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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (R) and French President Francois Hollande (L) look on during a meeting at the presidential Palace in Abuja on May 14, 2016.n Regional and Western powers gathered in Nigeria on May 14 for talks on quelling the threat from Boko Haram as the UN warned of the militants' threat to African security and ties to the Islamic State group. / AFP / POOL / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN
Nigeria hosts international summit on Boko Haram - UN warns of threat to African security
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (R) and French President Francois Hollande (L) look on during a meeting at the presidential Palace in Abuja on May 14, 2016.Regional and Western powers gathered in Nigeria on May 14 for talks on quelling the threat from Boko Haram as the UN warned of the militants' threat to African security and ties to the Islamic State group. -AFP ABUJA: Regional and Western powers gathered in Nigeria yesterday for talks on...
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Scores of lawbreakers arrested in crackdowns around Kuwait
ForgeryKUWAIT: A security source said policemen arrested an Asian man wanted to serve a two-month jail sentence, five others wanted on civil cases, and a Jordanian and American for being drunk.In Hawally, four persons were arrested with drugs, three wanted on civil cases, four absconders, four without IDs and 30 traffic citations were filed. In Ahmadi, police arrested six people wanted on civil cases, two absconders, one wanted on a criminal...
Kuwait’s Minister of Public Works Ali Al-Omair meets with FAO’s head José Graziano da Silva.
Kuwaiti minister, FAO director discuss training, employing Kuwaitis
Kuwait’s Minister of Public Works Ali Al-Omair meets with FAO’s head José Graziano da Silva.ROME: Kuwait's Minister of Public Works and State Minister for National Assembly Affairs Ali Al-Omair and FAO Director General Jose Graziano da Silva discussed yesterday affording Kuwaitis the opportunity to work for FAO either at its headquarters or in any of its many regional offices.  The two officials also discussed a starting date for having...
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India looks to sign MoU with Kuwait on defense cooperation - Three Indian naval ships in Kuwait on goodwill visit
Indian naval ships INS Delhi (right) and INS Deepak (left) are docked at Shuwaikh Port.KUWAIT: India is looking to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Kuwait to further strengthen defense cooperation between the two countries, said Indian Ambassador Sunil Jain on Thursday. He was talking to the Kuwait media onboard visiting Indian naval ship INS Delhi, accompanied by Rear Admiral Ravneet Singh NM, flag officer commanding of India's...
This undated handout image released on Friday, May 13, 2016, by Hezbollah Media Department, shows slain top military commander Mustafa Badreddine smiling during a meeting. Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group said its top military commander Mustafa Badreddine was killed in Syria. (Hezbollah Media Department via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT, NO SALES
Blast kills Hezbollah military chief in Syria - Badreddine sentenced to death, jailed in Kuwait in '80s
This undated handout image released on Friday, May 13, 2016, by Hezbollah Media Department, shows slain top military commander Mustafa Badreddine smiling during a meeting. Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group said its top military commander Mustafa Badreddine was killed in Syria. — APBEIRUT: Lebanon's Hezbollah announced yesterday that its top military commander had been killed in an attack in Syria, where the group has deployed thousands of...
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Andre Roberson, left, reaches for a ball held by San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard, right, in the third quarter of Game 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series in Oklahoma City, Thursday, May 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)
Thunder strike San Antonio Spurs
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Andre Roberson, left, reaches for a ball held by San Antonio Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard, right, in the third quarter of Game 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series in Oklahoma City, Thursday, May 12, 2016. (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams)LOS ANGELES: Kevin Durant scored 37 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder completed a 4-2 series victory over the San Antonio Spurs to advance to a Western Conference finals showdown...
A Syrian refugee girl reacts as she tries to hold a plastic bowl with water at the Athens port of Piraeus on Friday, May 13, 2016. Hundreds of refugees and migrants continue to move everyday to government-built shelters and less than 1,500 people remain at Piraeus. The European Union's border agency says that the number of migrants arriving in the Greek islands dropped by 90 percent in April compared to the previous month. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Migrant arrivals to Greece plunge, as deal sputters - Turkey visa deal unravels as Erdogan defies EU
A Syrian refugee girl reacts as she tries to hold a plastic bowl with water at the Athens port of Piraeus on Friday, May 13, 2016. Hundreds of refugees and migrants continue to move everyday to government-built shelters and less than 1,500 people remain at Piraeus. The European Union's border agency says that the number of migrants arriving in the Greek islands dropped by 90 percent in April compared to the previous month. -AP GENEVA: A...
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8 Turkey troops killed in anti-PKK operations - Erdogan vows to press offensive
TOPSHOT - People look in a huge crater after a powerful blast on May 13, 2016 in the area of Sarikamis on the outskirts of the majority Kurdish city of Diyarbakir. A powerful blast that shook an area near the Turkish city of Diyarbakir on May 12 killed four "bombmakers" and injured at least 10 other people, the Interior ministry said. - AFP DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Six Turkish soldiers were killed yesterday in a clash with Kurdish militants in the...
Brazil's interim President Michel Temer(C) gestures between Chief of Staff Eliseu Padilha(L) and Economy Minister Henrique Meirelles during the first ministers meeting at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on May 13, 2016. AFP PHOTO/ANDRESSA ANHOLETE Temer kicks off his new administration Friday, seeking to resuscitate the economy and steer clear of the corruption scandal that helped bring down his predecessor. / AFP / ANDRESSA ANHOLETE
Brazil interim govt gets to work - Temer dives into tough new job: Save Brazil in crisis
Brazil's interim President Michel Temer(C) gestures between Chief of Staff Eliseu Padilha(L) and Economy Minister Henrique Meirelles during the first ministers meeting at the Planalto Palace in Brasilia on May 13, 2016. AFP PHOTO/ANDRESSA ANHOLETE Temer kicks off his new administration Friday, seeking to resuscitate the economy and steer clear of the corruption scandal that helped bring down his predecessor. -AFPBRASILIA: Brazil's interim...
FILE - In this Tuesday, May 10, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office at Trump Tower, in New York. The billionaire presidential candidate who prides himself on paying his own way and bashed his competitors for their reliance on political donors now wants their money - and lots of it. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, recently hired a national finance chairman, scheduled his first fundraiser and is on the cusp of signing a deal with the Republican Party that would enable him to solicit donations of more than $300,000 apiece from supporters. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Trump on best behavior as he woos Republicans - Differences remain
FILE - In this Tuesday, May 10, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his office at Trump Tower, in New York. The billionaire presidential candidate who prides himself on paying his own way and bashed his competitors for their reliance on political donors now wants their money - and lots of it. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee,...
Faisal Al-Ali
Calligraphy + Engineering = Beautiful Design
Faisal Al-AliTaste and imagination combined can create wonderful works of art. This holds true in the case of Faisal Al-Ali, founder of the eponymous company Faisal Al-Ali Furniture. Ali’s shop is the epitome of creativity, innovation and hard work. Ali’s background is in mechanical and petroleum engineering, but looking around his shop, one wouldn’t be mistaken to assume Ali has always been an artist. “This mall is new - I started to...
AUSTRALIA: Ambulance staff tending to more than 40 tourists, many of them Chinese, who were recovering after jumping into life rafts when the catamaran they were on caught fire on Wednesday. — AFP
Tourists jump for lives from burning Australia boat
AUSTRALIA: Ambulance staff tending to more than 40 tourists, many of them Chinese, who were recovering after jumping into life rafts when the catamaran they were on caught fire on Wednesday. — AFPSYDNEY: More than 40 tourists, many of them elderly Chinese, were recovering yesterday after jumping into life rafts when the catamaran they were aboard caught fire in Australia. The Spirit of 1770 got into trouble 10 nautical miles off the coastal...
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