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IS claims killing of Christian in Bangladesh; ‘lesson to others’
DHAKA: Islamic State claimed responsibility for stabbing a Christian to death in Bangladesh as a "lesson to others", an online group that monitors extremist activity said, the latest killing declared by the militant group in the Muslim-majority nation. The South Asian country has seen a surge in Islamist violence in which liberal activists, members of minority Muslim sects and other religious groups have been targeted. The US-based SITE...
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Saudi executed; 76th execution this year
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia put to death a citizen convicted of murder yesterday, bringing to 76 the number of executions it has carried out this year. Authorities carried out the sentence against Abdullah Al- Harbi in Buraydah, north of Riyadh, after his conviction for shooting dead another man, the interior ministry said. Most people put to death in Saudi Arabia are beheaded with a sword. The executions so far this year include 47 for “terrorism”...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain, center on a military vehicle, reviews a military parade to mark Pakistan’s Republic Day yesterday. — AP
Pakistan vows to end terrorism
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain, center on a military vehicle, reviews a military parade to mark Pakistan’s Republic Day yesterday. — APISLAMABAD: Pakistan's President Mamnoon Hussain praised his country's security forces and pledged to continue the fight against terrorism, speaking at a rally during a national holiday. Yesterday Hussain spoke at a military parade to mark Pakistan's Republic Day at a stadium in Islamabad....
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Boubyan Bank sponsors trophy for banking sector employees
KUWAIT: The inauguration of Boubyan trophy was held at Kuwait Cricket’s Sulaibiya turf ground amid much fanfare in the presence of Chief Guest Qutayba Al-Bassam, Senior Manager, Corporate Communication, Boubyan Bank. Boubyan trophy is being organized by Kuwait Cricket, the apex body of controlling cricket in Kuwait for bank teams affiliated to Kuwait Banks club.Qutayba Al-Bassam officially inaugurated the tournament by cutting a cake along with...
BANGALORE: India's Hardik Pandya jumps to celebrate India's win against Bangladesh in the ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket match in Bangalore, India,
India beat Bangladesh by one run
BANGALORE: India's Hardik Pandya jumps to celebrate India's win against Bangladesh in the ICC World Twenty20 2016 cricket match in Bangalore, India,BANGALORE: India scraped to a one-run win against a tenacious Bangladesh in Bangalore in a thrilling match yesterday, keeping their hopes of World Twenty20 glory alive. India were restricted to 146 for seven after being sent in to bat at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, thanks to some spirited Bangladesh...
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Bangladesh’s Taskin loses suspension appeal
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh failed in their frantic bid to get paceman Taskin Ahmed’s bowling suspension overturned to help revive their flagging World Twenty20 campaign after a judicial commissioner upheld the ban for an illegal bowling action. The right-arm bowler and his team mate, left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny, were suspended from bowling on Saturday after both were reported for illegal actions following a March 9 qualifier against the...
NEW DELHI: England’s Ben Stokes (L) watches as Afghanistan’s Shafiqullah Shafaq successfully reaches the crease during the World T20 cricket tournament match between England and Afghanistan at The Feroz Shah Kolta Cricket Stadium in New Delhi yesterday. — AFP
Ali the star as England survive Afghan scare
NEW DELHI: England’s Ben Stokes (L) watches as Afghanistan’s Shafiqullah Shafaq successfully reaches the crease during the World T20 cricket tournament match between England and Afghanistan at The Feroz Shah Kolta Cricket Stadium in New Delhi yesterday. — AFPNEW DELHI: Eoin Morgan breathed a sigh of relief about England’s strength in depth after a late flourish from Moeen Ali and David Willey spared the team’s blushes yesterday against...
(From third left) Scott Gegenheimer, Asaad Al Banwan, Bader Al Kharafi and Ossama Matta during the General Assembly Meeting.
Zain maintains positive outlook at annual General Assembly Meeting - Chairman's message to the Board of Directors
(From third left) Scott Gegenheimer, Asaad Al Banwan, Bader Al Kharafi and Ossama Matta during the General Assembly Meeting.On behalf of my fellow members of the Board of Directors, it gives me great pleasure to welcome our honorable shareholders to the annual general assembly and review the financial results of Zain Group's operations for the year ending 31 December, 2015. I will also look to highlight a number of important accomplishments that...
KUWAIT: (Left) Dr Mohamed Ismail Al-Ansari, Chairman and CEO of Global Clearinghouse Systems and Paul Baker, Managing Director, Smiths Detection upon signing the agreement.
Customs department to implement X-ray screening technologies through GCS from Smiths Detection
KUWAIT: (Left) Dr Mohamed Ismail Al-Ansari, Chairman and CEO of Global Clearinghouse Systems and Paul Baker, Managing Director, Smiths Detection upon signing the agreement.KUWAIT: The Kuwait General Administration of Customs (KGAC) announced that it will be implementing state of the art screening equipment through Global Clearinghouse System (GCS) in an effort to further strengthen security and speed up commercial activities at the various ports...
CHINA: In this photo, officials from China’s State Food and Drug Administration inspect vaccines stored at the local Center for Disease Control and Prevention office in Rong’an county in southwestern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. — AP
China vaccine scandal stokes anger; regulators under fire
CHINA: In this photo, officials from China’s State Food and Drug Administration inspect vaccines stored at the local Center for Disease Control and Prevention office in Rong’an county in southwestern China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. — APSHANGHAI: A widening scandal over illegal vaccine sales in China has sparked anger and drawn criticism from the government over glaring loopholes in the regulation of the world's second-largest...
This image released by Warner Bros Entertainment shows Ben Affleck as Batman, left, and Henry Cavill as Superman in a scene from, ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice.’ — AP
Review: Worlds collide in 'Batman v Superman'
This image released by Warner Bros Entertainment shows Ben Affleck as Batman, left, and Henry Cavill as Superman in a scene from, ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice.’ — APZac Snyder's thundering and grim "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" offers the kind of blunt, mano-a-mano faceoff usually reserved for Predators, Godzillas and presidential candidates. And just as has often been said of this election year, "Batman v Superman" takes a...
This file photo shows the Red Hot Chili Peppers perform during Super Bowl 48 at MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on February 2, 2014. — AFP
Chili Peppers to play Lollapalooza as new album emerges
This file photo shows the Red Hot Chili Peppers perform during Super Bowl 48 at MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on February 2, 2014. — AFPRed Hot Chili Peppers will headline the Lollapalooza festival, it was announced yesterday, as the alternative rock greats complete work on their first album in five years. The July 28-31 festival in Chicago, which is marking its 25th anniversary, also said that Radiohead would perform, in the...
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Overstayers, sponsors to be deported
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Kuwait under unsteady northern and northwesterly winds triggering dust. - KUNA
Kuwait weather to remain unstable
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MAJDAL SHAMS: Druze elders and mourners surround the coffins of 10 of the 12 people killed in a rocket strike from Lebanon a day earlier, during a mass funeral in this Druze town in the Zionist-annexed Golan Heights on July 28, 2024. - AFP
Mideast seethes amid carnage
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KUWAIT: Photo provided by the Al-Zour oil Refinery shows a view of the facility, in Al-Zour, south of Kuwait City. – AFP
The impact of oil discoveries
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Official commends Kuwait and China military cooperation