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BEIRUT: A Lebanese Kurd takes a selfie with a portrait of Kurdish regional president Massoud Barzani during a demonstration in Beirut's Martyrs Square in support of the referendum vote. _ AFP

Iran halts flights to Kurdish region, launches wargames

Kurds hold independence vote BEIRUT: A Lebanese Kurd takes a selfie with a portrait of Kurdish regional president Massoud Barzani during a demonstration in Beirut's Martyrs Square in support of the referendum vote. _ AFPDUBAI: Iran halted flights to and from Kurdish regions in northern Iraq yesterday in retaliation to a plan by the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to hold a referendum on independence. It also started wargames at the...

In this photo made from the footage taken from Russian Defense Ministry official website, an aerial image shows what it says is a column of heavy trucks carrying ammunition hit by a Russian air strike near Aleppo, Syria. — AP

Russian airstrikes kill 45 Syria rebels

BEIRUT: Russian airstrikes have killed 45 members of a rebel group in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said yesterday. It was unclear why the strikes targeted members of the Faylaq Al-Sham rebel group, which has taken part in peace talks supervised by Moscow in the Kazakh capital Astana. The strikes hit the group in the province of Idlib, which is part of a so-called “de-confliction”...

MEXICO CITY: Two Argentinian rescue workers take a break with their sniffer dogs while participating in the search for survivors at a flattened building. — AFP

Mexican immigrants aid quake victims

Touched from afar and desperate to provide help MEXICO CITY: Two Argentinian rescue workers take a break with their sniffer dogs while participating in the search for survivors at a flattened building. — AFPLAS VEGAS: When Luis Ramirez finally reached his mother after the powerful Mexico earthquake, he learned her home was so badly damaged that it had to be demolished. He considered getting on a plane from New York to help her find a new home,...

BRUSSELS: this file picture taken on June 29, 2017, US defense minister James Mattis delivers a speech during a press conference at the Nato Defense Council meeting at the NATO Headquarters. - AFP

Fighter jets, drones on table as Mattis visits key ally India

BRUSSELS: this file picture taken on June 29, 2017, US defense minister James Mattis delivers a speech during a press conference at the Nato Defense Council meeting at the NATO Headquarters. - AFPNEW DELHI: Fighter jets, drone deals and shared concerns over Afghanistan's security look set to dominate the agenda when US Defense Secretary James Mattis visits India this week. Mattis is scheduled to arrive later today and is set to meet Prime...

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6 injured in suspected acid attack in London

LONDON: A suspected acid attack in east London injured six people, police said yesterday adding that they had arrested a 15-year-old male. Police were called late Saturday to the Stratford Centre near London’s Olympic Stadium after a noxious substance was sprayed during an argument between two groups of males.They said the incident was not terror related. There were 431 acid attacks in London last year, 398 of which were carried out in...

VATICAN CITY: Faithful and pilgrims crowd St Peter’s Square at the Vatican during the Angelus noon prayer led by Pope Francis. —AP

Vatican forced to expel chief auditor for spying

Latest scandal to embroil the centuries-old institution VATICAN CITY: Faithful and pilgrims crowd St Peter’s Square at the Vatican during the Angelus noon prayer led by Pope Francis. —APROME: The Vatican said yesterday it had been forced to oust its former auditor general-who resigned without explanation in June -- because he had been spying on senior officials. In the latest scandal to embroil the centuries-old institution, Libero Milone had...

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Tens of thousands flee rumbling Bali volcano

BALI: People look at Mount Agung in Karangasem on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. - AFPKARANGASEM: More than 34,000 people have fled from a rumbling volcano on the resort island of Bali as the magnitude of tremors grows, prompting fears it could erupt for the first time in more than 50 years, an official said yesterday. Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency said the number of people fleeing their homes surrounding the volcano had tripled...

KUTUPALONG: Rohingya refugees carry an elderly woman at the Kutupalong refugee camp yesterday. — AFP

Rohingya in Bangladesh need 'massive' assistance says UN

'Incredible outpouring of local generosity' KUTUPALONG: Rohingya refugees carry an elderly woman at the Kutupalong refugee camp yesterday. — AFPCOX'S BAZAR: Bangladesh needs "massive international assistance" to feed and shelter the 436,000 Rohingya who have fled Myanmar in recent weeks, the head of the UN refugee agency said yesterday. UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said there were "immense" challenges after visiting the...

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INDORE: Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya celebrates after scoring an half century (50 runs) during the third one-day international cricketnmatch against Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore yesterday. – AFPnn

Pandya fifty helps India clinch series

INDORE: Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya celebrates after scoring an half century (50 runs) during the third one-day international cricketmatch against Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore yesterday. – AFPINDORE: Hardik Pandya hit an aggressive half-century to lead India to a series-clinching five-wicket win over Australia in the third one-day international in Indore yesterday. Pandya’s 72-ball 78 and his crucial fifth-wicket stand with...

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Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge wins Berlin Marathon

BERLIN: Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge held off the challenge of debutant Guye Adola to win the Berlin Marathon yesterday. The Kenyan finished in 2 hours, 3 minutes, 32 seconds, missing out on the world record by 35 seconds in wet conditions."That was my hardest marathon ever," said Kipchoge, who said he still believed he was capable of beating the 2:02:57 run by compatriot Dennis Kimetto on the same course in 2014."The conditions weren't ideal....

BRISTOL: England’s Jos Buttler, right, successfully appeals for lbw against West Indies’ Ashley Nurse during the third one day international at Bristol County Ground, England, yesterday. — AP

Ali smashes century as England beat West Indies

BRISTOL: England’s Jos Buttler, right, successfully appeals for lbw against West Indies’ Ashley Nurse during the third one day international at Bristol County Ground, England, yesterday. — APBRISTOL: Moeen Ali hit the second fastest one-day international century in England’s history to set up a win over West Indies by 124 runs yesterday. Victory gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead in the third of the five-match series after the second...

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Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)

Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait

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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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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.

KAPP shortlists companies for Dabdeba, Shagaya

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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka