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HONG KONG: Sri Lankan refugee Ajith Puspa, left, 45, and Filipino refugee Vanessa Rodel, right, 40, look on as their lawyer Robert Tibbo, center, speaks at a press conference at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, yesterday.-AFP

Hong Kong Snowden refugees sought by Sri Lanka agents

HONG KONG: Sri Lankan refugee Ajith Puspa, left, 45, and Filipino refugee Vanessa Rodel, right, 40, look on as their lawyer Robert Tibbo, center, speaks at a press conference at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, yesterday.-AFPHONG KONG: Sri Lankan refugees who sheltered fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong have been targeted by agents from their home country, a lawyer and legislators said yesterday. The story of how...

LAHORE: Pakistani security officials examine the site after a bomb attack in Lahore yesterday.-AFP

Pakistan on edge; 6 die in Lahore bomb blast

Panic underscores nervousness across the country LAHORE: Pakistani security officials examine the site after a bomb attack in Lahore yesterday.-AFPLAHORE: At least six people were killed and 30 injured after a bomb ripped through Pakistan’s Lahore yesterday, officials said, the tenth attack in just under a fortnight pointing to resurgence in Islamist violence. The blast, the second to hit the provincial capital this month, crumpled cars and...

RAKHINE: In this file photo, Rohingya children gather at the Dar Paing camp for Muslim refugees, north of Sittwe, western Rakhine state, Myanmar.-AP

Activists seek corporate help for Myanmar's Rohingyas

RAKHINE: In this file photo, Rohingya children gather at the Dar Paing camp for Muslim refugees, north of Sittwe, western Rakhine state, Myanmar.-APBANGKOK: Activists are urging Unilever, a major investor in Myanmar, to speak out against the country's treatment of its Rohingya minority, which the UN has said may be "crimes against humanity." More than 10,000 people have joined the Facebook group for the campaign, known by the hashtag...

MOSUL: Smoke billows as Iraqi forces attack Mosul airport during an offensive to retake the western side of the city from jihadists of the Islamic State group yesterday. —AFP

Iraq forces enter IS-held Mosul airport

MOSUL: Smoke billows as Iraqi forces attack Mosul airport during an offensive to retake the western side of the city from jihadists of the Islamic State group yesterday. —AFPMOSUL: Iraqi forces yesterday thrust into Mosul airport on the southern edge of the jihadist stronghold for the first time since the Islamic State group overran the region in 2014. Backed by jets, gunships and drones, forces blitzed their way across open areas south of...

TOPSHOT - Yemenis run for cover as smoke rises following a car bomb attack at an army checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Hajr, located some 15 kilometres (nine miles) to the west of Mukalla, the capital of Yemen's southeastern Hadramawt province on July 18, 2016. Suicide bombers attacked two army checkpoints in a former stronghold of Al-Qaeda in southeastern Yemen, killing 11 people, health and security officials said.n / AFP / ABDULJABBAR BAJUBAIR

Yemen rebel rocket kills policeman on Saudi border

RIYADH: Rocket fire by Yemeni rebels killed a policeman and wounded a civilian on the Saudi side of the border, the civil defense department said late on Wednesday. They were the latest casualties inside the kingdom since Saudi Arabia began leading an Arab military coalition that intervened in its southern neighbor to support President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi in March 2015. At least 128 people have died in southern Saudi Arabia since the...

WASHINGTON: Activists and protesters with the National Center for Transgender Equality rally in front of the White House, in Washington. —AP

Conservatives hail end of transgender bathroom rule

Transgender rights advocates vow to overcome setback WASHINGTON: Activists and protesters with the National Center for Transgender Equality rally in front of the White House, in Washington. —APWASHINGTON: Conservatives are praising the Trump administration's rollback of public school bathroom requirements for transgender students, saying the move corrects a legal overreach by the Obama administration that is best left for states to decide....

RAS LAFFAN: This file photo taken on February 06, 2017 shows the Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar’s principal site for production of liquefied natural gas and gasto- liquid, some 80 kilometers north of the capital Doha. — AFP

Inside Qatar's 'gas capital of the world'

One of the most significant industrial sites on the planet RAS LAFFAN: This file photo taken on February 06, 2017 shows the Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar’s principal site for production of liquefied natural gas and gasto- liquid, some 80 kilometers north of the capital Doha. — AFPRAS LAFFAN: Perched on a northern tip of Qatar, about an hour's drive from the gleaming capital Doha and at the end of "Route 77" stands the secretive city of...

David Bowie's son, Duncan Jones collects the award for British album of the year on behalf of his late father for 'Blackstar' during the BRIT Awards 2017 ceremony and live show in London. — AP/AFP photos

David Bowie honors, George Michael tribute top Brit Awards

David Bowie's son, Duncan Jones collects the award for British album of the year on behalf of his late father for 'Blackstar' during the BRIT Awards 2017 ceremony and live show in London. — AP/AFP photosThe Brit Awards recognized big international stars including Drake and Beyonce and a cross-section of home-grown talent Wednesday - but the ceremony was overshadowed by the much-missed David Bowie and George Michael. Bowie, who died in January...

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Harvard names Rihanna its humanitarian of the year

RihannaRihanna may be best known as an R&B superstar, but on Wednesday she was named the 2017 Harvard University Humanitarian of the Year for her charity work. The 29-yearold singer from Barbados will be given the award in person on campus on February 28, the university announced. "Rihanna has charitably built a state-of-the-art center for oncology and nuclear medicine to diagnose and treat breast cancer at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in...

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Controversial $2,500 provision remains in place in Kuwait

Bahrain, India may scrap maid guarantee schemeMUSCAT: India and Bahrain are considering scrapping a financial guarantee scheme used to protect migrant maids who are not paid by their employers, in a move activists fear could expose thousands of Indian women in the Arab nation. There are more than 300,000 Indian migrant workers in the tiny Gulf state of one million people, according to the Indian embassy in Manama. Most are men employed as...

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Both parents should be living in Kuwait to renew child visa

KUWAIT: The interior ministry's residency affairs directorate plans to make it mandatory for both parents to be living in Kuwait with valid residency visas to renew their children's residency visas, said informed sources.The sources added that very few exemptions will be made, including for female doctors and teachers, allowing them to sponsor their children without the presence of their husbands in Kuwait. "Exceptions will be made for some...

More than two thirds of organizations in the hospitality/ recreation/ entertainment industry and human resources industry plan to hire.

Nearly 7 in 10 employers in Kuwait plan to hire this year

According to Bayt.com and YouGov Survey More than two thirds of organizations in the hospitality/ recreation/ entertainment industry and human resources industry plan to hire.KUWAIT: The latest Middle East Job Index Survey, compiled by the Middle East's leading job site, Bayt.com, and research and consulting group, YouGov, has revealed that many employers are planning to hire soon within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In Kuwait, in...

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MOSCOW: Muscovites crowd the counter of a Soviet bank to change their rubles into foreign currency in Moscow in this file photo. -- AFP

Russian economic growth dips in second quarter as inflation rises

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An operator with the call sign Yuri demonstrates the capabilities of a robot dog at an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Aug 7, 2024. - AFP

Ukraine to let robodogs loose on frontlines

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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

Brazil plane crash kills 62

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VIENNA: Fans of US singer Taylor Swift, swifties, gather after the singer's concerts were cancelled in Vienna, Austria, on August 8, 2024. — AFP

Plot to attack Taylor Swift show in Austria linked to Islamic State