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DAMASCUS: Zahraa Abdi, right, 47, who fled her native Somalia in 2012 with her three children, sits with her children inside a shared apartment in the Barzeh district of the Syrian capital Damascus. — AFP

Refugees from conflict zones find refuge in war-torn Syria

Refugees choose organized death over random strikes DAMASCUS: Zahraa Abdi, right, 47, who fled her native Somalia in 2012 with her three children, sits with her children inside a shared apartment in the Barzeh district of the Syrian capital Damascus. — AFPDAMASCUS: Millions of Syrians have fled their country's war as refugees, but for tens of thousands of people escaping conflict elsewhere, Syria is also a place of refuge. Among them is Zahraa...

This is a file photo- Supporters hold a banner calling for Iranian women to be allowed to enter football stadiums, during a match between Sweden and Iran in Solna near Stockholm on March 31, 2015 - AFP

'Let Iranian women watch football,' hackers demand

This is a file photo- Supporters hold a banner calling for Iranian women to be allowed to enter football stadiums, during a match between Sweden and Iran in Solna near Stockholm on March 31, 2015 - AFPTEHRAN: The website of Iran's main stadium was hacked yesterday with a demand that women be allowed to watch football matches, a day after female lawmakers were permitted to attend. Iran's nail-biting World Cup qualifier against Syria in Tehran's...

ABU DHABI: The domed roof of the Louvre Abu Dhabi is seen in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates yesterday. Officials yesterday announced that the Louvre Abu Dhabi, a Mideast outpost of the famed French museum, will open Nov 11. _ AP

Louvre Abu Dhabi to open its doors

ABU DHABI: The domed roof of the Louvre Abu Dhabi is seen in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates yesterday. Officials yesterday announced that the Louvre Abu Dhabi, a Mideast outpost of the famed French museum, will open Nov 11. _ APABU DHABI: The Mideast outpost of France's iconic Louvre Museum will open in Abu Dhabi on Nov 11, officials announced yesterday, ending a decade-long wait for a gallery whose construction was beset by economic turmoil...

CALIFORNIA: Young immigrants, activists and supporters of the DACA program march through downtown Los Angeles, California. — AFP

Anger as Trump ends amnesty for 800,000 young immigrants

President vows to revisit immigration issue if Congress fails CALIFORNIA: Young immigrants, activists and supporters of the DACA program march through downtown Los Angeles, California. — AFPWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday ended an amnesty for 800,000 people brought illegally to the United States as minors, throwing their future in serious doubt and triggering fierce condemnation from across the political spectrum. Business...

ALLAHABAD, India: In this March 26, 2017 photo, stray cows roam on a street as volunteers of the Hindu nationalist organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh march to mark Vikram Samvat’s new year. —AP

Indian court tells govt to stop cow vigilantes

NEW DELHI: India’s top court proposed measures yesterday to stem what it called growing violence by vigilantes who claim to be protecting cows, revered as holy by Hindus. India is reeling from a spate of horrific lynchings by Hindu extremists mostly targeting the country’s Muslim minority, who have historically eaten beef. Critics say that extremists emboldened by the current Hindu nationalist government’s tough stance on cow slaughter are...

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Seven killed as Bangladesh police raid extremist hideout

DHAKA: At least seven people including two children were killed in an explosion after Bangladesh government forces raided the suspected hideout of a top Islamist extremist, police said yesterday. Two women were also among those killed in the blast at a five-storey building that was raided by the elite Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) early Tuesday after a tip-off that a top Islamist extremist was holed up there. “Seven bodies were found. They are...

BANGALORE: Indian protesters take part in a rally condemning the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bangalore.-AFP

Outspoken journalist, critic's murder sparks outcry in India

Lankesh's death: Brutal assault on freedom of press BANGALORE: Indian protesters take part in a rally condemning the killing of journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bangalore.-AFPBANGALORE, India: Indian activists, politicians and journalists demanded a full investigation yesterday into the murder of Gauri Lankesh, a newspaper editor and outspoken critic of the ruling Hindu nationalist party whose death has sparked an outpouring of anger. The 55-year-old,...

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi slams iceberg of misinformation over Rohingya

Aung San Suu KyiYANGON: Global outrage over Myanmar's treatment of its Rohingya Muslims is being fuelled by "a huge iceberg of misinformation", Aung San Suu Kyi said yesterday, after the UN led calls for her government to end violence that has forced 125,000 to flee to Bangladesh. Rohingya refugees have poured over the border with Bangladesh, fleeing a massive security sweep in western Rakhine state by Myanmar forces following a series of deadly...

GHAZNI: In this photograph, Afghan children released from captivity are presented to the media at the police headquarters in Ghazni.—AFP

Poverty drives child soldiers into Afghanistan's endless war

GHAZNI: In this photograph, Afghan children released from captivity are presented to the media at the police headquarters in Ghazni.—AFPGHAZNI, Afghanistan: The rescue this summer of dozens of Afghan youths destined to be trained as Taliban fighters has spotlighted how entrenched poverty is fuelling a renewable supply of child soldiers to endlessly replenish the insurgents' ranks. Afghan forces freed almost 40 children during multiple raids...

PARIS: (Left to right) Paris Saint-Germain’s French defender Layvin Kurzawa, Paris Saint-Germain’s Spanish defender Yuri Berchiche, Paris Saint- Germain’s French defender Presnel Kimpembe, Paris Saint-Germain’s French forward Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain’s French midfielder Christopher Nkunku and Paris Saint-Germain’s Italian midfielder Thiago Motta take part in a training session at the club’s training centre in Saint-Germain-en-Laye yesterday. — AFP

PSG making mockery of the system: La Liga chief

PARIS: (Left to right) Paris Saint-Germain’s French defender Layvin Kurzawa, Paris Saint-Germain’s Spanish defender Yuri Berchiche, Paris Saint- Germain’s French defender Presnel Kimpembe, Paris Saint-Germain’s French forward Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain’s French midfielder Christopher Nkunku and Paris Saint-Germain’s Italian midfielder Thiago Motta take part in a training session at the club’s training centre in...

BUENOS AIRES: Venezuela’s Jhon Chancellor (left) clears a ball beside Argentina’s Guido Pizarro (center) and Argentina’s Federico Fazio during a 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Tuesday, Sept 5, 2017. — AP

Argentina and Chile stumble again

South American heavyweights slip; Uruguay on brink BUENOS AIRES: Venezuela’s Jhon Chancellor (left) clears a ball beside Argentina’s Guido Pizarro (center) and Argentina’s Federico Fazio during a 2018 World Cup qualifying soccer match in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Tuesday, Sept 5, 2017. — APMONTEVIDEO: Argentina and Chile’s World Cup qualification hopes were left on a knife edge Tuesday after the South American heavyweights slipped up...

NEW YORK: Venus Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Petra Kvitova, of Czech Republic, during the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis tournament on Tuesday, Sept 5, 2017. —AP

Venus overpowers Kvitova

The oldest semi-finalist in US Open history NEW YORK: Venus Williams, of the United States, returns a shot to Petra Kvitova, of Czech Republic, during the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis tournament on Tuesday, Sept 5, 2017. —APNEW YORK: Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams became the oldest semi-finalist in US Open history at age 37 on Tuesday by defeating two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (7/2). US ninth seed...

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This undated imageshows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox particles (green) found within an infected cell (pink and purple) cultured in the laboratory. - AFP

Mpox global health emergency, Kuwait monitoring situation

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NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the guard of honor to mark the country's Independence Day, at the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2024. -AFP

Modi renews push for common civil code for India

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Columbia president resigns months after campus Gaza demos

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KUWAIT: People watch pearl diving boats as they arrive at the main beach at the end of the 33rd annual pearl diving festival. Pearl-diving trips are held annually under the patronage of the Kuwaiti Amir in order to keep traditions alive.

Pearl diving trip winds up

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Dr Abdurrahman Al-Sumait

Personification of Kuwait’s philanthropic legacy: Dr Al-Sumait