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GERMANY: Policemen secure the area around the Higher Regional Court in Celle near Hanover, central Germany, where a trial started against notorious hate preacher Abu Walaa, described as the Islamic State group’s de facto leader in Germany. —AFP
German police arrest a Syrian terror suspect
Suspect plans to kill as 'many as possible'BERLIN: German police yesterday arrested a Syrian man suspected of preparing a terror attack using powerful explosives, prosecutors said, almost one year after a deadly jihadist truck rampage at a Berlin Christmas Market. The man, identified only as Yamen A, 19, was held at dawn by special forces in the northeastern town of Schwerin, the federal prosecutors office said in a statement.Several apartments...
nPANMUNJOM, South Korea: North Korean soldiers (left) look at the South side at the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the border between North and South Korea. - AFP n
China, South Korea mend ties after THAAD standoff
Installation of the US THAAD system angered China  PANMUNJOM, South Korea: North Korean soldiers (left) look at the South side at the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the border between North and South Korea. - AFPSEOUL: Seoul and Beijing yesterday agreed to move beyond a year-long stand-off over the deployment of a US anti-missile system in South Korea, a dispute that has been devastating to South Korean businesses...
HONG KONG: A flag that reads ‘Hong Kong is not China’ is displayed by a local football fan outside the stadium in Hong Kong. A new law that punishes disrespect for China’s national anthem with up to three years’ imprisonment may also apply to Hong Kong and Macau. — AFP
China mulls jail terms for disrespecting flag and national anthem
HONG KONG: A flag that reads ‘Hong Kong is not China’ is displayed by a local football fan outside the stadium in Hong Kong. A new law that punishes disrespect for China’s national anthem with up to three years’ imprisonment may also apply to Hong Kong and Macau. — AFPBEIJING: China's largely rubber-stamp parliament is considering jail terms of up to three years for people who disrespect the national anthem or flag in public, while an...
PYEONGCHANG: Greek Alpine skier Ioannis Proios (C) holds an Olympic torch at The Panathenaic Stadium in Athens yesterday, during the handover ceremony of the Olympic flame for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. -- AFP
Torch presented to Pyeongchang 2018 Organising Committee
Pyeongchang gets Olympic flame PYEONGCHANG: Greek Alpine skier Ioannis Proios (C) holds an Olympic torch at The Panathenaic Stadium in Athens yesterday, during the handover ceremony of the Olympic flame for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. -- AFPATHENS: The Olympic torch was formally handed over from Greece to Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games organisers yesterday in a simple ceremony. Under overcast skies at the...
Mohammad Al-Ghurba
Late Sheikh Ali Sabah Al-Salem shooting tourney
Mohammad Al-GhurbaKUWAIT: Kuwait Shooting Sports Club will organize the tournament of the late Sheikh Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah tournament Nov 2-4, over three days, in which club, National Guard, Bahrain and UAE shooters will participate. The tournament will be in the skeet, trap, double trap, 10m air pistol and rifle, for both men and women.The organizing committee made all necessary preparations at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting...
Hamad Al-Humaidhi, AUB Chairman
AUB net profit surges 6% to $468.7 million
AUB Chairman Hamad Al-HumaidhiKUWAIT: Ahli United Bank B.S.C. (AUB) reported a net profit attributable to its equity shareholders of $468.7 million for the nine months ended 30 September 2017, an increase of 6.0 percent as compared to $442.1 million achieved in YTD Q3/2016. The net profit achieved for the third quarter of 2017 was $157.4 million, higher by 11.7 percent than 2016 third quarter reported profit of $140.9 million. The Basic Earnings...
Masaud Hayat
KIPCO announces net profit of KD 22.3m for 9 months of 2017
Masaud HayatKUWAIT: KIPCO - the Kuwait Projects Company (Holding) - has announced a net profit of KD 22.3 million ($74 million), or 11.22 fils per share ($3.7 cents), for the first nine months of 2017. This is compared to KD 40 million ($132.4 million), or 24.62 fils per share ($8.15 cents), reported for the same period last year.KIPCO's net profit for the three months ended September 30, 2017, came to KD 8.2 million ($27.1 million), from the KD...
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Jazeera records double digit growth for 2 quarters in a row
Kuwaiti airline announces Q3 2017 financial resultsKUWAIT: Jazeera Airways KSC (Jazeera) yesterday announced its financial results for the third quarter. The company reported an operating profit of KD8.3 million, up 37.8 percent from the same period last year, and a net profit of KD8.2 million, reflecting a growth of 35.6 percent, despite a 25 percent increase in fuel costs during for the year. Jazeera's double digit growth for two quarters...
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Zain launches BOLT Hotspot in Kuwait
Company offers superfast CAT16 technologyKUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, announced the launch of BOLT Hotspot device for the first time in Kuwait, offering the latest superfast CAT16 network technology on its most advanced nationwide network. Zain’s introduction of this all-new device comes as part of the company’s developmental strategy, through which it seeks to keep up with the latest innovations witnessed...
Eman Al Awadhi
KIPCO, Burgan Bank, Gulf Insurance support 'The Battle Fitness Festival'
Eman Al AwadhiKUWAIT CITY: The Kuwait Projects Company (Holding) - has teamed up with Burgan Bank and Gulf Insurance Group to support one of the region's largest fitness events, 'The Battle Fitness Festival'. The event, organized by Circuit+ Fitness in collaboration with Pro Vision, will take place at the Green Island on November 3 and 4. More than 2,000 athletes, spectators and volunteers have registered to attend.Speaking on this occasion,...
Roman Polanski
Protesters disrupt Polanski film after new rape allegations
Roman PolanskiProtesters have disrupted the opening of a retrospective of Roman Polanski's work in Paris following new rape allegations against the French-Polish film director. Some 80 protesters outside the Cinematheque Française, which is showcasing Polanski's films next month, banged on windows and carried posters with slogans such as, "If rape is an art, give Polanski all the (French movie award) Cesars". Two members of the Femen group...
This file photo shows Producer Harvey Weinstein, left, and actress Meryl Streep attending the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. — AFP photos
Hollywood producers kick out Weinstein
In this March 2, 2014 file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at theOscars in Los Angeles. — AP/AFP photosThe Producers Guild of America banned disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein for life on Monday, vowing that sexual harassment would no longer be tolerated within its ranks. New accusations of sexual assault have continued to pour in since investigations in the New York Times and New Yorker three weeks ago exposed the tycoon as a relentless,...
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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