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SRINAGAR: Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard on the shores of Dal Lake on a cold winter’s day in Srinagar yesterday. The cold wave further tightened its grip in Jammu and Kashmir with most places in the state recording sub-zero temperatures. —AFP
22 killed as Pakistan, India exchange fire
7 Indian soldiers 'killed in retaliatory fire' SRINAGAR: Indian paramilitary trooper stands guard on the shores of Dal Lake on a cold winter’s day in Srinagar yesterday. The cold wave further tightened its grip in Jammu and Kashmir with most places in the state recording sub-zero temperatures. —AFPMUZAFFARABAD: Artillery fire and shelling from India targeted several Pakistani villages and struck a passenger bus near the dividing line in the...
MANILA: Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa (right) points to the nose of Kerwin Espinosa, son of the late mayor Rolando Espinosa, as he is presented to members of the media at the police headquarters in Manila, shortly after arriving from United Arab Emirates. Kerwin was arrested in the United Arab Emirates last month and will face drug trafficking charges. — AFP
Philippine police chief fights back tears, pledges loyalty to Duterte
High drama in the televised hearing MANILA: Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa (right) points to the nose of Kerwin Espinosa, son of the late mayor Rolando Espinosa, as he is presented to members of the media at the police headquarters in Manila, shortly after arriving from United Arab Emirates. Kerwin was arrested in the United Arab Emirates last month and will face drug trafficking charges. — AFPMANILA:...
KARACHI: Pakistani residents visit a donation centre to receive food in Karachi. — AFP
Pakistan economy growing... but is it enough?
KARACHI: Pakistani residents visit a donation centre to receive food in Karachi. — AFPKARACHI: Shah Nawaz walks Karachi's dusty streets, one of thousands in the financial hub who are being fed by charities as Pakistan's economy picks up pace-but, some say, not fast enough for its poverty-stricken millions. Confidence in Pakistan is growing, with the International Monetary Fund claiming in October that the country has emerged from crisis and...
LISBON: Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo jumps for a ball during the UEFA Champions League football match Sporting CP vs Real Madrid CF at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon on Tuesday. — AFP
Real strike late on Ronaldo's homecoming
LISBON: Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo jumps for a ball during the UEFA Champions League football match Sporting CP vs Real Madrid CF at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon on Tuesday. — AFPLISBON:  Cristiano Ronaldo was lauded like a king on his return to where his career began at Sporting Lisbon, but Real Madrid showed no mercy in booking their place in the knockout stages for a 20th consecutive season with a 2-1 win...
LEICESTER: Leicester’s Christian Fuchs, left, and Brugge’s Jelle Vossen challenge for the ball during the Champions League Group G soccer match between Leicester City and Club Brugge in Leicester, England, Tuesday. — AP
Okazaki, Mahrez fire Leicester into last 16
LEICESTER: Leicester’s Christian Fuchs, left, and Brugge’s Jelle Vossen challenge for the ball during the Champions League Group G soccer match between Leicester City and Club Brugge in Leicester, England, Tuesday. — APLEICESTER: Shinji Okazaki and Riyad Mahrez scored as England’s miracle club Leicester City beat Club Brugge 2-1 on Tuesday to book their place in the Champions League knockout phase. Leicester are toiling in defence of...
BULAWAYO: Sri Lanka batsman Niroshan Dickwella is in action during the fifth match of triangular one-day international series between Sri Lanka and West Indies at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, yesterday. — AFP
Sri Lanka snatch thrilling victory over Windies
BULAWAYO: Sri Lanka batsman Niroshan Dickwella is in action during the fifth match of triangular one-day international series between Sri Lanka and West Indies at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo, yesterday. — AFPriBULAWAYO: Sri Lanka took three wickets in the last three overs to snatch a thrilling one-run victory over West Indies in the triangular one-day series yesterday. Niroshan Dickwella and Kusal Mendis both scored 94 runs as Sri Lanka...
Mutawa Alkazi presents 4WD Bj40 for Al-Dihani, Al-Rashidi
Mutawa Alkazi presents 4WD Bj40 for Al-Dihani, Al-Rashidi
Mutawa Alkazi presents 4WD Bj40 for Al-Dihani, Al-RashidiKUWAIT: In appreciation for their historical achievements of Fuhaid Al-Dihani on receiving the golden medal and Abdullah Al-Tarqi Al- Rashidi on receiving the bronze medal in Rio 2016 Olympiad, Mutawa Alkazi Group gave a reception and appreciation parts for the two Champs at its Principal Office, which was attended by executives and personnel, in addition to a crowd of customers and...
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Zain honors high-performing value-added services partners
Company recognizes their distinguished efforts during Q3 2016 .KUWAIT:  Zain, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, held an honoring ceremony to recognize the efforts of its high-performing Value Added Services partners during the third quarter of 2016.Zain officials from the Value Added Services Department recognized the company's distinguished partners for their excellent efforts in providing the highest quality VAS services to the...
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Moody's affirms Gulf Bank's stable outlook and solid revenue-generating capacity
.KUWAIT: Moody's investor Service has affirmed Gulf Bank's stable outlook and solid revenue-generating capacity in a credit opinion issued this week.Moody's said that Gulf Bank's standalone Base Line Credit Assessment ("BCA") rating reflects its solid revenue-generation capacity, comfortable liquidity metrics, and adequate capitalization.In its latest semiannual credit opinion update, Moody's recognizes the competitiveness of Gulf Bank's risk...
PETAH TIKVA, Israel : Leeor Ben-Peretz, the Executive Vice President of the Israeli firm Cellebrite’s technology, shows devices and explains the technology developed by his company on November 9, 2016. —AFP
Israeli firm can steal phone data in seconds
PETAH TIKVA, Israel : Leeor Ben-Peretz, the Executive Vice President of the Israeli firm Cellebrite’s technology, shows devices and explains the technology developed by his company on November 9, 2016. —AFPPETAH TIKVA, Israel: It only takes a few seconds for an employee of one of the world's leading hacking companies to take a locked smartphone and pull the data from it. Israeli firm Cellebrite's technology provides a glimpse of a world of...
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Average lifespan in EU tops 80: Study
BRUSSELS: The average lifespan of people in the EU has topped 80 for the first time, but preventable illnesses caused by smoking, alcohol and obesity are taking a huge toll, a study said yesterday.Gains were uneven as people in western European Union countries lived more than eight years longer on average than people in central and eastern countries, said the report by the European Commission and the OECD. "More needs to be done to reduce...
Obama Honors 21 Americans With Presidential Medal of Freedom US President Barack Obama presents Singer Bruce Springsteen, actress and comedian Ellen DeGeneres and actor Robert De Niro with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Obama presents final Medal of Freedom honors
Obama Honors 21 Americans With Presidential Medal of Freedom US President Barack Obama presents Singer Bruce Springsteen, actress and comedian Ellen DeGeneres and actor Robert De Niro with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.US President Barack Obama awarded the 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom - the highest civilian honor in the United States - to 21 key figures at a star-studded ceremony at the White House yesterday. Obama presented the...
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MUMBAI: A vendor counts a wad of Indian rupees. - AFP
Indian rupee hits record low amid geopolitical jitters
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Flag of Kuwait, visa application form and passport on table
Why small-scale project visas can be problematic
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KUWAIT: Kuwaitis walk inside the Avenues Mall, the country’s largest shopping centre. The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) issued the latest detailed statistics on population and employment at the end of June 2024. The data shows that total population in Kuwait reached 4.919 million people. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait population hits 4.919 million
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DHAKA: Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace on Aug 5, 2024. - AFP
People power rocks Bangladesh
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Al-Sawaber Complex
Kuwait’s historic buildings should be preserved