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ALEPPO: Displaced Syrians who fled with their families Islamic State controlled areas in Raqa, Deir Ezzor and Mayadeen gather at Aleppo’s bus station of Ramussa. —AFP
In IS-held Raqa, parched civilians risk lives for water
ALEPPO: Displaced Syrians who fled with their families Islamic State controlled areas in Raqa, Deir Ezzor and Mayadeen gather at Aleppo’s bus station of Ramussa. —AFPBEIRUT: Syria's Raqa once thrived on the banks of the gushing Euphrates River, but dire shortages in the Islamic State group stronghold are forcing desperate civilians to risk their lives for water. The northern city has been without steady running water for several weeks after...
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Power outages hit central Philippines
TACLOBAN: Large parts of the central Philippines remained without power days after a 6.5-magnitude quake shook the region and killed two people, authorities said yesterday.Power plant facilities in the central island of Leyte, which provide electricity for the island and neighboring regions, sustained damage when the quake struck on Thursday, an energy department statement said.The geothermal plants, near the quake’s epicenter, were damaged by...
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Al-Shabab beheads 9 in Kenya
NAIROBI: Al-Shabab extremists from neighboring Somalia beheaded nine civilians in an early-morning attack on a village in the southeast, Kenyan officials said yesterday, as concerns grew that the group had taken up a bloody new strategy. The attack occurred in Jima village in Lamu County, said James Ole Serian, who leads a task force of security agencies combating Al-Shabab. Beheadings by Al- Shabab have been rare in Kenya, where the extremist...
HAMBURG: Protesters hold a banner reading “capitalism cannot be healed by people but battled” during the “solidarity without borders instead of G20” demonstration yesterday in Hamburg, northern Germany as world leaders meet during the G20 summit. — AFP
G20 street chaos puts political heat on Merkel
HAMBURG: Protesters hold a banner reading “capitalism cannot be healed by people but battled” during the “solidarity without borders instead of G20” demonstration yesterday in Hamburg, northern Germany as world leaders meet during the G20 summit. — AFPHAMBURG: Raging street battles that marred Germany's G20 summit have sparked a political fight over how Hamburg could descend into "mob rule" and why Chancellor Angela Merkel chose a...
File Photo of Uttara Saud, 14, sits inside a Chaupadi shed in the hills of Legudsen village in Achham District in western Nepal February 16, 2014 (REUTERS)
Nepali girl dies in a 'menstruation hut'
File Photo of Uttara Saud, 14, sits inside a Chaupadi shed in the hills of Legudsen village in Achham District in western Nepal February 16, 2014 (REUTERS)KATHMANDU: An 18-year-old girl has died in Nepal after she was bitten by a snake while banished to a shed because she was menstruating, part of a long-banned ancient Hindu practice, officials said yesterday. Many communities in Nepal view menstruating women as impure and in some remote areas...
ACAPULCO: A police helicopter flies over the state prison in Acapulco, Mexico. — AP
28 inmates hacked to death in Mexico’s jail
ACAPULCO: A police helicopter flies over the state prison in Acapulco, Mexico. — APACAPULCO: Shell-shocked relatives of Mexican inmates who had been decapitated and mutilated by their rivals behind bars condemned on Friday what they called a reign of terror inflicted by gangs that extort and torture fellow prisoners. Twenty-eight inmates were killed as rioters beheaded and hacked their rivals to death Thursday at the Las Cruces prison in...
ALBERTA: Omar Khadr walks out the front door of his lawyer Dennis Edney’s home to speak to the media in Edmonton, Alberta. —AP
Ex-Guantanamo prisoner gets apology, millions from Canada
Former inmate receives $8 million ALBERTA: Omar Khadr walks out the front door of his lawyer Dennis Edney’s home to speak to the media in Edmonton, Alberta. —APTORONTO: A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who pleaded guilty to killing a US soldier in Afghanistan received an apology and a multimillion-dollar payment from the Canadian government after a court ruling said his rights were abused. A government statement yesterday said details of the...
WIMBLEDON: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic returns against Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis during their men’s singles third round match on the sixth day of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, yesterday. —AFP
Djokovic into Wimbledon last-16 for 10th time
WIMBLEDON: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic returns against Latvia’s Ernests Gulbis during their men’s singles third round match on the sixth day of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, yesterday. —AFPLONDON: Three-time champion Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon fourth round for the 10th time yesterday with a 6-4, 6-1, 7-6 (7/2) win over Ernests Gulbis of Latvia. Second seed...
LIVERPOOL: This file photo taken on March 18, 2017 shows Everton’s Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku runs with the ball during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Hull City at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west England. Belgian international striker Romelu Lukaku is set to join Manchester United for a reported £75million ($97m, 85.5m euros), a record fee between British clubs. — AFP
Manchester United agree fee for Lukaku
LIVERPOOL: This file photo taken on March 18, 2017 shows Everton’s Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku runs with the ball during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Hull City at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west England. Belgian international striker Romelu Lukaku is set to join Manchester United for a reported £75million ($97m, 85.5m euros), a record fee between British clubs. — AFPLONDON: Belgian international...
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May logs highest real estate sales in 2017 amid stabilizing prices
KUWAIT: The real estate market picked up momentum in May. Sales rose to KD 289 million, their highest level in 18 months and up 37% year-on-year (y/y). The residential and investment sectors provided significant support to the real estate market, with sales increasing by 23% and 38% y/y, respectively. Activity has been relatively volatile in recent months, with three of the last six months seeing elevated sales, something that could be signaling...
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Market recording losses as issues heat up
KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait ended last week in the red zone. The Price Index closed at 6,680.13 points, down by 1.22% from the week before closing, the Weighted Index decreased by 0.53% after closing at 397.21 points, whereas the KSX-15 Index closed at 907.32 points declining by 0.31%. Furthermore, last week's average daily turnover increased by 32.29%, compared to the preceding week, reaching K.D 9.28 million, whereas trading volume average was 48.51...
ADELAIDE: South Australia’s Premier Jay Weatherill (left) and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk are pictured in this photo in Adelaide. Elon Musk’s Tesla said it will build what the maverick entrepreneur claims is the world’s largest lithium ion battery within 100 days, making good on a Twitter promise to ease South Australia’s energy woes. —AFP
Tesla to build the world’s largest lithium battery
Billionaire Musk offers to build a battery farm ADELAIDE: South Australia’s Premier Jay Weatherill (left) and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk are pictured in this photo in Adelaide. Elon Musk’s Tesla said it will build what the maverick entrepreneur claims is the world’s largest lithium ion battery within 100 days, making good on a Twitter promise to ease South Australia’s energy woes. —AFPSYDNEY: Elon Musk's Tesla will build what the...
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand: Boats are moored in waters in front of the Auckland city skyline, New Zealand. People are leaving New Zealand in record numbers as unemployment rises, interest rates remain high and economic growth is anemic, government statistics show. – AFP
People leave New Zealand amid rising economic crisis
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Chalet rental scams continue throughout summer in Kuwait
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BAGRAM: Taleban military vehicles parade to celebrate the third anniversary of their takeover of Afghanistan at Bagram Air Base on Aug 14, 2024. - AFP
Military show marks 3 yrs of Taleban rule
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KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah preside over a Cabinet weekly meeting on Tuesday at Bayan Palace. - KUNA
Cabinet mourns Sheikh Salem Al-Ali
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LONDON: Pedestrians walk in the winter sunshine down Oxford Street in central London. Britain’s unemployment rate has unexpectedly dropped to 4.2 percent and wage growth has slowed to the lowest level in nearly two years, official data showed Tuesday. – AFP
UK wages growth tumbles; German investor morale falls