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LAHORE: In this file photo taken on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, civil society activists rally to demand recovery of missing Pakistani bloggers. — AP
Blasphemy charges: Climate of fear for Pakistani media
A powerful tool to silence critics LAHORE: In this file photo taken on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, civil society activists rally to demand recovery of missing Pakistani bloggers. — APISLAMABAD: Ahmad Waqas Goraya couldn't see anything through the black hood, but he could hear the screams. A Pakistani blogger with a penchant for criticizing Pakistan's powerful military and taking the government to task, Goraya was kidnapped in January along with...
DHAKA: Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel and bomb experts stand near the body of a man beside a RAB checkpoint in Khilgaon. — AP
Bangladesh forces kill alleged militant carrying explosives
DHAKA: Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel and bomb experts stand near the body of a man beside a RAB checkpoint in Khilgaon. — APDHAKA: Bangladesh police shot dead a suspected militant in the capital Dhaka yesterday, a day after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a security forces camp. The man was killed as he tried to cross a security roadblock on a motorbike carrying a bag with improvised explosive devices, according to...
BILBAO: Real Madrid's goalkeeper Keylor Navas, left, and Sergio Ramos, fail to block the ball as Athletic Bilbao's Aritz Aduriz scores during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, at San Mames stadium, in Bilbao, northern Spain, yesterday. – AP
Casemiro sends Real five points clear
BILBAO: Real Madrid's goalkeeper Keylor Navas, left, and Sergio Ramos, fail to block the ball as Athletic Bilbao's Aritz Aduriz scores during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, at San Mames stadium, in Bilbao, northern Spain, yesterday. – APMADRID:  Casemiro was Real Madrid's unlikely hero as he hit the winner to open up a five-point lead on Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a 2-1 win at Athletic...
MANESAR: In this photograph taken on July 19, 2012, Indian private security guards look at the burnt reception office at the main gate of the Maruti Suzuki Production Facility.— AFP
India court jails 13 for life over murder at car plant
MANESAR: In this photograph taken on July 19, 2012, Indian private security guards look at the burnt reception office at the main gate of the Maruti Suzuki Production Facility.— AFPNEW DELHI: An Indian court yesterday sentenced 13 workers to life in jail for the murder of a senior manager in an outburst of deadly violence at a car plant in 2012, one of the country's worst episodes of labor unrest. The court last week convicted a total of 31...
STOKE-ON-TRENT: Chelsea's Brazilian-born Spanish striker Diego Costa (L) vies with Stoke City's US defender Geoff Cameron during the English Premier League football match between Stoke City and Chelsea at the Bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, central England yesterday. - AFP
Cahill from zero to hero as Chelsea down Stoke
STOKE-ON-TRENT: Chelsea's Brazilian-born Spanish striker Diego Costa (L) vies with Stoke City's US defender Geoff Cameron during the English Premier League football match between Stoke City and Chelsea at the Bet365 Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, central England yesterday. - AFPSTOKE-ON-TRENT:  Gary Cahill kept Chelsea's title charge on track as the defender's 87th-minute winner gave the Premier League leaders a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Stoke...
INDIAN WELLS: Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia plays a forehand against Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in their semi final match during day twelve of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Friday in Indian Wells, California. - AFP
Kuznetsova, Vesnina set up all-Russian final
INDIAN WELLS: Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia plays a forehand against Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in their semi final match during day twelve of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Friday in Indian Wells, California. - AFPINDIAN WELLS: Svetlana Kuznetsova toppled world number three Karolina Pliskova 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/2) on Friday to book an all-Russian Indian Wells final against Elena Vesnina. Vesnina powered past...
KIB concludes Annual General Meeting
KIB concludes Annual General Meeting - Bank approves distribution of 10% cash dividends for 2016
KIB concludes Annual General MeetingKUWAIT: The 2016 Annual General Meeting (AGM) for Kuwait International Bank (KIB) was held yesterday, attended by 77.43 percent of shareholders approved the recommendation of  the Bank's Board of Directors to distribute cash dividends of 10 percent of the share nominal value (i.e. 10 fils per share) to shareholders.Chairman of KIB, Sheikh Mohammed Jarrah Al-Sabah, spoke about the Bank's stellar performance in...
KUWAIT: (From left to right ), Abdullah Al-Sumait, Deputy Chief General Manager, Michel Accad, Group CEO of ABK, Talal Behbehani, ABK’s Chairman and Fawzy Al-Thunayan, General Manager, Board Affairs. —Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
ABK concludes annual general meeting - Shareholders approve cash dividend of 11 fils per share
KUWAIT: (From left to right ), Abdullah Al-Sumait, Deputy Chief General Manager, Michel Accad, Group CEO of ABK, Talal Behbehani, ABK’s Chairman and Fawzy Al-Thunayan, General Manager, Board Affairs. —Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) concluded its Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Banks headquarters, yesterday. With a completed quorum, shareholders approved the Board of Directors recommended cash dividend of...
Shaheen Hamad Al-Ghanem
KAMCO, KFH Capital act as joint lead managers and bookrunners
Warba Bank's $250 million sukuk issuance Shaheen Al-GhanemKUWAIT: Warba Bank KSCP ("Warba") announces the successful Sukuk issuance of their perpetual, non-callable (before five years), Tier 1 Basel III compliant $250 million Mudaraba Sukuk Certificates.In a joint press release, Warba Bank highlighted that the issuance is compliant with the Tier 1 requirements by the Central Bank of Kuwait ("CBK"), and conforms to the Basel III guidelines. The...
Viva’s CEO Eng Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Badran
VIVA Inks cash dividends transfer with KCC in cooperation with NBK
Viva’s CEO Eng Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-BadranKUWAIT: VIVA, Kuwait's fastest-growing and most developed telecom operator, has recently inked an agreement for Cash Dividends Transfer with Kuwait Clearing Company (KCC) in cooperation with the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK). This agreement will provide an electronic transfer service for the cash dividends to the Investors bank account without the need of receiving the dividends by cheque from...
URC’s Chairman Tariq AbdulSalam
URC announces acquisition of 40% stake in Insha'a Holding
URC’s Chairman Tariq AbdulSalamKUWAIT: United Real Estate Company (URC), leading real estate development company in the Middle east and North Africa region, has announced a 39.17 percent acquisition in leading Kuwaiti building materials company, Insha'a Holding.URC's Chairman Tariq AbdulSalam said that the deal represents the company's first acquisition in the building and construction sector, and comes as a step towards the implementation of...
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62% in UAE are concerned about password-stealing malware
DUBAI: Kaspersky Lab presented a new version of its freemium solution Kaspersky Password Manager. It offers users remote access to their passwords via their personal page on the My Kaspersky portal, automatic security verification for entered passwords, voice control and other useful features.Account security worries Internet users more than any other area of their online lives. According to a survey, 63 percent of respondents in the UAE are...
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VINHEDO, Brazil: An aerial view of the wreckage of an airplane that crashed with 62 people on board on Aug 10, 2024. - AFP
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People walk past a poster of slain Palestinian Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran's capital Tehran on August 10, 2024, amid regional tensions during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. - AFP
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