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Trump OKs $2bn drone sales to India
LISBON: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa clasp hands at the Necessidades Palace, the Portuguese Foreign Ministry, yesterday. Modi is on a one-day visit to Portugal. —APWASHINGTON: The Trump administration has authorized the sale of unarmed surveillance drones to India, the manufacturer said Friday, as the two nations' leaders prepare for their first face-to-face meeting. India initiated...
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CIA knew Putin sought to boost Trump in elections
Trump does not intend to fire investigator MuellerWASHINGTON: The CIA had top-level intelligence last August that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered an operation to help Donald Trump win the US presidential race, the Washington Post reported Friday. The intelligence shocked the White House and put US security chiefs on a top-secret crisis footing to figure out how to react. But amid confidence that Democrat Hillary Clinton still...
LONDON: Residents leave the Taplow Tower residential block on the Chalcots Estate in north London on Friday as it is evacuated because of fire safety concerns. — AFP
London towers urgently evacuated over fire fears - Dozens refuse to leave
LONDON: Residents leave the Taplow Tower residential block on the Chalcots Estate in north London on Friday as it is evacuated because of fire safety concerns. — AFPLONDON: Residents of 650 London flats were evacuated yesterday due to fire safety fears in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, but 83 people refused to leave their homes, according to local officials. Four of the five Chalcots Estate towers in Camden, north London, were deemed...
JAKARTA, Indonesia : In this picture taken on November 4, 2015, a butcher (left) prepares meat for a customer at his stall in Jakarta. — AFP photos
India mob kills Muslim teen in beef row, 1 held
NEW DELHI: Indian police yesterday said one person has been arrested after a mob stabbed a Muslim teenager to death on suspicion of carrying beef, an offence in many parts of the Hindu-majority country.Cows are revered by Hindus and slaughtering them as well as possession or consumption of beef is banned in most Indian states, with some imposing life sentences for breaking the law.Junaid Khan, 15, was travelling from New Delhi on Friday with...
KABUL: In this photograph taken on March 20, 2017, Afghan widow Nawzi Fakiri (center) speaks during an interview at her home, alongside members of a displaced family from Kunduz, who now live with her, on the Zanabad ‘Widows Hill’. —AFP
Afghan 'hill of widows' living in a world apart
KABUL: In this photograph taken on March 20, 2017, Afghan widow Nawzi Fakiri (center) speaks during an interview at her home, alongside members of a displaced family from Kunduz, who now live with her, on the Zanabad ‘Widows Hill’. —AFPKABUL: The first women settled on this stony slope outside Kabul in the 1990s hoping to escape the stigma those like them are forced to endure. Today it is known as Afghanistan's 'hill of widows', home to a...
MARAWI: Black smoke billows from burning houses after Philippine air force attack planes dropped bombs during an aerial bombing at militant position yesterday. —AFP
Wanted terror leader may have fled Marawi
Hapilon has not been seen in battle zone MARAWI: Black smoke billows from burning houses after Philippine air force attack planes dropped bombs during an aerial bombing at militant position yesterday. —AFPMARAWI, Philippines: One of America's most wanted terrorists may have escaped a five-week battle with Islamist militants in a southern Philippine city, which began with a raid to capture him, the military said yesterday. Isnilon Hapilon, a...
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Kvitova reaches first grass final since 2014
BIRMINGHAM: Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova in action against Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova during their semifinal match at the Birmingham Classic tennis tournament at Edgbaston Priory, Birmingham, England yesterday. -- APBIRMINGHAM: Petra Kvitova took a big step forwards to convincing herself that she can make a full recovery when she reached the final of the Aegon Classic by outplaying her exhausted friend and Czech compatriot Lucie...
TAUNTON: England’s Liam Livingstone watches the ball as he runs during the second T20 Blast match against South Africa at the Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, England, Friday. — AP
Roy’s bizarre exit turns 2nd T20 South Africa’s way
TAUNTON: England’s Liam Livingstone watches the ball as he runs during the second T20 Blast match against South Africa at the Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, England, Friday. — APTAUNTON: Jason Roy's bizarre dismissal turned the second Twenty20 international's South Africa's way as the Proteas won by just three runs at Taunton on Friday. The narrow victory at Somerset's headquarters saw South Africa level the three-match series at...
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Zain concludes diamond sponsorship of Al-Roudhan football tournament
.KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, announced its participation in the concluding ceremony of the 38th edition of the Al-Roudhan Ramadan Football Tournament and the final match held at Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad Hall in Daiya Area. Zain was the Diamond sponsor of the tournament, which was held under the patronage of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah.The tournament’s title was claimed by Team Ahmad...
Sulaiman Al Rubaie (Deputy CEO) & Abdulwahab Al Halabi (CEO
Global shareholders approve KD 22.9 million distributions
Sulaiman Al Rubaie (Deputy CEO) & Abdulwahab Al Halabi (CEOKUWAIT: 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, held today its Annual General Meeting chaired by Abdul Wahab Al-Halabi, Director & Chief Executive Officer.The shareholders approved all the agenda items. Shareholders approved the...
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Qatar Airways launches new portal for online refunds
KUWAIT: Launched in time for the Eid break, Qatar Airways has a new online portal to assist passengers to apply for and manage their ticket refund process in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.The announcement is part of the award-winning global airline’s ongoing efforts to limit inconvenience to those of its passengers affected by the recent airspace and office closures, alongside the blocking of...
BRUSSELS: File photo shows the Google logo at the Google headquarters in Brussels. Google is going to stop reading your Gmail in search of opportunities to sell ads. The change announced Friday will end a practice that Google has embraced since the company introduced Gmail in 2004, even though it raised concerns among privacy watchdogs and creeped out some users. —AP
Google to stop reading your Gmail to help sell ads
BRUSSELS: File photo shows the Google logo at the Google headquarters in Brussels. Google is going to stop reading your Gmail in search of opportunities to sell ads. The change announced Friday will end a practice that Google has embraced since the company introduced Gmail in 2004, even though it raised concerns among privacy watchdogs and creeped out some users. —APSAN FRANCISCO: Google is going to stop reading your Gmail in search of...
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MoI: No transactions without biometrics
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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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Sheikh Salem Al-Ali: A role model
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INCHEON, South Korea: This photo taken on Aug 8, 2024 shows a sniffer dog taking part in a demonstration of bedbug detection in passengers' luggage at Incheon International Airport. - AFP
S Korea sniffer dog searches for Paris bedbugs