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Lebanon Sunni leaders back Hariri to return as premier

BEIRUT: Sunni Muslim leaders in protest-wracked Lebanon have thrown their support behind ex-premier Saad Hariri to return to his post a month after he stepped down, a sidelined candidate said yesterday. Businessman Samir Khatib had been put forward as a likely contender to succeed Hariri, but he said a visit to the country’s highest Sunni Muslim authority had indicated otherwise. Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdellatif Deryan informed Khatib that “a...

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Diabetologist says Glucophage safe to use despite warnings

KUWAIT: Endocrinologist, diabetologist and head of Kuwait Diabetes Society Dr Waleed Al-Dhahi refuted recent warnings against using the diabetes drug metformin, denying that it is carcinogenic. Metformin is a standard medication during early stages of type 2 diabetes. It helps control high blood sugar and is marketed under a number of brand names, including Glucophage. Dhahi said such reports will make diabetics around the world become skeptical...

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Trump tells US Jews he’s Israel’s best friend

President says Jewish-Americans had been wrong to vote for DemocratsHollywood - Florida: US President Donald Trump aimed to make inroads Saturday in the politically important Jewish-American vote with a Florida speech where he declared himself the best friend Israel has ever had. At a conference in Hollywood, Florida, the Republican real estate magnate said Jewish-Americans had been wrong to vote for Democrats under his predecessor Barack Obama....

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Polio returns to haunt Malaysia after 27 years

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has reported its first polio case in 27 years, health authorities said yesterday, announcing a three-month-old baby had been diagnosed on Borneo island. The Malaysian health ministry's director-general, Noor Hisham Abdullah, said the baby from Tuaran in eastern Sabah state had been admitted into intensive care after experiencing fever and muscle weakness. "The patient is currently undergoing treatment in an isolation ward...

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Netanyahu pushes annexation plan as new elections loom

Israel strikes in Gaza after rocket attack JERUSALEM: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday touted his plan to annex a swathe of the occupied West Bank and Israeli settlements in a last-ditch effort to prevent another general election. "It's time to apply Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and legalise all the Judea and Samaria settlements, those that are in settlement blocs and those outside of them," he said, using the...

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Johnson pledges transformative Brexit as nerves rattled by polls

PM promises lower immigration if he wins electionLONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was nervous about his narrowing lead in opinion polls ahead of Thursday's election but pledged to deliver a "transformative" Brexit that will allow lower immigration. The Dec 12 election will decide the fate of Brexit and the world's fifth-largest economy with a stark choice between Johnson's pro-market Conservatives and the socialist-led...

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High stakes: Myanmar Lady gambles image in Rohingya genocide lawsuit

Suu Kyi seen as apologist for murderous militaryYANGON: From democracy champion to defending Myanmar against genocide charges, the shock decision by civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi to face the UN's top court risks further damaging her image overseas and deepening the siege mentality at home. "We stand with you," proclaim billboards across Myanmar, sporting beaming portraits of the Nobel laureate as she prepares to face the International Court of...

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Shura Sharia Consultancy holds the 8th Shura Fiqh Conference

KUWAIT: Shura Sharia Consultancy organized the 8th Shura Fiqh Conference yesterday under the patronage and attendance of Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) Mohammad Al-Hashel. During his opening speech, Sheikh Abdul Sattar Ali Al-Qattan, General Manager of Sharia Shura Consultancy, said Shura hopes the Fiqh Shura Conference results in easy and flexible Islamic products that accommodate the...

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Ahli United Bank named Best Private Bank Kuwait

KUWAIT: Ahli United Bank (AUB) was named, for the third time, the Best Private Bank Kuwait 2019 by The Banker Magazine in collaboration with the Private Wealth Management (PWM) Magazine. As leading publications by the Financial Times Group, the two magazines present the Global Private Banking Awards in recognition of banking institutions that have achieved success in growth strategies, appropriate investment solutions, as well as the level of...

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Man eats $120,000 piece of art - banana on the wall

The move was bananas… or maybe the work was just too appealing. A performance artist shook up the crowd at the Art Basel show in Miami Beach on Saturday when he grabbed a banana that had been duct-taped to a gallery wall and ate it. The banana was, in fact, a work of art by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan titled "Comedian" and sold to a French collector for $120,000. In a video posted on his Instagram account, David Datuna, who describes...

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OMEGA celebrates new James Bond watch in New York

As the trusted timepiece of the world's favorite spy, the Swiss watchmaker OMEGA has hosted an event in New York to celebrate its newest James Bond watch. Guests were welcomed at The Top of the Standard, where the new Seamaster Diver 300M 007 Edition was revealed for the very first time. Actor Daniel Craig, as well as producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli made a special appearance for the occasion. James Bond has been wearing an OMEGA...

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'Emotional' Smith campaigns against NY homelessness

Actor Will Smith talks to the media after The World’s Big Sleep Out event in Time Square on December 7, 2019 in New York. — AFP Photos Will Smith still feels "emotional" about homelessness years after playing a destitute man in one of his most acclaimed film roles, the Hollywood star has told charity campaigners braving a fierce New York winter night to sleep rough. Hundreds of people had gathered in Times Square on Saturday, rugged up and...