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NEW YORK: Council on American Islamic Relations - New York Executive Director Afaf Nasher prays before a rally and protest against US President Donald Trump in Washington Square Park. — AFP

Trump expected to restrict Muslim visitors

'It's not the Muslim ban, it's countries that have terror' NEW YORK: Council on American Islamic Relations - New York Executive Director Afaf Nasher prays before a rally and protest against US President Donald Trump in Washington Square Park. — AFPWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump is reportedly poised to suspend the US refugee program for four months and halt visas for travelers from seven Muslim countries. A draft executive order published in...

Austrian law enforcement agencies on Thursday detained more than 10 people in an anti-terror operation held across the country, local media reported - AFP

11 held in Austrian anti-terror raids

Austrian law enforcement agencies on Thursday detained more than 10 people in an anti-terror operation held across the country, local media reported - AFPVIENNA: Eleven men were arrested in Austria yesterday as some 800 police investigating possible members of the jihadist group Islamic State carried out raids in Vienna and Graz, authorities said. The raids however were not related to the arrest in Vienna last week of a 17-year-old suspected...

LONDON: This Jan 21, 2017, file photo, demonstrators take part in the Women’s March in London the day after the inaugurationnof US President Donald Trump. — AP

Democrats and Republicans switch sides on states’ rights

Evident across a range of issues LONDON: This Jan 21, 2017, file photo, demonstrators take part in the Women’s March in London the day after the inaugurationof US President Donald Trump. — APSAN FRANCISCO: Five years ago, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, now President Donald Trump's nominee for administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, sat in the front row as the US Supreme Court debated the contentious Affordable Care...

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Saudi writer jailed for seven years

DUBAI: A Saudi writer has been sentenced to seven years in prison for offences including having contact with foreign journalists, a rights group said Thursday, part of what activists call "an intensified crackdown". The Gulf Centre for Human Rights said Nadhir Al-Majid, 40, received the sentence last week from the Specialized Criminal Court in Riyadh.Rights monitors have criticized the practice of trying activists in such courts, which handle...

DAKAR: In this file photo dated Thursday, Jan 19, 2017, Adama Barrow, left, is sworn in as President of Gambia at Gambia’s embassy. — AFP

Gambia’s new president returns, new era begins

Troops to stay for six months to provide security DAKAR: In this file photo dated Thursday, Jan 19, 2017, Adama Barrow, left, is sworn in as President of Gambia at Gambia’s embassy. — AFPBANJUL: Gambia's President Adama Barrow is finally returning home yesterday, solidifying his position as the country's first new commander in chief in two decades after a political crisis that sent the previous ruler into exile. Barrow was scheduled to arrive...

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (l) waves as he leaves with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (c) and India President Pranab Mukherjee after the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath.

Showcase of India's military hardware and cultural diversity

Camels and stuntmen wow crowds at India Republic Day NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (l) waves as he leaves with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (c) and India President Pranab Mukherjee after the Republic Day Parade at Rajpath.NEW DELHI: Motorbike stunt riders and herds of camels wowed the crowds gathered in New Delhi yesterday to celebrate Republic Day, an annual showcase of India's...

KARACHI: In this photograph taken on July 31, 2013, Pakistani television show host Aamir Liaquat Hussain presents an Islamic quiz show Aman Ramadan. — AFP

Pakistan bans prominent TV preacher over hate speech

High-profile host silenced after years of controversy KARACHI: In this photograph taken on July 31, 2013, Pakistani television show host Aamir Liaquat Hussain presents an Islamic quiz show Aman Ramadan. — AFPISLAMABAD: Pakistan's media watchdog yesterday accused a prominent television preacher of hate speech and banned his hugely popular show, silencing the high-profile host after years of controversy. Aamir Liaquat Hussain, a charismatic star...

MANILA: Choi Kyung-Jin (l), wife of late South Korean businessman Jee Ick-Joo who was murdered allegedly by suspected policemen, talks to Marissa Morquicho (r), the househelp of her husband, during a Senate hearing into her husband’s death. —AFP

Duterte’s drug crackdown faces new court challenge

More than 7,000 drug suspects have been killed MANILA: Choi Kyung-Jin (l), wife of late South Korean businessman Jee Ick-Joo who was murdered allegedly by suspected policemen, talks to Marissa Morquicho (r), the househelp of her husband, during a Senate hearing into her husband’s death. —AFPMANILA: A survivor of a Philippine police raid that killed four other drug suspects asked the Supreme Court yesterday to stop such operations and help him...

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Iran actress to boycott Oscars over 'racist' Trump visa ban

This image released by Cohen Media group shows Shahab Hosseini, left, and Taraneh Alidoosti in a scene from "The Salesman." — APThe Iranian star of Oscar-nominated film "The Salesman" said yesterday she would boycott the awards in protest at President Donald Trump's "racist" ban on Muslim immigrants. "Trump's visa ban for Iranians is racist. Whether this will include a cultural event or not, I won't attend the #AcademyAwards 2017 in protest,"...

French fashion designer Franck Sorbier (center) acknowledges the audience at the end of the 2017 spring/summer Haute Couture collection

Valentino designer in solo couture debut; Gaultier goes acid

French fashion designer Franck Sorbier (center) acknowledges the audience at the end of the 2017 spring/summer Haute Couture collectionAll eyes in Paris were on the debut solo couture display from Valentino designer Pierpaolo Piccioli following the move of his design partner to Dior. And if the rousing applause was any indication, his sublime styles of ethereal goddesses were a hit for the guests that included Kristin Scott Thomas, "La Vie en...

MIAMI: A restaurant posts a sign indicating they are hiring, in Miami. Yesterday, the Labor Department released its weekly report on applications for unemployment benefits.— AP

World stocks index near record high

Stocks bask in afterglow of Dow break past 20,000 MIAMI: A restaurant posts a sign indicating they are hiring, in Miami. Yesterday, the Labor Department released its weekly report on applications for unemployment benefits.— APLONDON: World stock markets climbed strongly yesterday, with investors basking in the afterglow of a break past 20,000 points for Wall Street’s record high Dow Jones index. MSCI’s 46-country All World index was within...

KANPUR: England batsman Eoin Morgan (r) plays a shot during the first T20 match between India and England at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur yesterday. — AFP

Morgan’s fifty gives England win in 1st T20

KANPUR: England batsman Eoin Morgan (r) plays a shot during the first T20 match between India and England at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur yesterday. — AFPKANPUR: Skipper Eoin Morgan’s sublime half-century and a disciplined bowling effort powered England to a seven-wicket win against India in the first Twenty20 international in Kanpur yesterday. Chasing a modest 148 for victory, England rode on the third-wicket 83-run stand between Morgan...

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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

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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.

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