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US police probe Muslim girl's killing as 'road rage' incident
Nabra HassanenWASHINGTON: A teenage Muslim girl killed by a bat-wielding motorist near a Virginia mosque was an apparent victim of "road rage" and her death is not being investigated as a hate crime, police said on Monday. Nabra Hassanen, 17, was attacked early on Sunday in Sterling, Virginia, about 30 miles (50 km) west of Washington, after attending late-night prayers for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when many Muslims fast from dawn until...
MOGADISHU: People stand next to wreckage of vehicles on the scene of a car bomb attack in Mogadishu in the southern district of Wadajir yesterday. — AFP
Mogadishu blast kills 15
MOGADISHU: People stand next to wreckage of vehicles on the scene of a car bomb attack in Mogadishu in the southern district of Wadajir yesterday. — AFPMOGADISHU: At least 15 people are dead after a suicide car bomber posing as a milk delivery van detonated at a district headquarters in Somalia’s capital, police said yesterday. The death toll may rise, as some were badly hurt in the explosion at Wadajir district headquarters in Mogadishu,...
PARIS: A French gendarme kneels near the dead body of a man who rammed into a police convoy and detonated an explosive device on the Champs Elysees avenue on Monday. — AP
Paris attacker, on terrorism watchlist, had gun license
PARIS: A French gendarme kneels near the dead body of a man who rammed into a police convoy and detonated an explosive device on the Champs Elysees avenue on Monday. — APPARIS: Questions arose yesterday over how a known radical Islamist who rammed a car into a police van on Paris's Champs-Elysees was able to hold a gun license. Adam Djaziri, a 31-year-old who had been on a watchlist for radical Islamists since 2015, was killed on Monday as his...
This photograph shows monitor lizard genitalia discovered by researchers which are being sold as “Hatha Jodi” and available for purchase from major online retailers in the UK and US. — AP
Dried lizard penises from India sold as luck charms
This photograph shows monitor lizard genitalia discovered by researchers which are being sold as “Hatha Jodi” and available for purchase from major online retailers in the UK and US. — APNEW DELHI: Wildlife investigators from India and Britain said yesterday they have uncovered an international fraud in which dried penises of endangered monitor lizards are being sold as a plant root regarded as a good luck charm and used in religious...
ILIGAN, Philippines: President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he mimics “slitting of the throat” during a speech to evacuees from Marawi at an evacuation center in on the southern island of Mindanao yesterday. Duterte apologized for aerial bombings that have destroyed a large part of the Philippines’ main Muslim city, but said it was necessary to crush self-styled Islamic State followers. - AFP
Philippines launches offensive in Marawi, aims to end battle
Police check for any Manila attack plan ILIGAN, Philippines: President Rodrigo Duterte gestures as he mimics “slitting of the throat” during a speech to evacuees from Marawi at an evacuation center in on the southern island of Mindanao yesterday. Duterte apologized for aerial bombings that have destroyed a large part of the Philippines’ main Muslim city, but said it was necessary to crush self-styled Islamic State followers. - AFPMARAWI...
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Mourinho accused of tax fraud, Ronaldo before judge
Jose MourinhoMADRID: Jose Mourinho was yesterday accused by Spanish authorities of failing to pay 3.3 million euro ($3.7 million) in taxes at Real Madrid as star player Cristiano Ronaldo was summoned to appear before a judge next month. The 54-year-old Mourinho, who coached Real Madrid from 2010 to 2013, was accused of “two offences against the public treasury,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.Prosecutors claim that the...
KARACHI: Pakistani cricket team’s skipper Sarfraz Ahmed raises Champions Trophy for a crowd gathered to welcome him outside his residence in Karachi, Pakistan, yesterday. Thousands of fans stayed up late to welcome home members of new Champions Trophy winner Pakistan in various cities across the country yesterday. — AP
Pakistan cricketers warmly welcomed home
KARACHI: Pakistani cricket team’s skipper Sarfraz Ahmed raises Champions Trophy for a crowd gathered to welcome him outside his residence in Karachi, Pakistan, yesterday. Thousands of fans stayed up late to welcome home members of new Champions Trophy winner Pakistan in various cities across the country yesterday. — APISLAMABAD: Even after the special convoy escorting Sarfraz Ahmed from the airport got within sight of his Karachi home in the...
CARDIFF: Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez (R) and Pakistan's Babar Azam walks back to the pavilion after Pakistan won the ICC Champions Trophy semi-final cricket match between England and Pakistan in Cardiff yesterday. Set just 212 for victory, Pakistan finished on 215 for two, with Azhar Ali (76) and Fakhar Zaman (57) sharing an opening partnership of 118. - AFP
India arrests villagers for cheering Pakistan cricketers
NEW DELHI: Indian police said yesterday they have arrested 15 Muslim villagers and charged them with sedition punishable by life in prison-for celebrating Pakistan’s victory over India’s cricketers in the Champions Trophy. The villagers were arrested in the Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh state on Monday after police received a complaint that they set off firecrackers and shouted slogans following Pakistan’s dramatic win on Sunday....
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ABK sponsors Kuwait’s Youth Basketball tourney
KUWAIT: As part of its activities for the Holy month of Ramadan, Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) was the platinum sponsor of the 2017 Kuwait Youth Basketball tournament, which was organized specifically to increase sport activity during the Holy month of Ramadan. The tournament was held from 3- 14 June, 2017 at the American International School of Kuwait (AIS).The tournament was organized in response to the poor activity levels of youth and the...
DOHA: In this Friday, June 16, 2017 photo, Qatari and other nationals queue at the check in counters of the Hamad International Airport. — AP
Travel hub Qatar cut off from local routes
DOHA: In this Friday, June 16, 2017 photo, Qatari and other nationals queue at the check in counters of the Hamad International Airport. — APFLYING OVER THE PERSIAN GULF: Sitting on an airplane from Qatar trying to get home to Dubai, I could only watch frustrated as a scrolling map showed my flight pass overhead of my skyscraper-studded city and continue further east. It's typically an hour flight between Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and...
LONDON: The headquarters of the British bank Barclays (R) is seen at the Canary Wharf district of east London. — AFP
Ex-Barclays CEO charged with fraud
Charges linked to emergency Qatar funding LONDON: The headquarters of the British bank Barclays (R) is seen at the Canary Wharf district of east London. — AFPLONDON: Britain's Serious Fraud Office said yesterday it had charged Barclays, a former chief executive of the banking giant and three other ex-managers, with "conspiracy to commit fraud" linked to emergency fundraising from Qatar during the financial crisis. The SFO added in a statement...
Qatar Airways Showcases Award Winning Qsuite at Paris Air Show
Qatar Airways Showcases Award Winning Qsuite at Paris Air Show
Qatar Airways Showcases Award Winning Qsuite at Paris Air ShowPARIS: Qatar Airways captured the spotlight on the first day of the Paris Air Show, where it showcased the first of its aircraft fitted with its spectacular state-of-the-art and award-winning Business Class seat, Qsuite. A senior Qatari delegation led by Qatar's Minister of Transport and Communications, His Excellency Jassim Saif Al Sulaiti, joined Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive,...
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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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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