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AL HAMIDIYAH, Syria: A member of the Russian military police and Syrian government forces patrol near the village Al-Hamidia in the Syrian Golan Heights. — AFP
In Syria's Golan, Russia forces seek a handover to UN
AL HAMIDIYAH, Syria: A member of the Russian military police and Syrian government forces patrol near the village Al-Hamidia in the Syrian Golan Heights. — AFP GOLAN HEIGHTS: Near an abandoned United Nations observation point whose wall had been riddled with bullets, Syrian and Russian policemen gazed across the Golan Heights near the Israeli border. The faded UN logo on the hut's rusty roof was barely visible in Tal Krum, just inside the...
NEW YORK: In this file photo, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the Archbishop of Washington, waits outside St Patrick’s Catholic Church prior to the 24th annual ‘Blue Mass’. Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the former bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania came under intense scrutiny following a sweeping grand jury report which found credible allegations against more than 300 predator priests and identified over 1,000 victims in decades of child sex abuse. —AFP
Pennsylvania's report lists over 300 'predator' priests
Clergymen accused of abusing over 1,000 children NEW YORK: In this file photo, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the Archbishop of Washington, waits outside St Patrick’s Catholic Church prior to the 24th annual ‘Blue Mass’. Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the former bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania came under intense scrutiny following a sweeping grand jury report which found credible allegations against more than 300 predator priests and identified over...
KABUL: Afghan volunteers carry a dead body on a stretcher to a hospital following a suicide attack in Kabul yesterday. _ AFP
37 die as suicide attacker targets school in Kabul
KABUL: Afghan volunteers carry a dead body on a stretcher to a hospital following a suicide attack in Kabul yesterday. _ AFP KABUL: At least 37 people, the majority of them students, were killed when a suicide blast ripped through a school in a Shiite area of Kabul yesterday, officials said, the latest assault on Afghanistan's war-weary capital. Around a dozen ambulances rushed to the Mawoud education centre in the western part of the city,...
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures while delivering his speech as part of India’s 72nd Independence Day celebrations, which marks the 71st anniversary of the end of British colonial rule, at the Red Fort in New Delhi yesterday. — AFP
Modi pledges Indian manned space mission and healthcare
PM says 'sleeping elephant' India has woken up NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures while delivering his speech as part of India’s 72nd Independence Day celebrations, which marks the 71st anniversary of the end of British colonial rule, at the Red Fort in New Delhi yesterday. — AFP NEW DELHI: India will send a manned mission to space by 2022 and introduce health insurance for half a billion of its citizens, Prime...
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Kuwait's CA surplus highest in 3 years thanks to stronger oil prices
Trade surplus in 1Q18 rose to KD 3.4 billion KUWAIT: Kuwait's current account registered its highest surplus in three years in 1Q18 at KD 1.7 billion (17 percent of quarterly GDP), up from KD 1.2 billion in 4Q17. A rise in the trade surplus, supported by higher oil prices, more than offset a widening services deficit, lower investment income, and higher remittances. The trade surplus in 1Q18 rose to KD 3.4 billion from KD2.3 billion in 4Q17,...
Sheikh Ahmad Duaij Al-Sabah
Tijari declares operating profit before provision KD 54.1m for H1 of 2018
CBK makes a net profit of KD 6m for first six months of 2018 Sheikh Ahmad Duaij Al-Sabah KUWAIT: Commercial Bank of Kuwait announced an operating profit before provision KD 54.1 million compared to KD 53.2 million for the 1st half of 2017. The net profit of KD 6.0 million for the first six months of 2018 is higher by KD 4.0 million as compared to last year. The Bank witnessed growth in all the key areas of its business. Net interest income...
Eduardo Eguren
Burgan Bank's operations in Turkey fully hedged against lira fluctuations
Eguren: We are not anticipating any major impact Eduardo Eguren KUWAIT: Burgan Bank Group commented yesterday, in light of the current situation in Turkey, that Burgan Bank A S - Turkey has not had any major impact on its profitability in its operations as a result. It stated that its strategic decision to fully hedge its investment in the Turkish subsidiary's capital has protected it from currency fluctuations in the Turkish Lira. Burgan Bank...
Ethan Peck
Gregory Peck's grandson to play Spock in new 'Star Trek'
Ethan Peck Actor Ethan Peck-whose grandfather was Hollywood legend Gregory Peck-has been cast as iconic half-Vulcan science officer Spock in CBS's "Star Trek: Discovery." The hiring sees the relatively obscure 32-year-old boldly go where stars Zachary Quinto and-most famously-Leonard Nimoy have gone before. "Through 52 years of television and film, a parallel universe and a mirror universe, Mr. Spock remains the only member of the original...
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Kuwait National Cinema Company launches re-imagined Cinescape brand ahead of Eid Al-Adha
 Kuwait's leading entertainment company in Kuwait and gulf region, Kuwait National Cinema Company (KNCC), is rolling out its rebranded Cinescape across all its locations. Coinciding with the rebrand roll-out, KNCC is opening a new multiplex at Al-Kout Mall, which was revealed during a prestigious inauguration ceremony. This marks a strategic milestone for KNCC not only for its rebrand, but also as part of its plans for further expansion as it...
BRISTOL: File photo shows England cricketer Ben Stokes leaves Bristol Crown Court as the trial breaks for lunch, in Bristol, south-west England on August 13, during his trial on charges of affray. — AFP
Cleared Ben Stokes fuels fiery debate about his future
'There are clauses in an England cricketer's contract' BRISTOL: File photo shows England cricketer Ben Stokes leaves Bristol Crown Court as the trial breaks for lunch, in Bristol, south-west England on August 13, during his trial on charges of affray. — AFP LONDON: England star Ben Stokes may have been cleared of affray but former cricket luminaries while agreeing his behaviour was well below that expected of a man seen by many as a role...
Kevin de Bruyne
Champions League glory not pivotal to being judged a success: De Bruyne
'It is a tournament, you need to be good at the right time' Kevin de Bruyne LONDON: Manchester City don't need to win the Champions League to be judged a success, claims Belgian star Kevin de Bruyne in an interview with the BBC. European club football's most prestigious trophy has proved elusive to City despite the hundreds of millions invested in players since Abu Dhabi United Group bought the club in 2008 with a semi-final appearance in the...
BANDUNG: Hwang Hee-chan (L) of South Korea tussles for the ball against Husain Alkhayyat (C) and Sayed Mohamed Shubbar (R) of Bahrain during the football competition of the 2018 Asian Games at the Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung yesterday. — AFP
Military precision as Son's Korea march past Bahrain 6-0
BANDUNG: Hwang Hee-chan (L) of South Korea tussles for the ball against Husain Alkhayyat (C) and Sayed Mohamed Shubbar (R) of Bahrain during the football competition of the 2018 Asian Games at the Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung yesterday. — AFP BANDUNG: Son Heung-min watched from the bench as South Korea tore apart Bahrain 6-0 at the Asian Games yesterday to boost the Tottenham Hotspur striker's chances of avoiding military service by...
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KUWAIT: Minister of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy Sabah Al-Mukhizeem speaks at the Kuwait Sustainable Energy Conference and Accompanying Exhibition on Sunday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait to launch Shagaya, eyes 50% renewables by 2050
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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah welcome Lebanese President Joseph Aoun as he arrives on an official visit to the country on May 11, 2025. – Amiri Diwan
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