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Arab economies in light of tensions
Labeed Abdal The assessment made by the Federation of Arab Businessmen (FAB), located in Jordan, that Arab countries' losses resulting from violence and conflicts stand at $245 billion on an annual basis and $1.2 trillion over the past five years is very shocking. These astronomical figures have turned the so-called Arab Spring into a very hot summer. Arab economic situations are not promising in view of the continued political and security...
PHOENIX: Marchers take to the streets to protest against the recent fatal shootings of black men by police on Friday. (Inset) This undated handout photo shows Micah Xavier Johnson, the gunman who killed five officers in an ambush in Dallas. - AP/AFP
Protests as Dallas killings rock race relations in US - Gunman wanted to 'kill white cops' * Obama insists America not divided
PHOENIX: Marchers take to the streets to protest against the recent fatal shootings of black men by police on Friday. (Inset) This undated handout photo shows Micah Xavier Johnson, the gunman who killed five officers in an ambush in Dallas. - AP/AFPDALLAS: Thousands of protesters marched in US cities late Friday, one day after a black extremist shot dead five cops who were protecting a peaceful march against police brutality in Texas. President...
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Pakistan bids farewell to national hero Edhi
Abdul Sattar EdhiKARACHI: A gloomy Pakistan yesterday bade farewell to its national hero Abdul Sattar Edhi, the founder of the country's largest welfare organisation who died Friday in Karachi aged 92. Edhi, whose death was confirmed by his son Faisal, was revered for setting up maternity wards, morgues, orphanages, shelters and homes for the elderly, picking up where limited government-run services fell short. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif...
JUBA: South Sudan President Salva Kiir (C), followed by Vice President James Wani Igga (2nd R), leaves the conference room as artillery fire broke out near the presidential palace. —AFP
more than 150 killed in South Sudan fighting - ‘We are expecting a bigger number of casualties’
JUBA: South Sudan President Salva Kiir (C), followed by Vice President James Wani Igga (2nd R), leaves the conference room as artillery fire broke out near the presidential palace. —AFPJUBA: More than 150 soldiers died in fighting between South Sudan's army and former rebels in the capital Juba on Friday evening, a spokesman for the former rebels said. "The number of casualties is over 150 killed," said Roman Nyarji, a spokesman for rebel...
ANTALYA: Turkish airport employees welcome Russian tourists after arriving on a charter flight yesterday at Antalya airport. —AFP
1st Russian tourist flight since crisis lands in Turkish resort - A month after Putin lifts tourism restrictions
ANTALYA: Turkish airport employees welcome Russian tourists after arriving on a charter flight yesterday at Antalya airport. —AFPISTANBUL: The first Russian flight carrying package tourists to Turkey since a diplomatic crisis erupted eight months ago landed yesterday in the Turkish Mediterranean resort of Antalya. The Rossiya Airlines plane touched down at Antalya's international airport at around 0730 GMT, after President Vladimir Putin last...
CORONADO, California: This Sunday, May 8, 2016 photo shows a grilled portobello burger. — AP
Kerala imposes 'fat tax' on junk food
NEW DELHI: India's peaceful tourist hotspot Kerala has become the first state in the country to impose a "fat tax" on junk food in a bid to counter rising obesity.The state's finance minister Thomas Isaac announced a 14.5 percent tax on food including burgers, pizzas and sandwiches sold at restaurants and fast-food chains, as part of the local government's annual budget. The government said it hopes that the move will not only generate additional...
DHAKA: Bangladeshi policemen patrol the area around the site of an attack in Dhaka, yesterday. Bangladeshi forces stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka’s Gulshan area where heavily armed militants held dozens of people hostage yesterday morning, rescuing some captives including foreigners. — AP
Dhaka cafe survivor dies after ‘torture’
DHAKA: A Bangladeshi teenager who police say was a suspect in last week's deadly attack on a Dhaka cafe has died in custody, with his family insisting he was a hostage and alleging torture by security forces. Zakir Hossain Shawon, 18, a kitchen assistant at the Holey Artisan Bakery, was arrested after last week's deadly siege by suspected Islamists in which 22 people, including 18 foreigners, died.Police killed five attackers and arrested Shawon...
KUSHTIA, BANGLADESH: Bangladeshi investigators look over the body of 58-year-old homeopathic doctor Sanaur Rahman after unknown assailants hacked him to death. — AFP
What's behind the rising violence in Bangladesh?
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh has been hit by a surge in Islamist attacks in the past three years that reached new heights last weekend when 20 hostages were murdered in Dhaka. The wave of attacks has been notably brutal with many of the victims, including the hostages, hacked to death with machetes. One week on from the end of the siege at an upmarket cafe in the capital, AFP looks at some of the factors fuelling the attacks, who might be responsible...
SRINAGAR: Kashmiri villagers carry body of Burhan Wani, chief of operations of Indian Kashmir’s largest rebel group Hizbul Mujahideen, during his funeral procession in Tral. —AP
Troops, Kashmir protesters clash as rebel leader killed - Tens of thousands of people defy curfew
SRINAGAR: Kashmiri villagers carry body of Burhan Wani, chief of operations of Indian Kashmir’s largest rebel group Hizbul Mujahideen, during his funeral procession in Tral. —APSRINAGAR: Indian troops fired on protesters in Kashmir yesterday, killing at least one and wounding scores of others as tens of thousands of people defied a curfew and participated in the funeral of a top rebel commander a day after he was killed by Indian forces,...
BEIRUT: Photo shows a man talking on his mobile phone as he walks past the sign of the BLOM BANK in the Lebanese capital Beirut. A bank crackdown on hundreds of accounts linked with Hezbollah is raising tensions in Lebanon, where the powerful Shiite movement enjoys fierce support and provides a range of social services. — AFP
Crackdown on Hezbollah accounts raises tensions - Hundreds of bank accounts shut
BEIRUT: Photo shows a man talking on his mobile phone as he walks past the sign of the BLOM BANK in the Lebanese capital Beirut. A bank crackdown on hundreds of accounts linked with Hezbollah is raising tensions in Lebanon, where the powerful Shiite movement enjoys fierce support and provides a range of social services. — AFPBEIRUT: A bank crackdown on hundreds of accounts linked with Hezbollah is raising tensions in Lebanon, where the...
MANILA: In this picture taken on July 8, 2016, police officers investigate the dead body of an alleged drug dealer, his face covered with packing tape and a placard reading “I’m a pusher”, on a street. — AFP
Nine fresh killings in Philippines drug war
MANILA: In this picture taken on July 8, 2016, police officers investigate the dead body of an alleged drug dealer, his face covered with packing tape and a placard reading “I’m a pusher”, on a street. — AFPMANILA: Nine people were killed overnight in the Philippines, authorities said yesterday, as police and suspected anti-drug gunmen pushed ahead with President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial war on crime.Duterte won the May 9...
PARIS: France's midfielder Paul Pogba (R) plays the ball during a training session in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, southwest of Paris, yesterday, on the eve of the Euro 2016 final football match between Portugal and France. – AFP
Portugal seek revenge for past agony against France
PARIS: France's midfielder Paul Pogba (R) plays the ball during a training session in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, southwest of Paris, yesterday, on the eve of the Euro 2016 final football match between Portugal and France. – AFPPARIS: For Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal the Euro 2016 final today offers a golden opportunity to end a miserable record in meetings with France. As well as having home advantage and history on their side from wins in...
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
How Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait upended lives of expatriates
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ADDIS ABABA: Pedestrians walk on the newly built walkway in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian birr weakened by 28 percent against the dollar this week after the central bank adopted a market-determined foreign exchange rate. – AFP
Ethiopian authorities crack down on price hikes after currency float
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KUWAIT: Oil wells were set ablaze by Iraqi troops. – KUNA
Kuwait marks 34th invasion anniversary, remembers support
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(Left) Iranians take part in a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Aug 1, 2024, ahead of his burial in Qatar. (Right) Hezbollah fighters and mourners carry the casket of slain top commander Fuad Shukr during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on Aug 1, 2024. - AFP photos
Hamas, Hezbollah vow revenge
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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story