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'Goodbye Spain': Thousands rally for Catalan independence before vote
BARCELONA: Thousands of Catalan separatists rallied yesterday to demand their region break away from Spain, in a show of strength three weeks ahead of an independence referendum banned by Madrid. Draped in red, yellow and blue separatist flags-with one banner reading "Goodbye Spain"-they marched through central Barcelona in what many hope will be the last protest before independence. "If there is huge mobilization, they can't do anything in...
HAVANA: View of damages after the passage of Hurricane Irma, in Cojimar neighborhood in Havana. — AFP
After Irma, fear, looting grip tense St Martin
HAVANA: View of damages after the passage of Hurricane Irma, in Cojimar neighborhood in Havana. — AFPMARIGOT: "For pity's sake, do something," Estelle Kalton begs the police. "They're looting the shops." A crime wave on the Franco-Dutch Caribbean holiday island of St Martin, five days after hurricane Irma ripped through, has everyone on edge. It is only by making a scene on the steps of a makeshift security centre set up in Marigot, the main...
DEIR EZZOR: Syrian pro-government forces flash the sign for victory in the back of vehicle on the outskirts of the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, as they continue to press forward with Russian air cover in the offensive against Islamic State group jihadists across the province. — AFP
Syria army readies push into IS-held parts of Deir Ezzor
Russian, Syrian regime warplanes strike IS positions DEIR EZZOR: Syrian pro-government forces flash the sign for victory in the back of vehicle on the outskirts of the eastern city of Deir Ezzor, as they continue to press forward with Russian air cover in the offensive against Islamic State group jihadists across the province. — AFPBEIRUT: Syria's army sent massive reinforcements to territory under its control in Deir Ezzor yesterday ahead of a...
LONDON: Pro-EU demonstrators rally during the People’s March for Europe against Brexit in Parliament Square in central London.—AFP
British MPs to vote on bill to avoid ‘chaotic’ Brexit
Conservative MPs warn to seek to amend the bill LONDON: Pro-EU demonstrators rally during the People’s March for Europe against Brexit in Parliament Square in central London.—AFPLONDON: MPs hold their first vote yesterday on a bill to end Britain's membership of the EU, which ministers say will avoid a "chaotic" Brexit but has been condemned as an unprecedented power grab.The legislation would repeal on Brexit day the 1972 law through which...
NEW DELHI: Indian activists hold placards during a protest against the government of Myanmar over the treatment of Rohingya Muslims in New Delhi.—AFP
United Nations warns of ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Myanmar’s Muslims
Dalai Lama urges Suu Kyi to find peaceful solution to crisis NEW DELHI: Indian activists hold placards during a protest against the government of Myanmar over the treatment of Rohingya Muslims in New Delhi.—AFPCOX'S BAZAR: The situation in Myanmar is a "textbook example of ethnic cleansing", the United Nations said yesterday, as the number of Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar for Bangladesh topped 300,000. The UN warning came as it emerged the...
NEW YORK: Kevin Anderson of South Africa and Rafael Nadal of Spain pose with USTA President Katrina Adams during the trophy ceremony after their Men’s Singles Finals match on Day Fourteen of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sunday in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. — AFP
Nadal wins US Open for 16th major title
NEW YORK: Kevin Anderson of South Africa and Rafael Nadal of Spain pose with USTA President Katrina Adams during the trophy ceremony after their Men’s Singles Finals match on Day Fourteen of the 2017 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sunday in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. — AFPNEW YORK: Rafael Nadal against Kevin Anderson in the US Open final shaped up as quite a mismatch -...
CARRINGTON: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, right, looks at his players during a training session in Carrington, Manchester, England yesterday. United are preparing for their Champions League group stage soccer match against Basel today. - AP
Mourinho and Man United seek return of old magic
CARRINGTON: Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho, right, looks at his players during a training session in Carrington, Manchester, England yesterday. United are preparing for their Champions League group stage soccer match against Basel today. - APMANCHESTER: He has twice stunned Old Trafford into silence on Champions League nights, but as Manchester United make their competition return, Jose Mourinho's obligation is to make the old stadium...
LONDON: Chelsea's Italian head coach Antonio Conte (R), listens as Chelsea's Head of Communications Steve Atkins answers a question relating to Chelsea fand, during a press conference at Chelsea's Cobham training facility in Stoke D'Abernon, southwest of London, yesterday, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League Group C football match against FQ Qarabag. – AFP
Champions League returns with Real Madrid the team to beat
LONDON: Chelsea's Italian head coach Antonio Conte (R), listens as Chelsea's Head of Communications Steve Atkins answers a question relating to Chelsea fand, during a press conference at Chelsea's Cobham training facility in Stoke D'Abernon, southwest of London, yesterday, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League Group C football match against FQ Qarabag. – AFPMADRID: The Champions League group stage starts this week with Real Madrid looking...
KUWAIT: The officials of Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects and NBK Capital during the signing ceremony. — KUNA
Shamal Azzour shares available in Q1 2018
KUWAIT: The officials of Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects and NBK Capital during the signing ceremony. — KUNAKUWAIT: The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) said NBK Capital would manage a 50 percent offering of Shamal Azzour Al-Oula’s shares to the public, expected in first quarter of 2018. Shamal Azzour Al-Oula, Kuwait’s first and only independent power and water plant, is planning to list on Boursa Kuwait exchange...
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NBK only Kuwaiti bank among world’s 50 safest banks in 2017
Bank moves up 8 positions to rank 41st in listKUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) maintained its listing in The World’s 50 Safest Banks list by Global Finance for the 12th consecutive time; topping international financial heavyweights. NBK is the only Kuwaiti bank in Global Finance’s list. According to the new ranking, NBK has moved up 8 positions ranking 41st on Global Finance’s list of the World’s 50 Safest Banks for 2017 and placed...
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Impact of evolving demographics on Kuwait banking
KUWAIT: Marmore MENA Intelligence, a subsidiary of Kuwait Financial Centre "Markaz", recently released a report titled 'Demographics & Kuwait Banking', analyzing the impact of evolving demographics on Kuwait Banking.The report stated that it is always a challenge to link a slow moving big factor like demographics to the fortune of a particular industry. However, if there is one sector that will be visibly impacted in the medium to long-term, it...
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Kuwait invests to raise long-term growth prospects
KUWAIT: Kuwait is set to implement an expansive investment program over 2017-19, much of which focuses on upgrading the country's refineries and hard infrastructure. Infrastructure investment this year should see growth in the non-hydrocarbon sector rise to 3.7 percent from 2.5 percent in 2016. Kuwait's current investment program complements the country's longer-term Kuwait Vision 2035 which seeks to transform the nation into a regional financial...
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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