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GAZA: In this Oct 19, 2016 file photo, Palestinians put their luggage on a cart to cross the border to Egypt in Rafah. - AP

Egypt eases pressure on Gaza

GAZA: In this Oct 19, 2016 file photo, Palestinians put their luggage on a cart to cross the border to Egypt in Rafah. - APRAFAH: For most of the past decade, Egypt has been a quiet partner with Israel in a blockade on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip that has stifled the economy and largely blocked its 2 million people from moving in and out of the territory. But after a three-year crackdown, there are signs that Egypt is easing the pressure in a...

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Romania's first Muslim PM rejected

Sevil ShhaidehBUCHAREST: Romania's president sparked fresh political turmoil yesterday after blocking a proposal by the leftist party that won elections this month to appoint the EU country's first female and first Muslim prime minister. Klaus Iohannis gave no reasons for his rejection of Sevil Shhaideh, put forward by the Social Democrats (PSD), but there was speculation that it was due to her Syrian husband's background. "I have properly...

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'Star Wars' actress Fisher dead at 60

Carrie FisherLOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Carrie Fisher - best known for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the wildly popular "Star Wars" films - died yesterday, days after suffering a heart attack on a transatlantic flight. The 60-year-old actress had been in intensive care in a Los Angeles hospital after collapsing on the jetliner from London on Friday.Fisher was catapulted to worldwide stardom as the royal rebel Princess Leia in the original...

DABOLIM: Indian officials gather beside a Jet Airways Boeing 737 aircraft after it skidded off the runway following an aborted take-off at the Goa Airport. —AFP

Jet Airways plane skids off runway

DABOLIM: Indian officials gather beside a Jet Airways Boeing 737 aircraft after it skidded off the runway following an aborted take-off at the Goa Airport. —AFPMUMBAI: A Jet Airways Boeing 737 aircraft with 161 people on board veered off an airport runway in Goa shortly before take-off just before daybreak yesterday, crossing a field before spinning into a ditch on the side of a service road. A dozen people suffered injuries as the 154...

TUNIS: This file photo taken on December 24, 2016 shows Tunisian women shouting slogans during a demonstration outside parliament against allowing Tunisians who joined the ranks of jihadist groups to return to the country. — AFP

Fears mounting as Tunisia await return of jihadists

UN says 5,500 Tunisians are fighting alongside extremist TUNIS: This file photo taken on December 24, 2016 shows Tunisian women shouting slogans during a demonstration outside parliament against allowing Tunisians who joined the ranks of jihadist groups to return to the country. — AFPTUNIS: Fears are mounting in Tunisia that the return of jihadists from foreign battlefields could destabilize a country already reeling from a wave of attacks...

MGOADISHU: Somali children who were repatriated to Somalia from Kenya’s Dadaab camp, stand by their makeshift shelter in the Daryeel camp for the displaced. — AP

'It was a deception:' Ex-Somali refugees regret coming home

Conditions are dire at Somali camp MGOADISHU: Somali children who were repatriated to Somalia from Kenya’s Dadaab camp, stand by their makeshift shelter in the Daryeel camp for the displaced. — APMOGADISHU: "I was betrayed," lamented Madino Dhurow of her return to Somalia from the world's largest refugee camp, Dadaab, where she lived for 12 years. She said she was assured safety and support back home but she found those promises to be empty....

TOBA TIK SINGH: Pakistani Christians gather as they mourn the death of relatives who were killed by toxic liquor on Christmas Eve in a Christian colony. — AFP

Moonshine kills 23 In Pakistan town

TOBA TIK SINGH: Pakistani Christians gather as they mourn the death of relatives who were killed by toxic liquor on Christmas Eve in a Christian colony. — AFPLAHORE: A toxic homemade Christmas liquor killed at least 23 people, mostly from Pakistan's Christian minority community, and made dozens sick, police said yesterday. At least 45 people were treated for poisoning after drinking the moonshine in the town of Toba Tek Singh, Punjab province,...

MANILA: National Bureau of Investigation officials display nearly one metric ton of seized methamphetamine during a press conference. — AP

$120m worth of ‘shabu’ Seized in the Philippines

MANILA: National Bureau of Investigation officials display nearly one metric ton of seized methamphetamine during a press conference. — APMANILA: Philippine authorities have seized about 6 billion pesos ($120 million) worth of methamphetamines in a series of anti-narcotics operations this month that have yielded the biggest haul in the country's history, the justice minister said wedesday. The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) conducted...

Victorious wheelchair basketball team returns home

.KUWAIT: Kuwait's wheelchair basketball team returned Monday from Abu Dhabi after winning the eighth gulf tournament there and continued its dominance over the tournament since its launch 16 years ago.The team was received at the airport by Director General of Disability Public Authority Dr Shaifqa Al-Awadhi, Deputy Director of Public Authority for sports Dr Humoud Fulaiteh, Deputy Chairman of Kuwait Disabled Sports Club Nasser Al-Ajmi,...

KIB sponsors Kuwait National Cycling team

KIB sponsors Kuwait National Cycling team

KIB sponsors Kuwait National Cycling teamKUWAIT: As part of the Bank’s mission to support Kuwaiti champions and athletes, Kuwait International Bank (KIB) offered its exclusive sponsorship to the Kuwait National Cycling Team, who recently competed in the Tour Gulf 9 Cycling Championship which took place in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. Featuring an elite group of professional cyclers, the Kuwaiti champions gave a tremendously solid performance...

KSSC general assembly

KSSC general assembly approves new club statues

KSSC general assemblyKUWAIT: Kuwait Shooting Sport Club Extraordinary General Assembly unanimously approved the new club statues in compliance with decreed law 953/2016, and agrees with the Olympic charter and ISSF laws. KSSC Chairman of the Board Eng Duaij Al- Otaibi thanked the General Assembly members for attending the meeting, adding that contacts with them are beneficial to hear their opinions and proposals. He said we wish the shooting...

MELBOURNE: Australia’s Nic Maddinson (L) attempts to run out Pakistan batsmen Asad Shafiq (R) on the second day of the second cricket Test match in Melbourne yesterday. — AFP

Azhar’s ton for Pakistan amid rain in Australia Test

MELBOURNE: Australia’s Nic Maddinson (L) attempts to run out Pakistan batsmen Asad Shafiq (R) on the second day of the second cricket Test match in Melbourne yesterday. — AFPMELBOURNE: Opening batsman Azhar Ali led the way as Pakistan consolidated their first innings on a rain-hit second day of the second Test against Australia in Melbourne yesterday. Only 50.3 overs were possible after 50.5 overs were bowled on Monday’s opening day as...

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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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WEYMOUTH: A police officer restrains a protester during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists in Weymouth, on the southwest coast of England where the Bibby Stockholm migrant accommodation barge is moored, on August 4, 2024. — AFP

No end in sight for UK riots

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GAZA: In this March 25, 2017 photo, Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar (right) and Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of slain Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza City. - AFP

Hamas names Sinwar new chief