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Smoking to be stubbed out on Thai beaches
BANGKOK: Smokers who flout a smoking ban on 20 of Thailand's most famous tourist beaches will face a $3,000 fine or up to a year in prison, Thai authorities have said. The ban, which comes into force in November, follows a clean-up of nearly 140,000 cigarette butts from a 2.5 kilometer stretch of the famed Patong beach in Phuket island province. Its introduction coincides with Thailand's peak tourist season and will be enforced in visitor...
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Witherspoon was sexually assaulted by director at 16
WitherspoonThe actress, now 41, has spoken out about the experiences of some women in Hollywood following the accusations of sexual harassment and assault made against film producer Harvey Weistein and insists there are “ugly truths” that have to be confronted.Reese decided to speak out about what happened to her when she was just a teenager at the Elle Women in Hollywood event in Beverley Hills on Monday night and admitted that the incident...
Indians buy lanterns and lamps from roadside stalls ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights in Mumbai.
Grim store sales cast shadow on 'festival of lights'
Traditional spending sprees have not halted this season Indians buy lanterns and lamps from roadside stalls ahead of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights in Mumbai.This close to India's glittering festive season, the cash register at Neha Tandon's clothes store should be working overtime as revelers snap up elegant sarees for Diwali celebrations and lavish wedding parties. But the traditional spending sprees have not transpired this festival...
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GARDEZ: Afghan security personnel walk at the site of a suicide attack at a police training centre in Gardez, capital of Paktia province yesterday.- AFP
Suicide bombers, gunmen target Afghan security forces killing 71
GARDEZ: Afghan security personnel walk at the site of a suicide attack at a police training centre in Gardez, capital of Paktia province yesterday.- AFPGARDEZ: Two separate suicide and gun attacks on police and soldiers in Afghanistan left at least 71 dead and nearly 170 wounded yesterday in the latest devastating assaults on beleaguered security forces. The Taleban claimed the more deadly of the two assaults, a coordinated attack on police in...
KIRKUK: Photo shows the cement barriers surrounding the Kirkuk Governorate building in the multi-ethnic northern Iraqi city. Iraqi forces took control of the two largest oil fields in the disputed northern province of Kirkuk demolishing Kurdish hopes of creating a viable independent state. - AFP
Iraq forces take oil fields dashing Kurdish dreams
KIRKUK: Photo shows the cement barriers surrounding the Kirkuk Governorate building in the multi-ethnic northern Iraqi city. Iraqi forces took control of the two largest oil fields in the disputed northern province of Kirkuk demolishing Kurdish hopes of creating a viable independent state. - AFPBAI HASSAN: Iraqi forces took control of the two largest oil fields in the disputed northern province of Kirkuk yesterday demolishing Kurdish hopes of...
BIDNIJA, Malta: Police and forensic experts inspect the wreckage of a car bomb believed to have killed journalist and blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia close to her home in Bidnija yesterday. - AFP
Investigative Journalist murdered for 'exposing corruption' in Malta
BIDNIJA, Malta: Police and forensic experts inspect the wreckage of a car bomb believed to have killed journalist and blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia close to her home in Bidnija yesterday. - AFPVALLETTA: The son of a slain Maltese journalist yesterday described finding his mother's body in pieces after a car bombing and accused Prime Minister Joseph Muscat of being "complicit" in her grisly killing. Matthew Caruana Galizia, himself a journalist...
UKHIA: A Rohingya woman carries a child as they cross a shallow canal after crossing the Naf River. - AFP
Asia struggles to meet the target to lower deaths during childbirth
UKHIA: A Rohingya woman carries a child as they cross a shallow canal after crossing the Naf River. - AFPBANGKOK: It seemed a simple statement: women should not die from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth. Yet two years after world leaders agreed to 17 global goals at the United Nations, including the childbirth target, countries in Asia Pacific are grappling to twin the rhetoric with social, cultural and political realities.  An...
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Interior ministry arrests members of int'l money laundry, fraud network
KUWAIT: Members of an international money laundry and fraud network were arrested by a specialized unit from the Interior Ministry, said a statement yesterday. The ministry's public relations department said that the arrestees, who held South African and Nigerian passports, lured victims through social media and convinced them to transfer money using different alibis. The public relations department thanked all those who provided valuable...
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Amir meets Saudi King to discuss brotherly relations
Leaders also tackle regional issues during meeting RIYADH: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud yesterday. — KUNARIYADH: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday met the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, discussing the close and brotherly relations between the two countries and regional issues. The summit meeting was attended by...
MP Khaled Al-Otaibi
MP calls to tax expat motorists KD 1,200 annually to clear roads
MP Khaled Al-OtaibiKUWAIT: A lawmaker yesterday came up with a solution to resolve traffic congestion, by proposing that expatriates who have a driving license should be asked to pay KD 1,200 annually. MP Khaled Al-Otaibi, an opposition MP, said expatriates who work as private drivers for families should be spared from the fee. The lawmaker, who is serving his first term in the National Assembly, said the measure will help ease traffic jams on...
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Ministry urged to reconsider increased health fees on expats
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Human Rights Society (KHRS) called on the health ministry to reconsider its decision to hike health services fees for expatriates, as the society found that inability to pay the new charges has forced many expats to discontinue treatment. KHRS asked the ministry to avoid hitting expat pockets, and described Oct 1, the day the increase fees came into effect, as a day of tragedy.The society said in a report published by Al-Rai...
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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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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
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KUWAIT: His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Dr Imad Mohamed Al-Ateeqi (center) is greeted by Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (second right) and other officials. — KUNA
Oil minister returns to Kuwait after treatment in Turkey
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JAHRA: Part of the Al-Shagaya Concentrated Solar Power Project is seen in this photo taken from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research website.
KAPP shortlists companies for Dabdeba, Shagaya