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ETIANE: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attends the ASEAN Summit Retreat during the second day of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. — AFP

Obama slur no bar to Duterte's popularity - Record approval ratings while slums drenched in blood

ETIANE: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attends the ASEAN Summit Retreat during the second day of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. — AFPMANILA: Despite foul-mouthed tirades, international outrage and a public spat with Barack Obama, Rodrigo Duterte is the most popular politician in the Philippines.As the politically incorrect president enters the third month of his six-year term, the Asian nation's slums are...

ALEPPO: This photo provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Center (AMC), shows a Syrian man carrying a girl away from the rubble of a destroyed building after barrel bombs were dropped on the Bab Al-Nairab neighborhood. — AP

Fighting displaces 100,000 in central Syria in 8 days - New govt bombing creates more displacement

ALEPPO: This photo provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group Aleppo Media Center (AMC), shows a Syrian man carrying a girl away from the rubble of a destroyed building after barrel bombs were dropped on the Bab Al-Nairab neighborhood. — APBEIRUT: Intense fighting between Syrian government troops and insurgents in Syria's central Hama province displaced some 100,000 people over eight days between late August and early September, the...

This screen grab image taken on February 18, 2015 from a video made available by Islamist group Boko Haram shows then Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau making a statement at an undisclosed location. — AF

Boko Haram groups clash in NE Nigeria

This screen grab image taken on February 18, 2015 from a video made available by Islamist group Boko Haram shows then Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau making a statement at an undisclosed location. — AFKANO: In-fighting has broken out in Boko Haram after the Islamic State group announced a new leader of its Nigerian affiliate, according to reports in the country's remote northeast. IS said last month that Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, the son of Boko...

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Migrant-kicking camerawoman charged with ‘breach of peace’

BUDAPEST: A Hungarian television camerawoman who made headlines last September after appearing to trip and kick migrants who were fleeing police has been indicted, prosecutors said yesterday. “The accused is charged by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Szeged with breach of the peace,” said a statement from Csongrad county chief prosecutor Zsolt Kopasz.In the footage, which sparked global outrage, Petra Laszlo can be seen tripping up a man...

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Indonesian official wants Philippine-style drug war

JAKARTA: Indonesia’s anti-drugs chief has supported implementing a bloody crackdown on traffickers like the war on crime in the Philippines that has left almost 3,000 dead. Budi Waseso, the tough-talking anti-drugs czar who once proposed holding death row traffickers on a prison island guarded by crocodiles, said he believed such a campaign would safeguard “our beloved country”.Indonesia says it is fighting a war against rising narcotics...

MANAUS: Brazil’s Neymar (C) is marked by Colombia’s midfielder Daniel Torres during their Russia 2018 World Cup football qualifier match in Manaus, Brazil, on Tuesday. — AFP

Neymar strike gives Brazil win

MANAUS: Brazil’s Neymar (C) is marked by Colombia’s midfielder Daniel Torres during their Russia 2018 World Cup football qualifier match in Manaus, Brazil, on Tuesday. — AFPSAO PAULO: Neymar’s second-half goal gave Brazil a 2-1 victory over Colombia on Tuesday as the five-times world champions registered their second consecutive win to take the second place in the South American qualifying group for Russia 2018. The home side got the...

BASEL: Portugal’s Andre Silva, left, fights for the ball with Switzerland’s Fabian Schaer during the 2018 World Cup Russia group B qualification soccer match between Switzerland and Portugal at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel, Switzerland, Tuesday. — AP

Portugal beaten in World Cup opener, France held

BASEL: Portugal’s Andre Silva, left, fights for the ball with Switzerland’s Fabian Schaer during the 2018 World Cup Russia group B qualification soccer match between Switzerland and Portugal at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel, Switzerland, Tuesday. — APPARIS: With Cristiano Ronaldo still missing due to injury, European champions Portugal began their bid to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia with a disappointing 2-0 defeat in...

NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a return against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France during their 2016 US Open Men’s Singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Tuesday. — AFP

Djokovic books s-final clash with Monfils

NEW YORK: Novak Djokovic of Serbia hits a return against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France during their 2016 US Open Men’s Singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Tuesday. — AFPNEW YORK: Defending champion Novak Djokovic booked a 10th straight US Open semifinal appearance when Jo-Wilfried Tsonga retired trailing 6-3, 6-2 in their marquee quarter-final on Tuesday. It was the third time in five matches that...

LAHORE: Pakistani Christian female powerlifter Twinkle poses as she displays her medals at her residence in Lahore and Sonia prepares to lift weights at a gym in Lahore. Twinkle Sohail and Sonia Azmat have the weight of the Pakistani Christian world on their shoulders, but if anyone can bear the hopes of such a persecuted minority, it is these teenage champion powerlifters. —AFP

Twinkle of success for Pakistani Christian powerlifting duo

LAHORE: Pakistani Christian female powerlifter Twinkle poses as she displays her medals at her residence in Lahore and Sonia prepares to lift weights at a gym in Lahore. Twinkle Sohail and Sonia Azmat have the weight of the Pakistani Christian world on their shoulders, but if anyone can bear the hopes of such a persecuted minority, it is these teenage champion powerlifters. —AFPLAHORE: Twinkle Sohail and Sonia Azmat have the weight of the...

Nayef Al Yaseen

RSM Albazie & Co organizes in-depth financial modeling course for PPP

Nayef Al YaseenKUWAIT: RSM Albazie & Co, a member of the sixth largest network of independent audit, tax and consulting firms 'RSM International', recently organized an intensive 'Project Finance Modelling' training course with a specific emphasis on Public-Private Partnership Program (PPP) structures. The training which was held in collaboration with Corality Financial Group; a global leader in financial training, witnessed high participation...

BEIJING: Lightning flashes above skyscrapers in Central Business District during a rainstorm in Beijing yesterday. — AP

China foreign exchange reserves fall $16 billion

BEIJING: Lightning flashes above skyscrapers in Central Business District during a rainstorm in Beijing yesterday. — APBEIJING: China’s foreign exchange reserves fell by some $16 billion in August, officials said yesterday, as the country’s central bank sold dollars to defend its currency against capital outflows. The world’s largest currency hoard fell to just under $3.19 trillion, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said on its...

Jane Valls

Arab leaders ‘must be’ nurtured, empowered

Jane VallsKUWAIT: Arab leaders across the GCC must be nurtured and empowered to deliver quality board directorship and the highest standards of corporate governance to positively impact business and society, says the GCC Board Directors Institute. Speaking at the Institute's first Breakfast Forum - a series aimed at bringing together leaders across different industries to address issues connected with board governance and global trends - Jane...

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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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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