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SEOUL: People watch a television showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on March 19, 2023. - AFP

N Korea fires ballistic missile

SEOUL: North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, Seoul's military said, the fourth show of force in a week as South Korea and the United States stage major military drills. Seoul and Washington have ramped up defence cooperation in the face of growing military and nuclear threats from the North, which has conducted a series of increasingly provocative banned weapons tests in recent months.South Korea and the United States are...

PODGORICA: Montenegrin presidental candidate Jakov Milatovic (L) and his wife arrive to vote for the presidential election at a polling station in Podgorica, on March 19, 2023. Montenegrins cast ballots on March 19 in a presidential contest pitting the Adriatic nation's longest serving leader Milo Djukanovic against a range of rivals hoping to shake up the country's political scene. – AFP

Montenegro votes in presidential polls after months of deadlock

PODGORICA: Montenegrins cast ballots Sunday in a presidential contest pitting the Adriatic nation’s longest serving leader Milo Djukanovic against a range of rivals hoping to shake up the country’s political scene. The election follows months of deadlock after the government was hit with a no-confidence vote in August but continued to rule, kicking off a wave of protests and calls for snap polls for the parliament.The latter were called for...

LAGOS: An electoral officicial displays an empty ballot box to party agents before voting begins at a polling station for a gubernatorial and House of Assembly candidates during local elections, in Lagos. - AFP

Nigeria counts votes after tense local elections marred by violence

ABUJA: Vote counting was underway in Nigeria on Sunday following local elections marred by reports of violence, bribery and signs of low turnout. Saturday's election for more than 900 state assembly lawmakers and 28 governors in Africa's most populous country took place three weeks after the governing party won a presidential race that opposition groups said was rigged.With President Muhammadu Buhari stepping down in May after two terms, many...

AMRITSAR: Police and security personnel patrol in the village Jallupur Khera about 45 km from Amritsar on March 19, 2023. A manhunt for a radical Sikh preacher in India entered its second day on March 19, after authorities shut mobile internet in the whole of Punjab state and arrested 78 of his supporters. - AFP

India arrests 78 in ongoing manhunt for Sikh separatist

NEW DELHI: A manhunt for a radical Sikh preacher in India entered its second day on Sunday, after authorities shut mobile internet in the whole of Punjab state and arrested 78 of his supporters. Amritpal Singh rose to prominence in recent months demanding the creation of Khalistan, a separate Sikh homeland, and with his hardline interpretation of Sikhism at rallies in rural pockets of the northern state of some 30 million people.Last month Singh,...

Winner of the Men Trap contest Naser Al-Maqlad receives the trophy.- KUNA photos

Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem shooting championship winners honored

KUWAIT: Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Homoud Al-Sabah annual shooting tournament came to a close Saturday and honored the winners. The three-day event held at Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex included some Kuwaiti shooters.Speaking to reporters after attending the closing ceremony, President of the Asian Shooting Confederation and honorary head of the Kuwaiti Shooting Club Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Homoud Al-Sabah said that the...

Super Stock series bikes warming-up tires before staging for the drag race. - KUNA photos

Kuwait Motor Town hosts drag racing competition

KUWAIT: The Local drag racing event at the Kuwait Motor Town (KMT) track, took place on Saturday evening where participants played part in a friendly competition which comprised a number of categories communal to drag racing series proceedings (NHRA specs).The Event is meant to help the racers test and tune their vehicles leading up to big events where cars need to be perfectly tuned to handle the pressure and conditions the racing series tend to...

LONDON: Arsenal's English midfielder Bukayo Saka controls the ball during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Crystal Palace on March 19, 2023. - AFP

Arsenal move 8 points clear

LONDON: Arsenal surged eight points clear at the top of the Premier League as Bukayo Saka's brace inspired a 4-1 rout of Crystal Palace on Sunday. Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring in the first half at the Emirates Stadium to put the leaders on course for a sixth successive league victory.It was redemption for Martinelli, whose missed penalty condemned Arsenal to Europa League last 16 defeat in their shoot-out against Sporting Lisbon on...

SOUTHAMPTON: Southampton's English midfielder James Ward-Prowse shoots a penalty kick and scores his team third goal during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Tottenham Hotspur on March 18, 2023. - AFP

Southampton stuns Spurs; Chelsea held by Everton

LONDON: Tottenham manager Antonio Conte lambasted his players after they let a two-goal lead slip to draw 3-3 at Southampton on Saturday, as Chelsea also conceded a late equalizer in a 2-2 draw with Everton. Spurs looked set to leapfrog Manchester United into third in the Premier League as they led bottom-of-the-table Saints 3-1 with just 13 minutes remaining at St Mary's.But Theo Walcott's first goal in nearly two years and James Ward-Prowse's...

NEW YORK: Jalen Brunson #11 of the New York Knicks shoots the ball during the game against the Denver Nuggets on March 18, 2023.- AFP

Knicks down Nuggets as Grizzlies beat Warriors

MIAMI: Jalen Brunson returned from injury on Saturday and led the New York Knicks to a 116-110 NBA victory over Western Conference leader Denver. The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Golden State Warriors 133-119 while the Chicago Bulls defeated the Miami Heat 113-99 and the Orlando Magic defeated the Los Angeles Clippers.A foot injury had limited point guard Brunson to just one appearance in the Knicks' past six games but he was influential in handing...

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Global banking crisis unlikely to affect GCC banks, says Moody's

KUWAIT: Banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region are strongly interlinked with their respective sovereigns and are unexposed to recently failed US banks, stated the global credit rating agency Moody's Investor Service. A possible tightening of liquidity across global debt markets in the wake of the banks will have only limited impact on most-rated banks in Gulf countries, it said in a report.While the spillover effects of the US bank...

NANTES, France: A protestor feeds a burning barricade during a demonstration in Nantes, western France. - AFP

France faces another day of protests ahead of key votes

PARIS: France faced another day of protests Sunday against a bitterly contested pension reform rammed through by President Emmanuel Macron's government, a day before crucial no-confidence votes in parliament. After weeks of peaceful strikes and marches against raising the official retirement age from 62 to 64, police on Saturday closed the Place de la Concorde opposite parliament for demonstrations following two successive nights of clashes.Some...

KUWAIT: The Boubyan Bank wins the Best Islamic Bank in Customer Service and the 'First Place Award in Customer Service' as a country winner across all economic sectors in Kuwait.

Boubyan Bank bags two awards from Service Hero for 13th consecutive year

KUWAIT: Boubyan Bank has continued topping the pyramid of customer service in Kuwait, evidenced by earning two awards from Service Hero, the international consumer-driven customer satisfaction index. The bank was named the Best Islamic Bank in Customer Service for the 13th year in a row since 2010, in addition to receiving the 'First Place Award in Customer Service' as a country winner across all economic sectors in Kuwait.Abdullah Al-Mejhem,...

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