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BAQUBA: Iraqis gather on May 10, 2016 at the site of a car bomb explosion which hit thenShifta area in the city of Baquba. — AFP
Suicide bombing kills at least 13 near Baghdad
BAQUBA: Iraqis gather on May 10, 2016 at the site of a car bomb explosion which hit theShifta area in the city of Baquba. — AFPBAGHDAD: An evening suicide bombing in a commercial area in a city northeast of Baghdad killed at least 13 people, Iraqi officials said yesterday as the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack. The bomber blew up his explosives-laden minibus shortly before sunset Monday near a bakery and a falafel...
OKLAHOMA: A tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood. — AFP
Tornadoes hit Plains; 2 dead, homes ruined in Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA: A tornado rips through a residential area after touching down south of Wynnewood. — AFPOKLAHOMA CITY: Tornadoes destroyed homes, overturned vehicles and stripped the bark from trees as they churned across Oklahoma, part of a strong series of storms that hit the Plains. At least two people died Monday in weather so violent that forecasters declared a "tornado emergency" for communities in the path of one of the twisters. The Storm...
MULTAN: Abdul Qadir Gilani (C), elder brother of freed Ali Haider Gilani, son of former Pakistani premier Yousuf Raza Gilani, receives flowers from supporters outside his residence. — AFP
Afghan, international forces free ex-Pakistan PM's son - Joint raid releases three year long hostage
MULTAN: Abdul Qadir Gilani (C), elder brother of freed Ali Haider Gilani, son of former Pakistani premier Yousuf Raza Gilani, receives flowers from supporters outside his residence. — AFPISLAMABAD: Afghan and international forces freed the kidnapped son of a former Pakistani prime minister during a raid on an Al-Qaeda cell in Afghanistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan said yesterday, three years after he was kidnapped in a hail of bullets.Ali...
DAVAO CITY: A resident walks past election tarpaulins featuring Philippine presidential candidate and Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte displayed on a street. — AFP
New Philippine leader seen as emancipator, looming dictator - 'Your victory is the victory of our people'
DAVAO CITY: A resident walks past election tarpaulins featuring Philippine presidential candidate and Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte displayed on a street. — AFPMANILA: Rodrigo Duterte, the bombastic mayor of a major southern city, was heralded yesterday as president-elect of the Philippines after an incendiary and populist campaign that projected him alternatively as an emancipator and a looming dictator."Our people have spoken and their verdict...
CURUP: Indonesian policemen escort teenage suspects prior to their trial. — AFP
Indonesian teens jailed for brutal murder, gang rape
CURUP: Indonesian policemen escort teenage suspects prior to their trial. — AFPCURUP: Seven Indonesian teenagers were jailed yesterday for the brutal murder and gang rape of a 14-year-old girl that sparked a national debate on sexual violence. They were among a gang who set upon the schoolgirl while she was on her way home in a small village on the western island of Sumatra. Her battered body was found three days later in woods, tied up and...
Renato Sanches
Bayern splash $83 million for Hummels and Sanches
Renato SanchesBERLIN: German champions Bayern Munich yesterday splashed out a reported 73 million euros ($83 million) to launch their Champions League campaign for next season by signing Germany defender Mats Hummels and Portugal teenager Renato Sanches. Centre-back Hummels, 27, becomes the third Dortmund star to join German champions Bayern in three years after midfielder Mario Goetze in 2013, followed by striker Robert Lewandowski in 2014....
MUMBAI: Chief Shashank Manohar leaves after attending a special meeting at BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. Manohar resigned yesterday as president of the Indian cricket board, reports and a senior source within the organization said.— AFP
Manohar quits as India cricket board president
MUMBAI: Chief Shashank Manohar leaves after attending a special meeting at BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. Manohar resigned yesterday as president of the Indian cricket board, reports and a senior source within the organization said.— AFPNEW DELHI: Shashank Manohar resigned as the president of the Indian cricket board yesterday, as the embattled organization comes under growing pressure from the country's top court to introduce wide-ranging...
Adel Abdul Wahab Al-Majed, Boubyan Bank’s Vice Chairman and CEO
Boubyan Bank’s sukuk issuance oversubscribed, reaches $1.3bn
Adel Abdul Wahab Al-Majed, Boubyan Bank’s Vice Chairman and CEOMr. Adel Abdul Wahab Al-Majed, Boubyan Bank’s Vice Chairman and CEO, stated: “Thanks to God, the Bank succeeded locally and internationally in covering the subscription in its capital enhancement sukuk which was oversubscribed by more than 5 times the targeted amount, reaching US$ 1.3 billion. This was achieved during a marketing period that did not exceed two weeks from the...
Fahad Al-Menayes, Group Chief Information Technology Officer at Burgan Bank.
Burgan Bank 'first in Kuwait' to receive ISO 20000 Certification
Fahad Al-Menayes, Group Chief Information Technology Officer at Burgan Bank.KUWAIT: Burgan Bank announced yesterday that it is the first local bank in Kuwait to have been successfully certified with the prestigious ISO 20000 certificate, in acknowledgment of its attainment of best Information Technology service management standards and global best practices in service management. With this current achievement, the bank is proud to independently...
Richard Groves, Ahli United Bank’s CEO receives Commerzbank award
AUB wins prestigious annual award from Commerzbank
Richard Groves, Ahli United Bank’s CEO receives Commerzbank awardKUWAIT: For the fifth year in a row, Ahli United Bank has received the prestigious annual Award from Commerzbank for outstanding performance in straight-through-processing (STP) of payments. This award recognizes the high level of operational efficiency at Ahli United Bank.Jehad Al-Humaidhi, Ahli United Bank's Senior General Manager for Information Technology and Operations,...
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Mezzan Holding named Arabian Business Consumer Goods Company of the year
KUWAIT: Mezzan Holding KSC, one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of food, beverage, FMCG and pharmaceutical products in the Gulf, has been named Consumer Goods Company of the Year in the 2016 Arabian Business Achievement Kuwait Awards.The Arabian Business Achievement Awards have been held annually across the Gulf region to celebrate the very best in business achievement, both on a corporate and individual level. The 2016 Kuwait...
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SWIFT rejects Bangladeshi claims in cyber heist, police stand firm
DHAKA: SWIFT has rejected allegations by officials in Bangladesh that technicians with the global messaging system made the nation's central bank more vulnerable to hacking before an $81 million cyber heist in February.The comments were in response to a Reuters story that cited Bangladeshi police and a central bank official as saying that SWIFT technicians introduced security holes into the bank's network while connecting SWIFT to Bangladesh's...
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