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MOSCOW: Russian police detain an opposition activist during a protest rally in central Moscow yesterday. —AFP
Russian police detain anti-Putin protesters
MOSCOW: Russian police detain an opposition activist during a protest rally in central Moscow yesterday. —AFPMOSCOW: Russian police said they detained 263 activists gathering in central Moscow yesterday for an unauthorized protest against President Vladimir Putin. Radical opposition activist Vyacheslav Maltsev had appealed on his website for his supporters to hold protests across the country, calling for a "people's Revolution" and an...
MANILA: Catholic nuns participate in a healing protest in Manila yesterday. —AFP
Thou shalt not kill: Philippine bishops' 'prayer campaign'
MANILA: Catholic nuns participate in a healing protest in Manila yesterday. —AFPMANILA: A top Catholic archbishop yesterday called for Filipinos to choose peace over violence and end a spate of drug-related killings that have divided the nation. Archbishop Socrates Villegas, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines, was speaking as the church launched a new prayer campaign to "heal the nation and stop the killings" in...
DAK LAK, Vietnam: People walk through floodwaters on a highway in the central province of Dak Lak brought by Typhoon Damrey. —AFP
Floods swamp Vietnam as typhoon death toll hits 27
Two dead, thousands flee as floods hit Malaysia's Penang DAK LAK, Vietnam: People walk through floodwaters on a highway in the central province of Dak Lak brought by Typhoon Damrey. —AFPHUE: Floods inundated swathes of central and southern Vietnam yesterday in the wake of a typhoon that left at least 27 dead just days before the region is due to host the APEC summit of Asia-Pacific leaders. Typhoon Damrey, the 12th major storm to hit Vietnam...
MANCHESTER: Manchester City's Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus vies with Arsenal's Spanish defender Nacho Monreal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester. – AFPnnn
Aguero on target as Man City sink Arsenal
MANCHESTER: Manchester City's Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus vies with Arsenal's Spanish defender Nacho Monreal during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester. – AFPMANCHESTER: Manchester City’s newly-crowned record goalscorer Sergio Aguero was on the mark again, as his second-half penalty helped the Premier League leaders beat Arsenal 3-1 yesterday and maintain their...
nnnPARIS: Winner USA's Jack Sock (R) poses with the trophy next to secondnplaced Serbia's Filip Krajinovic (L) after the final of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 indoor tennis tournament yesterday in Paris. -- AFP nnn
Sock wins Paris Masters, Goerges wows with comeback in Zhuhai, wins trophy
Krajinovic advances to 33 in the world rankings PARIS: Winner USA's Jack Sock (R) poses with the trophy next to secondplaced Serbia's Filip Krajinovic (L) after the final of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 indoor tennis tournament yesterday in Paris. -- AFPPARIS: American Jack Sock battled back from a set down to beat qualifier Filip Krajinovic 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 and win the Paris Masters title yesterday, snatching a place at the World Tour Finals....
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Tournament of late Sheikh Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Cup concludes
National Guard, Bahraini and UAE shooters participated KUWAIT: The tournament of the late Sheikh Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Cup concluded on Saturday, and the closing ceremony was held at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic shooting complex in the presence of the representative of the ceremony patron Sheikh Abdallah Bader Al-Sabah, Sheikh Abdallah Ahmad Al-Sabah, Sheikh Ali Thamer Al-Sabah, Sheikh Abdallah Thamer Al-Sabah, Acting President of Kuwait...
RIYADH: This file photo shows a Saudi investor walking past the stock exchange monitors at the Saudi Stock Exchange or Tadawul, in Riyadh. — AFP
Saudi move worries investors, but may speed reforms
Stock market recovers after initial tumbling RIYADH: This file photo shows a Saudi investor walking past the stock exchange monitors at the Saudi Stock Exchange or Tadawul, in Riyadh. — AFPDUBAI: A purge of Saudi Arabia's political and business elites briefly dragged down the kingdom's stock market yesterday but prices recovered to close higher as some investors bet the crackdown could bolster reforms in the long run. The size of the action --...
flydubai flight touches down in Voronezh.
Makhachkala, Ufa and Voronezh join flydubai's Russian Network
First airline from UAE to operate direct air links to Makhachkala, Voronezh flydubai flight touches down in Voronezh.KUWAIT: Dubai-based flydubai marks the start of the winter travel season in Russia with four new destinations and increased frequencies on existing routes. The airline's first flight to Makhachkala landed on 31 October and was greeted by a traditional water cannon salute. The carrier also inaugurated flights to Voronezh, resumed...
KUWAIT:(From the left) Gulfsat Chairman and CEO Mohammed Al-Haj and Thuraya Director Market Development Energy and VIP Fahad Kahoor.
Gulfsat and Thuraya sign a cooperation agreement in satellite communications
Deal to launch data services in Kuwait KUWAIT:(From the left) Gulfsat Chairman and CEO Mohammed Al-Haj and Thuraya Director Market Development Energy and VIP Fahad Kahoor.KUWAIT: Gulfsat Communications Company, a leading company specialized in providing satellite communication and TV broadcasting and re-broadcasting, has announced the signing of a service agreement with Thuraya Telecommunications Company, the provider of satellite communication...
ZAGORA: Moroccan women fill up containers with water from a hose. —AP
Numerous water shortages parching Moroccan towns, prompt protests
Experts blame growing populations and climate change ZAGORA: Moroccan women fill up containers with water from a hose. —APMARRAKECH: Taps are running dry in southern Morocco, and the government is searching for solutions after people took to parched streets in anger. Experts blame poor crop choices, growing populations and climate change for the water shortages in towns like Zagora, which saw repeated protests for access to clean water last...
A man strums the guitar as others look through items for sale at a once-a-month ex lover’s market in Hanoi. — AFP photos
Heartache for sale at Vietnam's ex-lovers market
A market for paraphernalia from extinguished passions A man strums the guitar as others look through items for sale at a once-a-month ex lover’s market in Hanoi. — AFP photosAt Vietnam's Old Flames market, curious customers peruse love letters and pick through perfumes, candles and clothes-relics from failed relationships put on sale by forlorn lovers. Entrepreneurial exes meet once a month, bringing their baggage-emotional and literal-to a...
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Traditional carpet weaving unravels in central Iraq
No tourists come to see this millennia-old heritageIn the shadow of the Imam Hamza mosque in the region of the ancient kingdom of Babylon, a carpet market that was once bustling is now almost empty. The only visitor to Hamad Al-Soltani's small shop in the city of Al-Hamza in central Iraq, some 175 kilometers south of Baghdad, is a local tribal chief.Nothing in the world can convince Sheikh Hazem Al-Hiyali-a Bedouin scarf on his head, hooded cloak...
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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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Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)
Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka
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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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EL KFOUR: Lebanon: People inspect the damage to a building after a Zionist airstrike in the southern town of Kfour, in the Nabatiyeh district, on August 17, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Zionist troops and Hezbollah fighters. – AFP
Hezbollah reveals its military muscle