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MANILA: Thousands of Roman Catholics march around Manila’s Rizal Park to oppose the revival of the death penalty by the Philippine Congress as well as the killings of drug users and drug pushers in the so-called war on drugs by President Rodrigo Duterte at dawn yesterday in Manila, Philippines. — AP
Philippine Catholics protest drug killings, death penalty
Church in 'show of force' vs drug killings MANILA: Thousands of Roman Catholics march around Manila’s Rizal Park to oppose the revival of the death penalty by the Philippine Congress as well as the killings of drug users and drug pushers in the so-called war on drugs by President Rodrigo Duterte at dawn yesterday in Manila, Philippines. — APMANILA: Thousands of Catholics joined a march with church leaders in Manila yesterday in one of the...
BASHIQA: Wissam Ghanem, an Iraqi man from the Yazidi community, sells alcohol at his shop in the town of Bashiqa, some 20 kilometers north east of Mosul yesterday. —AFP
Bashiqa brings back booze, clears IS hangover
BASHIQA: Wissam Ghanem, an Iraqi man from the Yazidi community, sells alcohol at his shop in the town of Bashiqa, some 20 kilometers north east of Mosul yesterday. —AFPBASHIQA: Surrounded by the ruins of pastel-colored buildings still bearing slogans glorifying the Islamic State's "caliphate", Wissam Ghanem is having a slow day selling beer, vodka and whisky. Iraqi forces expelled the jihadists from his town of Bashiqa, about 20 kilometers...
BAGHDAD: Civilians gather near a crater caused by a car bomb at a used car dealer’s parking lot in the southwestern al-Bayaa neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The car bomb claimed by the Islamic State group killed scores of people. — AP
Islamic State 'business model' nears collapse
BAGHDAD: Civilians gather near a crater caused by a car bomb at a used car dealer’s parking lot in the southwestern al-Bayaa neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The car bomb claimed by the Islamic State group killed scores of people. — APBAGDAD: The Islamic State group is hemorrhaging money with every piece of territory it loses, according to a new analysis that found that the group's "business model" is on the path to failure.  The analysis...
TAL AFAR: Fighters of the Hashed Al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitaries prepare defensive positions near the frontline village of Ayn Al-Hisan, on the outskirts of Tal Afar west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are preparing for the offensive retake the western side of Mosul from Islamic State (IS). — AFP
Iraqis risk all to spy on Islamic State in Mosul
Informants face getting caught up in revenge attacks TAL AFAR: Fighters of the Hashed Al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) paramilitaries prepare defensive positions near the frontline village of Ayn Al-Hisan, on the outskirts of Tal Afar west of Mosul, where Iraqi forces are preparing for the offensive retake the western side of Mosul from Islamic State (IS). — AFPMOSUL: The Iraqi intelligence agent knew something was wrong. An Islamic State group...
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Tanzania threatens to publish ‘list of gay people’
DAR ES SALAAM: Tanzania yesterday announced plans to publish a list of gay people allegedly selling sex online-just days after shutting dozens of AIDS clinics accused of promoting homosexuality. The country's deputy health minister Hamisi Kigwangalla said on Twitter that the government was investigating "the homosexuality syndicate" and would arrest and prosecute those involved in the gay sex business."I will publish a list of gay people selling...
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Warba Bank reaches agreement with Al-Mulla International Financing Co
Photos by Joseph ShagraKUWAIT: Warba Bank has announced that an agreement has been concluded with Al-Mulla International Financing Company by which the bank will increase the allocated amount of the acquisition of financing portfolios from Al-Mulla International Financing to reach the amount of KD50 million. This substantial agreement reflects Warba Bank's commitment to provide innovative financing solutions to its clients in line with Islamic...
Mazin Al-Nahedh speaking.
KFH participates in 2017 IIF MENA Financial Summit held in Dubai
Mazin Al-Nahedh speaking.KUWAIT: Group Chief Executive Officer at Kuwait Finance House (KFH), Mazin Saad Al- Nahedh stressed the importance of practically facing the economic challenges facing the GCC banks in light of the fall in oil prices, indicating the necessity of applying best practices and highest standards in the structural changes, regulatory compliance and cyber security as they are the major challenges for now.His statement was made...
NEW MEXICO: In this file photo, New Mexico Tech Professor Penny Boston crawls through the Mud Turtle Passage on the way to the Snowy River formation during an expedition in Fort Stanton Cave, New Mexico.
Biologists find weird cave life that may be 50,000 years old
Life on earth extremely tough, versatile NEW MEXICO: In this file photo, New Mexico Tech Professor Penny Boston crawls through the Mud Turtle Passage on the way to the Snowy River formation during an expedition in Fort Stanton Cave, New Mexico.BOSTON: In a Mexican cave system so beautiful and hot that it is called both Fairyland and hell, scientists have discovered life trapped in crystals that could be 50,000 years old. The bizarre and ancient...
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From Parker to Gibson: Hollywood's sliding scale of justice
This image released by Summit shows director Mel Gibson, center, and actor Vince Vaughn on the set of the film, "Hacksaw Ridge." Gibson is nominated for an Oscar for best directing for his work on the film. — AP photosAs the final votes pour in ahead of the Academy Awards' Tuesday afternoon deadline, Hollywood is drawing to a close an awards season that has, from Nate Parker to Mel Gibson, often been a confounding morality play.By even movie...
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Filmmaker Rosi brings Med migrant crisis to Oscars
.A female voice crackles over the radio, begging for rescue from a crowded migrant boat sinking into the Mediterranean as the coastguard barks over and over: "What is your position?" Like much of Italian master Gianfranco Rosi's cinematic, Oscar-nominated documentary "Fire at Sea," this opening scene plays out like a narrative thriller, except the lives in danger are real. "I wanted to reverse the question. We should be asking ourselves, 'What...
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie interacts with Cambodian child actress Sareum Srey Moch during a press conference at a hotel in Siem Reap. — AFP
Jolie in Cambodia for premiere of new film
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie interacts with Cambodian child actress Sareum Srey Moch during a press conference at a hotel in Siem Reap. — AFPAngelina Jolie said yesterday that she hopes her new film about Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge will help educate the world about the brutality of the 1970s regime and shed a light on the plight of young people in war zones today. "First They Killed My Father" is based on author and human rights activist...
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GAZA: Palestinians surround bodies lying on the ground at the Al-Maamadani hospital after they were killed in a Zionist strike on a school used as a refuge by displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on Aug 8, 2024. - AFP
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DHAKA: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus (center) takes the oath of office as the chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government, administered by President Mohammed Shahabuddin (left) on August 8, 2024. - AFP
Yunus sworn in as Bangladesh leader
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Digital nomads: New-age employees freely roaming around ever-changing job market
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Minister of Information and Bahrain's Minister of Tourism sign an executive program of tourism cooperation agreement for 2024, 2025, and 2026. – KUNA photos
Kuwait and Bahrain ink executive program for tourism cooperation
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KUWAIT: Workers take shelter from the sun under a tree in Kuwait City amidst a heatwave. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
‘Inadequate’ heat protection for Gulf migrant workers