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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau comments on the Quebec City mosque shootings in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017. All of Canada is nursing a broken heart in solidarity with the country's Muslim community following a deadly terrorist attack at a mosque in Quebec City, Trudeau said Monday. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)
Six killed in Canada mosque shooting
Trudeau slams ‘terror attack’ -  Amir sends condolences  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau comments on the Quebec City mosque shootings in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017. All of Canada is nursing a broken heart in solidarity with the country's Muslim community following a deadly terrorist attack at a mosque in Quebec City, Trudeau said Monday. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)QUEBEC...
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Tax-free days end for Saudis after oil slump
RIYADH: Tax-free living will soon be a thing of the past for Saudis after the cabinet yesterday approved an IMF-backed value-added tax to be imposed across the Gulf following an oil slump. Residents of the energy-rich region had long enjoyed a tax-free and heavily subsidized existence, but the collapse in crude prices since 2014 sparked cutbacks and a search for new revenue.Cabinet “decided to approve the Unified Agreement for Value Added...
WASHINGTON: Protesters carry signs and chant on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House during a demonstration to denounce President Donald Trump’s executive order that bars citizens of seven predominantly Muslim-majority countries from entering the US. —AP
Religious groups slam Trump's refugee order
2,000 people gathered to rally against new policy WASHINGTON: Protesters carry signs and chant on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House during a demonstration to denounce President Donald Trump’s executive order that bars citizens of seven predominantly Muslim-majority countries from entering the US. —APWASHINGTON DC: Rabbi Joel Mosbacher had just finished the morning's Shabbat service when he got an urgent message: Rabbis were needed at...
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Jihadists laugh at travel ban, vow more attacks
CAIRO: Supporters of Islamic State mocked US President Donald Trump's decision to deny entry to citizens of seven Muslim- majority countries, saying it would fail to stop attacks in the United States and help win new militant recruits instead. "Your decision will do nothing. Attacks will come at you from inside America, from Americans born in America with American parents and grandparents," one Islamic State supporter posted on Telegram, an...
TEHRAN: Pedestrians make their way on a sidewalk in central Tehran. — AP
Iranian students feel robbed of all their American dreams
'Future of all our plans in jeopardy' TEHRAN: Pedestrians make their way on a sidewalk in central Tehran. — APDUBAI: The new US immigration curbs have cast uncertainty over the futures of thousands of Iranian students in the United States, with many losing hope of being able to finish their studies or find a job in the country. President Donald Trump's executive order bans travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries including Iran for three...
A laptop screen displays a parliamentary petition on the website of the British government, demanding Britain cancel a planned state visit by US President Donald Trump. — AFP
UK rebuffs calls to cancel Trump visit
One million sign petition for invitation be withdrawn A laptop screen displays a parliamentary petition on the website of the British government, demanding Britain cancel a planned state visit by US President Donald Trump. — AFPLONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May said yesterday she was looking forward to hosting US President Donald Trump in a state visit, after more than one million people signed a petition demanding the invitation be...
LAHORE: In this file photo, activists from Pakistan’s civil society demand recovery of the missing persons, in Lahore, Pakistan. — AP
Pakistani bloggers abroad for safety
ISLAMABAD: Two Pakistani bloggers freed after vanishing earlier this month have now left the country because of safety fears following a virulent media campaign painting them as blasphemers, relatives said yesterday.  They were among five men who went missing from various cities in Pakistan.  Four of the five-who had taken a stance against religious intolerance and criticized the military-have been freed, their families said.They would not...
COX’S BAZAR: Members of Myanmar’s ‘Advisory Commission on Rakhine State’ talk with displaced members of the Rohingya community as they visit Rohingya shelters in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar. — AFP
Bangladesh pushes on with Rohingya island
Island for refugee relocation a 'squalid dump' COX’S BAZAR: Members of Myanmar’s ‘Advisory Commission on Rakhine State’ talk with displaced members of the Rohingya community as they visit Rohingya shelters in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar. — AFPDHAKA: Bangladesh will push ahead with a controversial plan to relocate tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to a remote island despite warnings it is uninhabitable and prone to...
YANGON: Mourners carry the coffin of Ko Ni, prominent Muslim lawyer who was shot dead on January 29, at the Muslim cemetery. —AFP
Mourners gather for funeral of Muslim lawyer shot at airport
Prominent member of Myanmar's Muslim minority YANGON: Mourners carry the coffin of Ko Ni, prominent Muslim lawyer who was shot dead on January 29, at the Muslim cemetery. —AFPYANGON: Tens of thousands of people gathered in the Myanmar city of Yangon yesterday for the funeral of Ko Ni, a Muslim lawyer shot dead the previous day who was involved in efforts to amend a military drafted constitution. The 63-year-old was an expert in constitutional...
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Kuwait women team excel on Day 2
.KUWAIT: Kuwait's women trap team snatched first place in the teams trap competition in HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Sixth International Grand Prix with 182 targets by Sarah Al-Hawal, Shahad Al-Hawal and Asmaa Al-Qatami, while Qatar took second place with 175 targets by Amna Abdallah Kholoud Al-Khalaf and Noura Al-Ali.Meanwhile Oman's shooters ended in third place with 158, by shooters Fakhari Al-Qahafi, Reem Al-Housani...
IMPHAL: India’s Laishram Sarita Devi shares a moment with her son after winning her fight against Hungary’s Zsofia Bedo during their IBC Pro Boxing match on Sunday at the Khuman Lampak Indoor Stadium in Imphal, capital of North Eastern Indian state of Manipur. — AFP
India’s Devi outpunches Bedo in professional debut
IMPHAL: India’s Laishram Sarita Devi shares a moment with her son after winning her fight against Hungary’s Zsofia Bedo during their IBC Pro Boxing match on Sunday at the Khuman Lampak Indoor Stadium in Imphal, capital of North Eastern Indian state of Manipur. — AFPNEW DELHI: India’s Laishram Sarita Devi made a winning start to her professional boxing career, silencing the taunts of her Hungarian opponent who had vowed to leave her in...
MADRID: Real Madrid's Mateo Kovacic, left, runs with the ball through Real Sociedad defenders during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Sunday. Kovacic scored once in Real Madrid's 3-0 victory. – AP
Ronaldo fires Real Madrid four points clear at top
MADRID: Real Madrid's Mateo Kovacic, left, runs with the ball through Real Sociedad defenders during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Sunday. Kovacic scored once in Real Madrid's 3-0 victory. – APMADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo shrugged off the boos of his own supporters to fire Real Madrid to a 3-0 win over Real Sociedad on Sunday as Zinedine Zidane's side took...
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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
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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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Kuwaiti Ambassador to China Jasem Ibrahem Al-Najem with Standing Committee of National Committee of Political Consultative Conference member Cai Guanxin.
China highlights growing investment opportunities in Kuwait