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REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy: File photo shows Italian judge Roberto Di Bella poses during an interview at his office in the Juvenile Court in Reggio Calabria, Calabria, southern Italy. The anti-mafia judge Giovanni Falcone, his wife and his bodyguards were killed in a bombing of his vehicle on May 23, 1992. - AFP

Italy marks 30-year anniversary of murder of anti-mafia judge Falcone

ROME: Thirty years ago, the Sicilian mafia killed judge Giovanni Falcone with a bomb so powerful it was registered by experts monitoring volcanic tremors from Etna on the other side of the island. The explosion, which ripped through a stretch of motorway near Palermo at 5:56 pm on May 23, 1992 sent shockwaves across Italy, but also signalled the start of the mafia's decline.Anti-mafia prosecuting magistrate Falcone, his wife, and three members of...

COLOMBO: People queue up to buy kerosene for domestic use at a supply station in Colombo. – AFP

Sri Lankan police arrests ruling party MPs over mob violence

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police arrested two ruling party lawmakers for allegedly instigating mob violence that plunged the country into days of unrest and left nine people dead last week, officials said Wednesday. The members of parliament, both from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's party, were questioned by criminal investigators on Tuesday evening and detained overnight, a police official said, speaking on condition of anonymity."There is direct...

Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt honoring Al-Majed in the presence of an elite group of Kuwaiti and Arab bankers.

Union of Arab Banks names Boubyan Bank's Al-Majed 'Arab Banker of the Year'

KUWAIT: The Union of Arab Banks has named Adel Al-Majed, Vice-Chairman & Group Chief Executive Officer of Boubyan Bank Group, "Arab Banker of the Year 2021", making him the first Kuwaiti banker ever to receive the highest recognition given by the Union for excellent achievers in the Arab financial and banking business. Al-Majed was honored during the official opening ceremony of the Arab Banking Conference held in Cairo under the auspices of HE...

MIAMI: Victor Oladipo #4 of the Miami Heat dives for the ball against Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics during the third quarter in Game One of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals at FTX Arena on May 17, 2022.– AFP

Heat overwhelm Boston Celtics

MIAMI: Jimmy Butler scored 41 points as the Miami Heat produced a devastating comeback to defeat the Boston Celtics 118-107 in their opening Eastern Conference finals series clash on Tuesday. Butler led a revitalized Miami second-half display as the Heat transformed an eight-point half-time deficit into a double-digit lead against a depleted Celtics side at Miami’s FTX Arena.Trailing 62-54 at the break, Miami outscored the Celtics 39-14 in the...

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Third Gulf Games: Kuwait's shooters grab four medals

By Abdellatif Sharaa, AgenciesKUWAIT: Kuwaiti shooting team won four medals - two gold, one silver, and one bronze - during the the 3rd Gulf Games. The event at the Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex saw Talal Al-Rashidi, Nasser Al-Meqled and Abdulrahman Al-Faihan securing the gold medal of the teams' trap shooting. The UAE and Saudi Arabia came in second and third respectively.In singles' Trap Shooting, Kuwait's Al-Meqled struck gold...

ROME: Serbia's Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning the final match of the Men's ATP Rome Open tennis tournament against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas at Foro Italico.- AFP

Djokovic braced for Alcaraz and Nadal challenge at French Open

PARIS: Novak Djokovic admits he will be fired up by the fiasco of his high-profile deportation from Australia when he targets a record-equalling 21st major on his Grand Slam return at the French Open. World number one Djokovic captured a second Roland Garros title in 2021 followed by a sixth Wimbledon to move to 20 majors alongside Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. However, his unseemly exit from Melbourne following his refusal to be vaccinated...

MARRAKESH: Tourists ride in a horse-drawn carriage in Jemaa el-Fnaa square in Morocco's Marrakesh.- AFP

Morocco's Marrakesh 'breathing again'

MARRAKESH: Moroccan snake-charmer Youssef watched as long-absent tourists again thronged Marrakesh's famous Jamaa El-Fna square, ending a long pause forced by the COVID pandemic. "We're breathing again," he said. The ancient southern city, famous for its views of graceful red buildings set against palm trees and snow-capped mountains, has long drawn visitors including celebrities from Madonna to Yves Saint Laurent.But it was particularly hard hit...

RAWALPINDI: A worker pulls a handcart loaded with air coolers at a market during a hot summer day in Rawalpindi.- AFP

Pakistan, IMF discuss release of funds as economy falters

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund began talks with Pakistani officials on Wednesday over the release of crucial funds, a process slowed by concerns about the pace of economic reforms in the South Asian country. Pakistan has repeatedly sought international support for its economy, which has been hit by crippling national debt, galloping inflation and a plummeting rupee. The talks will be held in the Qatari capital Doha, Pakistan's finance...

TOKYO: Employees cheer for their colleagues as they compete in a tug of war event among companies in the Marunouchi, Otemachi and Yurakucho area in Tokyo.- AFP

Japan's economy shrinks slightly shrinks as coronavirus wave hit

TOKYO: Japan's economy shrank slightly in the first quarter of 2022, official data showed Wednesday, hit by COVID-19 restrictions and higher prices. The world's third-largest economy shrank 0.2 percent quarter-on-quarter in the January-March period, slightly less than the market expectations of a 0.4 percent contraction.It followed a modest rebound in the final three months of 2021 that proved short-lived after Japan put COVID restrictions in...

KUWAIT: Minister Justice and Minister for Integrity Promotion Affairs Jamal Al-Jalawi presents a memento and Nigussu Tilahun Gebreamanuel - Commissioner for the Jobs Creation Commission in Ethiopia. - KUNA

Kuwaiti, Ethiopia discuss domestic labor recruitment

KUWAIT: Minister Justice and Minister for Integrity Promotion Affairs Jamal Al-Jalawi and a delegation from the Ethiopian Ministry of Labor and Skills discussed ways to bring Ethiopian domestic workers to Kuwait. A statement by Kuwait's Public Authority for Manpower indicated that Minister Jalawi and Nigussu Tilahun Gebreamanuel - Commissioner for the Jobs Creation Commission in Ethiopia - had laid the final touches on a cooperation memorandum to...

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Man arrested for firing from AK-47 in wedding

KUWAIT: Police arrested one person who fired gunshots during a wedding in Kuwait recently, and two people who officers say have cooperated with the accused. Officers also confiscated an AK-47 rifle the suspects used in the firing, the Interior Ministry said in a statement Wednesday. The arrest came following investigations after a video clip showing the shooting went viral on social media.

KUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Ambassador of Tanzania Said Shaib Mussa. - Amiri Diwan photos

Kuwait's Deputy Amir receives new ambassadors' credentials

KUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received Wednesday at Bayan Palace the credentials of newly appointed ambassadors of Tanzania Said Shaib Mussa, Hungary Eszter Torda and Malawi Younos Abdul Karim. Several senior state officials attended the reception. His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Ambassador of Hungary Eszter Torda.In other...

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GAZA: Friends and relatives mourn over the body of photojournalist Ibrahim Muhareb, who was killed as he was covering the advance of Zionist forces north of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip the previous day, at Al-Nasser Hospital on Aug 19, 2024. - AFP

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KUWAIT: Inmates line up at the new deportation center in Sulaibiya.

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