awad, and the cancer survivor.

Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon holds 10th fundraising dinner in Kuwait

The Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL) held its tenth fundraising gala dinner in Kuwait at the St Regis Hotel, under the patronage of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait, Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.The ceremony was attended by former Minister Walid Jumblatt, MP Paula Yacoubian, previous Kuwaiti Ambassador in Lebanon Abdel Aal Al-Qenaei, Chargé d’affaires at the Lebanese Embassy Ahmed Arafa, the Consul of Lebanon in...

Borsalino's head of style Jacopo Politi poses at the Borsalino hat company's factory in Alessandria on March 28, 2023. - AFP photos

Hat tip: Italy’s Borsalino fedoras are back putting on the style

Humphrey Bogart, Michael Jackson and Al Capone had one thing in common. All were fans of the Borsalino fedora hat, which is now enjoying a comeback. Italy’s legendary brand—long synonymous with dapper, rugged masculinity — has dusted itself down since it was driven into bankruptcy in 2017 by an unscrupulous boss. Franco-Italian financier Philippe Camperio has put it back on its feet and revived sales while staying true to its age-old...

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GUBA, Ethiopia: This general view shows the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Guba, Ethiopia.--AFP

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