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IZMIR: Family members accompany police officers carrying the coffin of police officer Fethi Sekin, who was killed in a car bomb attack Thursday, in the Aegean city of Izmir yesterday. —AP

18 arrested over Izmir bomb attack

Slain Turkish policeman hailed for preventing bloodbath IZMIR: Family members accompany police officers carrying the coffin of police officer Fethi Sekin, who was killed in a car bomb attack Thursday, in the Aegean city of Izmir yesterday. —APISTANBUL: Police detained 18 people yesterday in connection with an attack near a courthouse in the western city of Izmir that killed a policeman and a courthouse employee. Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag...

ILLINOIS: Family spokesman David Boyd and others hold a news conference, in Crystal Lake, Illinois, after an 18-year-old man was assaulted in Chicago earlier this week. —AP

4 charged in Facebook Live attack to appear in court

ILLINOIS: Family spokesman David Boyd and others hold a news conference, in Crystal Lake, Illinois, after an 18-year-old man was assaulted in Chicago earlier this week. —APCHICAGO: The two 18-year-old men had been schoolmates, police say. After meeting at McDonald’s, they spent two days together, driving around visiting friends. Then a pretend fight escalated into a brutal beating of one of the men, a mentally disabled teenager, in an attack...

ISLAMABAD: The wife, center, of a judge is escorted from the Supreme Court by her brother in Islamabad, Pakistan, yesterday.—AP

Pakistan court orders police to find ‘tortured’ child maid

ISLAMABAD: The wife, center, of a judge is escorted from the Supreme Court by her brother in Islamabad, Pakistan, yesterday.—APISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court yesterday ordered police to find a ten-year-old maid who was allegedly tortured by her employers, and demanded a full investigation into the case which has spotlighted rampant child labor in the country.The case has shocked many in Pakistan after social media images allegedly...

DHAKA: A Bangladeshi man stands alongside the bodies of suspected Islamist extremists, one of whom is accused of being one of the masterminds of the 2016 deadly siege at a Bangladeshi cafe, at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital morgue in Dhaka yesterday. —AFP

‘Mastermind’ of Bangladesh cafe siege shot dead in raid

‘Security forces launch crackdown against extremists’ DHAKA: A Bangladeshi man stands alongside the bodies of suspected Islamist extremists, one of whom is accused of being one of the masterminds of the 2016 deadly siege at a Bangladeshi cafe, at the Dhaka Medical College and Hospital morgue in Dhaka yesterday. —AFPDHAKA: An Islamist extremist accused of being one of the masterminds of last year’s deadly siege at a Bangladeshi cafe was...

This file photograph shows Indian Bollywood actor Om Puri waving as he attends the UK Gala Screening of the film, The Hundred Foot Journey, in central London. — AFP photos

Award-winning Indian actor Om Puri dies of heart attack

‘The end of an era, the legacy lives on’ This file photograph shows Indian Bollywood actor Om Puri waving as he attends the UK Gala Screening of the film, The Hundred Foot Journey, in central London. — AFP photosMUMBAI: Om Puri, the acclaimed Indian actor who appeared in hit films including “Gandhi”, “City of Joy” and “East is East”, died yesterday after suffering a heart attack. The award-winning character actor, whose career...

(Left) This file photograph taken on Jan 31, 2016 shows Bangladeshi man Abul Bajandar dubbed the ‘Tree Man’ as he sits at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. (Right) In this photograph taken on Jan 4, 2017, Bajandar relaxes with his daughter in a ward at the hospital. — AFP

‘Tree Man’ sees hope after 16 surgeries

(Left) This file photograph taken on Jan 31, 2016 shows Bangladeshi man Abul Bajandar dubbed the ‘Tree Man’ as he sits at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital. (Right) In this photograph taken on Jan 4, 2017, Bajandar relaxes with his daughter in a ward at the hospital. — AFPDHAKA: A Bangladeshi father dubbed the “tree man” because of the bark-like warts that once covered his body will soon be able to leave hospital after groundbreaking...

ABUJA: Algerian and Leicester forward Riyad Mahrez poses for a photo after being crowned African Footballer of the Year late Thursday. — AFP

Mahrez named top African footballer

ABUJA: Algerian and Leicester forward Riyad Mahrez poses for a photo after being crowned African Footballer of the Year late Thursday. — AFPABUJA: Algeria forward Riyad Mahrez was Thursday voted African Footballer of the Year after he inspired Leicester City to the English Premier League title last season. Mahrez, 25, beat Gabon skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who scooped the prestigious accolade last year, into second place, with Senegal...

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Djokovic saves five match points to reach Qatar final

DOHA: Novak Djokovic saved five match points against world number 42 Fernando Verdasco yesterday to reach the Qatar Open final where he could meet world number one Andy Murray. Djokovic won a thrilling match 4-6, 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 to progress to his second successive final in Doha but was earlier on the brink of a straight sets defeat as he trailed in the second set tie-break.But through a combination of typical Djokovic grit and Verdasco errors he...

MOUNT MAUNGANUI: Rubel Hossain of Bangladesh bowls during the 20/20 International between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Bay Oval yesterday. — AFP

Munro belts NZ to T20 win

MOUNT MAUNGANUI: Rubel Hossain of Bangladesh bowls during the 20/20 International between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Bay Oval yesterday. — AFPMOUNT MAUNGANUI, New Zealand: Colin Munro produced a masterclass of controlled aggression to smash 101 off 54 balls as New Zealand coasted to a 47- run win in the second Twenty20 against Bangladesh yesterday. The comprehensive victory at Mount Maunganui gave New Zealand an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the...

MOHALI, India: This file photograph taken on Oct 24, 2016 shows India’s Virat Kohli raising his bat after India won the third one day international (ODI) cricket match between India and New Zealand at the Punjab Cricket Stadium Association Stadium. —AFP

‘King Kohli’ crowned India ODI, T20 skipper

MOHALI, India: This file photograph taken on Oct 24, 2016 shows India’s Virat Kohli raising his bat after India won the third one day international (ODI) cricket match between India and New Zealand at the Punjab Cricket Stadium Association Stadium. —AFPNEW DELHI: Selectors appointed Virat Kohli as India’s limited overs skipper yesterday as the number one ranked Test side sets its sights on winning back its title as one-day cricket’s...

Docudrama narrates the story of a martyr

Remembering the sacrifice

Docudrama retells story of Kuwaiti martyr Docudrama narrates the story of a martyrA human body is dumped just before sunset near a garbage bin on a street in Surra. The sight of the corpse, wrapped in black cloth, is horrifying.But wait! This is not an actual crime - it's an outdoor shoot of a Kuwaiti docudrama that was being filmed in December about martyr Wafa Al-Amer. She was only 23 when she was killed by Iraqi soldiers after they found she...

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MoH fees on services for expats to rise by mid-Feb

Fees will remain 20% less than in private sector: Dr HarbyKUWAIT: Health Minister Dr Jamal Al-Harby said that the ministry of health has decided to increase fees on health services for expats which will become effective mid-February. However, he added that the fees of the services and medical examination provided by the MoH will be 20% less than that prevailed in the private sector.Al-Harby said that there was a meeting of the council of the...

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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah holds talks with senior defense ministry officials on Aug 7, 2024. - KUNA

Kuwait army alert, govt prepared

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Ahmed Al-Basat celebrating his birthday at the office.

A forgotten courtesy: The silent struggle of Kuwait’s expatriates

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PARIS: Bangladesh's finance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is escorted by French police personnel as he arrives at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport on Aug 7, 2024, enroute to Bangladesh, where he is set to lead a caretaker government. - AFP

Yunus: Get ready to build Bangladesh

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The second phase of the Avenues Roads Project, the exit leading to the Fifth Ring Road towards Jahra and the opposite U-turn. – KUNA photos

Second phase of roads project leading to The Avenues mall opened

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Video grab taken from a video footage shows rescuers helping a person out of a hotel that partly collapsed on August 7, 2024 in Kroev, western Germany, killing one person and burying eight others. - A floor in the hotel in Kroev, a town some 110 kilometres (68 miles) west of Frankfurt, collapsed for unknown reasons, police said in a statement. Of the 14 people inside at the time, five managed to get out. — AFP

One dead, several buried in German hotel collapse