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Khaled Al-Mutawa
Superman of the 21st century
Khaled Al-Mutawa There are instances of individuals who are like nations in their impact on the world. On April 25, 2016, I was fortunate enough to come in contact with such an individual, Dr Tareq Al-Swaidan, the Superman of the 21st century. Swaidan is a Kuwaiti citizen who progressively defeats the ideology of the Islamic State (IS) group by planting seeds of peace in the brains of the youth through generative projects, social dynamism and...
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Saudi Arabia unveils vast plan to end oil 'addiction' - 'Green card' for expats eyed; Aramco shares to be sold
RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks during a press conference yesterday to announce his economic reform plan known as "Vision 2030". - AFPRIYADH: Saudi Arabia said yesterday it would create the world's largest sovereign investment fund and sell shares in state energy giant Aramco under a vast plan unveiled to transform its oil-dependent economy. The announcement of the long-term reform program,...
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Arab coalition kills 800 Qaeda fighters - Yemen government forces make gains
Forces loyal to the Saudi-backed Yemeni president flash their arms on a road on the entrance to Abyan province as they take part in an operation to drive Al-Qaeda fighters out of the southern provincial capital. — AFPMARIB: Yemeni troops backed by Arab coalition air strikes killed more than 800 members of Al-Qaeda in an attack on a southeastern provincial capital held by the group for the past year, the coalition said yesterday. Pro-government...
FLORIDA: Bob Graham speaks in Gainesville, Fla in this file photo
US govt to release secret pages from 9/11 inquiry - Report may shed light on possible Saudi connections
FLORIDA: Bob Graham speaks in Gainesville, Fla in this file photoWASHINGTON: The Obama administration will soon release at least part of a 28 page secret chapter from a congressional inquiry into 9/11 that may shed light on possible Saudi connections to the attackers. The documents, kept in a secure room in the basement of the Capitol, contain information from the joint congressional inquiry into "specific sources of foreign support for some of...
PESHAWAR: A Pakistani policeman stands guard alongside suspects who allegedly killed Sikh politician Sardar Soran Singh during a press conference after their arrest in Peshawar. — AFP
Pakistani Sikh politician killed by Hindu rival - not Taleban
PESHAWAR: A Pakistani policeman stands guard alongside suspects who allegedly killed Sikh politician Sardar Soran Singh during a press conference after their arrest in Peshawar. — AFPPESHAWAR: A Sikh politician in Pakistan who was gunned down last week was murdered by hired assassins and not the Taleban, police said yesterday, adding they had arrested his Hindu rival who ordered the hit. Gunmen on motorbikes opened fire on Sardar Soran Singh's...
RAJSHAHI: Bangladeshi students protest in Rajshahi, days after unidentified attackers hacked to death a university professor. — AFP
Two more hacked to death in Bangladesh - Bangladesh's top blogger receives death threat
RAJSHAHI: Bangladeshi students protest in Rajshahi, days after unidentified attackers hacked to death a university professor. — AFPDHAKA: Two people were hacked to death yesterday at an apartment in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, police said, with a local television channel identifying one of them as a leading gay rights activist. "Unidentified attackers entered an apartment at Kalabagan and hacked two people to death. Another person was...
ROME: Roma’s midfielder from Belgium Radja Nainggolan (2ndL) fights for the ball with Napoli’s forward from Argentina Gonzalo Higuain and Napoli’s midfielder from Slovakia Marek Hamsik (R) during the Italian Serie A football match AS Roma vs Napoli yesterday at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. — AFP
Juventus clinches 5th straight Serie A title
ROME: Roma’s midfielder from Belgium Radja Nainggolan (2ndL) fights for the ball with Napoli’s forward from Argentina Gonzalo Higuain and Napoli’s midfielder from Slovakia Marek Hamsik (R) during the Italian Serie A football match AS Roma vs Napoli yesterday at the Olympic Stadium in Rome. — AFPROME: Juventus clinched its fifth straight Serie A title with three matches to spare after Napoli was beaten 1-0 at Roma yesterday, capping an...
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Nadal sues former French minister who accused him of doping
Rafael NadalMADRID: Rafael Nadal filed suit yesterday against a former French minister who accused him of doping, saying he needs to defend his integrity and image as an athlete. The Spanish tennis star said his lawyers lodged the defamation suit in Paris against Roselyne Bachelot because of her “offensive remarks” on French television last month.Bachelot, France’s former minister for health and sport, said on TV show Le Grand 8 that the...
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KSSC to organize its final tournament of the season
KUWAIT: Kuwait Shooting Sport Club (KSSC) will organize its final tournament for the season with the generous support from the family of the Late Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah from Thursday 28/4 until Saturday 30/4. The Late Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al- Humoud Al-Sabah shooting tournament will be in the Skeet, Trap, Double Trap, 10m air pistol and rifle and Olympic archery.Secretary General of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations Obaid...
Yacoub Al-Ebrahim
Al-Tijari reports KD 7.8m net profit for Q1 2016
Yacoub Al-EbrahimKUWAIT: Commercial Bank of Kuwait announced a net profit of KD 7.8 million for the first quarter of 2016 up by 22.8 percent compared with KD 6.3 million for Q1 2015. The Bank's operating profits before provisions reached KD 28.6 million up by 4.4 percent compared with KD 27.3 million for the same period in 2015.Commenting on the Bank's financial results, the Bank's spokesman Yacoub Al-Ebrahim said,  Commercial Bank's total...
KUWAIT: Kuwait traders follow the stock market at the Kuwait Stock Exchange(KSE) in Kuwait City after the Kuwait Boursa Company began managing the KSE operations as of yesterday.— Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Boursa Kuwait takes over KSE operations - The start of a new era for Kuwait's financial market
KUWAIT: Kuwait traders follow the stock market at the Kuwait Stock Exchange(KSE) in Kuwait City after the Kuwait Boursa Company began managing the KSE operations as of yesterday.— Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait yesterday announced that it has officially assumed responsibility for the management of the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE)'s operations. The handover follows the implementation of a detailed operational plan and strategic...
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Bangladesh Bank attackers hacked SWIFT software
DHAKA: The attackers who stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank probably hacked into software from the SWIFT financial platform that is at the heart of the global financial system, said security researchers at British defense contractor BAE Systems.SWIFT, a cooperative owned by 3,000 financial institutions, confirmed to Reuters that it was aware of malware targeting its client software. Its spokeswoman Natasha Deteran said SWIFT would...
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