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Opposition photographer jailed for life in Bangladesh
DHAKA: A Bangladesh photographer aligned with the country's main opposition party has been jailed for life over a murder more than a quarter century ago, a verdict his lawyer says is politically motivated. Nooruddin Ahmed, a long-time photographer for Bangladesh's opposition leader Khaleda Zia, was among 27 people handed life sentences Tuesday by a tribunal ruling in the historic murder.Prosecutors said the accused were all members of the Freedom...
MUMBAI: Indian security personnel stand guard at the D Y Patil stadium ahead of a concert by Canadian pop star Justin Bieber in Navi Mumbai yesterday. —AFP
Bieber fever grips India ahead of first concert
MUMBAI: Indian security personnel stand guard at the D Y Patil stadium ahead of a concert by Canadian pop star Justin Bieber in Navi Mumbai yesterday. —AFPMUMBAI:  Justin Bieber mania swept Mumbai yesterday as the Canadian pop star hit town to give his first concert in India in front of 45,000 fans. "Beliebers" from across the nation have flocked to the commercial capital to see their idol perform hits like "Baby" and "Sorry" on the latest...
(A rally in Lahore protesting the killing of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer in Lahore because of his opposition to Pakistan’s blasphemy law. Picture taken on January 8, 2011. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza)
Millions of Pakistanis receive blasphemy warning texts
ISLAMABAD: Millions of Pakistanis have been receiving text messages from the government warning them against sharing "blasphemous" content online, a move rights activists said would encourage more vigilante attacks. It comes amid a surge in mob violence linked to accusations of insulting Islam including three attacks within the past month. "Uploading & sharing of blasphemous content on Internet is a punishable offense under the law.Such content...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressing the nation at his office. —AFP
Pakistan army backs off after questioning PM’s authority
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's military backed off yesterday after publicly questioning the prime minister's decision to sack an adviser over an explosive newspaper article alleging a rift between the country's civilian government and the military. Government-military relations are a sensitive topic in Pakistan, which has had a history of military coups since gaining independence from Britain in 1947.Two weeks ago, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif fired a...
CANBERRA: Australian Greens party Sen. Larissa Waters breastfeeds her baby Alia Joy during a session in the Senate Chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. — AP
Breastfeeding Australian senator in political first
CANBERRA: Australian Greens party Sen. Larissa Waters breastfeeds her baby Alia Joy during a session in the Senate Chamber at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. — APSYDNEY: A breastfeeding senator has made Australian political history by becoming the first woman to nurse her newborn baby in the nation's parliament. Greens' senator Larissa Waters returned to the upper house Senate for the first time Tuesday since giving birth to her...
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Blessen George Volleyball Tournament begins today
.KUWAIT: Four matches will be held today in the Blessen George Volleyball Tournament being held at Al-Shabab Sports Club hall instead of Fahaheel club. Six teams expressed their wish to participate in the annual event that commemorates India’s national team volleyball player Blessen George.The teams were divided into two groups - the first includes ACMA, APR and the Stars, while the second includes King of Volleyball, Boubyan and Boudham...
KUWAIT: Anwar Jassem Al-Kharafi (right) addresses the company’s general assembly meeting yesterday.
New strategy for Coast Investment: Al-Kharafi
KUWAIT: Anwar Jassem Al-Kharafi (right) addresses the company’s general assembly meeting yesterday.KUWAIT: Following tough negotiations and paying off all its debts and settling related litigations in 2016, Coast Investments & Development Company (Coast Investment) is in a healthy financial condition that will enable it to grow and regain its status in Kuwait’s economy, said Chairman Anwar Jassem Al-Kharafi. Speaking during the annual...
KUWAIT: Chairman Bader Naser Al-Kharafi (third right) addresses the general assembly meeting of Gulf Cable & Electrical Industries Company yesterday.
Gulf Cable to support Kuwaiti products: Al-Kharafi
Company to focus on exports, expand operations in Iraq KUWAIT: Chairman Bader Naser Al-Kharafi (third right) addresses the general assembly meeting of Gulf Cable & Electrical Industries Company yesterday.KUWAIT: Chairman of Gulf Cable & Electrical Industries Company Bader Naser Al-Kharafi said the weakness of government projects in Kuwait made the company concentrate on exports and be active in Iraq through its factory in Jordan and the UAE...
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Zain recognized as ‘Best Overall Company in Kuwait’
Company awarded at annual Arabian Business Achievement Awards .KUWAIT: Leading regional economic magazine Arabian Business awarded Zain the 'Best Overall Company in Kuwait' at the prestigious Achievement Awards, held in Jumeirah Hotel. The Arabian Business Kuwait Awards recognize and reward outstanding success and innovation across various industry sectors in the country.Waleed Al-Khashti, Zain Kuwait's Corporate Communications and Relations...
KUWAIT: KAMCO Investment Company KSC (Public) holds its annual general meeting (AGM) for the year ending December 31, 2016 and its annual Shafafiyah Investor’s Forum yesterday at the Chairman’s Club in KIPCO Tower.
KAMCO shareholders approve 5% cash dividends
Company holds AGM for 2016 and annual Shafafiyah Investors forum KUWAIT: KAMCO Investment Company KSC (Public) holds its annual general meeting (AGM) for the year ending December 31, 2016 and its annual Shafafiyah Investor’s Forum yesterday at the Chairman’s Club in KIPCO Tower.KUWAIT: KAMCO Investment Company KSC (Public), a leading investment company with one of the largest assets under management (AUM) in the region, held its annual...
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For world's super-rich, a pink diamond is forever
LONDON: For the world's super-rich, the investment of choice is increasingly a very rare naturally pink diamond, an asset class that this year has set records at auction. Tobias Kormind, managing director of 77 Diamonds, which has a shop in London's Mayfair district and sells online, says the trend for colored stones has gathered strength as the world emerged from financial crisis."Very savvy investors clocked on to the fact these colored stones...
GUADALAJARA: Mexican 32-year-old Juan Pedro Franco, who weighs almost 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) arrives at the hospital in Guadalajara, Mexico on May 05, 2017. — AFP
World’s heaviest man goes under knife in Mexico
GUADALAJARA: Mexican 32-year-old Juan Pedro Franco, who weighs almost 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds) arrives at the hospital in Guadalajara, Mexico on May 05, 2017. — AFPGUADALAJARA: The world's heaviest man, who at one point weighed almost 600 kilograms (1,300 pounds), has undergone successful gastric bypass surgery, his doctors in Mexico said. The procedure on Juan Pedro Franco is intended to reduce his weight by half, and is expected to be...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Sheikh Salem Al-Ali passes away
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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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DHAKA: A Hindu shopkeeper (left) helps a woman put on a traditional conch shell bangle at a shop selling traditional prayer items in Shakhari Bazar, a Hindu majority area, in Dhaka on August 9, 2024. — AFP
Misinformation from India, vandalism frighten Hindus in Bangladesh
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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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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