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Pakistan to free National Geographic 'Afghan girl'

Sharbat GulaISLAMABAD: An Afghan woman immortalized on a National Geographic magazine cover is to be freed on bail days after being arrested in Pakistan for fraud, a government minister said yesterday. The haunting image of Sharbat Gula, taken in a Pakistan refugee camp by photographer Steve McCurry in the 1980s, became the most famous cover image in the magazine's history. Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested Gula on Wednesday...

KIRKUK: Children play in the Yahyawa camp for internally displaced Turkmen on the outskirts of Kirkuk yesterday. Over 600 families from Tel Afar, a town west of Mosul, have been living in the camp for two years and are hoping for their city to be liberated from Islamic State militants so they can return to their homes. — AP

Iraq militiamen gaining ground

Second day of operations to cut supply lines KIRKUK: Children play in the Yahyawa camp for internally displaced Turkmen on the outskirts of Kirkuk yesterday. Over 600 families from Tel Afar, a town west of Mosul, have been living in the camp for two years and are hoping for their city to be liberated from Islamic State militants so they can return to their homes. — APQAYYARAH: Iraqi paramilitary forces said they had captured several villages...

REYKJAVIK: Politician and co founder of Iceland’s Pirate Party Birgitta Jonsdottir (C), Asta Gudrun Helgadottir (2nd,L) and fellow activists react as the election results are announced at their election gathering. — AFP

Iceland set for coalition haggling after close vote

Prime Minister accepts results, set to resign REYKJAVIK: Politician and co founder of Iceland’s Pirate Party Birgitta Jonsdottir (C), Asta Gudrun Helgadottir (2nd,L) and fellow activists react as the election results are announced at their election gathering. — AFPREYKJAVIK: Iceland was headed for tense talks over its next government after an alliance led by the anti-establishment Pirate Party gained ground against the ruling centre-right in...

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. —AFP

Pakistan to probe ex-minister for army maligning news leak

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will investigate a former information minister over a leaked news report which sparked a rift between the government and the powerful army, it was announced yesterday. The report said civilian officials had warned the military to stop supporting jihadist fighters abroad. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday sacked Information Minister Pervez Rasheed over the issue."It will be a full-fledged (investigation) committee as it...

In this Sept 23, 2015, file photo, Chinese Coast Guard members approach Filipino fishermen as they confront each other off Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, also called the West Philippine Sea. — AP

Philippines: China guarding shoal, but Filipinos return

In this Sept 23, 2015, file photo, Chinese Coast Guard members approach Filipino fishermen as they confront each other off Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, also called the West Philippine Sea. — APMANILA: Philippine aerial surveillance showed Chinese coast guard ships were still guarding a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, but they did not harass and stop Filipinos from fishing there for the first time in years, the Philippine...

DHAKA: In this Wednesday, Oct 26, 2016 photo, a Bangladeshi recharges his mobile phone balance at a roadside Airtel center. —AP

Bangladesh telecoms in $500 million tax scandal

DHAKA: In this Wednesday, Oct 26, 2016 photo, a Bangladeshi recharges his mobile phone balance at a roadside Airtel center. —APDHAKA: By government accounts, four foreign-backed cellphone operators owe $500 million to Bangladesh in unpaid taxes. By the companies' accounts, the figure is closer to $50 million - if it isn't zero. As the legal row drags into its fourth year without resolution, telecommunications analysts warn it is putting...

Consumer credit drives growth in banking sector

Consumer credit drives growth in banking sector: OBG Kuwait Economic Update

Consumer credit drives growth in banking sectorKUWAIT: Kuwait's banking sector remained stable last year despite growth easing from double-digit levels in 2013 and 2014, according to the most recent Financial Stability Report released by the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) in July.Although exposure to the slowing real estate industry could see the sector's non-performing loan (NPL) ratio rise from historic lows recorded last year, the sector as a...

Bank ABC Chairman Saddek Omar El Kaber (centre) with George Kanaan, CEO of the Arab Bankers Association (left) and Abdulaziz Al-Khereiji, Chairman of the association.

Saddek El Kaber gets Arab Bankers Association's award

Bank ABC Chairman Saddek Omar El Kaber (centre) with George Kanaan, CEO of the Arab Bankers Association (left) and Abdulaziz Al-Khereiji, Chairman of the association.KUWAIT: The London-based Arab Bankers Association has given its annual award for 'Distinguished Service to Arab Banking' to Saddek Omar El Kaber, the Chairman of Bank ABC and the Governor of the Central Bank of Libya.George Kanaan, Chief Executive Officer of the Arab Bankers...

WASHINGTON: In this photo taken April 30, 2014, Amanda Renteria is interviewed in Washington. Senior staff members on Hillary Clinton’s nascent campaign were conscious about diversity in the top ranks two months before the Democratic presidential candidate formally announced her bid, according to hacked emails from the personal account of a top campaign official. — AP

Hackers apparently fooled Clinton official with bogus email

WASHINGTON: In this photo taken April 30, 2014, Amanda Renteria is interviewed in Washington. Senior staff members on Hillary Clinton’s nascent campaign were conscious about diversity in the top ranks two months before the Democratic presidential candidate formally announced her bid, according to hacked emails from the personal account of a top campaign official. — APWASHINGTON: New evidence appears to show how hackers earlier this year...

Novo Nordisk launches Tresiba

Novo Nordisk launches Tresiba, new gen basal insulin in Kuwait

Novo Nordisk launches TresibaKUWAIT: Novo Nordisk has launched Tresiba (insulin degludec) in Kuwait. Tresiba is a once-daily basal insulin for people with diabetes that successfully achieves equivalent reductions in blood glucose levels, with a lower risk of nocturnal hypoglycaemia versus insulin glargine. Tresiba allows for flexibility in day-to-day dosing time, when needed without compromising efficacy or risk of hypoglycaemia.One of the key...

Goan, Goan, gone? Indian state losing laid back image

.Goa has long attracted Western holidaymakers for its relaxed vibe, but rapid construction, swelling crowds and fears over safety are threatening the Indian state's global reputation as a tranquil haven.The former Portuguese colony is transforming from a quiet paradise popular with international hippies to a heavily-developed entertainment destination for higher-income foreign and domestic visitors who want five-star luxury, tourism officials...

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