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Photo shows an empty rubber boat after migrants were rescued by members of Proactive Open Arms NGO, in the Mediterranean sea. — AP

Saving lives, 1 day at a time, on deadly Mediterranean

'Kidnappers often hang their victims' Photo shows an empty rubber boat after migrants were rescued by members of Proactive Open Arms NGO, in the Mediterranean sea. — APAT SEA: As usual, it started with a call on a satellite phone from Italian rescue officials in Rome. They were relaying a distress call they'd received from a migrant smuggling ship adrift somewhere off the coast of Libya. On board the Golfo Azurro, Guillermo Canardo was taking...

JAKARTA: Photo shows the St Mary of the Assumption Cathedral lighting up in Jakarta during the Christian festival of Easter. The Cathedral is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Jakarta. —AFP

Police thwart plan by hardline Muslims to guard poll stations

Vote for Jakarta governor stokes religious tensions JAKARTA: Photo shows the St Mary of the Assumption Cathedral lighting up in Jakarta during the Christian festival of Easter. The Cathedral is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Jakarta. —AFPJAKARTA: Indonesian police yesterday blocked plans by hardline Islamist groups to guard polling booths during today's vote for Jakarta governor, citing the potential for clashes in an...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz (right) shakes hands with US National Security Advisor Lieutenant-General HR McMaster at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad. —AFP

US could take 'tougher' stance against Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz (right) shakes hands with US National Security Advisor Lieutenant-General HR McMaster at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad. —AFPISLAMABAD: US National Security Advisor Lieutenant General HR McMaster arrived in Islamabad yesterday on an unannounced visit, a day after he hinted the US could take a tougher stance on Pakistan. It was the first visit by a top member of President Donald...

BOSTON: Geoffrey Kirui, of Kenya, crosses the finish line to win then121st Boston Marathon yesterday, in Boston. - AP

Kenyans sweep titles at Boston Marathon

BOSTON: Geoffrey Kirui, of Kenya, crosses the finish line to win the121st Boston Marathon yesterday, in Boston. - APBOSTON: Geoffrey Kirui and Edna Kiplagat led a Kenyan clean sweep at the 121st Boston Marathon yesterday, both timing late bursts to perfection to claim the men's and women's races of the prestigious event.Kirui, 24, produced a devastating sprint with four miles to go to settle an enthralling tactical battle with American rival...

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany steers his car behind the safety car during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix, at the Formula One Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, April 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Formula One: Outburst reveals McLaren misery

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany steers his car behind the safety car during the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix, at the Formula One Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, April 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)MANAMA: Fernando Alonso’s outburst of frustration and Stoffel Vandoorne’s mid-race tweeted photograph summed up McLaren’s failures in Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix and hinted at deeper turmoil ahead. The...

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Kuwait leads healthy bond issuance in GCC - NBK ECONOMIC REPORT

Yields edge lower in first quarter 2017KUWAIT: Global yields were range-bound in 1Q17 as markets adjusted to a more optimistic economic outlook and heightened political risk; GCC yields declined on the quarter. Issuance in the GCC was healthy and was led again by sovereigns, with the bulk coming from Kuwait. International issuance remained strong for sovereigns, which helped ease regional liquidity constraints. GCC primary debt market activity is...

Cisco Connect UAE 2017

Cisco Connect UAE 2017 to shed light on how businesses can thrive in the digital era

Cisco Connect UAE 2017DUBAI: Cisco announced today the opening of its flagship IT and thought leadership event, Cisco Connect in the UAE, hosted by Cisco and its key strategic partners from April 17 - 18 at the Atlantis the Palm Hotel, in Dubai. Themed 'Your Time is Now,' Cisco Connect UAE 2017 will address the current technology landscape as businesses transition into effective digital enterprises. The event will demonstrate multiple solutions...

MADRID: Surgeon Mario Alvarez Maestro (2nd left) and his staff perform a renal transplantation on patient Juan Benito Druet at La Paz hospital in Madrid.

How Spain became the world leader in organ transplants

MADRID: Surgeon Mario Alvarez Maestro (2nd left) and his staff perform a renal transplantation on patient Juan Benito Druet at La Paz hospital in Madrid.MADRID: Juan Benito Druet has just learned that his life may be about to change. In the next few hours he will receive a healthy kidney thanks to a pioneering system that has made Spain the world leader in organ transplants for the past 25 years. "We don't know what will happen. But you have to...

Singer Lorde performs at the Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival

Kendrick Lamar, Lorde show new sides at Coachella

Singer Lorde performs at the Coachella Valley Music And Arts FestivalKendrick Lamar introduced a kung fu alter ego and Lorde dramatized the awkwardness of dance clubs as the stars presented new music Sunday at the Coachella festival. The two artists, whose last albums each brought Grammy glory, played back-to-back sets to close the first weekend of the premier music festival in the desert of southern California. Lamar has been hailed as an...

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Turkey referendum

KUWAIT: MPs Shuaib Al-Muwaizri (right) and Riyadh Al-Adasani (left) arrive at the National Assembly yesterday. The two opposition lawmakers filed to question the prime minister over allegations of failure to control rampant corruption and for squandering public funds. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

MPs Adasani, Muwaizri file second grilling against PM

Rampant corruption, squandering of public funds alleged KUWAIT: MPs Shuaib Al-Muwaizri (right) and Riyadh Al-Adasani (left) arrive at the National Assembly yesterday. The two opposition lawmakers filed to question the prime minister over allegations of failure to control rampant corruption and for squandering public funds. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Opposition MPs Riyadh Al-Adasani and Shuaib Al-Muwaizri yesterday filed the second...

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Badrya Darwish Social media has overtaken our lives. It's hijacking our privacies. Now it's the fashion or the norm, you could say, for people not to listen to the news on the radio or to read it from official sources or respected publications. Instead, what we are paying attention to is social media with all its forms and platforms - be it Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, etc. I don't know what they will invent next. The...

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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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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

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Saudi Arabia’s Minister of
Investment Khalid Al-Falih

Saudi Cabinet approves new investment law