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Italy's forward Citadin Martins Eder celebrates scoring a goal with Italy's midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini during the Euro 2016 group E football match between Italy and Sweden at the Stadium Municipal in Toulouse on June 17, 2016.  Italy won the match 1-0. / AFP / JONATHAN NACKSTRAND
Eder fires Azzurri into last 16
Italy's forward Citadin Martins Eder celebrates scoring a goal with Italy's midfielder Emanuele Giaccherini during the Euro 2016 group E football match between Italy and Sweden at the Stadium Municipal in Toulouse on June 17, 2016. Italy won the match 1-0. - AFPTOULOUSE: Brazil-born striker Eder overcame an otherwise patchy performance to hit a cracking late winner in a 1-0 victory over Sweden that sent Italy into the last 16 of Euro 2016...
Iraqi security forces enter central Fallujah after fight against the Islamic State militants, Iraq, Friday, June 17, 2016. Iraqi special forces entered the center of Fallujah city early Friday, taking over a government complex and a neighborhood that served as a base for the Islamic State group militants after intense fighting. (AP Photo)
Iraq special forces take Fallujah govt building - Breakthrough in 4-week offensive against IS
Iraqi security forces enter central Fallujah after fight against the Islamic State militants, Iraq, Friday, June 17, 2016. Iraqi special forces entered the center of Fallujah city early Friday, taking over a government complex and a neighborhood that served as a base for the Islamic State group militants after intense fighting. (AP Photo)BAGHDAD: Iraqi forces raised the national flag over the main government building in Fallujah yesterday, top...
Egypt pulls second black box of doomed plane out of the sea.
Egypt pulls second black box of doomed plane out of the sea - Pulled out of the Mediterranean Sea yesterday
Egypt pulls second black box of doomed plane out of the sea.CAIRO: The second black box of the doomed EgyptAir plane that crashed last month killing all 66 people on board was pulled out of the Mediterranean Sea yesterday, a day after Egypt's investigation committee said the plane's cockpit voice recorder had been recovered.The find significantly raises hopes that investigators will finally able to determine what caused the crash of the EgyptAir...
A Palestinian Muslim worshipper takes a selfie near the Dome of the Rock mosque at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's old city on June 17, 2016 during Friday prayers in  the holy fasting month of Ramadan. nAround 53,000 Palestinians from the West Bank were allowed into Jerusalem to pray at Al-Aqsa, an Israeli spokeswoman said.nn / AFP PHOTO / AHMAD GHARABLI
Israel lets Gazans into Jerusalem for Ramadan prayers
A Palestinian Muslim worshipper takes a selfie near the Dome of the Rock mosque at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's old city on June 17, 2016 during Friday prayers in the holy fasting month of Ramadan.Around 53,000 Palestinians from the West Bank were allowed into Jerusalem to pray at Al-Aqsa, an Israeli spokeswoman said. -AFP PHOTO JERUSALEM: Israel allowed hundreds of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip into Jerusalem for Ramadan...
Democratic Party members hold up placards outside the Western District police station on their way to protest at the Chinese Liaison Office in Hong Kong on June 17, 2016.nAngry protesters gathered in Hong Kong on June 17 after a city bookseller broke silence to reveal how he was blindfolded, interrogated and detained in China for eight months for trading titles critical of Beijing. / AFP PHOTO / ANTHONY WALLACE
Hong Kong people 'petrified' over bookseller revelations - Lam Wing-kee broke his silence
Democratic Party members hold up placards outside the Western District police station on their way to protest at the Chinese Liaison Office in Hong Kong on June 17, 2016.Angry protesters gathered in Hong Kong on June 17 after a city bookseller broke silence to reveal how he was blindfolded, interrogated and detained in China for eight months for trading titles critical of Beijing. - AFP HONG KONG: Hong Kong lawmakers say residents have been left...
DALLAS, TX - JUNE 16: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives on stage June 16, 2016 at Gilley's in Dallas, Texas. Trump arrived in Texas on Thursday with plans to hold rallies and fundraisers.   Ron Jenkins/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
US Senate to vote on gun control as Trump softens stance - Signaling hope in reducing gun violence
DALLAS, TX - JUNE 16: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives on stage June 16, 2016 at Gilley's in Dallas, Texas. Trump arrived in Texas on Thursday with plans to hold rallies and fundraisers. Ron - AFPWASHINGTON: Democrats claimed victory Thursday after persuading the US Senate to hold a vote next week on legislation that would bar terror suspects from buying firearms. The debate-with the potential to turn vicious in a...
President Barack Obama with Vice President Joe Biden carry bouquets comprised of a total of 49 white roses, one in honor of each of the deceased victims, as they visit a memorial to the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting, Thursday, June 16, 2016 in Orlando, Fla. Offering sympathy but no easy answers, Obama came to Orlando to try to console those mourning the deadliest shooting in modern U.S history. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Obama embraces Orlando families, appeals for gun controls - Visits memorial for the victims
President Barack Obama with Vice President Joe Biden carry bouquets comprised of a total of 49 white roses, one in honor of each of the deceased victims, as they visit a memorial to the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting, Thursday, June 16, 2016 in Orlando, Fla. Offering sympathy but no easy answers, Obama came to Orlando to try to console those mourning the deadliest shooting in modern U.S history. - AP ORLANDO: Embracing grieving Orlando...
Indian relatives of one of those convicted over religious rioting react outside a court in Ahmedabad on June 17, 2016.  nAn Indian court jailed 11 Hindus for life on June 17 over the massacre of dozens of Muslims in Gujarat state 14 years ago, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was chief minister. The court sentenced 12 others to seven years in jail over the murder of 69 Muslims who were hacked and burnt to death in a residential complex in the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, among them women and children. / AFP PHOTO / SAM PANTHAKY
Indian court jails 11 for life over Gujarat massacre - 12 others to seven years in jail
Indian relatives of one of those convicted over religious rioting react outside a court in Ahmedabad on June 17, 2016.An Indian court jailed 11 Hindus for life on June 17 over the massacre of dozens of Muslims in Gujarat state 14 years ago, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was chief minister. The court sentenced 12 others to seven years in jail over the murder of 69 Muslims who were hacked and burnt to death in a residential complex in the city...
Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah -’The Transformation of Kuwait’ by Dr Souad M. Al-Sabah
Sheikh Abdullah Mubarak glorified in a book
Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah -’The Transformation of Kuwait’ by Dr Souad M. Al-SabahKUWAIT: "Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah - The Transformation of Kuwait" authored by Dr Souad M Al-Sabah was issued in the English language to celebrate the anniversary of this Sheikh who was one of the most significant figures of Kuwait and who led the Gulf state to modernity. Sheikh Abdullah Mubarak Al-Sabah was largely responsible for the creation of Kuwaiti...
First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
KFAED is ‘apt conduit between Kuwait and the rest of world’
First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.KUWAIT: Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) plays a pivotal role in growing the nation’s overseas investments and cementing its relations with world countries, said First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Speaking at a National Assembly session in his capacity as KFEAD’s chairman of the...
Photo shows the ‘Family House’
MoI launches ‘Family House’ for inmates - A humanitarian, correctional gesture
Photo shows the ‘Family House’KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior has launched a considerable plan primarily aiming at maintaining social and family links and easing out the psychological pain of prison inmates. The Ministry’s scheme, dubbed as “Family House”, is part of the humanitarian attitude pursued by the Humanitarian Leader, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.By adopting this correctional and...
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Kuwait suspends Americana shares after talks revived
KUWAIT: The Kuwait stock exchange said yesterday that it was suspending shares in Kuwait Food Co (Americana) pending clarification of a media report.Reuters reported on Wednesday, quoting sources familiar with the matter, that Americana was back in talks to sell a majority stake to a group of Gulf investors, Adeptio, just days after negotiations collapsed over valuation issues. Americana, Adeptio and Americana’s top shareholder did not respond...