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DUBAI: A model of the EHang 184 autonomous aerial vehicle is displayed at the World Government Summit 2017 in Dubai's Madinat Jumeirah yesterday. - AFP
Dubai to launch hover-taxis by mid-year to reduce jams
Tesla takes on Gulf gas guzzlers DUBAI: A model of the EHang 184 autonomous aerial vehicle is displayed at the World Government Summit 2017 in Dubai's Madinat Jumeirah yesterday. - AFPDUBAI: Dubai has tested a Chinese prototype of a self-driving hover-taxi, its transport authority said yesterday, with the aim of introducing the aerial vehicle in the emirate by July. The test of the one-man electric vehicle comes as the city-state in the United...
LAHORE: Pakistani policemen move an injured victim from a blast site into a vehicle after a powerful explosion in Lahore yesterday. —AFP
Blast kills at least 13 in Lahore
LAHORE: Pakistani policemen move an injured victim from a blast site into a vehicle after a powerful explosion in Lahore yesterday. —AFPLAHORE: An explosion near the Punjab provincial assembly in the Pakistani city of Lahore killed at least 13 people and wounded 83 others yesterday, a senior police official said. Mushtaq Sukhera, inspector general of police in Punjab province, said five police officers were among the dead when an explosion...
MOSUL: In this photo, US and Iraqi forces work together at a joint base, on the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq. —AP
Trump moves spark Iraqi anger, calls against future alliance
US-backed Iraqi forces to launch an assault MOSUL: In this photo, US and Iraqi forces work together at a joint base, on the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq. —APBAGHDAD: Reverberations from President Donald Trump's travel ban and other stances are threatening to undermine future US-Iraqi security cooperation, rattling a key alliance that over the past two years has slowly beaten back the Islamic State group. Iraq's prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, has...
NAIROBI: In this file photo, Kenyan nurses and other health-workers on strike demonstrate over low pay at Uhuru Park in downtown Nairobi, Kenya. —AP
Kenya jails doctors' officials as strike drama deepens
NAIROBI: In this file photo, Kenyan nurses and other health-workers on strike demonstrate over low pay at Uhuru Park in downtown Nairobi, Kenya. —APNAIROBI: A Kenyan court yesterday jailed seven union officials for a month over a doctor's strike that has crippled public hospitals for 10 weeks. The sentencing prompted the union to say it was calling off talks with the government. With national elections due in August, the strike is...
SURABAYA: Girls from a local boarding school shout during an anti-Valentine’s Day rally in Surabaya, East Java province yesterday.—AFP
Indonesian school students protest Valentine’s Day
SURABAYA: Girls from a local boarding school shout during an anti-Valentine’s Day rally in Surabaya, East Java province yesterday.—AFPSURABAYA, Indonesia: Indonesian Muslim school students staged a protest against Valentine's Day yesterday, denouncing what they said was a Western celebration that encourages casual sex. While teenagers in many countries treat the day as an occasion to declare love for their classmates, in the Indonesian city...
ISLAMABAD: A girl buys flowers to celebrate Valentineís Day, in Islamabad, Pakistan, yesterday.—AP
Pakistan high court bans Valentine’s Day
ISLAMABAD: A girl buys flowers to celebrate Valentineís Day, in Islamabad, Pakistan, yesterday.—APISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court yesterday banned public celebrations of Valentine's Day in the capital Islamabad, the latest attempt by authorities to outlaw a holiday seen by many in the traditional Muslim society as vulgar and Western. The Islamabad high court issued the order after a petitioner declared love was being used as a "cover" to spread...
PESHAWAR: In this photo, Afghan refugee children study at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan. —AP photo
Rights group raps Pakistan for forced repatriation of Afghans
Thousands of Afghans forced to return PESHAWAR: In this photo, Afghan refugee children study at a school in Peshawar, Pakistan. —AP photoKABUL: Pakistan is conducting the mass repatriation of Afghan refugees through coercion, threats and abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a scathing report yesterday, accusing the UN refugee agency of complicity in promoting the exodus. Hundreds of thousands of Afghans have been forced to return to their...
LAHAINA: CoCo Vandeweghe flexes her muscles while celebrating with USA Fed Cup teammates Alison Riske, right, and Shelby Rogers after her singles win clinched the team victory over Germany at the Royal Lahaina Tennis Ranch in Lahaina, Hawaii on Sunday. — AP
US beat Germany in Fed Cup tie marred by anthem gaffe
LAHAINA: CoCo Vandeweghe flexes her muscles while celebrating with USA Fed Cup teammates Alison Riske, right, and Shelby Rogers after her singles win clinched the team victory over Germany at the Royal Lahaina Tennis Ranch in Lahaina, Hawaii on Sunday. — APLOS ANGELES:  CoCo Vandeweghe defeated Andrea Petkovic Sunday to deliver the killing blow in a nightmare Fed Cup tie for Germany that had kicked off with a first-day national anthem...
MADRID: Atletico Madrid’s forward Fernando Torres (L) runs with the ball as Celta Vigo’s Argentinian defender Facundo Roncaglia falls down during the Spanish league football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs RC Celta de Vigo at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on Sunday.— AFP
Griezmann seals Atletico fightback, Sevilla third
MADRID: Atletico Madrid’s forward Fernando Torres (L) runs with the ball as Celta Vigo’s Argentinian defender Facundo Roncaglia falls down during the Spanish league football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs RC Celta de Vigo at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid on Sunday.— AFPMADRID: Antoine Griezmann sealed a thrilling Atletico Madrid comeback from 2-1 down with four minutes remaining to beat Celta Vigo 3-2 and move into fourth in La...
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HYDERABAD: Members of Indian team pose with the winning trophy after their win over Bangladesh in their one-off cricket test match in Hyderabad, India, yesterday. India won the match by 208 runs. —AP
India thrash Bangladesh in warning to Aussies
HYDERABAD: Members of Indian team pose with the winning trophy after their win over Bangladesh in their one-off cricket test match in Hyderabad, India, yesterday. India won the match by 208 runs. —APHYDERABAD: India issued a battle cry to Australia yesterday after wrapping up a comprehensive 208-run victory over Bangladesh with a devastating display of spin bowling by Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. Chasing 459 for victory on the...
Obaid Al-Osaimi
Kuwait shooting tourney begins on Thursday
Obaid Al-OsaimiKUWAIT: The shooting tournament of the Public Authority for Sports, organized by Kuwait Shooting Sport Club will start Thursday and will continue for three days in the skeet, trap and double trap events. Shooters from the club, National Guard and Saad Al-Abdallah Olympic Shooting Academy will participate. Secretary General of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations lauded the interest of PAS, let by Director General Sheikh Ahmad...
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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
Iran says Zionists seeking war
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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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Abdullah Al-Sanousi
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