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CALIFORNIA: Flames overtake a structure as nearby homes burn in the Napa wine region in California as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. — AFP

California wildfires rage on; thousands evacuate

Wildfires kill 10; fire crews battle the blaze - About 73,000 acres ravaged by infernos CALIFORNIA: Flames overtake a structure as nearby homes burn in the Napa wine region in California as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. — AFPNAPA: More than a dozen fast-moving wildfires tearing through California's wine country have killed at least 10 people, destroying hundreds of homes, authorities said Monday. Fanned by...

UKHIA, Bangladesh: Newly arrived Rohingya refugees rest by the side of the road on their way to the Thangkhali refugee camp at Balukhali in the Bangladeshi district of Ukhia yesterday. — AFP

Rohingya feel like prisoners in giant Bangladesh camp

UKHIA, Bangladesh: Newly arrived Rohingya refugees rest by the side of the road on their way to the Thangkhali refugee camp at Balukhali in the Bangladeshi district of Ukhia yesterday. — AFPKUTUPALONG: Hasina Begum's earliest memory is of watching the jungle cut down to expand the camp in Bangladesh that is the only home the 31-year-old Rohingya refugee has ever known. Begum is one of about 300,000 Rohingya who escaped turmoil in Myanmar...

OUISTREHAM: A Sudanese migrant sleeps on a bench near the ferry terminal at the harbor of Ouistreham, near Caen, northwestern France.—AFP

'I feel like I'm going crazy': migrant health crumbles

Self-harm, attempted suicide on the rise in Greece - Violence and poor conditions aggravate distress OUISTREHAM: A Sudanese migrant sleeps on a bench near the ferry terminal at the harbor of Ouistreham, near Caen, northwestern France.—AFPATHENS: A mental health emergency is unfolding in migrant camps on Greece's islands, fuelled by poor living conditions, neglect and violence, charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said yesterday. Medical staff...

INCHEON: Vietnamese bride Muoi and her South Korean husband Kim Yung-Bo after their arrival at Incheon airport, west of Seoul. There are some 40,000 Vietnamese brides in South Korea, a top destination for women looking for love and a ticket out of poverty. — AFP

Happier marriages linked to healthier hearts, study says

INCHEON: Vietnamese bride Muoi and her South Korean husband Kim Yung-Bo after their arrival at Incheon airport, west of Seoul. There are some 40,000 Vietnamese brides in South Korea, a top destination for women looking for love and a ticket out of poverty. — AFPPARIS: Men whose marriages grow stronger over the years have healthier cholesterol and blood pressure than peers whose unions fall apart, said a study yesterday that hinted at...

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Austria burqa, niqab ban confuses police

VIENNA: Austria's new ban on the full Islamic veil and any face-concealing item is causing confusion, with a man in a shark costume the latest to be ensnared, authorities admitted yesterday. "This is a new law so naturally there are certain unclear situations and grey areas that need to be ironed out," Manfred Reinthaler from Vienna police told public radio. "At the same time there is no legal precedence." Austria is the latest European country...

MOMBASA: Armed security officers at the scene of shooting where two women were shot dead in Ukunda town, south coast of Mombasa yesterday.— AP

Gunmen kill 2 in attack on university convoy in Kenya

Opposition to boycott parliament; poll re-run in doubt - Motive and Identity of attackers unclear MOMBASA: Armed security officers at the scene of shooting where two women were shot dead in Ukunda town, south coast of Mombasa yesterday.— APMOMBASA: Two staff members of a Kenyan university were killed south of Mombasa yesterday when gunmen fired on vehicles carrying them and students to their campus, the area police chief said. The identity of...

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Islamist leaders nabbed

DHAKA: Bangladesh police have detained several top leaders of the country's largest Islamist party in a crackdown against the opposition that the government blames for inciting militancy but which says it is being unfairly targeted. Eight leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, including party chief Maqbul Ahmad and secretary general Shafiqur Rahman, were detained in Dhaka on Monday night, police said. They were formally arrested on Tuesday and ordered held...

SYDNEY: Australia’s Aaron Mooy, second left, is surrounded by Syrian defenders during their Soccer World Cup qualifying match in Sydney, Australia, yesterday. — AP

Cahill’s winner dashes Syria dreams

Australia progress 3-2 on aggregate after extra time SYDNEY: Australia’s Aaron Mooy, second left, is surrounded by Syrian defenders during their Soccer World Cup qualifying match in Sydney, Australia, yesterday. — APSYDNEY: Tim Cahill scored an extra-time winner to keep Australia’s World Cup hopes alive with a 2-1 win in the Asian qualifying playoff yesterday which dashed war-torn Syria’s fairytale bid to reach the finals for the first...

REYKJAVIK: Iceland’s Hordur Bjorgvin Magnusson, right, goes for header with Kosovo’s Amir Rrahmani second right, during the World Cup Group I qualifying soccer match between Iceland and Kosovo in Reykjavik, Iceland. — AP

More history for Iceland, Serbia clinch World Cup spot

Iceland’s second successive appearance at a major tournament REYKJAVIK: Iceland’s Hordur Bjorgvin Magnusson, right, goes for header with Kosovo’s Amir Rrahmani second right, during the World Cup Group I qualifying soccer match between Iceland and Kosovo in Reykjavik, Iceland. — APPARIS: Iceland qualified for the World Cup for the first time after beating Kosovo 2-0 on Monday, while Serbia clinched a spot at next year’s finals with a 1-0...

ALEXANDRIA: File photo shows Egypt and Congo players fight for the ball during the 2018 World Cup group E qualifying soccer match at the Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria. — AP

New generation of young stars sweeps Egypt to World Cup

Mohamed Salah is the Pharaohs’ star man ALEXANDRIA: File photo shows Egypt and Congo players fight for the ball during the 2018 World Cup group E qualifying soccer match at the Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria. — APCAIRO: Many of Egypt’s footballers were not even born when the Pharaohs last played in a World Cup, but the new generation of young stars have steered them to Russia 2018. Mohamed Salah, Ramadan Sobhi, and Ahmed Hegazy-all 26...

DUBAI: Sri Lanka's Lahiru Gamage celebrates dismissal of Pakistan's Asad Shafiq during their last day at Second Test cricket match against Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, yesterday. – AP

Five-wicket Perera stars in Sri Lanka series victory

DUBAI: Sri Lanka's Lahiru Gamage celebrates dismissal of Pakistan's Asad Shafiq during their last day at Second Test cricket match against Pakistan in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, yesterday. – APDUBAI: Off-spinner Dilruwan Perera finished with five wickets to help Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 68 runs in the second Test in Dubai yesterday and take the series 2-0. Perera had figures of 5-98 as Pakistan, chasing a tough 317 to win, were bowled out...

KUWAIT: Jazeera Airways Chairman Marwan Boodai and CEO Rohit Ramachandran pose for a photograph with the airline’s cabin crew in their new stylish uniform.

Jazeera Airways unveils bold new livery

Airline upgrades cabin interiors, introduces stylish crew uniforms KUWAIT: Jazeera Airways Chairman Marwan Boodai and CEO Rohit Ramachandran pose for a photograph with the airline’s cabin crew in their new stylish uniform.KUWAIT: Jazeera Airways yesterday unveiled a brand new livery for its fleet, new cabin interiors and stylish new crew uniforms ahead of new route launches. The aircraft livery and cabin interiors will be rolled out across the...

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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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