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DAMASCUS: Syrian children tour their damaged school yesterday in the besieged rebel-held Eastern Ghouta town of Saqba, on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, following air raids by government forces on the area the previous day. —AFP

Anti-IS forces retake last jihadist bastion in Syria

Albu Kamal's liberation means failure of IS in region - Thousands of people displaced DAMASCUS: Syrian children tour their damaged school yesterday in the besieged rebel-held Eastern Ghouta town of Saqba, on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus, following air raids by government forces on the area the previous day. —AFPBEIRUT: Syrian troops and allied militiamen yesterday expelled Islamic State group fighters from Albu Kamal, the last...

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Pakistan shuts down last Medecins Sans Frontieres facility in tribal areas

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan yesterday told medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres' (MSF) to shut its last remaining facility in the impoverished tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, the health organization said. The closure ends MSF's four-year stint in the Bajaur region of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), where healthcare access is limited, and hits 120 staff working there. The move comes seven weeks after the medical charity was ordered...

AMRITSAR: An Indian resident walks over the tracks at a railway crossing amid heavy smog in Amritsar. —AFP

Delhi restricts vehicles as smog envelopes India and Pakistan

Authorities have barred lorries from entering the city AMRITSAR: An Indian resident walks over the tracks at a railway crossing amid heavy smog in Amritsar. —AFPNEW DELHI: New Delhi banned all construction, barred lorries from entering the city and announced stringent restrictions on private car use yesterday, seeking to combat a massive spike in pollution across large swathes of India and Pakistan. Tens of thousands of schools in Delhi and...

QUETTA: Pakistani police officer examines a vehicle hit by suicide attacker in Quetta, Pakistan. —AP

Suicide bomber kills four in Pakistan

QUETTA: Pakistani police officer examines a vehicle hit by suicide attacker in Quetta, Pakistan. —APQUETTA: A suicide bomber struck a vehicle carrying a deputy inspector general of police in the southwestern city of Quetta yesterday, killing him and three other officers, Pakistani officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility. Nine people, including police officers, were also wounded in the attack that targeted Hamid Shakil, who had...

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Bangladeshi academic missing amid spike in disappearances

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi professor internationally respected for his work on Islamic extremism has gone missing, police said yesterday, with activists fearing the worst amid a spate of disappearances in recent months. Mubashar Hasan, an assistant professor of political science at Bangladesh's North South University (NSU), has not been seen since Tuesday afternoon, his family said. "We are very concerned. We hope law enforcement agencies will find him...

MUMBAI: This picture shows a newborn Parsi child being introduced to family friends outside a Fire Temple after offering prayers in Mumbai. —AFP

Controversial IVF scheme gives India's vanishing Parsis hope

Program provides free in-vitro fertilization treatment MUMBAI: This picture shows a newborn Parsi child being introduced to family friends outside a Fire Temple after offering prayers in Mumbai. —AFPMUMBAI: A government-funded IVF program that aims to help save India's shrinking Parsi community from extinction is delivering bundles of joy and controversy. Some 120 children have been born through the "Jiyo Parsi" fertility initiative since it...

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This winter go blonde

The Real FouzAs we've all heard before, wintertime is all about dark tones and dark hair. This is why it came as a shock to people on social media when I dyed my hair blonde last month. I felt like I needed a change and a breath of fresh air and going blonde during this season was the perfect way for me to switch it up and get out of my comfort zone. I was inspired to refresh my look and add some variety to what we're all used to. I specifically...

French designer Jean Paul Gaultier poses during an interview with the Associated Press in Paris, France. — AP photos

Designer Gaultier to make racy theater show of his life

French designer Jean Paul Gaultier poses during an interview with the Associated Press in Paris, France. — AP photosAll the corsets, sparkle and provocation of French couturier Jean Paul Gaultier are coming to a theater near you. The 65-year-old announced Wednesday that he has a racy, music-filled "show" in the works for fall 2018 - in which he will retell his colorful life from his roots as a nascent-designer to achieving world-wide fame....

This file photo shows a large poster with the portraits of African music icons, displayed during the All Africa Music Awards in Lagos. — AFP photos

Nigerian artists Davido, Wizkid taking Afrobeats to next level

This file photo shows a large poster with the portraits of African music icons, displayed during the All Africa Music Awards in Lagos. — AFP photosPop star Davido gets the same reaction wherever he goes in Africa, whether it's in Guinea or Mozambique, Botswana, Kenya or Sierra Leone: teeming crowds and adoring fans. The 24-year-old icon is one of the favorites for best artist at this year's All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), which take place in...

NEW DELHI: An Indian auto rickshaw driver covers his face to protect himself from pollution as he waits for customers at the roadside in New Delhi.—AFP

Delhi's poor bear the brunt of deadly smog

Inhabitants turn to nose filters, indoor plants to mitigate crisis NEW DELHI: An Indian auto rickshaw driver covers his face to protect himself from pollution as he waits for customers at the roadside in New Delhi.—AFPNEW DELHI: Rickshaw driver Sanjay can only afford a handkerchief to shield his face from the smog-filled streets of Delhi, even as many residents rush to buy protective masks to combat the toxic menace. Better off inhabitants of...

In this file photo, a recruiter from the postal service, right, speaks with an attendee of a job fair in Cheswick, Pa.— AP

US slams World Bank lending to rich countries like China

Beijing biggest borrower with $2.4bn in loans this year - "Lending policy hurts poor countries that need help" In this file photo, a recruiter from the postal service, right, speaks with an attendee of a job fair in Cheswick, Pa.— APWASHINGTON: World Bank lending to countries like China that are rich enough to finance their own development hurts poor countries that need help, a senior US Treasury official said Wednesday.David Malpass,...

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British shell companies linked to 52 money laundering scandals

LONDON: British shell companies have been linked to 52 money laundering scandals involving 80 billion pounds ($105 billion) in the past 14 years, according to researchers at campaign group Transparency International. Tax evasion and financial crime has shot to the top of the international agenda in recent days following reports based on leaked documents from Appleby, a prominent offshore law firm founded in Bermuda.But the report from...

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This photograph taken in 1967 shows French actor Alain Delon accompanied by his wife Nathalie Delon. --AFP photos

Alain Delon: Women he loved and left

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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait swelters amid power cuts

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KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah receives India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Aug 18, 2024. — KUNA

India looks to upgrade bilateral ties with Kuwait: Dr Jaishankar

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Schools reopening amid extreme heat sparks concerns

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MEW: Power cuts in high-consumption Industrial areas in Kuwait