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BERLIN: (L-R) Bavarian state premier and leader of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) Horst Seehofer, German Vice Chancellor, Economy and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, German Labor and Social Minister Andrea Nahles, German Justice Minister Heiko Maas arrive for a press conference yesterday at the Chancellery in Berlin. — AFP
Germany agrees 'historic' refugee integration package - Plans also include sweeping anti-terror legislation
BERLIN: (L-R) Bavarian state premier and leader of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) Horst Seehofer, German Vice Chancellor, Economy and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, German Labor and Social Minister Andrea Nahles, German Justice Minister Heiko Maas arrive for a press conference yesterday at the Chancellery in Berlin. — AFPBERLIN: German Chancellor...
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Egyptian, Filipino kidnapped by pirates off Nigeria
LAGOS: Pirates attacked a cargo vessel off the coast of Nigeria and kidnapped two crew members, a maritime expert confirmed yesterday, in the latest high-seas strike in the Gulf of Guinea. The CMA CGM Turquoise, managed by Dioryx Maritime Corp. in Greece, was stormed late on Monday as it travelled between Nigeria's commercial hub Lagos and Douala in Cameroon.It was the second attack in one day: early Monday pirates kidnapped six crew members of a...
BRUSSELS: A policeman stand guards the Brussels courthouse yesterday. Mohammed Abrini, suspected bomber Osama Krayem and two other suspects have been heard yesterday at the Brussels courthouse. — AFP
Belgian court jails jihadist recruiter for 15 years - Abrini, 6 others held for another month
BRUSSELS: A policeman stand guards the Brussels courthouse yesterday. Mohammed Abrini, suspected bomber Osama Krayem and two other suspects have been heard yesterday at the Brussels courthouse. — AFPBRUSSELS: A Belgium appeals court yesterday sentenced top jihadist recruiter Khalid Zerkani to 15 years in prison after convicting him of enlisting key suspects in the Brussels and Paris attacks. Zerkani is "the biggest recruiter of jihadists...
KABUL: Afghan businessmen check lapis lazuli in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. The brilliant blue stone lapis lazuli, prized for millennia, is almost uniquely found in Afghanistan. — AP
Afghan mineral wealth being looted by strongmen: Experts
KABUL: Afghan businessmen check lapis lazuli in the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. The brilliant blue stone lapis lazuli, prized for millennia, is almost uniquely found in Afghanistan. — APKABUL: The brilliant blue stone lapis lazuli, prized for millennia, is almost uniquely found in Afghanistan, a key part of the extensive mineral wealth that is seen as the best hope for funding development of one of the world's poorest nations.Instead, lapis...
KUMAMOTO: People gather outside a hotel after an earthquake in Kumamoto, southern Japan yesterday. A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 has struck southern Japan. — AP
Powerful earthquake hits south Japan, houses crash
KUMAMOTO: People gather outside a hotel after an earthquake in Kumamoto, southern Japan yesterday. A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 has struck southern Japan. — APTOKYO: A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 struck southern Japan yesterday evening, collapsing walls and a number of houses. There are no immediate reports of casualties. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference that...
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How Saudi Arabia plans to shake up its economy - Govt-led shake-up to go furthest in kingdom's history
RIYADH/DUBAI: In late February, several hundred Saudi officials, company executives and foreign consultants gathered in a luxury Riyadh hotel to discuss how Saudi Arabia's economy could survive an era of cheap oil.One company manager at the event told Reuters that officials from about 30 Saudi government bodies manned booths in which they described their challenges. Corporate bosses were encouraged to "figure out ways to do partnerships to...
FIFA President Gianni Infantino
Infantino defends 40-team World Cup plan
FIFA President Gianni InfantinoLOS ANGELES: FIFA President Gianni Infantino defended his controversial plan to expand the World Cup to 40 teams on Wednesday, rejecting criticism the move would dilute the quality of football’s showpiece event. In an interview with Fox Sports 1, the chief of world football’s governing body pointed to the expansion of teams at Euro 2016 as evidence that the 32-team World Cup could successfully accommodate more...
MADRID: Barcelona’s Luis Suarez (left) elbows Atletico’s Diego Godin as they jump for a high ball during the Champions League 2nd leg quarterfinal soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona at the Vicente Calderon stadium on Wednesday April 13, 2016. — AP
Once unbeatable Barca move on after collapse
MADRID: Barcelona’s Luis Suarez (left) elbows Atletico’s Diego Godin as they jump for a high ball during the Champions League 2nd leg quarterfinal soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona at the Vicente Calderon stadium on Wednesday April 13, 2016. — APMADRID: Once unbeatable Barcelona is wondering where it all went wrong. The team that only a few weeks ago celebrated a streak of 39 games without a loss is now lamenting...
KUWAIT: Finance Minister and acting oil minister Anas Al-Saleh gestures as Electricity and Water Minister Ahmad Al-Jassar looks on during a parliament session at the National Assembly yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Nod to higher power tariffs for expatriates, businesses - Lawmakers exempt citizens from proposed raises
KUWAIT: Finance Minister and acting oil minister Anas Al-Saleh gestures as Electricity and Water Minister Ahmad Al-Jassar looks on during a parliament session at the National Assembly yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: The National Assembly voted in the first round to allow the government to raise electricity and water charges on apartment buildings - mostly used by expatriates - and businesses, but exempted citizens.Thirty-one MPs...
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This is apartheid
Badrya Darwish After many sessions since the government started suggesting increasing the prices of petrol and water for the nation and took it to the parliament for debate of course due to the drop in the price of oil - this is what the great parliament came out with yesterday. The question of lifting subsidies was justified due to collapsing oil prices, with Kuwaiti crude hitting a low of around $20, but very recently we've seen prices rise...
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National guard to be deployed at oil sites
KUWAIT: Kuwait was to deploy national guard units yesterday to run and protect some oil facilities after workers announced a major strike for this weekend, a newspaper said. The units would start working at facilities in the state's oil-rich southern region, Al-Rai said, citing unnamed sources. The report could not be confirmed. Kuwait's oil workers' union decided to begin an open-ended strike from Sunday after a dispute with the government over...
KUWAIT: Officers are seen during a crackdown against violating labor forces in Ardiya.
MoI: No amnesty for visa violators - Crackdown to continue
KUWAIT: Kuwait has no plans to give an amnesty to visa violators because lawbreakers in recent years have used the amnesty period to exit the country without paying fines, a senior government official said yesterday. “It has became a habit that every now and then, visa violators look forward for an amnesty period so that they can travel and escape without paying their fines,” Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad...
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