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MOSUL: A man with a bullet wound from a sniper cries out in pain as he is transferred by Iraqi Special Operations Forces medics at their field hospital. —AP

In Mosul, snipers tracking jihadists around the clock

MOSUL: A man with a bullet wound from a sniper cries out in pain as he is transferred by Iraqi Special Operations Forces medics at their field hospital. —APMOSULL A few hundred meters from an iconic mosque in west Mosul, Iraqi sniper Salah Al-Zuheiri has his eye glued to his scope as he searches for Islamic State group jihadists. Iraqi forces are battling to retake Mosul from IS, after the group overran the city in 2014 and its leader...

FRESNO: Fresno Police chief Jerry Dyer reviews notes on the triple fatal shooting before addressing the media. — AP

Fresno shooter wanted to Kill white people: Police

FRESNO: Fresno Police chief Jerry Dyer reviews notes on the triple fatal shooting before addressing the media. — APFRESNO: A man wanted in the slaying of a security guard set out to kill as many white people as he could on Tuesday, gunning down three men on the streets of downtown Fresno before he was captured and admitted to the shootings, authorities said. Kori Ali Muhammad, 39, was arrested shortly after the morning rampage that left three...

LEWISTON: A worshipper takes his shoes off before entering the Lewiston Auburn Islamic Center for prayers

How a community rejuvenated by refugees came to embrace Trump

A different take on president's more 'controversial' policies LEWISTON: A worshipper takes his shoes off before entering the Lewiston Auburn Islamic Center for prayersLEWISTON, Maine: Richard Rodrigue stood in the back of a banquet hall, watching his blond-haired, blue-eyed daughter mingle among her high school classmates. These teenagers speak dozens of languages, and hail from a dozen African nations. They fled brutal civil war, famine,...

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Pakistan set for Supreme Court decision that could remove PM

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: A looming Supreme Court decision that could disqualify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over corruption allegations had the country on edge yesterday, as a drawn-out investigation related to the "Panama Papers" leaks neared a conclusion. Disqualifying Sharif would leave his party in power, but it would cause intense turmoil at a time when Pakistan is experiencing modest growth and improved security after years of violence, and the...

NEW DELHI: This file photo taken on May 8, 2015 shows an Indian politician’s car with a red beacon on it outside Parliament House. —AFP

Delhi bans red car beacons to end privileged elitist culture

NEW DELHI: This file photo taken on May 8, 2015 shows an Indian politician’s car with a red beacon on it outside Parliament House. —AFPNEW DELHI: India said yesterday it will ban ministers and senior officials from using red beacons on their cars to cut through traffic, a longstanding privilege that has caused resentment and accusations of elitism. From May 1 only emergency services will be allowed to use the flashing beacons to move swiftly...

UTTAR PRADESH: In this July 28, 2005 file photo, Indian opposition leader and President of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) LK Advani, second right, senior BJP leaders Uma Bharati, right, Kalyan Singh, second left, and Murli Manohar Joshi wave to people during a public rally in Rae Bareilly, in the northern Indian state. —AP

Indian politicians to finally face trial over mosque demolition

Three are accused of inciting Hindu zealots UTTAR PRADESH: In this July 28, 2005 file photo, Indian opposition leader and President of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) LK Advani, second right, senior BJP leaders Uma Bharati, right, Kalyan Singh, second left, and Murli Manohar Joshi wave to people during a public rally in Rae Bareilly, in the northern Indian state. —APNEW DELHI: Three senior members of India's ruling Hindu nationalist party...

Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte gestures a clenched fist as he visit soldiers in Butig, Lanao del Sur, southern Philippines November 30, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Philippine leader may launch 'invasion' of Sayyaf's island

MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte warned yesterday he might "invade" an island stronghold of the Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf to "finish the game" following a thwarted attempt by the group to kidnap tourists on a resort island last week. Duterte offered cash rewards for the capture, dead or alive, of six Abu Sayyaf militants still at large following a day-long clash last week on Bohol island, which killed six rebels and four members...

MONACO: Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning against Britain’s Kyle Edmund during the Monte Carlo ATP Masters Series tournament tennis match yesterday in Monaco. — AFP

Murray, Nadal in tough wins to start clay season

MONACO: Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning against Britain’s Kyle Edmund during the Monte Carlo ATP Masters Series tournament tennis match yesterday in Monaco. — AFPMONTE CARLO: Andy Murray returned from over a month out with an elbow injury to launch his clay-court season with a gruelling 7-5, 7-5 defeat of Gilles Muller at the Monte Carlo Masters yesterday. The world number one was joined in the third round by nine-time...

Kuwait national cricket squad

Kuwait cricket team ready for ICC World Cricket League Division

Kuwait national cricket squadKUWAIT: Kuwait Cricket is the official governing body for the game of cricket in Kuwait and is an associate member of the International Cricket Council and a full member of the Asian Cricket Council.Kuwait National cricket team under the incisive captaincy of Mohammad Khan will be leaving for Chiang Mai, Thailand on 19th April 2017 to participate in the all important ICC World Cricket League Division 1 - Asia which...

Markaz’s Board of Directors

Markaz's profit up 40% despite challenges

Markaz's Board of Directors Report Markaz’s Board of DirectorsKUWAIT: Fluctuations in oil prices in 2016, have led to concussions in the local and regional financial markets and significant geopolitical events have caused major migrations and resulted in confusion of the free trade. All of this has contributed to pushing the global economy towards a direction that has not been seen over the past decades, represented in political rhetoric and...

COLOMBO: Chinese construction team members look on at a new apartment building complex in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo. — AFP

Sri Lanka battles labor shortage amid massive construction boom

Contractors at home desperate for workers COLOMBO: Chinese construction team members look on at a new apartment building complex in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo. — AFPCOLOMBO: Cheap Sri Lankan labor has built skyscrapers and condos across the Gulf for decades but now contractors at home are desperate for workers as the island nation experiences an unprecedented construction boom. The labor shortage has seen builders offer lavish incentives...

CALIFORNIA: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at his company’s annual F8 developer conference in San Jose, Calif. —AP

Facebook wants to augment your reality

Computer-generated images into real-world surroundings CALIFORNIA: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks at his company’s annual F8 developer conference in San Jose, Calif. —APSAN JOSE: Facebook wants you to sit in your bedroom wearing a headset and take a virtual vacation with faraway friends and family. Or use your smartphone's camera to spruce up your dinky apartment, at least virtually. The promise of augmented and virtual reality was a big...

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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

Misinformation from India, vandalism frighten Hindus in Bangladesh

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Sheikh Salem Al-Ali passes away

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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