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Dozens killed in string of deadly Syria blasts

TARTOUS: Syrians and security forces gather at the site of a blast targeting the Arzuna Bridge in a government-held area outside this Syrian city yesterday. - AFPDAMASCUS: A string of bombings claimed by the Islamic State group killed dozens across Syria yesterday, as Washington and Moscow failed to agree on a deal to stem the country’s violence. The blasts in mostly government-held territory killed at least 48 people and wounded dozens more,...

This combination image taken yesterday shows (left) US President Barack Obama speaking during a press conference following the conclusion of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, and (right) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaking during a press conference in Davao City in the Philippines prior to his departure for Laos to attend the ASEAN summit. - AFP

Duterte spews vulgar tirade against Obama

This combination image taken yesterday shows (left) US President Barack Obama speaking during a press conference following the conclusion of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, and (right) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaking during a press conference in Davao City in the Philippines prior to his departure for Laos to attend the ASEAN summit. - AFPDAVAO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte crudely insulted Barack Obama yesterday as he...

MANILA: Policemen investigate at a crime scene where a body lies dead on the ground after the police received a message from a concerned citizen of the existence of a drug den in the area. Two were captured alive, one died. —AFP

Bodies pile up in Philippines amid drug war - Rich, poor are all targets in drug war: Top cop

MANILA: Policemen investigate at a crime scene where a body lies dead on the ground after the police received a message from a concerned citizen of the existence of a drug den in the area. Two were captured alive, one died. —AFPMANILA: his casket, placed there in keeping with a local tradition to symbolically peck at the conscience of his killers. Cellphone video footage circulating on social media purports to capture the moment Sison was...

JUBA: A group of children at the UN protection of Civilians site in Juba, South Sudan, play with a makeshift gun. —AP

In South Sudan, dreams of freedom end in rape and murder

JUBA: A group of children at the UN protection of Civilians site in Juba, South Sudan, play with a makeshift gun. —APWAU: "We women, we dare not go out at night because we risk being raped by soldiers," says Catherine Atanasyo. "For men, it's no better: death awaits them." Like 25,000 other South Sudanese people in and around the northwestern town of Wau, Atanasyo took refuge in a UN camp two months ago when violence tore through this part of...

CALAIS: Farmers drive from Loon Plage to Calais during a joint “go-slow” protest with truck drivers on the A16 highway calling for the dismantling of the so-called “Jungle” migrant camp in the French northern port city of Calais. —AFP

French farmers, truckers block roads in migrant camp protest

CALAIS: Farmers drive from Loon Plage to Calais during a joint “go-slow” protest with truck drivers on the A16 highway calling for the dismantling of the so-called “Jungle” migrant camp in the French northern port city of Calais. —AFPCALAIS: French farmers and truckers blocked the main routes in and out of the port of Calais yesterday to call for the closure of the sprawling "Jungle" migrant camp. Around 70 trucks mounted a "go-slow"...

KABUL: Afghan policemen stand guard overlooking the site of a twin suicide bombing near the Ministry of Defense in Kabul yesterday. —AFP

Twin Taleban suicide blasts in Kabul kill 24

KABUL: Afghan policemen stand guard overlooking the site of a twin suicide bombing near the Ministry of Defense in Kabul yesterday. —AFPKABUL: At least 24 people were killed and 91 wounded yesterday in a Taleban double suicide bombing in central Kabul during late afternoon rush hour, the latest assault on the Afghan capital.The carnage near the defense ministry came as the Taleban ramp up their nationwide summer offensive against the US-backed...

HONG KONG: Pro-democracy candidates (from left) Lam Cheuk-ting, Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu, Raymond Chan Chi-chuen, Fernando Cheung and Leung Kwok-hung celebrate after winning seats at the legislative council elections in Hong Kong yesterday. — AP

Anti-China politicians emerge victorious in Hong Kong vote - Fears grow as Beijing tightens its grip

HONG KONG: Pro-democracy candidates (from left) Lam Cheuk-ting, Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu, Raymond Chan Chi-chuen, Fernando Cheung and Leung Kwok-hung celebrate after winning seats at the legislative council elections in Hong Kong yesterday. — APHONG KONG: A new generation of young Hong Kong politicians advocating a break from Beijing became lawmakers for the first time yesterday in the biggest poll since mass pro-democracy rallies in 2014. A...

Mijbil Alayoub

Ooredoo Kuwait named ‘Speedtest Awards Winner 2016’ - New television commercial focusing on network power

Mijbil AlayoubKUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait announced that it won the title "Speedtest Awards Winner 2016" by Ookla, the company that operates the famous website Speedtest.net, a tool that measures network speed on users' devices. The awards are based on speed test results conducted by hundreds of thousands of actual smartphone users in Kuwait.Caring and ConnectingCommenting on this, Corporate Communications Director in Ooredoo Kuwait Mijbil Alayoub...

Emerging markets drove global equities higher as oil declined - NBK Capital monthly report

.KUWAIT: Global equities were slightly positive for the month of August, led by emerging markets. Brent oil reversed some of July's declines and climbed over 6. Gold was notably weaker for the month, falling over 3.In August, US rate hike probability has risen following Janet Yellen's speech on the state of the economy. In the UK, the Bank of England cut its interest rate for the first time since 2009 by 0.25. Furthermore, they announced to...

KUWAIT: Motorists line up at a petrol station on August 31 evening before the petrol prices went up on September 1.

GCC equity markets remain bearish - KFIC Report for Global and GCC Financial Markets

KUWAIT: Motorists line up at a petrol station on August 31 evening before the petrol prices went up on September 1.KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance and Investment Company (KFIC) clarified in its financial report for August; Global equities ended the month on a negative note as MSCI World Index closed down marginally at -0.13 percent. US equity markets weighed heavy on MSCI World as S&P 500 and Dow Jones Index were down by -0.12 percent and -0.17 percent...

NREC

NREC among top 25 listed developers in Arab World - Forbes Magazine

NRECKUWAIT: National Real Estate Company (NREC), one of the region's leading real estate development companies, was yesterday recognized as one of the top 25 listed real estate developers in the Arab World by Forbes Middle East.In an exclusive gala dinner held by Forbes Middle East honoring the biggest developers, agencies, and international property consultants in the real estate sector, the 'Top Real Estate Companies in the Arab World'. The...

Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah

Al-Mazaya showcases projects and offers at Cityscape Global - Developer to unveil opportunities in Dubai, Muscat and Istanbul

Sheikh Mubarak Al-SabahKUWAIT: Al-Mazaya Holding is participating in Cityscape Global, the largest and most influential real estate development event in the Middle East, taking place at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre from 6-8 September 2016, with the participation of leading real estate developers from around the world.Al-Mazaya will showcase a number of its leading projects in Dubai, Muscat and Turkey to prospective buyers...

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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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Stop smoking, Quit smoking for health.

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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