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Kuwait boosts human rights in security domain: official

Colonel Abdullah Al-Ajmi attends the conference.TUNIS: The State of Kuwait, represented by the Ministry of Interior, seeks to boost human rights in the security realm and has taken a lot of measures to enhance cooperation among all relevant authorities at this level, a visiting official has affirmed. Colonel Abdullah Al-Ajmi, International Relations Director at the Ministry of Interior, said in a statement on the sidelines of a the third...

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Malaysia sparks anger with ban on moderate Islam book

KUALA LUMPUR: In this photo illustration taken in Kuala Lumpur, a man holds the book "Breaking The Silence: Voices Of Moderation - Islam In A Constitutional Democracy". - AFPKUALA LUMPUR: Activists and authors in Muslim-majority Malaysia reacted with outrage yesterday after authorities banned a book aimed at promoting moderate Islam, as concerns mount about growing conservatism. The book, "Breaking The Silence: Voices Of Moderation-Islam In A...

WASHINGTON: A Boeing 787 being built for Norwegian Air Shuttle at Boeing Co's assembly facility, in Everett, Washington. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, issued its index of manufacturing activity for July yesterday.-AP

US factory activity slows as orders drop

WASHINGTON: A Boeing 787 being built for Norwegian Air Shuttle at Boeing Co's assembly facility, in Everett, Washington. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, issued its index of manufacturing activity for July yesterday.-APWASHINGTON: A measure of US factory activity fell from a near three-year high in July amid a drop in new orders and consumer spending barely rose in the prior month, setting the economy on...

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Global reports KD8.4m revenues in H1 2017

Abdul wahab Al-HalabiKUWAIT: Global Investment House ("Global" or the "Company"), a regional asset management and investment banking firm headquartered in Kuwait, with offices in major capital markets in the MENA region, yesterday announced its financial results for the first half ended 30 June 2017 reporting a net profit of KD2.7 million ($8.8 million) compared to a net profit of KD0.9 million ($3.0 million) in H1 2016, total revenues of KD8.4...

PARIS: A volunteer member of the non-profit organization Reception and Assistance office for Migrants (Bureau d'Accueil et d'Accompagnement des Migrants - BAAM) delivers a French course at the Place de Stalingrad to migrants. - AFP

Migrants learn French on banks of Paris canal

PARIS: A volunteer member of the non-profit organization Reception and Assistance office for Migrants (Bureau d'Accueil et d'Accompagnement des Migrants - BAAM) delivers a French course at the Place de Stalingrad to migrants. - AFPPARIS: Sitting in rows on a grassy embankment overlooking a Paris square, around 50 asylum-seekers recite the alphabet in French following a young woman pointing to letters on a whiteboard. "Ew", 22-year-old Louise...

AMMAN: Women activists protest in front of Jordan's parliament yesterday with banners calling on legislators to repeal a provision that allows a rapist to escape punishment if he marries his victim. - AP

Jordan parliament repeals 'marry the rapist' clause

AMMAN: Women activists protest in front of Jordan's parliament yesterday with banners calling on legislators to repeal a provision that allows a rapist to escape punishment if he marries his victim. - APAMMAN: The lower house of Jordan's parliament yesterday scrapped a provision in the kingdom's penal code that allowed a rapist to escape punishment if he married his victim. Cheers and applause erupted from a packed spectators' gallery as...

CAIRO: In this Tuesday, July 25, 2017, file photo, Al-Azhar clerics wait to answer commuters questions inside a Fatwa Kiosk, at the Al Shohada'a metro station. - AP

Cairo clerics offering religious edicts in metro stirring debate

CAIRO: In this Tuesday, July 25, 2017, file photo, Al-Azhar clerics wait to answer commuters questions inside a Fatwa Kiosk, at the Al Shohada'a metro station. - APCAIRO: Reda el-Sebaay was taking the subway while on a short business trip to Cairo from a Nile Delta city when he stumbled upon clerics offering religious advice or fatwas - answers to any question a Muslim follower might have. The 45-year-old civil servant had been pre-occupied for...

GAUHATI: In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo, an Indian farmer works in his paddy field in Roja Mayong village. - AP

Farmer suicides rising in India as climate warms, study shows

GAUHATI: In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo, an Indian farmer works in his paddy field in Roja Mayong village. - APNEW DELHI: When Rani's husband died by drinking pesticide, he left the family in debt. But even if they could pay off the loans, Rani said their farming days are over. "There are no rains," said the 44-year-old woman from drought-stricken Tamil Nadu, one of hundreds of farmers protesting in the capital for more government support....

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CyberMAK Information Systems wins 3 awards

KUWAIT: CyberMAK Information Systems won three awards at the annual BMC Partner Conference which was held in June at the Spanish capital, Madrid. The awards by BMC were in recognition of CyberMAK successes over the past several years and its ability to support its customer's Digital Transformation experience through CyberMAK's successful implementation of BMC solutions in the domains of Data Center Automation. Information Security, Compliance,...

KUWAIT: (From left) Defense Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah and National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem attend an emergency meeting yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Amir urges lawmakers to safeguard national unity

KUWAIT: (From left) Defense Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah and National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem attend an emergency meeting yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has urged MPs to shoulder responsibilities toward national unity, abstain from meddling in Kuwait's ties with regional states and support the state's...

NEW YORK: In this July 28, 2017 photo, White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci walks down the steps of Air Force One after arriving at Long Island MacArthur Airport. - AP

Scaramucci out as a new chief of staff takes reins

NEW YORK: In this July 28, 2017 photo, White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci walks down the steps of Air Force One after arriving at Long Island MacArthur Airport. - APWASHINGTON: Foul-mouthed spin doctor Anthony Scaramucci was axed as White House communications director Monday, just 10 days after being named to the post and hours after Donald Trump installed a new chief of staff. The 53-year-old New Yorker-whose profanity-laden...

BEIJING: Chinese paramilitary policemen march outside the Great Hall of the People after attending a ceremony to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. - AP

Xi: China will never permit loss of 'any piece' of land

BEIJING: Chinese paramilitary policemen march outside the Great Hall of the People after attending a ceremony to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. - APBEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a tough line on national sovereignty Tuesday amid multiple territorial disputes with his country's neighbors, saying China will never permit the loss of "any piece" of its land to outsiders. Xi's...

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