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ROME: A man holds an urn at a funeral parlor in Rome yesterday. The Vatican yesterday published guidelines for Catholics who want to be cremated, saying their remains cannot be scattered, divvied up or kept at home but rather stored in a sacred, church-approved place. — AP
Vatican issues new rules on cremation - Don't scatter cremated ashes or keep them at home
ROME: A man holds an urn at a funeral parlor in Rome yesterday. The Vatican yesterday published guidelines for Catholics who want to be cremated, saying their remains cannot be scattered, divvied up or kept at home but rather stored in a sacred, church-approved place. — APVATICAN CITY: The Vatican yesterday published guidelines for Catholics who want to be cremated, saying their remains cannot be scattered, divvied up or kept at home but...
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2 Moroccan Imams arrested over ‘Islamic State support’ at Spanish resort island Ibiza
MADRID: Two Moroccan imams at a mosque on the Spanish resort island of Ibiza were arrested yesterday on suspicion of backing the Islamic State group and inciting jihad, police said. “They publicly and repeatedly expressed on social networks their support for the terrorist group Daesh, its methods and its Salafist-jihadist ideology,” the Civil Guard said in a statement.Daesh is an alternative name for Islamic State, which is also known by the...
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Taleban uses drone to film suicide attack
KABUL: The Afghan Taleban have released aerial footage of a suicide car bombing in southern Helmand province, marking the first time the media-savvy militant group has used a drone to record an attack. The 23-minute video shows a suicide bomber ramming a Humvee into a military base in volatile Nawa district, triggering a mushroom cloud of flames and smoke and razing the entire compound. With pro-Taleban poems playing in the background, the video...
QUETTA: Pakistani mourners gather around the coffins of some of those killed in an attack on the Police Training College Balochistan in Quetta yesterday. — AFP
Police academy attackers 'pretended to be soldiers'
QUETTA: Pakistani mourners gather around the coffins of some of those killed in an attack on the Police Training College Balochistan in Quetta yesterday. — AFPQUETTA: Heavily armed militants who stormed a Pakistani police academy tricked cadets hiding in their rooms into opening locked doors by pretending to be soldiers, witnesses said yesterday as chilling accounts emerged from survivors.At least 60 people were killed after three gunmen burst...
The Church of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor in northern Israel, is where Christians believe Jesus spoke with Moses and Elijah (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
Shrine to Jesus in Israel robbed and vandalized
JERUSALEM: A church in Israel built where Christians believe the transfiguration of Jesus took place has been vandalized, with chalices stolen, icons damaged and a donation box robbed, an official said yesterday.Church officials believe the motive for Monday’s incident was robbery and not Jewish extremism, which has been blamed for previous vandalism at Christian sites in Israel, said Wadie Abunassar, a spokesman for bishops in the Holy...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
Philippine leader blasts US, then heads to Japan - Duterte tells worried foreign businesses to 'pack up and leave'
Philippine President Rodrigo DuterteTOKYO: President Rodrigo Duterte yesterday urged foreign businesses in the Philippines worried about his deadly drug war to "pack up and leave", as he launched another anti-American tirade before flying to Japan to attract investments. Duterte voiced outrage at comments made the previous day by the top US envoy to Asia that his fiery rhetoric and crime war, which has claimed about 3,700 lives in four months,...
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Global adds new features to its online trading service, 'Global Wasata'
Abdul Rahman WalweelKUWAIT: Global Investment House ("Global" or the "Company"), a regional asset management & investment banking firm headquartered in Kuwait with offices in major capital markets in the MENA region, yesterday announced the enhancement of its online trading service, "Global Wasata", by adding new markets and features. In addition to the existing markets; Kuwait, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman, Global...
MEXICO CITY: In this June 21, 1970 file photo, Brazil’s team captain Carlos Alberto, center, holds up the golden Jules Rimet Trophy, after his team defeated Italy in the FIFA World Cup soccer final, at Azteca Stadium, in Mexico City. The Brazilian Football Confederation confirmed the death of 72-year-old Carlos Alberto yesterday. — AP
Brazil great Carlos Alberto dies at 72
MEXICO CITY: In this June 21, 1970 file photo, Brazil’s team captain Carlos Alberto, center, holds up the golden Jules Rimet Trophy, after his team defeated Italy in the FIFA World Cup soccer final, at Azteca Stadium, in Mexico City. The Brazilian Football Confederation confirmed the death of 72-year-old Carlos Alberto yesterday. — APRIO DE JANEIRO: Carlos Alberto, who scored one of the greatest goals in World Cup history while captaining...
Huawei’s Innovation Day at Gitex
Huawei's Innovation Day at Gitex - Eyeing smart and safe cities
Huawei’s Innovation Day at GitexDUBAI: Technology giant Huawei Middle East, is exhibited at GITEX Technology Week to put the spotlight on their various IT products, one of their important feature is Smart Cities and Safe Cities in the GCC and Middle East market. During Innovation day at GITEX, which is hosted the day Huawei shared its latest Smart City Index. Huawei says the index takes into account the strategy and execution progress in smart...
Jose Mourinho (left) and Pep Guardiola
United, City in a rut ahead of derby
Jose Mourinho (left) and Pep GuardiolaMANCHESTER: Jose Mourinho is reeling from his heaviest loss in English soccer. Pep Guardiola has matched the longest winless run of his coaching career. Things are about to get worse for one of the managers when Manchester United and Manchester City meet today in the fourth round of the English League Cup. It's the second head-to-head already this season between two coaches who had an often-tempestuous...
ABU DHABI: Pakistani spinner Yasir Shah (L) celebrates after taking the wicket of the West Indies’ cricket captain Jason Holder (R) on the final day of the second Test between Pakistan and the West Indies at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi yesterday. — AFP
Yasir Shah spins Pakistan to series-clinching win
ABU DHABI: Pakistani spinner Yasir Shah (L) celebrates after taking the wicket of the West Indies’ cricket captain Jason Holder (R) on the final day of the second Test between Pakistan and the West Indies at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi yesterday. — AFPABU DHABI: Leg-spinner Yasir Shah took six second-innings wickets in Pakistan’s crushing 133-run second Test win over West Indies in Abu Dhabi yesterday as they took an...
Zain honours Kuwaitís national jetski team
Zain honors National Jet Ski team champions
Zain honours Kuwaitís national jetski teamKUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, honored Kuwait’s National Jet Ski team champions, during a special honoring ceremony held in its main headquarters at Shuwaikh. The event came after the team achieved 10 titles during their participation in the recently concluded World Jet Ski Championship held in the United States, as the company is the main sponsor of the team for 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
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NOTTINGHAM: Protesters are detained on Aug 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' demonstration. - AFP
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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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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