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Prophet row murder sparks fury on Indian social media
NEW DELHI: The gruesome killing of a Hindu tailor has inflamed religious tensions in India and sparked a furious response on social media, including calls for reprisal attacks against the country's Muslim minority. Two Muslim men have been arrested over Tuesday's attack, committed in apparent retaliation for inflammatory comments about the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) made by a spokeswoman for India's governing party weeks earlier.Footage of the...
IMF urges bankrupt Sri Lanka to tackle corruption and raise taxes
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka should stamp out corruption and substantially raise taxes to rescue its economy, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday after bailout talks with the bankrupt island nation. Representatives from the global lender of last resort have just concluded a 10-day visit to the capital Colombo to map out a resolution to the South Asian country's unprecedented economic crisis.Their meetings follow months of lengthy blackouts and...
Europe revives Syria phosphate imports, profiting Russian firm
BEIRUT: Syrian phosphates used for fertilizer are being exported to Europe in bulk, benefitting a Russian firm and the sanctions-hit Damascus regime, a report said Thursday. Italy, Bulgaria, Spain and Poland are among the EU states receiving Syrian phosphates, according to the report by a consortium of investigative journalists led by Lighthouse Reports and the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project. Serbia and Ukraine are also major...
Survey: China's image slips further in developed world
WASHINGTON: Increasingly large majorities in the developed world see China unfavorably, with record levels of criticism in the United States, Germany and South Korea, a survey said Wednesday. A 19-nation survey by the Pew Research Center showed a further deterioration of China's reputation over the past several years, as concerns grow about Beijing's rising military and economic power, its human rights record and the origins of the COVID-19...
Francis Bacon painting of Lucian Freud sells for £43.3mn
A painting by Irish-born British artist Francis Bacon of fellow UK painter Lucian Freud sold on Wednesday for £43.3 million ($52.5 million, 50.2 million euros), according to Sotheby's auction house. The price is an auction record for a painting by Bacon sold in London and also for any single panel painting by the artist."Study for Portrait of Lucian Freud", painted in 1964, "exemplifies an iconic pairing of two of the most significant painters...
Switzerland, where luxury is part of the DNA
Charm, atmosphere and pure relaxation are the insignia of the Swiss luxury hotels and destinations. Hospitality and tradition blend seamlessly with modern infrastructure and distinguished elegance, inspiring architecture and refined design. Guests can indulge their senses, sample the finest cuisine, and buy exclusive brands in stylish shops surrounded by beautiful landscape and green nature.Furthermore, various luxurious activities such as the...
Russian film director denounces 'murder' of his former theatre
Russia's celebrated film director Kirill Serebrennikov, who left the country after criticizing its offensive in Ukraine, has accused the authorities of "murdering" his former theatre that he had built into a top cultural venue. On Wednesday evening, Moscow authorities announced a change of leadership at a number of the capital's top theatres including Sovremennik and Gogol Centre. The Gogol Centre would get its old name back-The Nikolai Gogol...
Young Arab artists dream of freedom in unique talent show
Young musicians, dancers, actors and comedians from across the Arab world took to the stage in Tunisia to express their visions of freedom, more than a decade after the Arab Spring uprisings. The show, performed under the stars at a seaside theatre in the resort of Hammamet and broadcast across the region, featured winners of an online video competition to complete the phrase:"I will only be free when..." It was the latest in a string of talent...
Kuwait plans new rules to control iqamas, visit visas
KUWAIT: The interior ministry has received instructions from the Cabinet to wait for a new plan to grant residencies in Kuwait. The Public Authority of Manpower has also received instructions on the conditions to grant work permits and who can renew them and who cannot. This comes after visit visa issuance was halted until new mechanisms are in place to decide who has the right to get them.Official sources said the number of residency violators...
Kuwait second cheapest Gulf city for expats
KUWAIT: Kuwait is ranked 131st worldwide on the Mercer Cost of Living Index for expats, and seventh in the Gulf region, out of 227 cities around the world, despite a rise in inflation in Kuwait and around the world that has made expat workers increasingly worried about their purchasing power. Kuwait City is the second cheapest Gulf city behind Doha, Qatar, which is eighth in the Gulf and 133rd worldwide.Hong Kong, Zurich and Geneva are the top...
Turkey seeks extraditions under deal
ISTANBUL: Turkey said Wednesday it would seek the extradition of 33 alleged Kurdish militants and coup plot suspects from Sweden and Finland under a deal to secure Ankara's support for the Nordic countries' NATO membership bids. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dropped weeks of resistance to the two countries' NATO ambitions at crunch talks held on the eve of an alliance summit Wednesday focused on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Erdogan emerged from...
Lockdown in Udaipur after grisly killing
UDAIPUR, India: Hundreds of police were deployed in an Indian city on Wednesday after the murder of a Hindu tailor allegedly by two Muslims in revenge for inflammatory comments about Islam by a ruling party member. The attack - in which the men seemingly tried to behead their victim - in the western city of Udaipur was captured on video that went viral and has gripped a country with a long history of communal violence.The video showed Kanhaiya...
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