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Syrian man groped Filipina
KUWAIT: A Syrian man groped a Filipina who works with him in Khaitan. She told police that the Syrian attacked her, and when she rebuked him, he fled. Detectives are looking for himScamA young citizen, whose name is similar to that of an Arab media personality, told Fahaheel police she was swindled by a football player who promised to marry her and made her take out a KD 10,420 loan, then dumped her claiming he is not ready for marriage. The...
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Indian man found dead in friend's car
KUWAIT: An Indian man's body was sent to the coroner after he was found dead in his friend's car with a bottle of homebrewed liquor next to him. It was determined the death had occurred 10 days earlier. Investigations are in progress.Drug possessionHawally police arrested a citizen who was walking at night in an abnormal condition. Pills and hashish joints were found on him, so he was sent to the Drugs Control General Department.Brotherly hateA...
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Rohingyas flee Myanmar
DHAKA: Hundreds of Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh after fleeing violence in neighboring Myanmar, community leaders said yesterday, many with horrific tales of troops killing and burning villages. Bangladesh says it has prevented hundreds more from crossing into the country, despite pleas from the United Nations to open its border after up to 30,000 Rohingya were displaced by violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state. Bangladeshi troops have...
JERUSALEM: Firas Kazaz, a Palestinian muezzin—the person appointed to recite the Muslim call to prayer—call for prayer from the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City. — AFP
Bid to quieten Muslim call to prayer amplifies Israel tensions
JERUSALEM: Firas Kazaz, a Palestinian muezzin—the person appointed to recite the Muslim call to prayer—call for prayer from the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City. — AFPJERUSALEM: It is 4:30 am and Mufeed Shawana is rushing to Al-Aqsa Mosque, as the first Muslim call to prayer of the day rings out across the Old City of east Jerusalem. But he stops short when asked how he feels about the prospect that the sound echoing from...
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Qatari women robbed of $5.3 millions in Paris robbery
PARIS: Two Qatari women were held up on a Paris motorway and robbed of valuables worth more than five million euros ($5.3 million) in the latest heist targeting wealthy visitors to the French capital. The women, in their sixties, had just left Le Bourget airport northeast of the capital on Monday when their chauffeur-driven Bentley was held up by two masked men who sprayed them with tear gas, a police source said Tuesday. The robbers stole...
US Navy fighter jet takes off from the deck of the USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft carrier. The carrier is currently deployed in the Gulf, supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, the military operation against Islamic State extremists in Syria and Iraq. — AP
Iran death toll in Syrian civil war hits over 1,000
Turkey issues arrest warrant for Syrian Kurdish leader US Navy fighter jet takes off from the deck of the USS Dwight D Eisenhower aircraft carrier. The carrier is currently deployed in the Gulf, supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, the military operation against Islamic State extremists in Syria and Iraq. — APBEIRUT: More than 1,000 soldiers deployed by Iran to Syria to back the government side in its civil war have been killed, an Iranian...
CAIRO: In this file photo, former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, wearing a red jumpsuit that designates he has been sentenced to death, raises his hands inside a defendants cage in a makeshift courtroom at the national police academy, in an eastern suburb of Cairo, Egypt. — AP
Egypt court quashes Morsi life sentence
Islamist ex-president's second appeals victory in a week CAIRO: In this file photo, former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, wearing a red jumpsuit that designates he has been sentenced to death, raises his hands inside a defendants cage in a makeshift courtroom at the national police academy, in an eastern suburb of Cairo, Egypt. — APCAIRO: An Egyptian Appeals Court yesterday quashed one of two life sentences handed down to Mohamed Morsi...
Israeli soldiers and forensics move the body of a Palestinian man who was shot and killed at Qalandia checkpoint, near Jerusalem yesterday. — AP
Palestinian wielding knife shot dead at a checkpoint
Israeli soldiers and forensics move the body of a Palestinian man who was shot and killed at Qalandia checkpoint, near Jerusalem yesterday. — APJERUSALEM: A Palestinian was shot dead at a West Bank checkpoint yesterday after walking towards guards with a knife in his hand, Israeli police said. “A Palestinian attempted to cross the checkpoint using the vehicle lane and approached security guards brandishing a knife,” police spokeswoman Luba...
BANDUNG: Indonesian President Joko Widodo inspects Air Force Special Forces (Paskhas) troops at the Paskhas headquarters in Bandung, West Java province. —AFP
Indonesian leader moves to stop 'growth of radicalism'
BANDUNG: Indonesian President Joko Widodo inspects Air Force Special Forces (Paskhas) troops at the Paskhas headquarters in Bandung, West Java province. —AFPJAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo said yesterday he was determined to "prevent the growth of radicalism", apparently responding to rumors that Islamist extremists were planning protests to destabilize his government. Officials say there has been mounting alarm within the government...
SYDNEY: This file photo taken on January 2, 2016 shows Australian cricket selector Trevor Hohns (L) speaking with team captain Steve Smith (C) and chief coach Darren Lehmann during a training session in Sydney. Crisis-torn Australia will attempt to prevent rampant South Africa from an unprecedented series clean sweep in the upcoming day-night third Test in Adelaide. —AFP
Desperate Aussies roll the dice to stop rampant Proteas
SYDNEY: This file photo taken on January 2, 2016 shows Australian cricket selector Trevor Hohns (L) speaking with team captain Steve Smith (C) and chief coach Darren Lehmann during a training session in Sydney. Crisis-torn Australia will attempt to prevent rampant South Africa from an unprecedented series clean sweep in the upcoming day-night third Test in Adelaide. —AFPADELAIDE:  Crisis-torn Australia will attempt to prevent rampant South...
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Klinsmann fired as head coach of US men’s team
Juergen KlinsmannNEW YORK: Juergen Klinsmann has been fired as head coach of the US men’s national team in the wake of consecutive losses during the qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup, US Soccer said on Monday. Klinsmann was under contract through 2018 but his future with the team had been in doubt after a pair of recent losses this month left their hopes of qualifying for the next World Cup in serious peril.Klinsmann’s successor was...
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Kuwait’s real estate activity picks up, but sales subdued - NBK ECONOMIC REPORT
NBK ECONOMIC REPORTKUWAIT: The Kuwait real estate market witnessed its first pickup in activity in five months, though sales remained down from a year ago. Since April, total real estate sales have been trending downward, exacerbated by seasonality and softening consumer confidence. Sales across all sectors totaled KD 1.84 billion year-to-date (ytd), down 26 percent from the same period last year. October's price performance, as reflected in...
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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