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NEW YORK: Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, and New York Police Department Commissioner James O’Neill, center, arrive for a news conference to announce the arrest of bombing suspect Ahmad Kahn Rahami, right, shown on a display, Monday Sept. 19, 2016, at police headquarters. —AP

Rahami ‘friendly,’ but changed after Afghan visit - Was generous with free food.

NEW YORK: Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, and New York Police Department Commissioner James O’Neill, center, arrive for a news conference to announce the arrest of bombing suspect Ahmad Kahn Rahami, right, shown on a display, Monday Sept. 19, 2016, at police headquarters. —APNEW YORK: To neighbors and customers of his family's storefront chicken takeout, Ahmad Khan Rahami was a friendly, quiet presence behind the counter who liked talking about...

ALEPPO: Aid is seen strewn across the floor in the town of Orum al-Kubra on September 20, 2016. —AFP

US clings to hope of truce as Syria sinks into chaos - Ceasefire in question

ALEPPO: Aid is seen strewn across the floor in the town of Orum al-Kubra on September 20, 2016. —AFPNEW YORK: As Syria plunged back into bloodshed and the UN suspended humanitarian aid convoys yesterday, world powers struggled to convince themselves that a ceasefire can be salvaged.US Secretary of State John Kerry insisted that US-Russian attempts to broker a truce in the civil war are "not dead" and promised international talks will resume...

WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks with members of the media at Westchester County Airport on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. —AP

Clinton says Trump gives ‘aid, comfort’ to ISIS recruiters

WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks with members of the media at Westchester County Airport on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. —APESTERO, FLORIDA: Hillary Clinton is accusing Donald Trump of giving “aid and comfort” to Islamic terrorists, declaring his anti-Muslim rhetoric helps the Islamic State group and other militants recruit new fighters. Trump is insisting the US should “use whatever lawful...

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Spanish Muslim student wins fight to study with veil

MADRID: A Spanish Muslim student whose ban from a training institute for wearing the headscarf caused controversy said yesterday she had finally been allowed to study with the hijab after regional authorities weighed in. While the issue has been a subject of debate in Spain, there is currently no law banning any kind of veil in public places-not even the face-covering burka or niqab like in neighboring France.The exclusion of Takwa Rejeb from...

NICE: In this July 15, 2016 file photo, forensic officers stand near a truck with its windscreen riddled with bullets that plowed through a crowd of revelers who’d gathered to watch the fireworks. —AP

8 new arrests in France truck attack that killed 86 in Nice

NICE: In this July 15, 2016 file photo, forensic officers stand near a truck with its windscreen riddled with bullets that plowed through a crowd of revelers who’d gathered to watch the fireworks. —APPARIS: French authorities have made eight new arrests in connection with the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice that left 86 people dead, the Paris prosecutor's office said yesterday.The office said the suspects detained Monday were French and...

Five ways India could respond to Pakistan over Kashmir raid

NEW DELHI: India's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under pressure to act against Pakistan after Sunday's attack on an army base in divided Kashmir killed 18 soldiers.The army blamed the raid-the worst on troops for over a decade in the region-on Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammad. But experts say assuaging public anger should not come at the cost of a dangerous military escalation with a nuclear-armed neighbor. Here...

KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Nepalese bomb squad members inspect a pressure cooker bomb before they detonated it at a school. —AP

Small bombs go off outside 2 Nepal schools; no injuries

KATHMANDU, NEPAL: Nepalese bomb squad members inspect a pressure cooker bomb before they detonated it at a school. —APKATHMANDU: Small bombs exploded outside two schools in Nepal’s capital yesterday morning, but no injuries and only minor damage were reported, officials said. Unexploded bombs were found at five other schools in the city.The explosions took place outside the gates of two schools for students from grades 1 to 10, said police...

KASHMIR: Indian school children perform a Hindu ritual as they pay tribute to Indian soldiers killed in the Sunday attack on the Indian army base. —AP

Indian, Pakistani troops exchange fire in Kashmir - First since Sunday’s attack

KASHMIR: Indian school children perform a Hindu ritual as they pay tribute to Indian soldiers killed in the Sunday attack on the Indian army base. —APSRINAGAR: Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged fire across their disputed border in Kashmir yesterday, two days after a deadly raid on an army base that New Delhi blamed on Pakistan-based militants. Eighteen soldiers died in Sunday’s attack, which was the worst of its kind to hit the divided...

DUBAI: Visitors look at electric cars on the first day of the “Inter Solar Connecting Solar Business” exhibition, the annual Intersolar Middle East forum for professionals in the solar power industry. —AFP

UAE solar project attracts cost-effective bid - Bids equate to lowest ever cost for solar power generator

DUBAI: Visitors look at electric cars on the first day of the “Inter Solar Connecting Solar Business” exhibition, the annual Intersolar Middle East forum for professionals in the solar power industry. —AFPABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi has received six bids to build a 350 megawatt solar plant in the emirate, one of which was cited by the Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority (ADWEA) as equating to the lowest cost for solar power generation by a...

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Gulf Bank lead sponsor of the Euromoney Kuwait Conference

KUWAIT: Gulf Bank announces that it will be the lead sponsor of the upcoming 8th Euromoney Kuwait Conference. The Conference will be held on 27 September 2016 at the JW Marriott Hotel in Kuwait City. Under the theme of “Meeting the Challenge of Financial Innovation and Reform”, this year’s conference will address challenges and opportunities facing the Kuwaiti economy in an era of global uncertainties.The conference will open with keynote...

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Qualitynet: First telecom company in Kuwait to achieve ISO re-certification

KUWAIT CITY: Qualitynet, Kuwait’s #1 Internet, Data Communication & ICT services provider is proud to announce that it has been successfully audited and awarded the latest ISO 9001:2015 certification. This marks a milestone of being the First Telecommunication Company in Kuwait to successfully complete a certification audit to the updated ISO 9001:2015 standard by URS - UK (United Register of system). Ashraf Moosa, Internal Auditor - Qualitynet...

Twitter partners with Huawei for the launch of honor 8

.DUBAI: The new flagship honor 8 has been pre-programmed to open Twitter which comes as a preloaded app; in a fraction of a second via its custom smart key - a function exclusive to the Middle East. Users can access the social media app by double clicking the smart key, which has been incorporated into its3D fingerprint sensor for slick functionality. It has a 0.4 second unlock capability, auto learning skill set and can be customized with up to...

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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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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP

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Stop smoking, Quit smoking for health.

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LIVERPOOL: Police officers face protesters outside the Liver Building in Liverpool on August 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' anti-immigrant rally. — AFP

Fearful UK mosques on alert over far-right protests