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DALLAS: Dignitaries including US President Barack Obama and former president George W Bush join hands onstage during the singing of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” during an interfaith memorial service for the victims of the Dallas police shooting at the Morton H Meyerson Symphony Center on Tuesday. — AFP

Obama pays tribute to Dallas officers - US president urges reconciliation after attack

DALLAS: Dignitaries including US President Barack Obama and former president George W Bush join hands onstage during the singing of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” during an interfaith memorial service for the victims of the Dallas police shooting at the Morton H Meyerson Symphony Center on Tuesday. — AFPDALLAS: US President Barack Obama urged Americans rattled by a week of violence and protests to find "open hearts" and new empathy...

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EU court split on headscarf bans

LUXEMBOURG: The EU's top court faced a dilemma yesterday after a top legal officer said it was discriminatory for a firm to tell an employee to remove a Muslim headscarf, contradicting an earlier opinion in a separate case. The latest case concerns a woman, Asma Bougnaoui, who was dismissed from her job as an IT consultant in France after clients complained about her wearing a headscarf. The European Court of Justice said one of its advocates...

SHEFOUNIEH, Syria: A badly wounded Syrian man lies at a makeshift clinic after a strike by pro-Syrian government forces hit this town near Douma, a rebel-held town east of the capital Damascus, yesterday. — AFP

31 killed in bombing of rebel Syria towns

SHEFOUNIEH, Syria: A badly wounded Syrian man lies at a makeshift clinic after a strike by pro-Syrian government forces hit this town near Douma, a rebel-held town east of the capital Damascus, yesterday. — AFPBEIRUT: Fierce bombardment of two opposition-held Syrian towns killed at least 31 civilians including children yesterday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said. Most were killed in air raids likely carried out by either...

ROME: Amnesty International activists hold a flash mob yesterday in Rome’s Pantheon Square to remember late Italian student Giulio Regeni and other victims following their latest report. —AFP

Egypt uses 'shocking' tactics against dissidents: Amnesty - 'Unprecedented spike' in forced disappearances

ROME: Amnesty International activists hold a flash mob yesterday in Rome’s Pantheon Square to remember late Italian student Giulio Regeni and other victims following their latest report. —AFPCAIRO: A leading international rights group assailed Egyptian authorities yesterday, accusing them of using abductions, torture and other shocking tactics as a tool to stifle dissent and appealing on the Egyptian president to acknowledge and investigate...

CAIRO: In this Dec 9, 2015 file photo, Egyptian journalists hold posters calling for the release from prison detention of Mahmoud Abou-Zeid, known as Shawkan, in front of the Syndicate of Journalists building. —AP

Liberal hopes dashed as Egypt turns conservative

CAIRO: In this Dec 9, 2015 file photo, Egyptian journalists hold posters calling for the release from prison detention of Mahmoud Abou-Zeid, known as Shawkan, in front of the Syndicate of Journalists building. —APCAIRO: When Egypt's military overthrew the Muslim Brotherhood in 2013, Egyptians like Nabil dared to hope that their conservative country was on the brink of change. Like many gay Egyptians, Nabil faced a life of persecution and...

In this file photo, the dilapidated Philippine Navy ship LT 57 Sierra Madre is in the shallow waters of Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. — AP

Angry China warns against ‘cradle of war’ in sea

In this file photo, the dilapidated Philippine Navy ship LT 57 Sierra Madre is in the shallow waters of Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. — APBEIJING: China warned rivals yesterday against turning the South China Sea into a "cradle of war" and threatened an air defense zone there, after its claims to the strategically vital waters were declared invalid. The surprisingly strong and sweeping ruling by a UN-backed tribunal in The Hague...

MANILA: In this April 28, 2016, file photo, boxing star Manny Pacquiao addresses supporters as he campaigns for a seat in the Philippine Senate at San Pablo city, Laguna province south of Manila, Philippines. Pacquiao, who said before his last fight in April that he would retire, now plans to return to the ring in November against an opponent who has yet to be selected. — AP

Pacquiao plans to fight again this year: Promoter

MANILA: In this April 28, 2016, file photo, boxing star Manny Pacquiao addresses supporters as he campaigns for a seat in the Philippine Senate at San Pablo city, Laguna province south of Manila, Philippines. Pacquiao, who said before his last fight in April that he would retire, now plans to return to the ring in November against an opponent who has yet to be selected. — APLOS ANGELES: Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao plans to come out of...

RIYADH: Saudi students pass their final exams at a workshop in the Higher Institute for Plastics Fabrication yesterday in Riyadh. — AFP

Saudi reform drive confronts jobs challenge; Jobless rate for Saudi women on the rise

RIYADH: Saudi students pass their final exams at a workshop in the Higher Institute for Plastics Fabrication yesterday in Riyadh. — AFPRIYADH: Their heads bowed, young Saudi men concentrate on exam papers in a workshop filled with industrial machines that will help them earn a living. The students at the Higher Institute for Plastics Fabrication (HIPF) learn to manufacture plastic bags, pipes, bottles and other products, skills they...

Zain launches Voice over LTE (VoLTE) technology

.KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunications company in Kuwait, yesterday announced the launch of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) technology in Kuwait on its advanced LTE-A network, offering customers an unprecedented experience with the latest technology in the telecommunications industry. The launch of VoLTE came after Zain had completed extensive research to test the readiness of its network and its operational and technical ability to take on the...

Khaled Fouad, Chief Investment Officer at KAMCO

KAMCO Real Estate Yield Fund acquires real estate in Riyadh

Khaled Fouad, Chief Investment Officer at KAMCOKUWAIT: KAMCO Investment Company, a leading investment company with one of the largest AUMs in the region, announced KAMCO Real Estate Yield Fund's (KREYF) acquisition of approximately 16,500 sq. meters of commercial real estate in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The company stated that the step towards acquiring the property, which consists of storage space rented by one of the leading retail...

Ali Matar, Head of LinkedIn Talent Solutions, Southern Europe, Middle East and North Africa

LinkedIn study reveals MENA job seekers' top priorities - 51 percent 'actively searching' for new roles

Ali Matar, Head of LinkedIn Talent Solutions, Southern Europe, Middle East and North AfricaMIDDLE EAST: LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network, has announced findings from its annual 2016 MENA Talent Trends study providing new insights into job seekers' top priorities, and how recruiters can effectively engage potential candidates and compete for the best talent.The findings ultimately reveal that almost everyone is interested in...

NEW YORK: This 2006 colorized scanning electron micrograph image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the O157:H7 strain of the E. coli bacteria. Bacteria with a special type of resistance to antibiotics have been found for a second time in the US, increasing worries that the country will soon see a superbug that cannot be treated with known medications. This case, first reported in a medical journal Monday, occurred a year earlier in New York. — AP

Superbug precursor found in US again

NEW YORK: This 2006 colorized scanning electron micrograph image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the O157:H7 strain of the E. coli bacteria. Bacteria with a special type of resistance to antibiotics have been found for a second time in the US, increasing worries that the country will soon see a superbug that cannot be treated with known medications. This case, first reported in a medical journal Monday,...

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