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Saudi rounds up 20 in crackdown
DUBAI: Saudi authorities have arrested at least 20 people, including prominent clerics Salman Al-Awdah and Awad Al-Qarni, in an apparent crackdown on dissent, activists and family members have said. The arrests started on September 9 and on Tuesday included six clerics and Awdah’s brother, Khaled, for apparently disclosing that his brother had been detained, activists said.Khaled Al-Awdah had confirmed on his Twitter account on Monday that his...
AKRA: Iraqi Kurds wave Kurdish flags and hold torches as they gather to show support for the upcoming independence referendum and to encourage people to vote in the town of Akra, some 500 kilometers north of Baghdad.-AFP
Israel endorses independent Kurdish state
AKRA: Iraqi Kurds wave Kurdish flags and hold torches as they gather to show support for the upcoming independence referendum and to encourage people to vote in the town of Akra, some 500 kilometers north of Baghdad.-AFPJERUSALEM: Israel supports the establishment of a Kurdish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, as Kurds in Iraq gear up for a referendum on independence that lawmakers in Baghdad oppose. Israel has...
ALEPPO: People ride bicycles in what was once a rebel-controlled area in Aleppo, Syria.-AP
After helping retake Aleppo, Russia seeks to rebuild it
Moscow provides students with back-to-school packages ALEPPO: People ride bicycles in what was once a rebel-controlled area in Aleppo, Syria.-APALEPPO: Flicking through before-and-after photos of Aleppo's Umayyad mosque on his phone, the city's mufti Mahmoud Akkam said he initially wanted the celebrated landmark to be restored by fellow Syrians. But when Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman chief of Russia's Chechnya region, offered to repair the damage...
KABUL: Afghan security personnel stand guard at a road block after an explosion near the Afghan cricket stadium in Kabul.-AFP
Suicide bomber kills three near Kabul cricket stadium
KABUL: Afghan security personnel stand guard at a road block after an explosion near the Afghan cricket stadium in Kabul.-AFPKABUL: A suicide bomber blew himself up near a cricket stadium in the Afghan capital Kabul yesterday, killing three people including a policeman and wounding five others, police said. The attacker detonated the bomb after he was stopped at a security checkpoint by suspicious police as he walked towards the Alokozay Kabul...
FLORIDA: A beachfront home shows damage from Hurricane Irma in Vilano Beach, Florida.—AFP
Shocked residents return to Irma-ravaged Florida Keys
More than 60 killed by storm, at least 18 in US FLORIDA: A beachfront home shows damage from Hurricane Irma in Vilano Beach, Florida.—AFPISLAMORADA: Evacuees from Hurricane Irma were early yesterday returning to the Florida Keys, where sunrise will give them a first glimpse of devastation that has left countless homes and businesses in ruins. Categorized as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record, Irma claimed more than 60 lives,...
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US kills six in Shabaab air strikes in Somalia
WASHINGTON: US forces in Somalia conducted three air strikes on Islamist Shabaab targets yesterday, killing six fighters with the Al-Qaeda linked group, the US military said. The pre-dawn operation occurred in southern Somalia about 160 miles south of Mogadishu. The strikes were conducted under powers President Donald Trump gave the Pentagon in March that lets the military take counter-terrorism actions—whether airstrikes or ground raids—when...
SEOUL: Members of the Korean Veterans Association hold up banners during a rally demanding the re-deployment of US tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea to cope with North Korea’s nuclear threat in Seoul.—AFP
N Korea to boost weapons programs after sanctions
North's foreign ministry condemns new measures SEOUL: Members of the Korean Veterans Association hold up banners during a rally demanding the re-deployment of US tactical nuclear weapons in South Korea to cope with North Korea’s nuclear threat in Seoul.—AFPSEOUL: North Korea vowed yesterday to accelerate its weapons programs in response to "evil" sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council following its latest and most powerful nuclear test....
NEW DELHI: Indian Muslims hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, in New Delhi, India. — AP
As Rohingyas flee, Suu Kyi skips UN summit
'Clearance operations' set off a wave of violence NEW DELHI: Indian Muslims hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, in New Delhi, India. — APCOX'S BAZAR: With Myanmar drawing condemnation for violence that has driven at least 370,000 Rohingya to flee the country, the government said yesterday its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, will skip this month's UN General Assembly. Suu Kyi will...
MANILA: This file photo shows Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Roland dela Rosa, left, and Commission on Human Rights Commissioner Chito Gascon, right, taking their oaths at the start of a senate inquiry into a spate of extrajudicial killings in Manila.—AFP
Philippine lawmakers attack rights commission, chief justice
MANILA: This file photo shows Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Roland dela Rosa, left, and Commission on Human Rights Commissioner Chito Gascon, right, taking their oaths at the start of a senate inquiry into a spate of extrajudicial killings in Manila.—AFPMANILA: Philippine lawmakers have moved to cut the budget of the nation's human rights commission to $20 and impeach the Supreme Court chief justice in what critics on...
KABUL: An Afghan refugee, center, deported from Germany is registered by an IOM member after arriving at the international airport in Kabul.—AFP
Germany resumes Afghan deportations
KABUL: An Afghan refugee, center, deported from Germany is registered by an IOM member after arriving at the international airport in Kabul.—AFPKABUL: Eight Afghans expelled from Germany arrived in Kabul yesterday as Berlin resumed deportations of rejected asylum seekers from the war-torn country months after suspending the process when a huge truck bomb hit the Afghan capital. Germany put the controversial expulsions on hold after a sewage...
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Gulf Bank congratulates Ashkanani for winning second position at Porsche Super Cup
KUWAIT: Gulf Bank congratulates Zaid Ashkanani, winner of second position at the Porsche Mobil 1 Super Cup 2017 Monza,which took place in Italy earlier this month. Competing under MRS-GT racing, with Kuwait and the Kuwaiti flag prominently displayed on his car, he completed the 14 laps in 27:52:530.Ashkanani was received by senior management at Gulf Bank's head office to congratulate him on his accomplishment. Hailing the success achieved by this...
Barcelona's midfielder from Spain Andres Iniesta (L) vies with Juventus' forward from Argentina Paulo Dybala during the UEFA Champions League Group D football match FC Barcelona vs Juventus at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on September 12, 2017.
Messi, Iniesta turn Barca gloom into party mood
Barcelona's midfielder from Spain Andres Iniesta (L) vies with Juventus' forward from Argentina Paulo Dybala during the UEFA Champions League Group D football match FC Barcelona vs Juventus at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on September 12, 2017.BARCELONA: When Barcelona’s Andres Iniesta was serenaded off the pitch on Tuesday following a vintage display in a 3-0 win over Juventus that was only rivalled by Lionel Messi, it was easy to forget...
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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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VIENNA: Ambassador to Austria in Vienna Talal Al-Fassam is seen during his visit to the Austrian company. — KUNA
Kuwait explores renewable energy solutions in Vienna