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MILAN: The body of Anis Amri lies on the pavement on the outskirts of Milan after a shootout with the Italian Police, early Friday. — AP
What was Berlin attack suspect doing in Milan?
MILAN: The body of Anis Amri lies on the pavement on the outskirts of Milan after a shootout with the Italian Police, early Friday. — APSESTO SAN GIOVANNI: Nobody comes to Sesto San Giovanni by chance, say the residents of this dreary working-class Milan suburb where police caught up with Berlin market attack suspect Anis Amri.So why, Italy wonders, did Europe’s most wanted man end up here? Amri, a 24-year-old Tunisian, was shot dead by...
DHAKA: Bangladesh police officials stand alert as bystanders gather at the scene of an operation to storm an alleged militant hideout yesterday, as a team from the counterterrorism unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police cordoned off a two-storey building in the capital. —AFP
2 dead in Dhaka raid on militant hideout
DHAKA: Bangladesh police officials stand alert as bystanders gather at the scene of an operation to storm an alleged militant hideout yesterday, as a team from the counterterrorism unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police cordoned off a two-storey building in the capital. —AFPNEW DELHI: A woman and a teenager believed to be linked to a banned Islamist militant group blew themselves up during a police raid on a two-storey house in Bangladesh’s...
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Philippines vacates thousands ahead of Christmas typhoon
TABACO: Philippine authorities began evacuating thousands of people and shut down dozens of ports yesterday as a strong typhoon threatened to wallop the country’s east coast on Christmas Day. Nock-Ten is expected to be packing winds of between 203-250 kilometers per hour when it crosses over Catanduanes, a remote island of 250,000 people in the Bicol region, late Sunday, the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center said.It is then expected to hit the...
DOHA: AC Milan team celebrates with the trophy after winning the Italian Super Cup soccer match between Juventus and AC Milan, at the Al Sadd Sports Club in Doha, Qatar, Friday. AC Milan won 5-4 following a shootout. — AP
AC Milan win the Italian Super Cup on penalties
DOHA: AC Milan team celebrates with the trophy after winning the Italian Super Cup soccer match between Juventus and AC Milan, at the Al Sadd Sports Club in Doha, Qatar, Friday. AC Milan won 5-4 following a shootout. — APDOHA: AC Milan celebrated wildly after beating Juventus to win the Italian Super Cup in a penalty shoot-out to win their first trophy since 2011 on Friday. Mario Pasilic blasted home the final spot kick to give AC Milan a 4-3...
BRISBANE: File photo shows Australian captain Steve Smith shakes hands with Pakistan’s coach Mickey Arthur, right, after Australia’s victory on the final day of the first cricket Test between Australia and Pakistan in Brisbane, Australia, Dec 19, 2016. — AP
Pakistan looks forward to red ball, hard MCG pitch
BRISBANE: File photo shows Australian captain Steve Smith shakes hands with Pakistan’s coach Mickey Arthur, right, after Australia’s victory on the final day of the first cricket Test between Australia and Pakistan in Brisbane, Australia, Dec 19, 2016. — APMELBOURNE: Pakistan batting coach Grant Flower says his side is looking forward to a return of the red ball and a hard Melbourne Cricket Ground pitch for the second Test against...
Mijbel AlQattan, CFA President
CFA Society Kuwait appoints new board of directors
Mijbel AlQattan, CFA PresidentKUWAIT: CFA Society Kuwait, CFA Institute’s local association of investment professionals consisting of portfolio managers, financial analysts and investment advisors, has announced the appointment of its new board of directors. Mijbel AlQattan, previously the society’s Vice President, was appointed by the newly elected board of directors to take over the role from previous President Rafik Hafez.The new board,...
Khaled Abdulrazzaq AlKhaled
Boursa Kuwait Launches ‘Special Trades’ transactions
Khaled Abdulrazzaq AlKhaledKUWAIT: In line with the company’s diligence to address market needs Boursa Kuwait announced today the launch of ‘Special Trades’ transactions, after receiving final approval from the Capital Markets Authority (CMA). Boursa Kuwait Vice Chairman and CEO, Khaled Abdulrazzaq AlKhaled said: “Boursa Kuwait seeks to introduce new tools and products that will first and foremost, facilitate the trading process for...
In this June 3, 2008 file photo, Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill. arrives for a election night rally with Michelle Obama in St Paul, Minnesota.
Michelle Obama loved fashion, and fashion loved her back
In this June 3, 2008 file photo, Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Barack Obama D-Ill. arrives for a election night rally with Michelle Obama in St Paul, Minnesota.The morning after Michelle Obama's big speech at the Democratic National Convention in 2012, in which she argued passionately for a second term for her husband, designer Tracy Reese's phone was ringing. And ringing. Mrs Obama's powerfully delivered speech had attracted much...
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'Rogue One' Heading for Dominant $120 Million at US Holiday Box Office
This file photo taken on December 13, 2016 shows British actress Felicity Jones (C) as she poses with cast members upon arrival at the UK launch event of Lucasfilm's "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story", at the Tate Modern in central London. — AFP"Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" is the king of the US holiday box office with early projections of a $160 million haul over the six-day Dec. 21-26 period-though Disney's Friday night projections were...
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Compassion and Terror
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Govt seeks temporary waiver of sports ban
PAS making ‘serious and relentless efforts’KUWAIT: The government yesterday called on FIFA and the International Olympic Committee to temporarily lift a 14-month sports ban while it amends a controversial law. The Public Authority for Sports (PAS) urged football’s governing body and the IOC to “lift the ban on Kuwaiti sports activities temporarily until relevant local laws are revised”.World sports bodies led by FIFA and the IOC...
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Kuwaiti authorities coordinate for encouraging the youth
KUWAIT: Officials of the Ministry of State for Youth Affairs have held a coordination meeting with counterparts from other relevant departments as part of continuing efforts to look into the youth problems and issues and tackle any emerging flaws in the strategies to enhance their role and productivity in the Kuwaiti community.The meeting grouped officials from the ministry, the Planning Secretariat General and the Fund of Small Enterprise,...
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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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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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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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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