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LEIPZIG: In this Tuesday photo Leipzig’s sports director Ralf Rangnick watches a training session of RB Leipzig in Leipzig Germany. — AP
Messi or Ronaldo? No thanks, says Leipzig boss
LEIPZIG: In this Tuesday photo Leipzig’s sports director Ralf Rangnick watches a training session of RB Leipzig in Leipzig Germany. — APLEIPZIG: Neither Lionel Messi nor Cristiano Ronaldo would be considered fresh enough at youthful Bundesliga leaders RB Leipzig, says sports director Ralf Rangnick.Founded in 2009, Leipzig are bankrolled by energy drinks giants Red Bull and are currently top of the Bundesliga after four promotions in seven...
MANCHESTER: Manchester City's Nolito, right, and Celtic's goalkeeper Craig Gordon challenge for the ball during the Champions League groupnC soccer match between Manchester City and Celtic at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, yesterday. - APnnnn
Iheanacho up to speed as Man City, Celtic draw
MANCHESTER: Manchester City's Nolito, right, and Celtic's goalkeeper Craig Gordon challenge for the ball during the Champions League groupC soccer match between Manchester City and Celtic at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, yesterday. - APMANCHESTER:  Manchester City striker Kelechi Iheanacho made a successful start to his spell as Sergio Aguero's stand-in by earning his team a 1-1 Champions League draw with Celtic yesterday.Aguero's...
BARCELONA: Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (R) vies with Moenchengladbach's defender Tobias Strobl during the UEFA Champions League Group C football match FC Barcelona vs Borussia Moenchengladbach at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, yesterday. - AFP
Barca wins but Messi falls short of Ronaldo's record
BARCELONA: Barcelona's Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (R) vies with Moenchengladbach's defender Tobias Strobl during the UEFA Champions League Group C football match FC Barcelona vs Borussia Moenchengladbach at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, yesterday. - AFPBARCELONA: Lionel Messi opened the scoring in Barcelona's 4-0 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach yesterday, but fell short of matching Cristiano Ronaldo's goal record in the group stage...
MUNICH: Atletico Madrid's Montenegrin defender Stefan Savic and Bayern Munich's German defender Mats Hummels vie for the ball during the UEFA Champions League group D football match between FC Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid in Munich, southern Germany, yesterday. -- AFP
Lewandowski seals Bayern win over Atletico
MUNICH: Atletico Madrid's Montenegrin defender Stefan Savic and Bayern Munich's German defender Mats Hummels vie for the ball during the UEFA Champions League group D football match between FC Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid in Munich, southern Germany, yesterday. -- AFPMUNICH:  A Robert Lewandowski free-kick sealed Bayern Munich's 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid yesterday in the Champions League with both teams already through to the knock-out...
MANAMA: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders pose for a group picture during a GCC summit in the Bahraini capital yesterday - AFP/KUNA
Amir calls for concerted response to int'l changes
British PM joins Gulf summit for post-Brexit talks MANAMA: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders pose for a group picture during a GCC summit in the Bahraini capital yesterday - AFP/KUNAMANAMA: HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said yesterday the Gulf Cooperation Council summit comes amid rapid international changes and critical conditions that necessitate continuing consultations and joint coordination to consider and preclude...
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Opposition again fails to agree on speaker
MPs want to hold sports debateKUWAIT: Opposition MPs met again yesterday to discuss selecting one candidate to fight the speaker's election on their behalf, but remained undecided on one of the two lawmakers who have announced their intention to contest the post. Twenty-two lawmakers attended the meeting and five others could not attend because they were tied up with other appointments, making the opposition bloc looking stable at 27, a...
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Citizen arrested for publishing fake news
KUWAIT: Security forces arrested Khalifa Ali Al-Hashash, a Kuwaiti citizen, on charges of publishing "false news", the interior ministry said yesterday.Hashash, whose arrest was on a warrant issued by the public prosecutor, is accused of spreading false news on domestic affairs on social media, the ministry's public relations and security media department said in a statement. The department did not specify the nature of the false news Hashash...
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KFA chief Hasawi 'remains in post'
Fawaz Al-HassawiKUWAIT: Kuwait Football Association Chairman Fawaz Al-Hasawi remains at the helm of KFA, secretary general of an interim committee in charge of KFA Dr Mohammad Khalil said yesterday. "Al-Hasawi has not tendered his resignation," Khalil said, noting that KFA Deputy Chairman Assad Taki has stepped down for health reasons.Khalil dispelled allegations of "mass resignations" within KFA, adding that four KFA committee members have...
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Expatriates can manage more than one company
KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, State Minister for Planning and Development Hind Al-Subaih issued a decision to allow an expatriate to be hired as a manager in more than one company, based on a recommendation from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.The previous regulations stipulated that an expatriate could only be hired as a manager in the same company he has his visa on, and could not be assigned to manage another company even...
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Kuwait keen on closer ties with human rights bodies
KUWAIT: Kuwait is due to host on December 6-15 a contingent of United Nations (UN) officials dealing with legal discrimination against women, Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah said yesterday.The visit is a testament to Kuwait’s commitment to human rights issues and an opportunity for the country to get acquainted with the latest developments in that field, Jarallah noted.On the visit of the UN officials, he said that the Foreign...
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with British Prime Minister Theresa May.
Amir participates in GCC Summit in Manama
His Highness meets UK PM His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with British Prime Minister Theresa May.MANAMA: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attended yesterday the 37th Session of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit, which kicked off in the Bahraini capital, Manama. Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad...
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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