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Bogus helpers' office run by Ethiopian busted

Domestic helpers office run by an Ethiopian manKUWAIT: Detectives received information about an unlicensed domestic helpers office run by an Ethiopian man. The man provided helpers on an hourly basis to citizens and expats, which is illegal according to Kuwait's labor regulations. Furthermore, all the maids were either absconding or working for other sponsors. Residency detectives conducted a raid and all persons inside were arrested. Kuwait has...

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Kuwaiti driver runs over Bangladeshi man to 'scare him'

KUWAIT: A 19-year-old Kuwaiti citizen ran over a Bangladeshi man who was sitting at a bus stop in a bid to 'scare him'. The man told police he was just 'having fun' and that he was driving along with a friend of his in Shaab when he saw the victim at the bus stop. The citizen drove the car towards him to 'scare him off,' then hit him when he did not move, according to his statements. Police and paramedics went to the scene, sent the victim to...

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KUWAIT: A woman in her twenties trusted a colleague of hers who promised to marry her, and went with him for a ride. But when they were alone, the man sexually assaulted her so she jumped from the car and ran away. The woman went to a police station and filed a report.Medical malpractice?A citizen accused a doctor of causing the death of his 51-year-old mother due to a medical error. The case was referred to detectives to investigate the doctor's...

ALEPPO: This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian boy sittiing next to bodies after artillery fire struck the Jub Al-Quba district. —AP

50,000 pour out of east Aleppo

'Motionless body of a girl was left crumpled in the street' ALEPPO: This photo provided by the Syrian Civil Defense White Helmets, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows a Syrian boy sittiing next to bodies after artillery fire struck the Jub Al-Quba district. —APALEPPO: More than 50,000 Syrians have joined a growing exodus of terrified civilians from east Aleppo, a monitor said yesterday, as the UN...

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OPEC agrees on first output cut since 2008

Brent crude jumps to above $50 a barrelVIENNA: The OPEC oil cartel defied expectations yesterday and nailed down its first joint output cut since 2008 after tough talks in Vienna, sending oil prices soaring. Brent North Sea crude for January delivery was up $3.77 at $50.15, the first time it has risen above $50 in a month. West Texas Intermediate was up $3.98 at $49.21. The accord announced by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries...

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Alwaleed: Let women drive

Prince AlwaleedRIYADH: An outspoken billionaire Saudi prince has called for an "urgent" end to his country's ban on women driving, saying it is a matter not just of rights but of economic necessity. "Stop the debate: Time for women to drive," Prince Alwaleed bin Talal said on his official Twitter account. Alwaleed is an unusually forthright member of Saudi Arabia's extensive royal family. He holds no political posts but chairs Kingdom Holding...

A picture of lost girl Christina Ezzo Abada is seen on the wall at a camp for refugee people in Erbil, Iraq, November 29, 2016. Picture taken November 29, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkarin

Iraqi family's search for 'Lost Girl' taken by IS

A picture of lost girl Christina Ezzo Abada is seen on the wall at a camp for refugee people in Erbil, Iraq, November 29, 2016. Picture taken November 29, 2016. REUTERS/Azad LashkariKHAZER: In a camp near Mosul a picture of a three-year-old girl, snatched from her mother's breast by Islamic State militants when they overran her Christian town two years ago, is taped to a wall along with a desperate plea from her parents. "Lost Girl", reads the...

Palestinian Saeed Youssef, a private security guard from Castle Security company, exercises in a gym in Gaza City November 21, 2016. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa

Gaza private security firms’ muscle men ring up dollars

Palestinian Saeed Youssef, a private security guard from Castle Security company, exercises in a gym in Gaza City November 21, 2016. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu MustafaGAZA: Trained in martial arts and firearms, their muscled physiques bursting out of tight t-shirts, young men in Gaza are increasingly finding work with private security firms retained by banks, local celebrities and international visitors. Three private security companies are now...

FRESNO, CALIFORNIA: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a Rally on Saturday.-AP

Clinton team sees recount as big waste of resources

WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton's aides and supporters are urging dispirited Democrats to channel their frustrations about the election results into political causes - just not into efforts to recount ballots in three battleground states. The former Democratic presidential candidate and her close aides see the recount drive largely as a waste of resources, according to people close to Clinton. The effort is being fueled by Green Party candidate Jill...

PARIS: Vincent Martinez, one the defendants, speaks to press after three former Air France employees on trial for ripping company executives’ shirts during a dispute over layoffs were found guilty in a case that highlighted the country’s sometimes violent labor relations. —AFP

3 guilty in Air France 'shirt-ripping' trial

PARIS: Vincent Martinez, one the defendants, speaks to press after three former Air France employees on trial for ripping company executives’ shirts during a dispute over layoffs were found guilty in a case that highlighted the country’s sometimes violent labor relations. —AFPPARIS: Three former Air France employees on trial for ripping company executives' shirts during a dispute over layoffs were found guilty yesterday in a case that...

NEELUM VALLEY: In this photograph taken on November 18, 2016, Pakistani Kashmiri men prepare an underground bunker in Athmuqam village at the Line of Control, the de facto border between Pakistan and India. —AFP

Urgent rush to build bunkers in Pakistani Kashmir as fears grow

NEELUM VALLEY: In this photograph taken on November 18, 2016, Pakistani Kashmiri men prepare an underground bunker in Athmuqam village at the Line of Control, the de facto border between Pakistan and India. —AFPNEELUM VALLEY, Pakistan: Residents in Pakistani Kashmir are racing to build underground bunkers for the first time since the 1990s, frightened by what they say is the worst cross-border violence since a ceasefire was agreed in 2003....

In this May 20, 2015, file photo, migrants including Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims sit on the deck of their boat as they wait to be rescued by Acehnese fishermen on the sea off East Aceh, Indonesia. —AP

UN: Over 10,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh

'Actual number could be much higher' In this May 20, 2015, file photo, migrants including Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims sit on the deck of their boat as they wait to be rescued by Acehnese fishermen on the sea off East Aceh, Indonesia. —APDHAKA: At least 10,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh in recent weeks after fleeing violence in neighboring Myanmar, the United Nations said yesterday. An estimated 30,000 Rohingya, a Muslim minority...

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