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TANAY: Police and soldiers stand guard next to a tourist bus which hit an electric post in Tanay town, Rizal province, east of Manila yesterday. _ AFP n

14 on Philippine camping trip killed in bus accident

TANAY: Police and soldiers stand guard next to a tourist bus which hit an electric post in Tanay town, Rizal province, east of Manila yesterday. _ AFPTANAY: Fourteen people, mostly college students on a camping trip, were killed yesterday when the brakes on their chartered bus apparently failed on a steep downhill road and it smashed into an electric post and a tree, Philippine officials said. About 45 others were injured, many seriously, said...

MANILA: Former police officer Arthur Lascanas (center) wipes his tears as he relates the death of his brothers, during a press conference next to lawyers from the Free Legal Assistance group Arno Sanidad (left) and Manuel Diokno III at the Senate yesterday. - AFP

Philippine leader Duterte operated a 'death squad'

Ex-cop says Duterte paid him, others to kill suspects MANILA: Former police officer Arthur Lascanas (center) wipes his tears as he relates the death of his brothers, during a press conference next to lawyers from the Free Legal Assistance group Arno Sanidad (left) and Manuel Diokno III at the Senate yesterday. - AFPMANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte operated a "death squad" while mayor of Davao city, giving cash and orders for police...

BENTIU: Women who fled fighting in nearby Leer in recent months, queue for food aid at a food distribution made by the World Food Program in Bentiu, South Sudan. —AP

South Sudan 'suffering a man-made' tragedy

100,000 people affected by the famine BENTIU: Women who fled fighting in nearby Leer in recent months, queue for food aid at a food distribution made by the World Food Program in Bentiu, South Sudan. —APJUBA: South Sudan yesterday declared famine in some parts of the country, with more than three years of war leaving nearly five million hungry in what aid groups called a "man-made" tragedy. Isaiah Chol Aruai, chairman of South Sudan's National...

PUNE: This file photo taken on January 15, 2017 shows England batsman Ben Stokes playing a shot during the first One Day International (ODI) cricket match between India and England at The MCA International Cricket Stadium in Pune. England players attracted megabucks bids in the Indian Premier League auction yesterday0, with all-rounder Ben Stokes setting a new record for a foreigner by joining the Rising Pune Supergiants for more than $2 million. –AFP

England's Stokes sold for record $2.16m at IPL

PUNE: This file photo taken on January 15, 2017 shows England batsman Ben Stokes playing a shot during the first One Day International (ODI) cricket match between India and England at The MCA International Cricket Stadium in Pune. England players attracted megabucks bids in the Indian Premier League auction yesterday0, with all-rounder Ben Stokes setting a new record for a foreigner by joining the Rising Pune Supergiants for more than $2...

Shahid Afridi

Bye-bye 'Boom Boom' as Afridi ends career

Shahid AfridiSHARJAH: Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Sunday announced his retirement from international cricket, ending an illustrious and sometimes controversial 21-year career. The 36-year-old star had already quit Tests in 2010 and ODI cricket after the 2015 World Cup but still skippered the Pakistan Twenty20 team at the 2016 world championships in India. He stepped down as captain after the tournament although he retained...

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Sabah

Kuwait’s eighth open tennis tournament begins March 2

Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-SabahKUWAIT: Kuwait Tennis Federation gives ranking points to clubs players participating in Kuwait’s Eighth open tennis tournament as the deadline for registration in the event is approaching which is 27th February, 2017.The tournament will start on March 2nd and continues until March 14th, as the board of directors agreed to give ranking points to clubs players as the technical rules of KTA stipulates....

PAS shooting tournament

PAS shooting tournament concludes

PAS shooting tournamentKUWAIT: Public Authority for Sports (PAS) tournament concluded at Sabah Al- Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex on Sunday evening with a closing ceremony that was attended by President of Arab and Kuwait Shooting Federations Eng Duaij Khalaf Al-Otaibi, secretary general of KSF and ASF Obaid Munahi Al-Osaimi, Director of Sports for all department at PAS Hamid Al-Hazim and KSF Assistant Secretary Mohammad Al-Ghurba.The tournament...

Sheikh Saud Bin Nasser Al-Thani

Ooredoo Kuwait net profit up by 75% y-o-y

Customer base grows by 6% to 25 million - Dividend of 85 fils recommended Sheikh Saud Bin Nasser Al-ThaniKUWAIT: National Mobile Telecommunications Company KSCP: NMTC (Ooredoo), a member of Ooredoo Group, announced yesterday its financial results for the year 2016:Financial Highlights* Total customer base increased by 6 percent to 25.2 million in 2016, compared to 23.8 million in 2015.* Revenues for 2016 stood at KD 706.8 million, compared with...

Mohammad Al-Othman, Head of Alternative Investments at KAMCO

KAMCO real estate fund wins 'Best Real Estate Fund, Kuwait' award

Recognition from International Finance Magazine Mohammad Al-Othman, Head of Alternative Investments at KAMCOKUWAIT: KAMCO Investment Company, a leading investment company with one of the largest AUMs in the region, announced that KAMCO's Real Estate Yield Fund has been awarded the "Best Real Estate Fund - Kuwait" in 2016 from International Finance Magazine ("IFM"), a renowned financial publication that recognizes and honors individuals, as well...

NBK Capital acts as global coordinator for EQUATE Sukuk

.KUWAIT: Watani Investment Co K.S.C.C. (NBK Capital) acted as Global Coordinator and Joint Arranger in the establishment of Equate Sukuk SPC Limited's (EQUATE SPC) $ 2.0 billion Trust Certificate (Sukuk) Issuance Program and its debut $ 500 million 7-year Sukuk offering, maturing in February 2024. EQUATE SPC is a wholly owned subsidiary of EQUATE Petrochemical Co K.S.C.C. (together with The Kuwait Olefins Company K.S.C.C. rated "Baa2" by Moody's...

Ahmad Kasem

URC's Abdali Mall to develop signature destination spa with Al-Adnani Group

Ahmad KasemKUWAIT: Kuwait's leading diversified real estate development company, United Real Estate Company (URC), has announced the signing of an agreement between its subsidiary in the Kingdom of Jordan, URC-Jordan, and Al-Adnani Group, to launch a new signature health spa in its Abdali Mall, in Amman, Jordan.The 929 square meter women only spa will operate under the seven star Gaia Cocoon Spa brand and be one of the Al Adnani Group's largest...

TEHRAN: Photo shows what Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards referred to as ‘suicide drone’ - capable of delivering explosives to blow up targets at sea and on land. — AFP

Iran bans drones in Tehran after device shot down

TEHRAN: Iranian officials have banned the flying of all private drones over Tehran after two recent incidents led to one of the devices being shot down near the supreme leader's office. "Based on a recent order regarding prevention of unlicensed flight by private drones, we have stopped these planes which had created security... problems," said Revolutionary Guards official General Alireza Rabii, whose department is in charge of the capital's...

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BERLIN: The CEO of German industrial conglomerate Siemens Roland Busch gives a speech during a ceremony for the laying of the corner stone for ‘Siemensstadt Square’, a new Siemens project in Berlin.- AFP

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BAGHDAD: Activists demonstrate against female child marriages in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad on July 28, 2024, amid parliamentary discussion over a proposed amendment to the Iraqi Personal Status Law. — AFP

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