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Exiled Turkish Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen
Turkish prosecutors seek 2 life sentences for Gulen - Police launch simultaneous raids on 44 companies
Exiled Turkish Muslim preacher Fethullah GulenANKARA: Prosecutors in western Turkey have demanded a life sentence for US-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom Turkey accuses of masterminding the failed coup, the state-run news agency reported yesterday. Concluding a yearlong investigation into his movement's financial dealings, prosecutors in the city of Usak demanded that Gulen be punished with two life sentences plus 1,900 years in prison,...
LOUISIANA: Richard Schafer navigates a boat past a flooded home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. — AFP
Seven dead, 30,000 rescued in record Louisiana floods
LOUISIANA: Richard Schafer navigates a boat past a flooded home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. — AFPBATON ROUGE: Louisiana faced epic flooding Monday, with seven people killed and thousands evacuated to emergency shelters after waterways in the southern part of the state overflowed their banks. Some areas have received more than 20 inches (50 centimeters) of rain since late Thursday, submerging vast swaths of southern Louisiana in muddy waters....
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The Huawei honor 8 is coming to Middle East - Beauty, craftsmanship and dual rear camera
Chris Sun BaigongKUWAIT: 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 the Middle East on 1st September 2016, available for pre-order from 25th August on HonorArabia.com.Hot on the heels of its global launch...
This image released by Yachaywasi Films shows Alberto Pizango, leader of Peru’s indigenous Amazonian people, rowing up the river in a scene from, ‘When Two Worlds Collide.’ — AP
Epic clash over Amazon is a gripping real-life drama
This image released by Yachaywasi Films shows Alberto Pizango, leader of Peru’s indigenous Amazonian people, rowing up the river in a scene from, ‘When Two Worlds Collide.’ — APThe bloody confrontation occurred at a remote, scrubby expanse called Devil's Curve, where the Andean foothills meet the Amazon jungle. A bitter turning-point in modern Peru, it became known as the Baguazo after the nearby town of Bagua. Ahead of the June 5, 2009,...
Actors, from left, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg and Chris Pine, pose during a promotional event for their latest film ‘Star Trek Beyond’ in Seoul, South Korea, yesterday.
‘Star Trek Beyond’ gracefully finds orbit amid tragedy
Actors, from left, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg and Chris Pine, pose during a promotional event for their latest film ‘Star Trek Beyond’ in Seoul, South Korea, yesterday.When the "Star Trek Beyond" cast and filmmakers gathered in Los Angeles last month for Anton Yelchin's funeral, they had a decision to make. Their film, the third in the rebooted series, was coming out in less than a month and a rigorous press tour was imminent. They could...
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RIO DE JANEIRO: Kenya’s David Lekuta Rudisha (left) celebrates after winning the Men’s 800m Final during the athletics competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 15, 2016. — AFP
King Rudisha defends 800m in career high
RIO DE JANEIRO: Kenya’s David Lekuta Rudisha (left) celebrates after winning the Men’s 800m Final during the athletics competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on August 15, 2016. — AFPRIO DE JANEIRO: Kenyan 800m king David Rudisha hit a career high when he produced a last-lap kick to defend his Olympic title in style on Monday. Rudisha, also the world champion and world record holder, timed a...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Argentina’s goalkeeper Belem Succi (left) dives to save the shot ball of Netherlands’ Marloes Keetels (right) during a women’s field hockey quarterfinal match at 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, Aug 15, 2016. — AP
Netherlands, New Zealand, Britain, Germany book semis
RIO DE JANEIRO: Argentina’s goalkeeper Belem Succi (left) dives to save the shot ball of Netherlands’ Marloes Keetels (right) during a women’s field hockey quarterfinal match at 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, Aug 15, 2016. — APRIO DE JANEIRO: Defending champions Netherlands will face Germany, while Britain take on New Zealand in the women’s hockey semi-finals of the Rio Olympics today. World number one Netherlands,...
Bahamas’s Shaunae Miller diving to cross the finish line to win the Women’s 400m Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium. — AFP
Miller dives over line to deny Felix in 400m
Bahamas’s Shaunae Miller diving to cross the finish line to win the Women’s 400m Final during the athletics event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium. — AFPRIO DE JANEIRO: Bahamian Shaunae Miller launched herself over the finishing line with a desperate dive to pip Allyson Felix to the women’s Olympic 400 metres gold medal by the narrowest of margins on Monday.After flying across the line in a personal best time of 49.44...
TELFORD: British forensic officers attend the scene where former Aston Villa soccer player Dalian Atkinson died after he was tasered by police early in Telford, England. Atkinson (inset) died after he was shot with a Taser by police. — AP
Ex-soccer player dies after UK police use Taser on him
TELFORD: British forensic officers attend the scene where former Aston Villa soccer player Dalian Atkinson died after he was tasered by police early in Telford, England. Atkinson (inset) died after he was shot with a Taser by police. — APLONDON: Britain’s independent police watchdog has opened an investigation into the death of a former Premier League soccer player who was shot with a stun gun by police. Dalian Atkinson, 48, went into...
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Row over medical tests for Kuwait visa in Philippines - New system could impact deployment of Filipinos
KUWAIT: A crisis is brewing in the Philippines over medical tests for Filipino workers coming to Kuwait. A new system, implemented on Aug 8, now limits the 80,000+ Filipino applicants seeking jobs in Kuwait to only seven medical clinics.The clinics are run by a private firm, Winston Q8 Certification Solutions Inc, that is allegedly working in concert with the Kuwait Embassy in the Philippines.According to its website www.winstonkw.com, the firm...
KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s weekly meeting yesterday.— KUNA
51 to be stripped of nationality - Children of divorcees, widows granted citizenship
KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s weekly meeting yesterday.— KUNAKUWAIT: The interior minister, during the Cabinet session yesterday, informed ministers about a recommendation by the higher citizenship commission to strip 51 individuals of the Kuwaiti citizenship. Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, also deputy prime minister, presented the executives with the recommendation...
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VILLEPINTE: Algeria’s Imane Khelif leaves after her women’s 66kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match against Italy’s Angela Carini during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 1, 2024. – AFP
Algeria boxer in Olympic gender row wins in 46 seconds
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Late Information Minister Bader Al-Ya'agoub checking the damage.-KUNA
Invasion could not confiscate KUNA’s will, national role
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Today in Kuwait's history
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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
Fears of Middle East war grow
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
US strikes plea deal with 9/11 mastermind