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MANCHESTER: Catalan politics hold a minute of silences in Barcelona, Spain, yesterday for the victims of the Manchester explosion.
Manchester attack prompts security rethinks worldwide
MANCHESTER: Catalan politics hold a minute of silences in Barcelona, Spain, yesterday for the victims of the Manchester explosion.SINGAPORE: Countries from the United States to Japan and Singapore are considering tightening security ahead of major theatre and sports events following a suicide bomb attack in Britain that killed at least 22 people. Prime Minister Theresa May called an emergency meeting with intelligence chiefs on the deadliest...
JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump, left, walks alongside Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives to deliver a speech at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem yesterday.—AFP
Trump in Mideast condemns 'evil losers' behind Manchester attack
Trump pays tribute to Holocaust victims JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump, left, walks alongside Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he arrives to deliver a speech at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem yesterday.—AFPBETHLEHEM: US President Donald Trump yesterday condemned the "evil losers" behind a bomb blast at a pop concert in Britain that killed 22 people, as the attack overshadowed his trip to Israel and the Palestinian...
NEW YORK: Members of the United Nations Security Council observe a moment of silence for the victims of the terrorist attack in Manchester, England, before a meeting at UN headquarters, yesterday. — AP/AFP photos
MANCHESTER TERROR ATTACK
Blood, horror as suicide bomber strikes NEW YORK: Members of the United Nations Security Council observe a moment of silence for the victims of the terrorist attack in Manchester, England, before a meeting at UN headquarters, yesterday. — AP/AFP photosMANCHESTER: Teenage fans' screams have been part of the pop music soundtrack ever since The Beatles. But on this night, after an Ariana Grande concert of high-spirited fun, they became screams of...
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Police fire on protest, one reported dead
DUBAI: Bahraini police opened fire yesterday on a protest by supporters of a top Shiite cleric, with at least one demonstrator reported dead in the latest unrest to hit the Sunni-ruled Gulf state. The Britain-based Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) announced the "tragic death of a peaceful protester in the crackdown" in Diraz, the scene of a long-running sit-in outside the home of cleric Isa Qassim.Eyewitnesses said multiple...
GTON: In this June 5, 2015 file photo, a view of the Homeland Security Department headquarters.—AP
Nearly 740,000 foreigners overstayed US visas last year
GTON: In this June 5, 2015 file photo, a view of the Homeland Security Department headquarters.—APSAN DIEGO: Nearly 740,000 foreigners who were supposed to leave the United States during a recent 12-month period overstayed their visas, the Homeland Security Department said Monday, detailing a crucial but often overlooked contributor to the number of people in the country illegally. President Donald Trump has proposed spending billions of...
UKUMAT-E NAD 'ALI, Afghanistan: Afghan security personnel prepare for combat during an ongoing battle with Taleban militants in the Nad Ali district of Helmand yesterday.- AFP
Militant attack on Afghan army base kills 10 soldiers
Attack marks setback for NATO-backed Afghan forcesKANDAHAR, Afghanistan: At least 10 Afghan soldiers were killed when militants attacked their army base in the southern province of Kandahar, the defense ministry said yesterday, in the latest attack on Western-backed forces. The assault in Shah Wali Kot district late Monday came just a day after 20 Afghan policemen were killed when Taleban fighters stormed their outposts in the neighboring...
KUWAIT: Zain Group’s Vice Chairman and CEO Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi receives a memento from Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah during a ceremony organized by Forbes Middle East to celebrate Kuwait’s Success 2017 entitled “A New Vision” on Monday night.
Al-Kharafi featured personality on Forbes cover
KUWAIT: Zain Group’s Vice Chairman and CEO Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi receives a memento from Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah during a ceremony organized by Forbes Middle East to celebrate Kuwait’s Success 2017 entitled “A New Vision” on Monday night.Zain ranked among top listed influential companies in Kuwait by Forbes Middle EastBader Nasser Al-Kharafi as the featured personality on the cover of the special issue to celebrate...
INDONESIA: One of two Indonesian men is publicly caned for having sex, in a first for the Muslim-majority country where there are concerns over mounting hostility towards the small gay community, in Banda Aceh yesterday. — AFP
Indonesian men caned for gay sex before jeering crowd
INDONESIA: One of two Indonesian men is publicly caned for having sex, in a first for the Muslim-majority country where there are concerns over mounting hostility towards the small gay community, in Banda Aceh yesterday. — AFPBANDA ACEH, Indonesia: Two Indonesian men were caned yesterday in front of a jeering crowd as a punishment for gay sex, in a first for the Muslim-majority country where there is mounting hostility towards the small LGBT...
BEIJING: A woman looks at a propaganda cartoon warning local residents about foreign spies, in an alley in Beijing yesterday.—AFP
China flexes muscle in spy games against US
BEIJING: A woman looks at a propaganda cartoon warning local residents about foreign spies, in an alley in Beijing yesterday.—AFPBEIJING: A cartoon posted in a dusty alleyway in the heart of Beijing warns passersby not to fall prey to the charms of foreign men: they might be spies. It is a graphic reminder of a struggle usually waged in the shadows, and a sign of the Chinese government's intensifying campaign against espionage. The poster's...
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Philippine forces hunt top IS-linked militant
MANILA: Philippine security forces hunting one of the world's most-wanted Islamist militants were battling gunmen in a southern city yesterday, authorities said. Isnilon Hapilon, a leader of the infamous Abu Sayyaf kidnapping-for-ransom gang who the Islamic State group has appointed its Philippine chief, was believed to be among those fighting police and soldiers in Marawi city, regional military spokeswoman Captain Jo-Ann Petinglay said."Right...
MANCHESTER: Manchester United's players inspect the pitch at the Friends Arena in Solna outside Stockholm yesterday on the eve of the UEFA Europa League football final between Ajax Amsterdam and Manchester United. - AFP
Clubs in Manchester pay tribute to terror victims
Beckham speaks of his 'heartbreak' MANCHESTER: Manchester United's players inspect the pitch at the Friends Arena in Solna outside Stockholm yesterday on the eve of the UEFA Europa League football final between Ajax Amsterdam and Manchester United. - AFPMANCHESTER: Football star David Beckham spoke of his "heartbreak" as former club Manchester United and local rivals Manchester City came together yesterday to pay tribute after 22 people including...
MANCHESTER: Manchester United's English striker Wayne Rooney walks on the pitch carrying his son Kit to applaud the fans at the end of the English Premier League football match at Old Trafford in Manchester on May 21, 2017. - AFP
So long, Wayne? Cup final may be Rooney's last United game
MANCHESTER: Manchester United's English striker Wayne Rooney walks on the pitch carrying his son Kit to applaud the fans at the end of the English Premier League football match at Old Trafford in Manchester on May 21, 2017. - AFPMANCHESTER: Wayne Rooney could finish his Manchester United career by hoisting a European trophy, surrounded by jubilant teammates and with fireworks exploding around him. Still, it wouldn't be quite the end he would...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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GAZA: People inspect the damage in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood following Zionist bombardment on August 11, 2024. — AFP
US orders nuclear submarine to Mideast
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Kuwait mourns Al-Sabah Family patriarch, KNG Chief Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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Iran rejects calls to ‘stand down’
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KURSK: This handout photograph taken and released by the Government of Kursk region of Russia on August 9, 2024, shows women and children being evacuated from the town of Rylsk in Kursk region. — AFP
Putin orders Russian army to ‘dislodge’ Ukrainian forces