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DOHA: In this Thursday Jan 6, 2011 file photo, a traditional dhow floats in the Corniche Bay of Doha, Qatar, with tall buildings of the financial district in the background. — AP

Hopes fade as Gulf crisis hits 100-day landmark

DOHA: As the boycott of Qatar by a Saudi-led bloc of countries approached its 100th day today, experts have warned the increasingly bitter dispute could last into 2018 and beyond. "If the present trajectory is anything to go by, I expect this crisis to last well into the next year," Christopher Davidson, a Middle East expert at Britain's Durham University said. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut all ties with Qatar on...

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Oman secures release of kidnapped Indian priest

MUSCAT: An Indian priest Thomas Uzhunnalil, who was abducted last year during a deadly attack by Islamist militants in Yemen, disembarks from a Royal Air Force of Oman plane in the Oman capital Muscat following his release. - AFPMUSCAT: Muscat has secured the release of an Indian priest who was abducted last year during a deadly attack by Islamist militants in Yemen, Oman's official news agency said yesterday. Thomas Uzhunnalil had been held...

DEIR EZZOR: A picture shows destroyed fighter jets and a helicopter at the military airport in the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor. — AFP

Hezbollah declares Syria victory

Govt, allies press attack on IS in Deir Ezzor DEIR EZZOR: A picture shows destroyed fighter jets and a helicopter at the military airport in the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor. — AFPBEIRUT: The Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah has declared victory in the Syrian war while Russia said government forces had driven militants from 85 percent of the country where President Bashar Al-Assad's rule seemed in danger two years ago. The comments from two...

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After filming IS horrors, Raqa activists become war reporters

BEIRUT: They honed their media skills secretly filming Islamic State group beheadings in Raqa. Now, these Syrian activists have become impromptu war reporters, covering the US-backed assault on their city from the ground. "If the crack is sharp and the column of smoke goes straight up, it's an air strike," Syrian activist Tim Ramadan tells AFP from Raqa, using a pseudonym and communicating through a Facebook profile that disguises his...

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a meeting of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party provincial heads at the AK Party Headquarters in Ankara. — AFP

Turkey signs landmark Russian weapons deal

Missile systems purchase to raise concerns in West ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a meeting of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party provincial heads at the AK Party Headquarters in Ankara. — AFPISTANBUL: Turkey has signed a deal with Russia to buy S-400 missile defense systems, its first major weapons purchase from Moscow, in an accord that could trouble Ankara's NATO allies. The purchase of the...

FLORIDA: Two retirees ride tricycles through a flooded street at the Enchanted Shores manufactured home park in Naples, Florida, after Hurricane Irma hit Florida.—AFP

Irma's death toll rises, residents start to return to Florida coast

Authorities working to restore basic services FLORIDA: Two retirees ride tricycles through a flooded street at the Enchanted Shores manufactured home park in Naples, Florida, after Hurricane Irma hit Florida.—AFPFLORIDA: Florida allowed some residents to return yesterday to areas hammered by Hurricane Irma's high winds and storm surge, while the death toll rose in the second major hurricane to hit the United States this year. Irma, which had...

MANILA: Young residents play on a flooded street in Manila, after tropical depression locally codenamed ‘Maring’, hit the eastern town of Mauban before moving northwest across the main island of Luzon and passing just beside Manila, the government weather station said. — AFP

At least four dead as storm hits Philippines

MANILA: Young residents play on a flooded street in Manila, after tropical depression locally codenamed ‘Maring’, hit the eastern town of Mauban before moving northwest across the main island of Luzon and passing just beside Manila, the government weather station said. — AFPMANILA: At least four people died and six were missing after a major storm caused flooding in and around Manila yesterday, forcing schools, government offices and...

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Pakistan police hunt elder who ordered couple’s electrocution

KARACHI: Pakistani police were yesterday hunting a tribal elder who ordered a teenage couple to be electrocuted by their families as punishment for eloping, in the country’s latest gruesome “honor” killing.The couple, members of the Pashtun ethnic group living in the southern city of Karachi, fell afoul of their families after eloping last month. But police said the man’s family persuaded them to return home so they could be married.A...

BANGLADESH: Bangladeshi volunteers from the Chhagalnaiya village council distribute food donations to Rohingya Muslim refugees at Naikhongchhari in Chittagong. — AFP

Global split over Rohingya crisis as China backs Myanmar crackdown

Myanmar govt denies abuses, blames militants BANGLADESH: Bangladeshi volunteers from the Chhagalnaiya village council distribute food donations to Rohingya Muslim refugees at Naikhongchhari in Chittagong. — AFPCOX'S BAZAR: International divisions emerged yesterday ahead of a UN Security Council meeting on a worsening refugee crisis in Myanmar, with China voicing support for a military crackdown that has been criticized by the US, slammed as...

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W Indies look to recalled Gayle for ODI inspiration

Chris GayleBELFAST: The recall of Chris Gayle to the West Indies ODI squad, for the first time since the 2015 World Cup, has dominated the countdown to the upcoming five-match series against England. But Gayle-one of the biggest draws in the game-is likely to make his first appearance against Ireland on Wednesday.Gayle arrived with the 15-man squad in Northern Ireland on Monday after the West Indies board announced an amnesty which has also seen...

LIMA: Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo (L) and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti pose for pictures ahead of an International Olympic Committee (IOC) session on Monday in Lima. For the first time in history, the Olympics will confirm two Summer Games host cities at the same time today, when Paris is handed hosting rights for 2024 and Los Angeles wins 2028. -- AFP

IOC readies to crown Paris, Los Angeles

LIMA: Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo (L) and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti pose for pictures ahead of an International Olympic Committee (IOC) session on Monday in Lima. For the first time in history, the Olympics will confirm two Summer Games host cities at the same time today, when Paris is handed hosting rights for 2024 and Los Angeles wins 2028. -- AFPLIMA: The International Olympic Committee will crown Paris and Los Angeles as hosts for the...

MADRID: Real Madrid’s goalkeeper Keylor Navas stretches to control the ball during a training session in Madrid, Spain, yesterday. Real Madrid will play APOEL Nikosia today in a Group H Champions League soccer match. — AP

Prudent Real Madrid remain Champions League favourites

MADRID: Real Madrid’s goalkeeper Keylor Navas stretches to control the ball during a training session in Madrid, Spain, yesterday. Real Madrid will play APOEL Nikosia today in a Group H Champions League soccer match. — APMADRID: Such is Real Madrid’s confidence in creating more Champions League history that while others have spent hundreds of millions trying to catch up, the back-to-back European champions were happy to cash in. Real made...

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Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)

Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait

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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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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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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