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This file photo dated June 10, 1967 shows Israeli tanks advancing through difficult hilly terrain on the Golan heights during the Six-Day Arab-Israeli war. —AFP
Six days that changed the face of the Middle East
This file photo dated June 10, 1967 shows Israeli tanks advancing through difficult hilly terrain on the Golan heights during the Six-Day Arab-Israeli war. —AFPJERUSALEM: The Arab-Israeli war of June 1967, or Six-Day War, radically changed the map of the Middle East. Between June 5 and 10, Israel defeated Egypt, Jordan and Syria and occupied Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, east Jerusalem, and Syria's Golan Heights....
KIRIBATHGALA, Sri lanka: Soldiers carry out recovery work at the site of a mudslide in this village in Ratnapura district yesterday. - AFP
Lanka tightens building laws as monsoon rain toll tops 200
KIRIBATHGALA, Sri lanka: Soldiers carry out recovery work at the site of a mudslide in this village in Ratnapura district yesterday. - AFPCOLOMBO: Sri Lanka pledged yesterday to tighten construction laws as the toll from heavy rains rose to 203, saying many landslide victims would have survived had their homes not been built on slopes. The government will also prosecute anyone violating existing rules by building on landslide-prone slopes, said...
nCOX'S BAZAR: An IOM medical team provides treatment at Balukhali camp yesterday. - AFP n
Refugees face 'acute crisis' in cyclone-hit Bangladesh
Indian navy plucks 33 cyclone survivors, body, from sea COX'S BAZAR: An IOM medical team provides treatment at Balukhali camp yesterday. - AFPCOX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh: Aid workers warned yesterday of an "acute crisis" in Bangladesh after a cyclone destroyed thousands of homes and devastated camps housing Rohingya refugees, leaving many without food or shelter. Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya live in the overcrowded camps in Cox's Bazar on the...
People watch a ground based interceptor missle take off at Vandenberg Air Force base, California on Tuesday. — AFP
US successfully tests ICBM defense
System key to protecting US territory from North Korean attack People watch a ground based interceptor missle take off at Vandenberg Air Force base, California on Tuesday. — AFPWASHINGTON: The Pentagon scored an important success Tuesday in a test of its oft-criticized missile defense program, destroying a mock warhead over the Pacific Ocean with an interceptor that is key to protecting US territory from a North Korean attack. Vice Adm Jim...
This undated picture released on May 28, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (center in white shirt) watching the test of a new anti-aircraft guided weapon system organized by the Academy of National Defense Science at an undisclosed location. —AFP
New balance of terror: Why N Korea clings to its nukes
Pyongyang testing ballistic missiles faster than ever This undated picture released on May 28, 2017 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (center in white shirt) watching the test of a new anti-aircraft guided weapon system organized by the Academy of National Defense Science at an undisclosed location. —AFPPYONGYANG: Early one winter morning, Kim Jong Un stood at a remote observation post overlooking a valley of rice paddies near the Chinese...
LONDON: England’s Joe Root bats during a nets session at the Oval cricket ground in London yesterday. England will play Bangladesh at the Oval today in the first match of Champions Trophy cricket competition. — AP
England, Bangladesh aim to banish batting blues in Trophy opener
LONDON: England’s Joe Root bats during a nets session at the Oval cricket ground in London yesterday. England will play Bangladesh at the Oval today in the first match of Champions Trophy cricket competition. — APLONDON: Spectators have long been advised to get to sporting events early and they could miss the key part of today’s Champions Trophy opener between England and Bangladesh at the Oval if they aren’t in on time. Even in June,...
LONDON: This file photo taken on May 27, 2017 shows Arsenal’s French manager Arsene Wenger lifts the FA Cup trophy after their win over Chelsea in the English FA Cup final football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley stadium in London on May 27. Long-serving Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has signed a new two-year contract, the club announced yesterday, ending months of speculation about his future. — AFP
Arsene Wenger signs new two-year Arsenal contract
LONDON: This file photo taken on May 27, 2017 shows Arsenal’s French manager Arsene Wenger lifts the FA Cup trophy after their win over Chelsea in the English FA Cup final football match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Wembley stadium in London on May 27. Long-serving Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has signed a new two-year contract, the club announced yesterday, ending months of speculation about his future. — AFPLONDON: Long-serving Arsenal...
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Al-Qabas and Al-Danah in quarter finals
.KUWAIT: Within Annahar Ramadan Soccer Tourney for newspapers and magazines, Al- Qabas and Al-Danah soccer teams qualified to the quarter finals after respectively beating Kuwaityah and Al-Aljarida by 4-3 and 3- 1. The matches were played at the High Institute for Navigation and Communication in Shuwaikh. Notably, the tourney held in collaboration with KJA and under auspices of Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of...
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Over 180 disabled athletes participate in 9th Ramadan tourney
disabled athletesKUWAIT: Chairman of the Board of Kuwait Disabled Sports Club Shafi Al-Hajri said competitions of the 9th Ramadan tournament for the disabled games, being organized by the club under the patronage of Iqbal Behbehani in basketball, table tennis, fencing, weightlifting, and boccia has more than 180 players participating. Al-Hajiri said in a press statement that this large participation by disabled athletes of mobile, mental and...
BOSTON: In this May 25, 2017, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers, from left, Kevin Love, LeBron James, Kyle Korver and Iman Shumpert celebrate a basket during the second half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics, on Thursday, May 25, 2017, in Boston. This was the seventh straight time that LeBron James advanced to the NBA Finals. —AP
Warriors wary of LeBron as Cavs arrive for Finals
BOSTON: In this May 25, 2017, file photo, Cleveland Cavaliers, from left, Kevin Love, LeBron James, Kyle Korver and Iman Shumpert celebrate a basket during the second half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics, on Thursday, May 25, 2017, in Boston. This was the seventh straight time that LeBron James advanced to the NBA Finals. —APOAKLAND: Cleveland superstar LeBron James, as versatile and...
HYDERABAD: Indian traders and vendors negotiate prices of vegetables at a wholesale vegetable market in Hyderabad. India’s economic growth slowed to 7.1 percent for the 2016-17 financial year, according to official data released yesterday. — AFP
India’s growth slows to 7.1% after controversial note ban
HYDERABAD: Indian traders and vendors negotiate prices of vegetables at a wholesale vegetable market in Hyderabad. India’s economic growth slowed to 7.1 percent for the 2016-17 financial year, according to official data released yesterday. — AFPNEW DELHI: India's growth slowed to 7.1 percent last year, according to official data released yesterday, weaker than analysts expected but still the fastest rate of growth of any major economy.GDP...
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Forbes Mideast: KIB among 50 most powerful listed companies in Kuwait
.KUWAIT: Kuwait International Bank (KIB) was recently recognized by Forbes Middle East as one of the top 50 listed companies in Kuwait at the "Celebrating Kuwait's Success" awards ceremony. Organized by Forbes Middle East, this annual ceremony was held to honor companies and individuals that have made significant contributions towards the development and continuous progress of Kuwait.As part of the ceremony, the top 50 listed Kuwaiti companies...
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