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Taxi drivers' brawl at airport
KUWAIT: A bedoon roaming taxi driver attempted to pick up a passenger who arrived at Kuwait airport, which angered official airport taxi drivers, who prevented him from leaving with the passenger. The bedoon driver refused to back down and things escalated to exchanging blows. Policemen attempted to resolve the problem, but matters went out of hand when the airport taxi drivers insisted the bedoon be punished, which created chaos and disrupted...
ALEPPO: Syrian pro-regime fighters gesture in the Fardos neighborhood as they drive past residents fleeing violence in the restive Bustan Al-Qasr neighborhood yesterday, after regime troops retook the area from rebel fighters. — AFP
Civilians 'killed on spot' in Aleppo
ALEPPO: Syrian pro-regime fighters gesture in the Fardos neighborhood as they drive past residents fleeing violence in the restive Bustan Al-Qasr neighborhood yesterday, after regime troops retook the area from rebel fighters. — AFPBEIRUT: Syrian pro-government forces have reportedly executed dozens of civilians in Aleppo including women and children, the UN said as the crucial battle for the city neared its end. UN rights office spokesman...
NEW YORK: Singer Kanye West and US President-elect Donald Trump speak with the press after their meeting at Trump Tower yesterday.
Last hope for anti-Trump camp is Electoral College
NEW YORK: Singer Kanye West and US President-elect Donald Trump speak with the press after their meeting at Trump Tower yesterday.WASHINGTON: Americans aghast over the idea of Donald Trump as president are turning to the Electoral College - the somewhat puzzling, much criticized institution that will make it official - as a last-ditch recourse to halt the inevitable. Its 538 members - the government says it is not even a body, really, but rather...
ALEPPO: A general view shows a severely damaged street in Aleppo’s Al-Kalasseh neighborhood in the eastern part of the war torn city. —AFP
Aleppo's famed Old City left 'unrecognizable' by war
ALEPPO: A general view shows a severely damaged street in Aleppo’s Al-Kalasseh neighborhood in the eastern part of the war torn city. —AFPALEPPO: Once renowned for its bustling souks, grand citadel and historic gates, Aleppo's Old City has been rendered virtually unrecognizable by some of the worst violence of Syria's war.  For centuries, Aleppo was Syria's economic and cultural powerhouse, attracting tourists from around the world to its...
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (right) greets Secretary General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Ramadan Abdullah Shalah, ahead of their meeting in the capital Tehran yesterday. —AFP
Iran eyes nuke-powered ships after US sanctions
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (right) greets Secretary General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Ramadan Abdullah Shalah, ahead of their meeting in the capital Tehran yesterday. —AFPTEHRAN: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani yesterday ordered the country's scientists to start work on nuclear-powered ships in response to the expected renewal of sanctions by the United States. In letters read out on state television, Rouhani criticized...
CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi (center) speaks next to Egypt’s Coptic Pope Tawadros II during the funeral of the victims of a bomb explosion that targeted a Coptic Orthodox Church the previous day in Cairo. —AFP
Egypt accuses Brotherhood of supporting Church attackers
CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi (center) speaks next to Egypt’s Coptic Pope Tawadros II during the funeral of the victims of a bomb explosion that targeted a Coptic Orthodox Church the previous day in Cairo. —AFPCAIRO: Egypt's Interior Ministry has accused fugitive Muslim Brotherhood leaders who have fled to Qatar of training and financing the perpetrators of the bomb attack on a Cairo church that killed 25 people. It said...
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Bangladesh bank officials involved in heist: Investigator
DHAKA: Some Bangladesh central bank officials deliberately exposed its computer systems and enabled hackers to steal $81 million from its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in February, a top police investigator in Dhaka told Reuters on Monday. The comments by Mohammad Shah Alam, head of the Forensic Training Institute of the Bangladesh police's criminal investigation department, are the first sign that investigators have got a firm...
JAMMU: Indian movie goers stand up as national anthem is played at a movie hall before the screening of a movie in Jammu yesterday. A ruling by India’s Supreme Court last month said that the anthem must be played before every film screening in the country and that audiences must stand. The court said the rule was aimed at instilling a sense of patriotism. — AP
India arrests 20 over failure to stand for anthem
JAMMU: Indian movie goers stand up as national anthem is played at a movie hall before the screening of a movie in Jammu yesterday. A ruling by India’s Supreme Court last month said that the anthem must be played before every film screening in the country and that audiences must stand. The court said the rule was aimed at instilling a sense of patriotism. — APNEW DELHI: Around 20 people have been arrested in India, accused of failing to...
JAKARTA: Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known by his nickname Ahok, looks at photographers as he sits in the defendant’s chair during his trial at the North Jakarta District Court in Jakarta yesterday. — AFP
Jakarta Christian governor stands trial for blasphemy
Purnama accused of insulting the Quran JAKARTA: Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known by his nickname Ahok, looks at photographers as he sits in the defendant’s chair during his trial at the North Jakarta District Court in Jakarta yesterday. — AFPJAKARTA: Jakarta's Christian governor choked back tears as he gave an impassioned defense against blasphemy charges yesterday, in a court case that has stoked fears of growing...
DOHA: FC Barcelona’s players celebrate following a friendly football match between FC Barcelona and Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahli FC yesterday in the Qatari capital Doha. Goals from Luiz Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar helped Barcelona beat Saudi champions Al-Ahli 5-3 in a thrilling friendly in Doha. The superstar trio all scored by the 17th minute, helping the Spanish giants to stroll into an early three-goal lead. — AFP
Barcelona beat Al-Ahli in eight-goal friendly
DOHA: FC Barcelona’s players celebrate following a friendly football match between FC Barcelona and Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ahli FC yesterday in the Qatari capital Doha. Goals from Luiz Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar helped Barcelona beat Saudi champions Al-Ahli 5-3 in a thrilling friendly in Doha. The superstar trio all scored by the 17th minute, helping the Spanish giants to stroll into an early three-goal lead. — AFPDOHA: Goals from Luiz...
DOHA: FC Barcelona Lionel Messi (L) holds the hands of Afghan boy Murtaza Ahmadi on the pitch before the start of a friendly football match against Saudi Arabia’s Al- Ahli FC yesterday in the Qatari capital Doha. — AFP
Afghan bag shirt boy meets his idol Messi
DOHA: FC Barcelona Lionel Messi (L) holds the hands of Afghan boy Murtaza Ahmadi on the pitch before the start of a friendly football match against Saudi Arabia’s Al- Ahli FC yesterday in the Qatari capital Doha. — AFPDOHA:  An Afghan boy who became an internet sensation after pictures of him wearing an improvised Lionel Messi football shirt went viral finally got to meet his superstar idol yesterday.  Murtaza Ahmadi met the Barcelona...
Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah
Al-Hajiri congratulates Sheikh Salman on reappointment
Sheikh SalmanKUWAIT: President of Kuwait Disabled Sports Club Shafi Al-Hajiri congratulated Information Minister, State Minister for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al- Humoud Al-Sabah on his reappointment in the new cabinet. He said Sheikh Salman follows first hand the Youth and Sports Affairs through being Chairman of Public Authority for Sports and Public Authority for Youth.He also worked on removing all obstacles that Kuwait...
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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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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
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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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ALDERSHOT: Protesters hold placards during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists near a hotel housing asylum seekers in Aldershot on August 4, 2024. — AFP
Musk fans flames of anti-Muslim riots, spars with UK govt
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Senior military officers discuss security issues