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Do I elect an Infidel?
The little noise seems loud in front of the big silence. A few speak and many hear them, and many keep silent and no one feels their presence as if they do not exist. This is the truth with regret and more regret is that those who cause the noise are mostly rogues or holders of a certain purpose, and their noise does not represent the public’s interest. It is very clear that there is a lack and inability of understanding those who cause the...
Divers excavate the wreck site of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama's ship Esmeralda, which sank in a storm in May 1503 off the coast of Al Hallaniyah island in Oman's Dhofar region. - AP
1503 shipwreck of Portuguese ship found off Oman
Divers excavate the wreck site of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama's ship Esmeralda, which sank in a storm in May 1503 off the coast of Al Hallaniyah island in Oman's Dhofar region. - APDUBAI: The 500-year-old wreckage of Portuguese ship piloted by an uncle of explorer Vasco da Gama has been found off the coast of Oman, archaeologists said yesterday, a discovery that included the recovery of an incredibly rare coin. The Esmeralda sank during a...
DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman, who resigned yesterday, addresses a press conference yesterday. - AP
Man in Manila gets $30m cash - Bangladesh bank chief quits over $81m cyber heist - Outrage in Bangladesh
DHAKA: Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman, who resigned yesterday, addresses a press conference yesterday. - APDHAKA/MANILA: Bangladesh's central bank governor resigned yesterday over the theft of $81 million from the bank's US account, as details emerged in the Philippines that $30 million of the money was delivered in cash to a casino junket operator in Manila. The audacious cyber-theft has embarrassed the Bangladeshi government, triggered...
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Pakistan religious groups urge govt to retract law - Law protecting women from abuse 'un-Islamic'
LAHORE: An all-parties conference convened by Pakistan's oldest Islamic political party and attended by powerful religious groups asked the government yesterday to retract an "un-Islamic" law that gives unprecedented protection to female victims of violence.The Women's Protection Act, passed by Pakistan's largest province of Punjab last month, gives legal protection to women from domestic, psychological and sexual violence. It also calls for the...
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Pope approves sainthood for Mother Teresa
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis yesterday approved sainthood for Mother Teresa, the missionary nun who became a global if controversial symbol of compassion for her care of the sick and destitute. The pontiff set September 4 as the date for her canonization, elevating the Nobel peace laureate to an official icon for the Catholic faith. The move comes 19 years after the death of the Albanian nun who dedicated much of her adult life to working with the...
LOURDES, HAUTES-PYRENEES: Roman Catholic Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyon (L) answers journalists’ questions next to Bishop of Pontoise for the Conference of Bishops of France Stanislas Lalanne (C) French Archbishop of Marseille and President of the Bishops’ Conference of France Georges Pontier (R). — AFP
French PM urges cardinal to 'take responsibility' in abuse scandal
LOURDES, HAUTES-PYRENEES: Roman Catholic Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyon (L) answers journalists’ questions next to Bishop of Pontoise for the Conference of Bishops of France Stanislas Lalanne (C) French Archbishop of Marseille and President of the Bishops’ Conference of France Georges Pontier (R). — AFPPARIS: French Prime Minister Manuel Valls yesterday urged a cardinal, accused of covering up the sexual abuse of young boys...
GRAND-BASSAM: An Ivorian soldier holds a Rocket-propelled grenade while manning a position in a street near the the Etoile du Sud hotel in Grand Bassam on Monday. — AFP
Qaeda threatens France and allies
GRAND-BASSAM: An Ivorian soldier holds a Rocket-propelled grenade while manning a position in a street near the the Etoile du Sud hotel in Grand Bassam on Monday. — AFPABIDJAN: Al-Qaeda’s North African branch threatened France and its allies fighting against jihadists in the volatile region, in a statement boasting about the group’s deadly weekend attack on an Ivory Coast beach resort. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Magreb (AQIM) said the...
HONG KONG: This file photo taken on February 10, 2015 shows a group of protesters gathering outside the courthouse in support of Indonesian former maid Erwiana Sulistyaningsih. — AFP
Thousands of maids in Hong Kong are in 'forced labor' - New report fuels growing criticism
HONG KONG: This file photo taken on February 10, 2015 shows a group of protesters gathering outside the courthouse in support of Indonesian former maid Erwiana Sulistyaningsih. — AFPHONG KONG: Tens of thousands of foreign maids in Hong Kong are in "forced labor", according to a new report that fuels growing criticism of the city's treatment of its army of domestic workers. The study by the Justice Centre estimates that one in six, or 50,000 of...
Abu Omar Al-Shishani
‘Omar the Chechen’: Notorious, red-bearded IS warlord
Abu Omar Al-ShishaniBEIRUT: A fierce, battle-hardened warlord with roots in Georgia and a thick red beard, Omar Al-Shishani was one of the most notorious faces of the Islamic State jihadist group. On Monday, the Pentagon confirmed that Shishani-whose real name is Tarkhan Batirashvili-died after being wounded in a US-led coalition strike in northeastern Syria earlier this month. US officials previously said Shishani "likely died" in the strike,...
MANCHESTER: Kiev’s goalkeeper Oleksandr Shovkovskiy (left) dives as he watches a shot from Manchester City’s Jesus Navas (right) go past him, but it hits the post, during the Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Manchester City and Dynamo Kiev at the Etihad Stadium yesterday. - AP n
Injuries mar Man City’s history night
MANCHESTER: Kiev’s goalkeeper Oleksandr Shovkovskiy (left) dives as he watches a shot from Manchester City’s Jesus Navas (right) go past him, but it hits the post, during the Champions League round of 16 second leg soccer match between Manchester City and Dynamo Kiev at the Etihad Stadium yesterday. - APMANCHESTER: Injuries to centre-backs Vincent Kompany and Nicolas Otamendi overshadowed proceedings as Manchester City reached the Champions...
Thai Buddhist monk Phra Prommangkalachan holds a banner emblazoned with sacred patterns surrounding Leicester City Football Club’s crest as he poses for pictures at the Traimitr Withayaram Woraviharn Temple in Bangkok.— AFP
Thai monk lucky charms help Leicester outfox opponents
Thai Buddhist monk Phra Prommangkalachan holds a banner emblazoned with sacred patterns surrounding Leicester City Football Club’s crest as he poses for pictures at the Traimitr Withayaram Woraviharn Temple in Bangkok.— AFPBANGKOK: Leicester City’s inexorable climb up the Premier League has left many pundits scratching their heads wondering what the key to their success is. But Thai monk Phra Prommangkalachan knows at least one of those...
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Kuwait International Table Tennis Tournament kicks off
KUWAIT: Under the patronage of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the 12th International Table Tennis Tournament (Salwa Cup), kicks off today and will continue until March 20th. 100 men and 85 women will represent 34 countries during the tournament being held at the Salwa Sports Club in Qurain area.Vice Chairperson of the Higher Organizing Committee Sheikha Naeema Al- Ahmad said the tournament’s continuation indicates its...
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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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‘Protect yourself against skin cancer,’ CAN warns
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MoH underlines importance of compact imaging device