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ABU GHOSH, Israel: Mourners carry the coffin of Arab Israeli man, Youssef Ottman, one of three Israeli guards killed in a Palestinian shooting attack on a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, during his funeral yesterday. — AFP

Palestinian gunman kills three Israelis

Israeli PM demands clear condemnation of attack ABU GHOSH, Israel: Mourners carry the coffin of Arab Israeli man, Youssef Ottman, one of three Israeli guards killed in a Palestinian shooting attack on a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, during his funeral yesterday. — AFPHAR ADAR: A Palestinian opened fire at Israeli security personnel at the entrance to a West Bank settlement yesterday, killing three and wounding another before...

RAQA: Displaced Syrians are pictured after they fled central Raqa as Syrian fighters backed by US special forces are battling to clear the last remaining Islamic State group jihadists holed up in their crumbling stronghold.—AFP

Returning home, Syrians find Raqa beyond recognition

RAQA: Displaced Syrians are pictured after they fled central Raqa as Syrian fighters backed by US special forces are battling to clear the last remaining Islamic State group jihadists holed up in their crumbling stronghold.—AFPRAQA: Bashar Hammoud thought he knew his native Raqa like the back of his hand, but a months-long offensive against the Islamic State group has scarred the Syrian city so badly he can barely recognize it. Hammoud, a...

CALIFORNIA: This US Marine Corps photo shows an unidentified Marine as she participates in an exercise during the Infantry Officer Course at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. — AFP

Female US Marine becomes 1st woman to pass infantry officer training

CALIFORNIA: This US Marine Corps photo shows an unidentified Marine as she participates in an exercise during the Infantry Officer Course at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. — AFPNEW YORK: A female US Marine has become the first woman to complete the Corps' notoriously grueling infantry officer course, seeing off dozens of male candidates who failed the selection training. The physical and mental tests...

GERMANY: Policemen secure the area around the Higher Regional Court in Celle near Hanover, central Germany, where a trial started against notorious hate preacher Abu Walaa, described as the Islamic State group’s de facto leader in Germany. —AFP

German IS leader on trial for recruiting jihadists

If found guilty, accused to face 10 years in prison GERMANY: Policemen secure the area around the Higher Regional Court in Celle near Hanover, central Germany, where a trial started against notorious hate preacher Abu Walaa, described as the Islamic State group’s de facto leader in Germany. —AFPCELLE, Germany: Notorious hate preacher Abu Walaa, described as the Islamic State group's de facto leader in Germany, went on trial yesterday accused...

NEW DELHI: Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, center right, shakes hands with US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis center, upon his arrival at the Defense Ministry office, in New Delhi, India, yesterday. —AP

No Indian boots on the ground in Afghanistan

NEW DELHI: Indian Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, center right, shakes hands with US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis center, upon his arrival at the Defense Ministry office, in New Delhi, India, yesterday. —APNEW DELHI: India will not deploy troops to Afghanistan as part of a new US strategy for the war-torn country, the Indian defense minister said yesterday, but she promised to boost support for the recently unveiled effort. After talks...

BALI: Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, and his wife Iriana, right, are greeted by children during their visit at a temporary shelter for villagers who were evacuated from their homes on the slope of Mount Agung in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia. — AP

Food, facemasks dispatched to Bali as 75,000 flee volcano

Indonesian president flies in to visit aid centers BALI: Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, and his wife Iriana, right, are greeted by children during their visit at a temporary shelter for villagers who were evacuated from their homes on the slope of Mount Agung in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia. — APKARANGASEM, Indonesia: Vehicles laden with food, facemasks and bedding have been sent to help more than 75,000 people who have fled a volcano...

JOHANNESBURG: South African batsman AB de Villiers swings for the ball during the second T20 cricket match between South Africa and England at the Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg yesterday. – AFP

Depleted South Africa not taking Bangladesh lightly

DHAKA: South Africa will be hoping to ease new coach Ottis Gibson into his job in a two-test series against Bangladesh where the home side defend a one-sided record against their opponents but are light on fast bowlers and still tinkering with their top order.South Africa have won by an innings in each of their four previous home tests against Bangladesh and not lost to them away either. But after losing a four-match series in England this year...

KUWAIT: (From left to right) Adel Abdul Wahab Majed, Deputy Chairman, Kuwait Banking Association and Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Boubyan Bank, Dr Anwar Al-Mudhaf, Chairman of the board of Ahli United Bank, Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi, Vice Chairman & Group CEO - Zain Group, Omar Kutayba Alghanim, Chairman of Gulf Bank and Majed Essa Al-Ajeel, Chairman of Burgan Bank, during the Euromoney Conference Kuwait, yesterday. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Education, Kuwait’s biggest challenge: Alghanim

Gulf Bank emphasizes role of private sector in ‘New Kuwait Vision’ KUWAIT: (From left to right) Adel Abdul Wahab Majed, Deputy Chairman, Kuwait Banking Association and Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Boubyan Bank, Dr Anwar Al-Mudhaf, Chairman of the board of Ahli United Bank, Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi, Vice Chairman & Group CEO - Zain Group, Omar Kutayba Alghanim, Chairman of Gulf Bank and Majed Essa Al-Ajeel, Chairman of Burgan...

KUWAIT: Khaled Al-Khaled, CEO of Boursa Kuwait during his interview session at Euromoeny Kuwait Conference 2017.

Boursa Kuwait being upgraded to emerging market by FTSE - Interview

Kuwait market eyes major spurt in turnover, foreign investments KUWAIT: Khaled Al-Khaled, CEO of Boursa Kuwait during his interview session at Euromoney Kuwait Conference 2017.KUWAIT: Following the latest meeting of The Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) Russell Governance Board, the FTSE could announce the upgrade of Boursa Kuwait from a Frontier Market to a Secondary Emerging Market and the impact of being classified within this index for...

First phase of a liquefied gas tank project in Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery

Kuwait invites bids to develop gas fields

KUWAIT: Kuwait invited bids to develop non-associated gas fields in the north, Platts reported yesterday. Quoting unnamed sources, the report noted that engineering, procurement and construction companies have been invited to submit bids, with the closure date end of February 2018. Kuwait has so far failed to develop the high-pressure, sulfur-rich sour gas deposits in the northern part of the country, despite a project launched in 2010. Kuwait...

A still from the film 'My Pure Land', based on a real-life incident of women guarding their property from armed bandits in Sindh, Pakistan. Handout pic courtesy Bill Kenwright Films - Reuters

Gunslinging Pakistani girls in lawless land shoot for Academy Award

A still from the film 'My Pure Land', based on a real-life incident of women guarding their property from armed bandits in Sindh, Pakistan. Handout pic courtesy Bill Kenwright Films - ReutersBritish-born filmmaker Sarmad Masud was inspired to make a feminist Western in Pakistan when he heard how two gun-toting teenage girls fought off 200 men trying to take their home. "My Pure Land", which is Britain's foreign language entry for the Academy...

DORTMUND: Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, second right rear, jumps to block the ball from a free kick by Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, front right, and Dortmund's Gonzalo Castro, front left, during a Champions League Group H soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid at the BVB stadium in Dortmund, Germany, yesterday. – AP

Ronaldo nets twice as Real win in Dortmund

DORTMUND: Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, second right rear, jumps to block the ball from a free kick by Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, front right, and Dortmund's Gonzalo Castro, front left, during a Champions League Group H soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid at the BVB stadium in Dortmund, Germany, yesterday. – APDORTMUND: Cristiano Ronaldo marked his 150th European game with two goals as Real Madrid sealed a 3-1...

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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

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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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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