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Man arrested for forging expats' visas
KUWAIT: Residency detectives arrested a citizen for swindling and forging visas for expats. Tips were received about a citizen swindling expats by forging entry visas. He created replicas for the visas and made look identical to the authentic documents, then charged expats money in exchange for them. The suspect confessed to issuing 25 forged entry visas using forged seals and signatures. He was sent to concerned authorities.Traffic campaignsThe...
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Policemen suspended
KUWAIT: Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah issued two decisions to discharge a female sergeant for violating the military code by appearing in an "unsuitable manner" on social media; and suspend a first lieutenant until the case of attempted murder in which he is the accused is solved.Offender jailedThe prosecution ordered a citizen jailed for 21 days for insulting the Prophet (PBUH). The citizen tweeted words...
ABU DHABI: Dr Ali Rashid Al-Nuaimi, Director General of ADEC, addresses the BETT Middle East 2017 expo. ¨C Photos by Ben Garciann
BETT Middle East 2017 kicks off in Abu-Dhabi
ABU DHABI: Dr Ali Rashid Al-Nuaimi, Director General of ADEC, addresses the BETT Middle East 2017 expo. ¨C Photos by Ben GarciaABU-DHABI: The two-day 'BETT Middle East 2017 Expo' kicked off yesterday at Dusit Thani Hotel in the Emirati capital. BETT is the Middle East's leading global technology exhibition and congress series held in partnership with the leading platform and productivity company Microsoft and the Abu Dhabi Education Council...
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Artists urge Radiohead to scrap Israel show
Dozens of artists including Roger Waters called Monday on Radiohead to cancel a concert in Israel, saying the band known for its left-wing politics should join Palestinian activists' boycott calls. The English experimental rock icons are scheduled to play in Tel Aviv on July 19, closing a tour that includes premier festivals Coachella and Glastonbury.Radiohead has played benefits for Tibetans' rights and Amnesty International and the battle...
View of a car which was burned during a robbery to the premises of multinational company Prosegur in Ciudad del Este, Alto Parana department, Paraguay, in the triple border with Brazil and Argentina on April 24, 2017. nSome 50 Brazilian and Paraguayan criminals assaulted a company of armored transportation services on Monday early morning with rifles and explosives, robbing several million dollars and leaving a policeman killed and several injured, informed the police. / AFP PHOTO / Gustavo GALEANO
Armed gang steals millions in stunning Paraguay heist
View of a car which was burned during a robbery to the premises of multinational company Prosegur in Ciudad del Este, Alto Parana department, Paraguay, in the triple border with Brazil and Argentina on April 24, 2017.Some 50 Brazilian and Paraguayan criminals assaulted a company of armored transportation services on Monday early morning with rifles and explosives, robbing several million dollars and leaving a policeman killed and several...
Nuclear-powered submarine USS Michigan approaches at the southeastern port city of Busan on April 25, 2017. North Korea on April 25, marked a military anniversary with a conventional firing drill, reports said, as South Korea announced joint naval exercises with a US aircraft carrier amid tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. - - South Korea OUT / NO ARCHIVES - RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USEn / AFP / YONHAP / YONHAP / NO ARCHIVES - RESTRICTED TO SUBSCRIPTION USE
North Korea marks military anniversary with firing drill
Nuclear-powered submarine USS Michigan approaches at the southeastern port city of Busan on April 25, 2017. North Korea on April 25, marked a military anniversary with a conventional firing drill, reports said, as South Korea announced joint naval exercises with a US aircraft carrier amid tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions.SEOUL: Nuclear-armed North Korea yesterday marked a military anniversary with a massive conventional firing drill,...
The coffin of slain police officer Xavier Jugele is carried at the Paris Police headquarters, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. France's top officials and presidential candidates are attending a national ceremony to honor the police officer killed by an Islamic extremist on the Champs-Elysees. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)
Macron, Le Pen to attend ceremony for slain policeman
The coffin of slain police officer Xavier Jugele is carried at the Paris Police headquarters, Tuesday, April 25, 2017. France's top officials and presidential candidates are attending a national ceremony to honor the police officer killed by an Islamic extremist on the Champs-Elysees. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, Pool)PARIS: The two candidates vying to be France's new president will yesterday honor a policeman killed in a jihadist-claimed attack on...
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Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants in Syria, Iraq's Sinjar
A medical helicopter, from the US-led coalition, flies over the site of Turkish airstrikes near northeastern Syrian Kurdish town of Derik, known as al-Malikiyah in Arabic, on April 25, 2017. Turkish warplanes killed more than 20 Kurdish fighters in strikes in Syria and Iraq, where the Kurds are key players in the battle against the Islamic State group.ISTANBUL: Turkish warplanes bombed Kurdish militants in Iraq's Sinjar region and in...
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Court jails Indian fugitive gangster for seven years
 This file photo taken on November 5, 2015 shows Indian national Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, known in India as Chhota Rajan (C), being escorted by Indonesian police from Bali police headquarters to Ngurah Rai Airport during his deportation from Denpasar on Bali island. Indian gangster Chhota Rajan was jailed for seven years on April 24, 2017 for passport fraud, the first prison term handed to the so-called "Hindu don" who evaded capture for more...
Ivanka Trump, daughter and adviser of U.S. President Donald Trump, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, moderator Miriam Meckel and Dutch Queen Maxima, from left, attend a panel at the W20 Summit in Berlin Tuesday, April 25, 2017. The conference aims at building support for investment in women's economic empowerment programs(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Ivanka forced to defend Trump at women's summit
Ivanka Trump, daughter and adviser of U.S. President Donald Trump, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, moderator Miriam Meckel and Dutch Queen Maxima, from left, attend a panel at the W20 Summit in Berlin Tuesday, April 25, 2017. The conference aims at building support for investment in women's economic empowerment programs(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)BERLIN: Ivanka Trump, making her...
KUWAIT: Freed opposition leader Musallam Al-Barrak addresses supporters at a rally yesterday. ñ Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
Barrak urges reconciliation, reforms to 'rescue' Kuwait
KUWAIT: Freed opposition leader Musallam Al-Barrak addresses supporters at a rally yesterday. ñ Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Prominent opposition leader Musallam Al-Barrak called yesterday for national reconciliation to rescue the state just days after his release from jail. Barrak, 61, was freed from prison on Friday after serving a two-year sentence for insulting HH the Amir in public, a charge he had denied. The former lawmaker told...
Fire at a lumber warehouse in industrial Shuwaikh
No injuries in lumber warehouse fire
Fire at a lumber warehouse in industrial ShuwaikhKUWAIT: The Public Relations and Information Department at Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) said firemen put out a fire at a lumber warehouse in industrial Shuwaikh. Firefighters from the industrial Shuwaikh, Shuhada, Ardhiya, South Salmiya and backup fire stations responded to the scene. They managed to control the flames and put out the blaze before it could spread to nearby warehouses. No...
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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
N Ireland violence shocks Muslims amid sectarianism
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Sheikh Salem Al-Ali passes away
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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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Drilling Rig (Oriental Phoenix)
Marine region a ‘promising area’ for hydrocarbon resources: KOC
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PARIS: Gold medallists USA pose during the podium ceremony after the women's gold medal basketball match against France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena on Aug 11, 2024. - AFP
US pip China in medals table as Games end