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Iran rejects as 'lies' unrest death tolls

TEHRAN: Iran yesterday rejected as "utter lies" unofficial casualty figures given for street violence that erupted last month during demonstrations against a shock decision to hike fuel prices. US President Donald Trump, speaking in London, told reporters that "the word is that thousands of people are being killed in Iran that are protesting," without providing details. "That's why they cut off the Internet. They cut off the Internet so people...

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Bangladesh shuts recruitment agencies after abuse claims

DHAKA: Bangladesh said yesterday that it has shut down 166 recruiting agencies hiring people to work in Saudi Arabia after a spate of sexual abuse and torture allegations at the hands of employers in the Gulf kingdom. Since 1991, some 300,000 Bangladeshi women have travelled to Saudi Arabia, according to the Dhaka government, mostly to work as household staff. But a string of them have returned to Bangladesh in recent months levelling allegations...

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Nepal mass animal slaughter begins despite outcry

BARIYARPUR, Nepal: Recently sacrificed buffalos lie on the ground in an enclosure during the Gadhimai Festival yesterday. — AFP BARIYARPUR, Nepal: The stench of raw meat hung in the air and pools of blood dotted the muddy ground yesterday as what is thought to be the world's biggest animal sacrifice swung into action in a remote area of Nepal. Efforts from activists and officials were expected to cut the death toll from the 200,000 butchered...

LEGASPI, Philippines: Debris litters a passenger terminal after one of its walls was destroyed in this city in Albay province south of Manila yesterday. — AFP

Typhoon Kammuri kills two in Philippines, shuts Manila airport

340,000 people evacuated from homes in central Bicol region LEGASPI, Philippines: Debris litters a passenger terminal after one of its walls was destroyed in this city in Albay province south of Manila yesterday. — AFP MANILA: Typhoon Kammuri killed at least two people in the Philippines yesterday as it tore roofs off houses and forced the international airport in Manila to shut down. The storm roared ashore late Monday and passed south of...

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Leaders' clashes overshadow NATO summit

Trump slams ‘nasty’ France • Macron says Turkey ‘works with ISIS proxies’ LONDON: US President Donald Trump and France’s President Emmanuel Macron react as they talk during their meeting at Winfield House yesterday. — AFP LONDON: US President Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on France's criticism of NATO strategy as "brain dead" yesterday, but French leader Emmanuel Macron doubled down and turned his fire on Turkey. The...

TRIPOLI: People gather at a tent where Lebanese anti-government protesters debate and discuss political and economic topics as part of an ongoing awareness at Al-Nour Square in this northern port city on Nov 27, 2019. — AFP

US ends freeze on $100m in military aid to Lebanon

In protest-hit country, debate tents draw in the street TRIPOLI: People gather at a tent where Lebanese anti-government protesters debate and discuss political and economic topics as part of an ongoing awareness at Al-Nour Square in this northern port city on Nov 27, 2019. — AFP WASHINGTON/TRIPOLI: US President Donald Trump's administration said Monday it has released $100 million in military assistance to Lebanon that had been quietly frozen...

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Kuwait's Real Estate sector requires data and information

KUWAIT: Gulf Bank gathered industry leaders, experts and decision makers from real estate companies, government institutions and nonprofit organizations in a closed session to discuss the present developments of the local real estate market. The session came as part of the Bank's commitment to providing a platform where professionals can exchange insights and experiences with decision makers in an aim to advance the business environment and...

KUWAIT: (From left) Ahmad Al-Qatami, SVP, Dimah Capital; Waleed Mohammed, Senior Vice President and Head of Alternative Investments at Dimah Capital; Hosam Al-Muzaiel, Vice Chairman and CEO of Dimah Capital and John Gaghan CEO APEX Capital are pictured during the press conference

Dimah Capital Investment Company established a subsidiary based in US

KUWAIT: (From left) Ahmad Al-Qatami, SVP, Dimah Capital; Waleed Mohammed, Senior Vice President and Head of Alternative Investments at Dimah Capital; Hosam Al-Muzaiel, Vice Chairman and CEO of Dimah Capital and John Gaghan CEO APEX Capital are pictured during the press conference KUWAIT: Dimah Capital Investment Company, a subsidiary of Al Imtiaz Group, announced the company has established a subsidiary based in the United States named APEX...

Sudanese director Mahira Selim looks on during an interview in the capital Khartoum.

Sudan cinema flickers back to life after Bashir ouster

Sudanese director Mahira Selim looks on during an interview in the capital Khartoum. Talal Afifi has worked for years to revive Sudanese cinema which has languished through decades of authoritarian rule. With the fall of longtime autocrat Omar Al-Bashir, he sees new hope. Bashir's Islamist-backed rule of 30 years had seen cinemas shuttered and US sanctions prevent imports of vital equipment in a country once known as a pioneer for film-making in...

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Japanese chef at the top of La Liste says he's not great-yet

Yosuke Suga does not believe he is a great chef-not yet anyway. The statistics tell a different story. The fresh-faced Japanese cook is at the very top of La Liste, the most scientific of all the world's culinary rankings. Suga shares the top spot with culinary gods such as France's Guy Savoy and Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin in New York, the best friend of the late legendary food icon Anthony Bourdain. While both Savoy and Ripert have the...

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New Melania book takes on first lady's clothes, rooms and family ties

Melania Trump has a White House suite of her own, is less than chummy with first daughter Ivanka, and uses her wardrobe to make statements, a new biography about the US first lady says. "Free, Melania," an unauthorized look at President Donald Trump's wife by CNN reporter Kate Bennett, is set for release on Tuesday, but official Washington is already buzzing about its contents. At 49, and three years into her husband's administration, the...

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Williamson hails 'hard work' to save Test, seal England series win

New Zealand head to Australia for a three-Test seriesHAMILTON: Centuries from Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor ensured New Zealand drew the rain-hit second Test against England in Hamilton yesterday, sealing a 1-0 series win. New Zealand batted the final day needing a substantial innings to avoid defeat and were helped by sloppy England fielding. Williamson, who had three lives including a howler of a dropped catch by Joe Denly, described it as a...