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MARAWI, Philippines: A fire rages in houses following air strikes by the Philippine Air Force yesterday. —AP
Philippines steps up bombing of militants
MARAWI, Philippines: A fire rages in houses following air strikes by the Philippine Air Force yesterday. —APMARAWI, Philippines: Philippine security forces yesterday intensified a bombing campaign on homes and other buildings in a southern city where they have been battling Islamist militants for five days, and warned there may be collateral damage. President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law across the southern third of the Philippines in...
An Indian army vehicle is parked next to a burning house where two Kashmiri rebels were killed during a gunfight in the Tral area south of Srinagar yesterday. — AFP
Protests hit Kashmir after top rebel killed
Six rebels killed along de facto border An Indian army vehicle is parked next to a burning house where two Kashmiri rebels were killed during a gunfight in the Tral area south of Srinagar yesterday. — AFPSRINAGAR: One civilian was killed and dozens of others injured yesterday after massive anti-India protests and clashes erupted in Indian-controlled Kashmir following the killing of a prominent rebel commander and his associate in a gun battle...
LONDON: Arsenal’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the English FA Cup final soccer match between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Wembley stadium yesterday. — AP
Ramsey fires Wenger to record 7th FA Cup
Arsenal deny Chelsea double LONDON: Arsenal’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the English FA Cup final soccer match between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Wembley stadium yesterday. — APLONDON: Aaron Ramsey scored a 79th-minute header to earn Arsenal a stunning 2-1 win over Doublechasing Chelsea yesterday and deliver embattled manager Arsene Wenger a record seventh FA Cup. Wenger has been barracked by his own fans and failed to...
EUGENE: Celliphine Chepteek Chespol of Ethiopia wins the 3000m Steeplechase runs the 3000m Steeplechase during the 2017 Prefontaine Classic Diamond Leagueat Hayward Field on Friday in Eugene, Oregon.   - AFP
Chespol stoops to conquer, Dibaba fails
EUGENE: Celliphine Chepteek Chespol of Ethiopia wins the 3000m Steeplechase runs the 3000m Steeplechase during the 2017 Prefontaine Classic Diamond Leagueat Hayward Field on Friday in Eugene, Oregon. - AFPEUGENE:  Teenaged Kenyan star Celliphine Chespol recovered from a lost shoe to win the 3000m steeplechase with the second fastest time in history at the Prefontaine Classic Diamond League meeting on Friday. Chespol, still just 18, stormed to...
NUREMBERG: Defeated Czech player Barbora Krejcikova, left, and winner Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands pose with their trophies after their final match at the WTA tennis tournament in Nuremberg, Germany, yesterday. — AP
Bertens retains Nuremberg title
NUREMBERG: Defeated Czech player Barbora Krejcikova, left, and winner Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands pose with their trophies after their final match at the WTA tennis tournament in Nuremberg, Germany, yesterday. — APNUREMBERG: Title holder Kiki Bertens swept aside Czech qualifier Barbora Krejcikova 6-2 6-1 yesterday to win her second consecutive Nuremberg Cup in a successful dress rehearsal for the French Open starting today. The Dutch world...
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Ooredoo supports Kuwait flag ball team in Asia Cup
.KUWAIT: Ooredoo, Kuwait’s fastest network, is proudly sponsoring the Kuwait National Flag Ball Team during the Asia Cup, which kicks off today in the Philippines. Kuwait will be playing against the teams of Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Thailand, and the Philippines. It is the first Arab team to participate in such an international competition in this sport.In a statement about this event, Ooredoo Kuwait’s Corporate Communications Senior Director...
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Lackluster trading at Boursa Kuwait - BAYAN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT
KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait ended last week in the red zone. The Price Index closed at 6,687.53 points, down by 0.57 percent from the week before closing, the Weighted Index decreased by 0.35 percent after closing at 402.21 points, whereas the KSX-15 Index closed at 914.82 points declining by 0.50 percent. Furthermore, last week's average daily turnover decreased by 53.10 percent, compared to the preceding week, reaching K.D 8.06 million, whereas...
KUWAIT: Omar Sulaiman Al-Kazi, Executive Manager of Al-Mutawa and Al-Kazi Group, Wang Shungsheng, Deputy General Manager, LiuHaoyuan, Chief of International Business Division,  Mark Chang, Director of Middle East, International Business Division and other officials of GAC Motor during the unveiling of GAC cars at  Al-Tilal Complex. - Photos by Joseph Shagra
Al-Mutawa & Al-Kazi and GAC Motor affirm strong, successful partnership
GAC cars bag several prizes, acquire confidence of customers across the world KUWAIT: Omar Sulaiman Al-Kazi, Executive Manager of Al-Mutawa and Al-Kazi Group, Wang Shungsheng, Deputy General Manager, LiuHaoyuan, Chief of International Business Division, Mark Chang, Director of Middle East, International Business Division and other officials of GAC Motor during the unveiling of GAC cars at Al-Tilal Complex. - Photos by Joseph ShagraKUWAIT: Omar...
KUWAIT: Aisha Al-Asfour receiving the award from Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (second from right) and Dr Nasser bin Aqeel Al-Tayyar (left).
GIG Group among ‘Top Listed Companies in Kuwait 2017’
Forbes Middle East event in Kuwait KUWAIT: Aisha Al-Asfour receiving the award from Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (second from right) and Dr Nasser bin Aqeel Al-Tayyar (left).KUWAIT: Gulf Insurance Group [gig], one of the leading insurance service provider in the Middle East and North Africa region, was recognized by Forbes Middle East as a ‘Top 50 Listed Company in Kuwait 2017’. The award was announced during an event held at...
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Cisco survey reveals close to three- fourths of IoT projects are failing
Rowan TrollopeDUBAI: IDC predicts that the worldwide installed base of Internet of Things (IoT) endpoints will grow from 14.9 billion at the end of 2016 to more than 82 billion in 2025. At this rate, the Internet of Things may soon be as indispensable as the Internet itself. Despite the forward momentum, a new study conducted by Cisco shows that 60 percent of IoT initiatives stall at the Proof of Concept (PoC) stage and only 26 percent of...
LOS ANGELES: This file photo shows marijuana plants on display at a medical marijuana provider in downtown Los Angeles.—AP
Science says: What’s known, not known about marijuana
LOS ANGELES: This file photo shows marijuana plants on display at a medical marijuana provider in downtown Los Angeles.—APNEW YORK: A new marijuana study joins a limited record of scientific knowledge about the harms and benefits of pot. The research published Wednesday is the first rigorous test of a marijuana compound in treating a certain form of severe epilepsy. It found that an ingredient of marijuana - one that doesn't give pot smokers a...
In this July 11, 2008, file photo, a person in a Homer Simpson costume throws the first pitch before the start of the baseball game between the Florida Marlins' and Los Angeles Dodgers' at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. — AP
D'oh? No! Homer and 'The Simpsons' team earn Hall tribute
In this July 11, 2008, file photo, a person in a Homer Simpson costume throws the first pitch before the start of the baseball game between the Florida Marlins' and Los Angeles Dodgers' at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. — APSteve Sax won two World Series rings, was a five-time All-Star and got nearly 2,000 hits in the big leagues. Yet to many fans, it's those half-dozen lines he uttered to a bunch of yellow cartoon characters a long time ago...