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ASEESE: Faithful walk past the main gate after the Sunday worship at the Nasrul-lahi-li Fathi Society of Nigeria (NASFAT), in Aseese, Ogun State. Sunday morning is usually the preserve of Christian pastors in the Nigerian megacity of Lagos but a new form of worship is emerging to challenge the monopoly. — AFP
Praise Allah! Islam goes evangelical in Nigeria
ASEESE: Faithful walk past the main gate after the Sunday worship at the Nasrul-lahi-li Fathi Society of Nigeria (NASFAT), in Aseese, Ogun State. Sunday morning is usually the preserve of Christian pastors in the Nigerian megacity of Lagos but a new form of worship is emerging to challenge the monopoly. — AFPLAGOS: Sunday morning is usually the preserve of Christian pastors in the Nigerian megacity of Lagos but a new form of worship is...
UNDISCLOSED LOCATION: This screen grab image taken yesterday from a video released on Youtube by Islamist group Boko Haram shows Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau making a statement.—AFP
Boko Haram leader injured in air strike
KANO: Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau has been injured and one of his deputies killed in an air strike in northeast Nigeria, civilian and security sources told AFP yesterday. Two Nigerian Air Force jets bombarded fighters who had gathered for prayers in Balla village, some 40 kilometers from Damboa, on the edge of the Sambisa Forest, last Friday."Shekau was wounded in the bombings and is believed to be receiving treatment near the Nigerian...
Hindu Yuva Vahini members pose inside the vigilante group’s office in the city of Unnao, India, on April 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/File
4 hard line Hindu militia accused of killing Muslim
NEW DELHI: Indian police have detained four members of a hardline Hindu militia founded by the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh on suspicion of killing a Muslim man who had helped an interfaith couple elope, an investigating official said yesterday. A 60-year-old farmer was killed on Tuesday by a mob that included members of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, or Hindu Youth Force, set up by Yogi Adityanath, a priest recently named by Prime Minister Narendra...
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Myanmar police hunt scavengers who found massive jade boulder
YANGON: Police are hunting five gem scavengers who discovered a huge jade boulder at a mine in northern Myanmar after a senior regulatory official accused them of leading an attempt to steal it. The prospectors found the 8.7 ton block of the precious stone last week in a mine at Hpakant in Kachin State, where they normally work at night picking through the scraps left by the owners. They later returned with around 10,000 other people and tried to...
KABUL: An Afghan victim injured in a suicide attack lies in a ward at the Wazir Akbar Khan hospital. — AFP
IS-claimed blast targets NATO convoy in Kabul
Explosion came during morning rush hour KABUL: An Afghan victim injured in a suicide attack lies in a ward at the Wazir Akbar Khan hospital. — AFPKABUL: A powerful blast targeting an armored NATO convoy in Kabul killed at least eight people and wounded 28 yesterday, including three coalition troops, officials said in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. The explosion, which came during morning rush hour on a busy road near the US...
Thai schoolgirl learns to smile again after teacher assault (AFP)
Thai girl learns to smile after teacher assault
Thai schoolgirl learns to smile again after teacher assault (AFP)BANGKOK: There were moments when Naruedee Jotsanthia thought she'd never smile again. The Thai schoolgirl says she was left facially disfigured last year after a teacher threw a mug at her head. The attack, which went viral and sparked renewed debate about the country's deeply hierarchical education system, locked one side of her face in a downward droop and left her unable to...
MONACO: Juventus’ goalkeeper from Italy Gianluigi Buffon eyes the ball during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg football match Monaco vs Juventus at the Stade Louis II stadium yesterday. — AFP
Imperious Juventus, Higuain hurt Monaco
MONACO: Juventus’ goalkeeper from Italy Gianluigi Buffon eyes the ball during the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg football match Monaco vs Juventus at the Stade Louis II stadium yesterday. — AFPMONACO: Gonzalo Higuain scored both goals as an imperious Juventus beat Monaco 2-0 in their Champions League semi-final first leg yesterday to take a huge step towards next month’s final in Cardiff. Both of Higuain’s goals came from...
STUTTGART: Russia’s Maria Sharapova returns to France’s Kristina Mladenovic during their semifinal match at the WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. — AFP
Wimbledon keeps Sharapova guessing on wildcard entry
STUTTGART: Russia’s Maria Sharapova returns to France’s Kristina Mladenovic during their semifinal match at the WTA Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. — AFPLONDON: Former champion Maria Sharapova's hopes of playing at this year's Wimbledon championships could hinge on a June 20 meeting of tournament organizers unless the Russian hits form in forthcoming events in Madrid and Rome. Sharapova, who returned last week after a 15-month ban for an...
MADRID: Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo runs for the ball during the UEFA Champions League semifinal first leg football match Real Madrid CF vs Club Atletico de Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. — AFP
Hard work is the key to Ronaldo's record feats
MADRID: Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo runs for the ball during the UEFA Champions League semifinal first leg football match Real Madrid CF vs Club Atletico de Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. — AFPMADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo is human after all, or so he claims, despite sealing another "special" Champions League night with a hat-trick to put Real Madrid on the verge of the final once more. Ronaldo's treble sealed a...
Sheikh Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
PAS congratulates Kuwait Shooting
Sheikh Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahKUWAIT: Kuwait Shooting Sport Club received a letter from Public Authority for Sport (PAS), congratulating them on the ruling of the court of Arbitration for sports (CAS), which annulled every decision taken by International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) against Kuwait. In his letter, Director General of PAS Sheikh Ahmad Mansour Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said, he, on behalf of all board members...
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Pakistan board claims $60m from India in lost revenues
KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board yesterday sent a legal notice to its Indian counterpart for failing to honor an agreement to play a bilateral series, saying this had cost them $60 million. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2014 under which they were due to play six series-four to be hosted by Pakistan-between 2015 and 2023. But New Delhi denied...
Masaud Hayat
KIPCO announces net profit of KD 5.07m
Masaud HayatKUWAIT: KIPCO - the Kuwait Projects Company (Holding) - has announced a net profit of KD 5.07 million (US$ 16.6 million), or 1.11 fils per share (US$ 0.4 cents), for the first three months of 2017, compared to KD 13.5 million (US$ 44.3 million), or 7.45 fils per share (US$ 2.4 cents), reported for the same period last year. KIPCO’s consolidated assets remained at the KD 10 billion (US$ 33 billion) reported at year-end 2016. Mr...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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BELFAST: Protestors attend a "unity over division" protest called to oppose an anti immigration demonstration in Northern Ireland on Aug 9, 2024. - AFP
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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
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GAZA: People inspect the damage in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood following Zionist bombardment on August 11, 2024. — AFP
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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