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People in France take part in a slut walk, protesting against the further victimisation of sexual abuse victims, by saying the victim deserved abuse because of what they were wearing, or the way they were behaving - AFP

New law bans cat-calling and harassment

People in France take part in a slut walk, protesting against the further victimisation of sexual abuse victims, by saying the victim deserved abuse because of what they were wearing, or the way they were behaving - AFPPARIS: A new law banning cat-calling and harassment of women on French streets will see men fined on the spot for lecherous and aggressive behavior, France's women's minister said yesterday. The legislation is being piloted by...

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Indonesia considers ban on 'destructive' LGBT contents, ads

JAKARTA: Days after a long-running Indonesian television comedy aired last month, its producers got a letter from the broadcast commission warning that a male character in the show was "dressed and behaving like a woman" and could violate broadcasting standards. "We evaluated the show ... We immediately reminded our staff to be careful because we are minimizing LGBT content on our network," said Anita Wulandari Prasojo, head of marketing and...

MARAWI: Philippine military chief General Eduardo Ano shows images of slain militant leaders Isnilon Hapilon (right) and Omarkhayam Maute during a press conference at a military camp on the southern island of Mindanao yesterday. – AFP

Philippines vows to crush pro-IS groups

Killing of leaders a triumph over evil: Army chief MARAWI: Philippine military chief General Eduardo Ano shows images of slain militant leaders Isnilon Hapilon (right) and Omarkhayam Maute during a press conference at a military camp on the southern island of Mindanao yesterday. – AFPMANILA: The Philippines' military chief vowed no letup yesterday in hunting down and destroying extremist groups loyal to Islamic State, saying Marawi City would...

CHAMPAHATI, India: Indian workers makes firecrackers for the upcoming Diwali festival at a workshop in Champahati around 35 Km south of Kolkata. —AFP

Delhi and Sao Paulo worst megacities for sex attacks

Cairo named most dangerous megacity for women - London, Tokyo, Paris seen as the best for women CHAMPAHATI, India: Indian workers makes firecrackers for the upcoming Diwali festival at a workshop in Champahati around 35 Km south of Kolkata. —AFPNEW DELHI: Five years after the fatal gang rape of a student on a bus in New Delhi, the Indian capital was yesterday paired with Brazil's Sao Paulo as the world's worst megacities for sexual violence...

nnnnSEVILLA: Valencia's Argentinian defender Ezequiel Garay (L) vies with Real Betis' Paraguayan forward Arnaldo Sanabria (R) during the Spanish league football match Real Betis FC vs Valencia FC. – AFPnnnn

Valencia thrashes Real Betis 6-3 to move second in Spain

SEVILLA: Valencia's Argentinian defender Ezequiel Garay (L) vies with Real Betis' Paraguayan forward Arnaldo Sanabria (R) during the Spanish league football match Real Betis FC vs Valencia FC. – AFPMADRID: Valencia spent the last couple of seasons trying to avoid relegation in the Spanish league. After eight matches this season, it's already looking to dethrone Barcelona from the top of the standings. Valencia reached second place with an...

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Global, GCC debt yields trade in narrow range in Q3 2017

Geopolitical tensions cast shadow on economic outlook - Issuance in GCC picked up in Q3 2107KUWAIT: Global and GCC debt markets yields traded in a narrow range in 3Q17 as central banks' increased hawkishness and the improving economic outlook were countered by geopolitical tensions, White House political challenges and stubbornly low inflation. Issuance in the GCC picked up in 3Q17 but continued to be dominated by domestic sovereign issuance;...

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KFH reports KD 137.9m net profit for shareholders until Q3 2017 end Earnings per share 24.26 fils, an increase of 11.8%: Al-Marzouq

Total operating income rose by 9.1% to KD 525.1m Hamad Al-MarzouqKUWAIT: Chairman of Kuwait Finance House (KFH) Hamad Abdulmohsen Al-Marzouq said that "KFH has, by the grace of Allah, realized a KD 137.9 million net profit to shareholders until end of Q3 2017 compared to KD 123.1 million for the same period last year i.e. an increase of 12 percent.Financing income reached KD 542.1 million i.e. a growth of 1.5 percent compared to the same period...

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Jazeera Airways takes off to India this season!

Four new exciting routes starting from Nov 2017 - Hyderabad, Kochi, Mumbai and AhmedabadKUWAIT: Jazeera Airways, Kuwait's leading low cost airline, operating regionally and internationally, is delighted to announce its arrival into India with the launch of four new destinations in Q4 2017. Starting with Hyderabad as the first route from 16th November followed by Kochi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad by mid-December.'This move comes as part of Jazeera...

Worn down by censors, Iran’s Facebook shuts down

TEHRAN: Iran's oldest social media network announced yesterday it is shutting down after years of battling censors, saying they had allowed foreign sites such as Instagram to take over.Cloob website was launched 12 years ago as the Iranian answer to Facebook and Google's now-dead Orkut, and at its peak had some two million users in the country. But the challenge of monitoring the deluge of photos from women not to show hair and removing...

ANTANANARIVO: In this photo taken Tuesday Oct 10, 2017, a child wears a face mask inside a hospital in the capital. —AP

Madagascar plague outbreak now threatens largest cities

Schools been canceled, public gatherings are banned ANTANANARIVO: In this photo taken Tuesday Oct 10, 2017, a child wears a face mask inside a hospital in the capital. —APANTANANARIVO: As plague cases rose last week in Madagascar's capital, many city dwellers panicked. They waited in long lines for antibiotics at pharmacies and reached through bus windows to buy masks from street vendors. Schools have been canceled, and public gatherings are...

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Jessica Rothe in a scene from “Happy Death Day.” — AP

'Happy Death Day' scares off 'Blade Runner' at box office

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Jessica Rothe in a scene from “Happy Death Day.” — APThe box office might be struggling this year, but the horror genre is alive and well. This weekend the "Groundhog Day"-like horror pic "Happy Death Day" scored a first-place finish, surpassing expectations and blowing the much costlier and star-driven "Blade Runner 2049" out of the water. Studio estimates Sunday show "Happy Death Day" took...

Model try on creations by local fashion designers at the designer’s studio in Donetsk. — AFP photos

Fashionistas get military look in war-scarred Ukraine

Model tries on creations by local fashion designers at the designer’s studio in Donetsk. — AFP photosIn war-scarred eastern Ukraine, the military look is all the rage this season, with fatigues and Soviet regalia a must-have for those who dress to impress in the battered crucible of the Russian-backed insurgency. With international brands such as Zara and Levi's pulling out of the fighters' de facto capital of Donetsk, it has created...

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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.

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