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BARCELONA: Spanish police officers walk in the street after seizing ballot-boxes in a polling station in Barcelona on the day of a referendum on independence for Catalonia banned by Madrid. — AFP

Police storm Catalonia polling station

Catalans defy Spain, turn out for banned independence vote BARCELONA: Spanish police officers walk in the street after seizing ballot-boxes in a polling station in Barcelona on the day of a referendum on independence for Catalonia banned by Madrid. — AFPBARCELONA: Spanish riot police smashed their way into a polling station in Catalonia yesterday as they sought to shut down a banned independence referendum and there were reports of officers...

NABATIEH, Lebanon: A Lebanese Shiite Muslim man takes part in a flagellation ceremony marking Ashura in the southern city of Nabatieh yesterday and BEIRUT: Lebanese Muslim Shiite women affiliated to Hezbollah student movements march during a parade marking Ashura in a southern suburb of Beirut yesterday. — AFP photos

Hezbollah warns Israel amid tension; Shiites mark Ashura

Israel accused of pushing the region to war NABATIEH, Lebanon: A Lebanese Shiite Muslim man takes part in a flagellation ceremony marking Ashura in the southern city of Nabatieh yesterday and BEIRUT: Lebanese Muslim Shiite women affiliated to Hezbollah student movements march during a parade marking Ashura in a southern suburb of Beirut yesterday. — AFP photosBEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s...

JISR ASH SHUGHUR, Syria: A Syrian man rides his bicycle past a destroyed building in the district of Jisr Al-Shughur, in the northwestern Idlib province. — AFP

Syria's deadliest month claims 3,000 lives

JISR ASH SHUGHUR, Syria: A Syrian man rides his bicycle past a destroyed building in the district of Jisr Al-Shughur, in the northwestern Idlib province. — AFPBEIRUT: Syria's war killed at least 3,000 people including 955 civilians in September, the deadliest month of the conflict this year, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said yesterday. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been killed and millions displaced since the war...

KHORRAMABAD, Iran: Iranian Shiite Muslims sit after rubbing mud on their body during the ‘Kharrah Mali’ (Mud Rubbing) ritual to mark the Ashura religious ceremony in the city of Khorramabad yesterday. —AFP

Mud and mourning as Iranians mark Ashura

KHORRAMABAD, Iran: Iranian Shiite Muslims sit after rubbing mud on their body during the ‘Kharrah Mali’ (Mud Rubbing) ritual to mark the Ashura religious ceremony in the city of Khorramabad yesterday. —AFPKHORRAMABAD: A huge burst of flame lights up a pre-dawn backstreet, silhouetting the young men caked from head to toe in brown mud, as chants for Iran's most revered imam rend the air. Khorramabad, a city of around 400,000 sheltered among...

MARSEILLE: French police point a gun at a man on the ground (center) as a stabbed woman is seen (left), while soldiers secure the area following an attack yesterday at the Saint-Charles main train station in this French Mediterranean city. — A

Two women stabbed to death in Marseille knife attack

We will not lower our guard MARSEILLE: French police point a gun at a man on the ground (center) as a stabbed woman is seen (left), while soldiers secure the area following an attack yesterday at the Saint-Charles main train station in this French Mediterranean city. — AMARSEILLE: A suspected Islamist knifeman killed two women at the main train station in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille yesterday before being shot dead by soldiers on...

File Photo of supporters of Republican Party of India shout slogans during a protest against the rape of a photo journalist in Mumbai in 2013 - Reuters

Indian policeman arrested

NEW DELHI: An Indian policeman has been arrested on suspicion of raping a seven-year-old girl, allegedly while he was drunk, a senior officer said yesterday. Colleagues raised the alarm after finding the girl naked in the officer's quarters in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh late on Saturday, local police superintendent Vipin Tada said. "We sent her for a medical examination and are awaiting a final report," Tada said. "The policeman will be...

HONG KONG: Activists hold banners and placards as they take part in an annual protest march on China’s national day in Hong Kong yesterday. —AFP

Thousands march to defend Hong Kong’s rule of law against China

Protesters fret over judicial independence in Hong KongAbout 100 activists facing possible jail sentences HONG KONG: Activists hold banners and placards as they take part in an annual protest march on China’s national day in Hong Kong yesterday. —AFPHONG KONG: Tens of thousands marched in China-ruled Hong Kong yesterday in an "anti authoritarian rule" march that called for the resignation of the city's top legal official over the recent...

BARCELONA: Barcelona's Lionel Messi, right, is challenged by Las Palmas' Mauricio Lemos, center, during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Las Palmas at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, yesterday. - AP

Barca win behind closed doors

Barcelona fans' groups threatened peaceful pitch invasion'There was no motive for the game to be abandoned' BARCELONA: Barcelona's Lionel Messi, right, is challenged by Las Palmas' Mauricio Lemos, center, during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Las Palmas at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, yesterday. - APBARCELONA: Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona beat Las Palmas 3-0 in a match played behind closed doors...

LONDON: Arsenal's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny (L) vies with Brighton's Dutch midfielder Davy Propper during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Brighton at the Emirates Stadium in London. – AFP

Arsene breaks record he shared with Ferguson

Wenger savours 21st anniversary as Arsenal sink Brighton 2-0 LONDON: Arsenal's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Elneny (L) vies with Brighton's Dutch midfielder Davy Propper during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Brighton at the Emirates Stadium in London. – AFPLONDON: Arsene Wenger celebrated the 21st anniversary of his arrival at Arsenal in winning style as the Gunners cruised to a 2-0 victory over Brighton...

NAGPUR: Indian cricket team pose with the trophy after winning the fifth one-day international cricket match against Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur yesterday. – AFP

Sharma's ton takes India to victory against Australia

NAGPUR: Indian cricket team pose with the trophy after winning the fifth one-day international cricket match against Australia at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur yesterday. – AFPNAGPUR: Opening batsman Rohit Sharma smashed 125 to guide India to a convincing seven-wicket win against Australia in the fifth and final one-day international in Nagpur yesterday, for a 4-1 series victory. Chasing 243, the hosts cantered to their...

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Positive outlook against backdrop of New Kuwait Reforms, infrastructure expansion

OBG business barometer: Kuwait CEO survey publishedKUWAIT: Almost three-quarters (74 percent) of CEOs interviewed in Kuwait by the global research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG) for its latest survey said they were likely or very likely to make a significant capital investment in the country over the next 12 months.As part of its 2017 Business Barometer: Kuwait CEO Survey, OBG asked dozens of high-level executives from across...

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Boursa Kuwait faces selling pressure

Boursa Kuwait ended September with mixed performance. The Price Index closed at 6,679.73points, down by 3.08 percent compared to the closings of the month before, the Weighted Index increased by 0.03 percent after closing at 430.70 points, whereas the KSX-15 Index closed at 997.37 points increasing by 1.27 percent. Furthermore, last month's average turnover increased by 72.14 percent, compared to the preceding month, reaching KD 25.07 million,...

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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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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka