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BANGKOK: A man meditates on a bench in front of a lake in Lumphini Park in Bangkok, Thailand. The park is in the heart of the main business district in Thailand’s capital and is frequented by joggers and other city dwellers looking for urban green space. —AP

Thailand police link beach-town bombings to Muslim insurgency

BANGKOK: A man meditates on a bench in front of a lake in Lumphini Park in Bangkok, Thailand. The park is in the heart of the main business district in Thailand’s capital and is frequented by joggers and other city dwellers looking for urban green space. —APBANGKOK: Thai police identified yesterday a third suspect wanted in connection with a wave of bombs in tourist towns this month that killed four people and for the first time linked the...

BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces in their armored vehicles monitor an area yesterday in the Karrada neighborhood. — AFP

IS-claimed attack kills 18 in Iraq oasis town - Wedding party targeted

BAGHDAD: Iraqi security forces in their armored vehicles monitor an area yesterday in the Karrada neighborhood. — AFPKARBALA, Iraq: Attackers armed with suicide vests, rifles and grenades killed 18 people in the Iraqi oasis town of Ain al-Tamer, many of them guests at a wedding party, officials said yesterday. The attack, a rare occurrence in this region southwest of Baghdad, was claimed by the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group. “They were...

Rousseff faces Senate in impeachment showdown - 'Dilma - warrior of the Brazilian homeland'

.BRASILIA: Suspended president Dilma Rousseff arrived yesterday at Brazil's Senate for a dramatic finale to an impeachment trial likely ending 13 years of leftist rule in Latin America's biggest country. Rousseff, 68, was greeted by cheering supporters as she arrived in the Senate to testify for the first time in her defense, just hours before senators were to start voting on her fate. "Dilma, warrior of the Brazilian homeland!" the crowd of...

LONDON: A picture shows a placard held by a demonstrator at a protest organized by ‘Stand up to Racism’ outside the French Embassy in London against the Burkini ban on French beaches. — AFP

Burkinis and Islam role in France cause sparks in presidential race

LONDON: A picture shows a placard held by a demonstrator at a protest organized by ‘Stand up to Racism’ outside the French Embassy in London against the Burkini ban on French beaches. — AFPPARIS: The campaign to choose a centre-right candidate for the French presidential election has already descended into clashes between former president Nicolas Sarkozy and his main rival Alain Juppe over bans on the burkini swimsuit. The opening barbs...

SUZUKA: Fie photo, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, right, of Britain speaks next to teammate Nico Rosberg of Germany during a press conference after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan. — AP

Hamilton podium sours Rosberg’s Belgian win

SUZUKA: Fie photo, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, right, of Britain speaks next to teammate Nico Rosberg of Germany during a press conference after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan. — APSPA-FRANCORCHAMPS: Nico Rosberg was handed a much-needed break in the Formula One title battle which he duly converted by winning Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, but victory could have tasted much...

BILBAO: Barcelona’s Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (L) vies with Athletic Bilbao’s forward Eneko Boveda during the Spanish league football match Athletic Club Bilbao vs FC Barcelona at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao on Sunday. — AFP

Rakitic header earns Barca victory in Bilbao

BILBAO: Barcelona’s Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (L) vies with Athletic Bilbao’s forward Eneko Boveda during the Spanish league football match Athletic Club Bilbao vs FC Barcelona at the San Mames stadium in Bilbao on Sunday. — AFPBARCELONA: Champions Barcelona came through a gruelling La Liga test at a rainswept San Mames on Sunday, beating Athletic Bilbao 1-0 thanks to Ivan Rakitic’s first-half header. Elsewhere, Las Palmas thrashed...

KUWAIT: Mubarak Naser Al-Sayer CEO Al-Sayer Group Holding, Representative from Toyota Motor Corporation Mitsuru Saito General Manager Parts MENARO, Khalid Al-Saif, General Manager of the General Administration of Customs, Delegate from Al-Tamimi & Co law firm and Senior Management representatives from Mohamed Naser Al-Sayer during the seminar. — Photos by Joseph Shagra.

Al-Sayer Toyota Genuine Spare-Parts holds IPR seminar - Mohamed Naser Al-Sayer Toyota initiative with Kuwait General Administration of Customs

KUWAIT: Mubarak Naser Al-Sayer CEO Al-Sayer Group Holding, Representative from Toyota Motor Corporation Mitsuru Saito General Manager Parts MENARO, Khalid Al-Saif, General Manager of the General Administration of Customs, Delegate from Al-Tamimi & Co law firm and Senior Management representatives from Mohamed Naser Al-Sayer during the seminar. — Photos by Joseph Shagra.KUWAIT: Mohamed Naser Al Sayer (MNSS) Toyota Genuine Spare Parts Division,...

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Kuwait real estate activity softens; July sales lowest - NBK ECONOMIC REPORT

Click to view largerKUWAIT: Midway through the summer season, real estate activity appeared to have softened further, with July sales the lowest in four years. Overall sales across all sectors totaled KD 1.45 billion year-to-date (ytd), down 25 percent from the same period last year. Sales in the residential and investment sector are down about one third ytd from last year, while commercial activity is up for the year.July’s price performance,...

(L-R) Tarek Saadi, head of CU GCP & Zain at Ericsson and Scott Gegenheimer, Zain Group CEO, shake hands after signing the agreement.

Zain Iraq, Ericsson extend managed services deal - Three-year deal to optimize network and IT operations

(L-R) Tarek Saadi, head of CU GCP & Zain at Ericsson and Scott Gegenheimer, Zain Group CEO, shake hands after signing the agreement.BAGHDAD: Zain Iraq and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) have signed a three-year extension of their network and IT operation and optimization managed services agreement.Under the extended agreement, Ericsson will continue to optimize, transform and manage network and IT operations for Zain's nationwide 3G mobile network in...

Shane Eldstrom, Chief Operating Officer, Reem Mall

Landmark Group signs deal with NREC’s Reem Mall in Abu Dhabi

Shane Eldstrom, Chief Operating Officer, Reem MallKUWAIT: Landmark Group, the region's leading retail and hospitality conglomerate, yesterday announced a major new agreement with Reem Mall, Abu Dhabi's latest retail and leisure destination, which will see 23 new stores opening in the UAE capital in 2018.As part of the agreement, the two million square feet mall, located on Reem Island, will host some of Landmark Group's most popular concepts,...

PARIS: George Zhaeo, President of Huawei Honor speeks during the press conference.

Huawei honor 8 coming to Kuwait - Smartphone set to wow the Middle East with its beauty, craftsmanship and dual rear camera

PARIS: George Zhaeo, President of Huawei Honor speeks during the press conference.PARIS: Honor, the world's No 1 smartphone e-brand from Huawei, has announced it is preparing for the launch of its new flagship device: Huawei honor 8, a smartphone that embraces the unique combination of premium technology and unparalleled aesthetics. The much anticipated honor 8 is coming to Kuwait on Sept 6, 2016, available for pre-order Aug 25 on...

SACRAMENTO: In this July 8, 2016, file photo, a pharmacist holds a package of EpiPens epinephrine auto-injector, a Mylan product. —AP

Mylan launching generic version of the EpiPen

SACRAMENTO: In this July 8, 2016, file photo, a pharmacist holds a package of EpiPens epinephrine auto-injector, a Mylan product. —APNEW YORK: Mylan says it will make available a generic version of its EpiPen, as criticism mounts over the price of its injectable medicine. The company said yesterday that its US subsidiary will put out a generic version of the EpiPen that will have a list price of $300 for a two-pack - about half the current...

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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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