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Imam, assistant gunned down near NY mosque
Imam AkonjeeNEW YORK: A gunman shot and killed a New York imam and his assistant near their mosque in the borough of Queens during a brazen attack in broad daylight Saturday.Imam Maulana Akonjee, 55, and his assistant, 64-year-old Thara Uddin, were shot just before 2 pm in the Ozone Park neighborhood, police said. The attack reportedly took place after the two, dressed in traditional Muslim garb, left the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid mosque following...
In this frame grab from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian long range bomber Tu-22M3 flies during a strike above an undisclosed location in Syria yesterday. — AP
Warplanes pound rebel-held Aleppo
In this frame grab from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian long range bomber Tu-22M3 flies during a strike above an undisclosed location in Syria yesterday. — APBEIRUT: Syrian and Russian warplanes have launched a wave of air strikes in northern Syria, killing dozens in areas held by a rebel alliance battling to take control of second city Aleppo. The air strikes, which began Saturday and were continuing...
KOT DISTRICT: Afghan police pose for a photograph with an Islamic State flag after an operation. — AP
Afghan officials: IS expands presence in restive south; Fleeing Pakistani insurgents infiltrating in high numbers
KOT DISTRICT: Afghan police pose for a photograph with an Islamic State flag after an operation. — APKANDAHAR: The Islamic State group, which has been building a presence in Afghanistan for more than a year, has established a recruitment and training camp in a restive southern province bordering Pakistan, Afghan officials said. Last year, hundreds of insurgents fled to Afghanistan from neighboring Pakistan, where the military launched a...
SALEZ: The train stands near the station after a man attacked other passengers aboard the train. — AP
‘No indication’ of terrorism in lethal Swiss train attack - 'The question of motive remains'
SALEZ: The train stands near the station after a man attacked other passengers aboard the train. — APGENEVA: Swiss police said yesterday there was no indication a stabbing and fire attack on a passenger train was an act of terror, as a female victim and the assailant died of their injuries. Five other people were hurt in Saturday's assault in eastern Switzerland, including a six-year-old girl who was seriously injured. "The question of motive...
LUSAKA: Zambians queue to cast their votes at a polling station. — AP
Zambia opposition leader angered by results delay
LUSAKA: Zambians queue to cast their votes at a polling station. — APLUSAKA: Zambia's opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema yesterday blasted the national election commission for slow progress in releasing results from this week's closely-fought presidential vote. Hichilema, the leader of the United Party for National Development (UPND) who has alleged fraud in Thursday's vote, demanded to speak to the commission's chairman at its headquarters...
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Italy warned about IS cell, expels imam
ROME: Libyan authorities have warned Italy about an Islamic State cell based in the Milan area with links to one of the jihadist group's battle-hardened veterans, Italian media reported yesterday. The existence of the network was reportedly revealed by documents seized by Libyan agents after government forces took over an IS headquarters in the city of Sirte earlier this week. The Italy-based militants were said to be associates of Abu Nassim,...
SAN MATEO: Residents are housed in a temporary evacuation center as heavy southwest monsoon rains inundate low-lying areas. — AP
Thousands flee Philippine rains
SAN MATEO: Residents are housed in a temporary evacuation center as heavy southwest monsoon rains inundate low-lying areas. — APMANILA: Five people have been killed in the Philippines and tens of thousands have fled from floods caused by days of unrelenting rain, rescuers said yesterday. Civil defense officials warned residents of Manila and nearby provinces to expect more heavy seasonal rain over the coming days as more than 24,000 people...
MANILA: Protesters hold umbrellas with an anti-Marcos slogan during a demonstration at a park against plans to honor the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos with a state burial. — AFP
Mass protest in Philippines for dictator's hero burial - Duterte remains steadfast against opposition
MANILA: Protesters hold umbrellas with an anti-Marcos slogan during a demonstration at a park against plans to honor the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos with a state burial. — AFPMANILA: Hundreds of Filipinos rallied in stormy weather yesterday against President Rodrigo Duterte's approval of dictator Ferdinand Marcos' burial in a heroes' cemetery, but he remained steadfast on his decision despite growing opposition. Police said about 1,500...
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Oil oversupply concerns resurface as prices rise - KAMCO Oil Market Monthly Report
Click to view largerKUWAIT: A number of developments kept the oil market on its heels during August-16 that included a 2.1 million increase in US crude oil inventory during the week ending 5-Aug-16, according to the API. Rig count also saw the biggest jump in 2016 and rose for the seventh straight week. On the other hand, the EIA raised the production forecast for US oil producers indicating a slower than expected decline in US oil output as US...
NREC CEO Samuel Sidiqi.
NREC reports net profit of KD7.6 million for H1 2016 - Operating revenue reaches KD14.9 million
NREC CEO Samuel Sidiqi.KUWAIT: National Real Estate Company (NREC), a leading regional asset manager and developer with development projects exceeding $ 1 billion in both Egypt and the UAE, yesterday released its financial results for the first half of 2016. The company recorded growth in top-line earnings of 52 percent and a net profit KD7.6 million.Revenue growth was driven by income generating assets in Kuwait, Jordan and Egypt, where NREC is...
WASHINGTON, DC: This file photo taken on July 12, 2016 shows a woman holding up her cell phone as she plays the Pokemon Go game in Lafayette Park in front of the White House. —AFP
Pokemon hunt leads to glory for Google-born Niantic
WASHINGTON, DC: This file photo taken on July 12, 2016 shows a woman holding up her cell phone as she plays the Pokemon Go game in Lafayette Park in front of the White House. —AFPSAN FRANCISCO: Born in Google's shadow, Niantic strode into the spotlight with a mobile internet spin on hunting Pokemon but can the obsession with the game lead to long-term financial success?Niantic founder and chief executive John Hanke has told a story of naming...
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Gay high school students raped, attacked far more often
Click to view largerNEW YORK: Gay, lesbian and bisexual high school students are far more likely than their classmates to be raped or assaulted in a dating situation, according to the first national survey of its kind. The research also found gay teens were far more likely to have attempted suicide, taken illegal drugs and engaged in other risky behaviors. The finding echoes results of smaller surveys and findings from advocacy groups, but it is...
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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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(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