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BERN: Paris Saint-Germain president and beIN Media chief Nasser al-Khelaifi (right) follows spokesman for the Swiss attorney general Andre Marty for a statment to the press after his hearing on the latest World Cup corruption probe. — AFP
Swiss prosecutors grill PSG's Khelaifi in World Cup probe
France, Greece, Italy cooperate with Swiss probe BERN: Paris Saint-Germain president and beIN Media chief Nasser al-Khelaifi (right) follows spokesman for the Swiss attorney general Andre Marty for a statment to the press after his hearing on the latest World Cup corruption probe. — AFPBERN: Swiss prosecutors grilled Paris Saint-Germain president and beIN Media chief Nasser al-Khelaifi yesterday over allegations that he obtained World Cup media...
SINGAPORE: Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark hits a return against Simona Halep of Romania during the WTA Finals tennis tournament in Singapore. — AFP
Wozniacki edges Halep to reach semis
Garcia beats Svitolina in three-set marathon SINGAPORE: Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark hits a return against Simona Halep of Romania during the WTA Finals tennis tournament in Singapore. — AFPSINGAPORE: Caroline Wozniacki produced an almost perfect display to dismantle world number one Simona Halep 6-0 6-2 at the WTA Finals yesterday as the Dane eased into the semi-finals with her second dominant victory in as many matches. Wozniacki had started...
PUNE: Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan plays a shot during the second ODI cricket match between India and New Zealand at The Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. —AFP
India thrash Kiwis by 6-wkts amid ODI pitch-tampering storm
PUNE: Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan plays a shot during the second ODI cricket match between India and New Zealand at The Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. —AFPPUNE: Half-centuries from Shikhar Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik fired India to a comfortable six-wicket win over New Zealand after a pitch-tampering storm threatened the second one-day international in Pune yesterday.Dhawan scored a classy 68 and Karthik notched an unbeaten...
Talal Reza Behbehani and Michel Accad
ABK reveals net profit of KD22.1m in Q3 Operating profit KD71.2 million in Q3, 2017
Total assets stable at KD4.3 billion Talal Reza Behbehani and Michel AccadKUWAIT: Following strong growth in the first half of 2017, Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) yesterday revealed an operating profit of KD71.2 million compared to KD65.6 million in 2016, an increase of 8.5 percent. Net profit was KD22.1 million, up 11.6 percent compared to KD19.8 million in the previous year. The bank maintained a positive outlook in the first nine months of the...
Isam Al-Sager, NBK Group CEO and NBK-Egypt Chairman Dr Yasser Hassan
NBK - Egypt achieves a net profit of EGP 1.16bn by end of Q3 2017
Bank continues its strong performance again Isam Al-Sager, NBK Group CEO and NBK-Egypt Chairman andKUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait - Egypt, a subsidiary of the National Bank of Kuwait Group, reported a net profit of EGP 1.16 billion as of the end of the third quarter of 2017, compared to EGP 659.7 million for the same period last year, with a growth of 75.84 percent.The total assets grew by 37.95 percent reaching 55.72 billion Egyptian Pounds as...
Children let balloons rise during a presentation of the first German autonomous public transport bus in Bad Birnbach, southern Germany yesterday. —AFP
Germany’s self-driving bus to shuttle Bavarian townsfolk
Deutsche Bahn unveils its first-ever driverless bus Children let balloons rise during a presentation of the first German autonomous public transport bus in Bad Birnbach, southern Germany yesterday. —AFPBAD BIRNBACH, Germany: German state-owned rail company Deutsche Bahn unveiled its first-ever driverless bus yesterday, saying the shuttle will bring passengers through a picturesque spa town to the train station.The test route for the...
PEKANBARU: Indonesian officers examine a pangolin after a recent raid in Pekanbaru, Riau province yesterday. — AFP
Indonesia seizes 101 pangolins on fishing boat
PEKANBARU: Indonesian officers examine a pangolin after a recent raid in Pekanbaru, Riau province yesterday. — AFPPEKANBARU: Indonesian authorities have seized more than 100 pangolins, all of them alive, an official said yesterday - a haul of the critically endangered species that conservationists estimate to be worth about $1.5 million. Indonesian officials discovered the pangolins on Tuesday in a raid on a fishing boat off the east coast of...
Screenshot from Pixar’s “Coco”.
Pixar's 'Coco' celebrates Mexico in times of Trump
Screenshot from Pixar’s “Coco”.With US-Mexican relations at their lowest point in recent memory, Disney Pixar is set to release "Coco," a cinematic celebration of Mexico that its director said Tuesday is an antidote to the "negativity" of the current political climate. Set in Mexico against the backdrop of the country's traditional Day of the Dead festival, "Coco" tells the story of a boy who inadvertently ends up in the land of the dead,...
In this Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 file photo members of the Russian radical feminist group Pussy Riot give an interview to the Associated Press in a break during their rehearsal in Moscow. (Right) File photo shows a Cossack militiaman attacks Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and a photographer during a staged protest. — AP photos
Band members use prison experiences as inspiration
In this Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 file photo members of the Russian radical feminist group Pussy Riot give an interview to the Associated Press in a break during their rehearsal in Moscow. (Right) File photo shows a Cossack militiaman attacks Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and a photographer during a staged protest. — AP photosOne is dunked into a bathtub on a New York stage as she tries to recite a poem. Another appears in a video bathing in blood while...
This image released by CBS shows characters from the animated special, “Michael Jackson’s Halloween,” airing Friday on CBS. — AP
A bright, animated Halloween night with Michael Jackson
This image released by CBS shows characters from the animated special, “Michael Jackson’s Halloween,” airing Friday on CBS. — APHere's a chance to trick or treat with the eyes and ears. Catch "Michael Jackson's Halloween," a for-all-ages animated special airing Friday at 8 pm Eastern on CBS. It costumes Halloween as a life-affirming way to explore hopes and dreams. "This is just for fun," summed up John Branca, one of the special's...
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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah speaks as HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (right) and Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem (left) listen on during the opening ceremony of the new legislative session of the National Assembly yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Amir warns of complications from prolonged Gulf dispute
Sheikh Sabah vows to protect constitution as new Assembly session opens KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah speaks as HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (right) and Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem (left) listen on during the opening ceremony of the new legislative session of the National Assembly yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Kuwait, the main mediator in a near-five month political crisis...
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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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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