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Zain: 10 entrepreneurs heading to the second phase of ZGI
Judging panel consisted of 10 experts of various fields 10 finalists to take part in trip to San Francisco and LondonKUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, announced the names of the finalists who will take part in the second phase of the Zain Great Idea (ZGI) accelerator program in its fourth edition during the Super Saturday pitch event held at Courtyard Marriott Hotel last weekend. The program aims at identifying and...
BANGLADESH: Jordan's Queen Rania meets Rohingya refugees during her visit to the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia yesterday. - AFP
Kuwait donates $15m as $344m pledged for Rohingya refugees
Jordan queen decries 'persecution' - Bangladesh says burden 'untenable' BANGLADESH: Jordan's Queen Rania meets Rohingya refugees during her visit to the Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia yesterday. - AFPGENEVA: Nations have pledged $344 million to care for Myanmar's Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, an "encouraging" step in the response to the intensifying crisis, the UN said yesterday. Many of the funds for the minority Muslim group, who have fled...
nQARYATAIN, Syria: This video grab taken yesterday shows a body covered with a blanket in the street of this town which was recaptured from Islamic State militants. - AP nn
The Islamic State group 'executed' 116 in Syria town revenge campaign
QARYATAIN, Syria: This video grab taken yesterday shows a body covered with a blanket in the street of this town which was recaptured from Islamic State militants. - APBEIRUT: The Islamic State group executed dozens of civilians this month in the Syrian desert, a monitor said yesterday, in a gruesome massacre as the militants see their "caliphate" collapse. The extremist group last week lost its key Syrian stronghold of Raqqa, the latest in a...
nnMARAWI: Philippine soldiers walk past battle-scarred buildings in what was the main combat area of Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao. - AFP nn
'No more militants' in Marawi
Five-month battle with IS ends in Philippine city - Bodies of fighters and wives found MARAWI: Philippine soldiers walk past battle-scarred buildings in what was the main combat area of Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao. - AFPMARAWI CITY: The Philippines yesterday announced the end of five months of military operations in a southern city held by pro-Islamic State rebels, after a fierce and unfamiliar urban war that has marked the...
nBARCELONA: President of the Catalan parliament Carme Forcadell (right) attends a meeting with parliament representatives at the Catalan Parliament in Barcelona yesterday. - AFP n
Catalonian leaders, parties call for civil disobedience
Spain mulls naming single person to govern region - Madrid targets direct rule as crisis escalates BARCELONA: President of the Catalan parliament Carme Forcadell (right) attends a meeting with parliament representatives at the Catalan Parliament in Barcelona yesterday. - AFPMADRID: Catalonia said yesterday it was confident all officials including police would defy attempts by Madrid to enforce direct rule on the region, in an escalating dispute...
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Gay dating apps provide tips to stop entrapment
Anti-gay crackdown in EgyptBEIRUT: Amid an anti-gay crackdown in Egypt since a rainbow flag was hoisted at a Cairo concert, gay dating apps are sending users tips on how to protect themselves from entrapment. The flag was raised last month at a concert headlined by Mashrou' Leila, a Lebanese rock band whose singer is openly gay. It was a rare public show of support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights in the conservative...
Police cars stand near the crime scene where several people where seriously injured by a 17-years-old Latvian with an axe in Flums, Switzerland - AFP
Teenager’s axe rampage in Switzerland
Police cars stand near the crime scene where several people where seriously injured by a 17-years-old Latvian with an axe in Flums, Switzerland - AFPGENEVA: A teenager armed with an axe injured several people in a rampage in Switzerland on Sunday before being shot and arrested, police said, describing the incident as unrelated to terrorism. Police in the canton of St Gallen said the 17-year-old Latvian national carried out the attack at the post...
TEKNAF, Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees wait for a boat after crossing into Bangladesh from Myanmar at Shah Porir Dwip Island near Teknaf. - AFP
Bangladesh says Rohingya arrivals 'untenable'; thousands arrive daily
1 million Rohingya in Bangladesh; 600,000 in last 2 months -  Biggest exodus since Rwandan 1994 genocide TEKNAF, Bangladesh: Rohingya refugees wait for a boat after crossing into Bangladesh from Myanmar at Shah Porir Dwip Island near Teknaf. - AFPGENEVA: Nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees have fled violence in Myanmar, an "untenable situation" for neighbor Bangladesh, the country's UN envoy said yesterday, calling on Myanmar to let them return....
nPHNOM PENH: Cambodian children wade in polluted water at a village in Phnom Penh. - AFP nn
Risking banishment, Cambodia’s monks speak up for rights
Thousands of families are driven each year PHNOM PENH: Cambodian children wade in polluted water at a village in Phnom Penh. - AFPPHNOM PENH: Loun Sovath lived the routine life of a Buddhist monk for many years in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh before he was drawn into the many battles over land that pitted poor villagers and city dwellers against the government and large corporations. From protests in his home commune of Chi Kraeng in Siem...
nMARSEILLE: Marseille's Argentinian forward Lucas Ocampos (down)falls after an altercation with Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar (up) during the French L1 football match between Marseille (OM) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). - AFPnnn
Fans clashed with riot police before the game
Marseille fifth in the standings, eight points behind PSG - Neymar off as Cavani rescues PSG with late goal in 2-2 draw MARSEILLE: Marseille's Argentinian forward Lucas Ocampos (down)falls after an altercation with Paris Saint-Germain's Brazilian forward Neymar (up) during the French L1 football match between Marseille (OM) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG). - AFPPARIS: After Neymar was sent off, Edinson Cavani stepped up for league leader Paris...
SYDNEY: West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle leaves (L) the New South Wales Supreme Court in Sydney yesterday. – AFP
Gayle denies exposing himself to masseuse
SYDNEY: West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle leaves (L) the New South Wales Supreme Court in Sydney yesterday. – AFPSYDNEY: Star West Indian cricketer Chris Gayle has denied exposing his genitals to a massage therapist, claiming an Australian media group set out to “destroy” him in a defamation action yesterday. The lurid accusations were made by Fairfax Media newspapers The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times in a series of...
SINGAPORE: Simona Halep of Romania hits a return against Caroline Garcia of France during the WTA Finals tennis tournament in Singapore yesterday. – AFP
Halep crushes Garcia at WTA Finals
SINGAPORE: Simona Halep of Romania hits a return against Caroline Garcia of France during the WTA Finals tennis tournament in Singapore yesterday. – AFPSINGAPORE: World number one Simona Halep delivered an ominous warning to her rivals at the WTA Finals with a crushing, straight-sets victory over the in-form Caroline Garcia yesterday. In her opening round robin match at the eight-player season finale, Halep halted Garcia's 11-match winning...
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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