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Inspection campaign 108 people arrested
.KUWAIT: A major inspection campaign in all governorates resulted in arresting 108 people including 18 wanted for civilian cases, 39 absconders, 24 for not holding IDs, 16 with expired residencies, two for drug trafficking, two for financial claims, four for being under the influence of drugs, one drunk man and three peddlers. The campaign also resulted in filing 369 traffic tickets and impounding three vehicles.
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Kuwaiti jailed for raping Bulgarian; US citizen sentenced to death
KUWAIT: The Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a citizen to 10 years in jail for raping a Bulgarian woman in Kuwait. The Criminal Court also adjourned hearing a case filed against former MP Musallam Al-Barrak and others until Jan 3 pending summoning witnesses. In another development, Kuwait court also sentenced a US citizen to death for bringing drugs from the US for trade in Kuwait. Also, a family court yesterday ordered a Kuwaiti woman divorced...
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Ruling family member sentenced to 10 years
KUWAIT: A ruling family member was sentenced to 10 years in jail with labor for the attempted murder of a citizen. The victim was shot with an unlicensed weapon, said security sources.2 arrested for shopliftingJahra detectives arrested an Egyptian and a bedoon for repeatedly shoplifting from the area's co-ops. The duo used to steal small but valuable items. They were eventually caught after reviewing footage from security cameras. In another...
ALEPPO: Syrians surround a man as he cries over the body of his child after she was pulled out from the rubble of a building following government air strikes in the rebel-held neighborhood of Al-Shaar yesterday. - AFP
As diplomacy fails, Russia opts for 'total war' - Army retakes Aleppo district as bombs rain
ALEPPO: Syrians surround a man as he cries over the body of his child after she was pulled out from the rubble of a building following government air strikes in the rebel-held neighborhood of Al-Shaar yesterday. - AFPDAMASCUS: Syria's army took control of a rebel-held district in central Aleppo yesterday, after days of heavy air strikes that have killed dozens and sparked allegations of war crimes. In the first advance since announcing plans...
Aziza Al-Yousef
Petition seeks full rights for Saudi women
Aziza Al-YousefRIYADH: Thousands of Saudis have signed a petition urging an end to the guardianship system that gives men control over the study, marriage and travel of female relatives, activists said yesterday. The petition calls for the kingdom's women to be treated "as a full citizen, and decide an age where she will be an adult and will be responsible for her own acts", said campaigner Aziza Al-Yousef of Riyadh. The retired university...
HEMPSTEAD, New York: Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Republican nominee Donald Trump after the first presidential debate at Hofstra University on Monday. - AFP n
Clinton assails Trump in fiery debate
HEMPSTEAD, New York: Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Republican nominee Donald Trump after the first presidential debate at Hofstra University on Monday. - AFPHEMPSTEAD, New York: Republican Donald Trump vowed yesterday to hit rival Democrat Hillary Clinton harder in the next US presidential debate after she put him on the defensive by accusing him of being racist, sexist and a tax dodger during their first matchup. Trump, a...
DRESDEN, Germany: A woman wearing a headscarf walks past the entrance to the Fatih Camii Mosque, where traces of smoke can be seen after a bomb attack. — AFP
Germany mosque bombed ahead of unity celebrations - Xenophobic and nationalist motive suspected
DRESDEN, Germany: A woman wearing a headscarf walks past the entrance to the Fatih Camii Mosque, where traces of smoke can be seen after a bomb attack. — AFPDRESDEN: Bomb attacks hit a mosque and an international convention centre in the eastern German city of Dresden, police said yesterday, adding that they suspected a xenophobic and nationalist motive.No one was injured in the blasts late Monday in a city that has become a hotspot for...
THE HAGUE: Malian jihadist Ahmad Al-Faqi Al-Mahdi reacts at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague yesterday, during his sentencing for destroying Timbuktu’s shrines. —AFP
Malian jihadist jailed for 9 years for Timbuktu attacks - Landmark ruling hopes to safeguard future monuments
THE HAGUE: Malian jihadist Ahmad Al-Faqi Al-Mahdi reacts at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague yesterday, during his sentencing for destroying Timbuktu’s shrines. —AFPTHE HAGUE: War crimes judges yesterday sentenced a Malian jihadist to nine years in jail for destroying the fabled shrines of Timbuktu, in a landmark ruling experts hope will help safeguard the world's vulnerable monuments. Judges at the International Criminal...
SRINAGAR: Kashmiri protesters holding a Pakistan occupied Kashmir flag shout slogans during a protest. — AP
Pakistan slams UN speech as a ‘litany of falsehoods’
SRINAGAR: Kashmiri protesters holding a Pakistan occupied Kashmir flag shout slogans during a protest. — APISLAMABAD: Islamabad has branded an address by India's foreign minister to the UN in which she accused Pakistan of terrorism in disputed Kashmir as a "litany of falsehoods". Tensions between the longtime rivals have spiked over a recent attack on an Indian army base in Kashmir that New Delhi has blamed on Pakistan-based...
PASAY CITY: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, center, poses with a fist bump with Defense Chief Delfin Lorenzana, left, and Armed Forces Chief Ricardo Visaya during his “Talk with the Airmen” on the anniversary of the 250th Presidential Airlift Wing, Tuesday, Sept 13, 2016 at the Philippine Air Force headquarters. — AP
Duterte: After tough talk, damage control prevails
PASAY CITY: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, center, poses with a fist bump with Defense Chief Delfin Lorenzana, left, and Armed Forces Chief Ricardo Visaya during his “Talk with the Airmen” on the anniversary of the 250th Presidential Airlift Wing, Tuesday, Sept 13, 2016 at the Philippine Air Force headquarters. — APMANILA: The new Philippine president uses an expletive to warn key ally Barack Obama not to lecture him on human rights...
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Pakistan court upholds death penalty for mentally-ill man
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Supreme Court yesterday dismissed an appeal brought by lawyers for a mentally ill prisoner facing execution, and a rights group said he could now be hanged next week.Imdad Ali, who is aged around 50, was sentenced to death for the murder of a religious cleric in 2002. He had been scheduled to hang on September 20 in a prison in the city of Vehari despite having been diagnosed with schizophrenia.Ali received a last-minute...
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan crime investigating police officers prepare to exhume the remains of murdered newspaper editor Lasantha Wickrematunge at a cemetery. — AP
Sri Lanka police exhume body of prominent slain editor - New administration reopens investigation
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan crime investigating police officers prepare to exhume the remains of murdered newspaper editor Lasantha Wickrematunge at a cemetery. — APCOLOMBO: Sri Lankan police yesterday exhumed the body of a prominent anti-establishment newspaper editor as part of an investigation into his murder, widely blamed on the regime of former strongman president Mahinda Rajapakse. Lasantha Wickrematunga, a fierce critic of Rajapakse's...
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
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NOTTINGHAM: Protesters are detained on Aug 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' demonstration. - AFP
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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP
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