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Miramax sold to Qatar-based beIN
Miramax, the film studio behind hundreds of hit movies including “Pulp Fiction” and “Chicago,” has been sold to the Doha-based beIN Media Group, both companies announced on Wednesday. beIN, which runs sports networks and movie channels in 24 countries in the Middle East, North Africa, Europe and the US, said Miramax would continue to operate as an independent film and television studio under its new owners. “We are extremely excited to...
CALAIS: Migrants watch as a makeshift shelter burns in the so-called Jungle migrant camp in the French port city of Calais yesterday during the ongoing demolition of the camp’s southern half. — AFP
France enters referendum debate with Calais warning
CALAIS: Migrants watch as a makeshift shelter burns in the so-called Jungle migrant camp in the French port city of Calais yesterday during the ongoing demolition of the camp’s southern half. — AFPLONDON: France warned Britain yesterday it would end border controls and let thousands of migrants move on to Britain if voters backed leaving the European Union. It also said it would open its arms to British-based banks wanting to flee an non-EU...
ISTANBUL: In this image taken from Security Camera footage obtained by Turkish TV company DHA, showing two women as they attack police in Istanbul yesterday. The two women attacked the police with gunfire and a grenade Thursday and then fled the scene to hide inside a building before being killed by police, an official said. — AP
Istanbul police kill two leftist female militants in standoff
ISTANBUL: In this image taken from Security Camera footage obtained by Turkish TV company DHA, showing two women as they attack police in Istanbul yesterday. The two women attacked the police with gunfire and a grenade Thursday and then fled the scene to hide inside a building before being killed by police, an official said. — APISTANBUL: Turkish police killed two female leftist militants who hurled grenades and opened fire at an Istanbul...
WASHINGTON; This photo provided by the US Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit shows Judge Sri Srinivasan. - AP
Indian-American could be a Supreme Court judge
WASHINGTON; This photo provided by the US Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit shows Judge Sri Srinivasan. - APKANSAS CITY; Sri Srinivasan, a federal appeals judge who was born in India and grew up in Kansas, would be the first foreign-born justice to serve on the Supreme Court in more than 50 years. The 49-year-old Srinivasan is one of several people being mentioned prominently as a potential replacement for Justice Antonin Scalia, who...
MANILA: A family eats their lunch beside a railway line in Manila. The country has a population well over 100 million with about 25 percent living in poverty. — AFP
IS-inspired militants on offensive in South Philippines
MANILA: A family eats their lunch beside a railway line in Manila. The country has a population well over 100 million with about 25 percent living in poverty. — AFPMANILA: Militants fighting in the name of the Islamic State group are escalating attacks in the southern Philippines, analysts said, deepening fears for the volatile region after its main Muslim rebel group failed to seal a peace pact. Gunmen who have pledged allegiance to the...
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India’s female scavengers enslaved by caste and gender discrimination - Dalit group traditionally the lowest ranked
MUMBAI: New legislation in India to crack down on the practice of forcing mainly the poorest women to clear other people’s excreta will have little impact unless deeply entrenched sexism and caste bias are changed, activists said.Manual scavenging, a euphemism for disposing of faeces from dry toilets and open drains by hand, has long been an occupation thrust upon members of the Dalit group, traditionally the lowest ranked in India’s caste...
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Afghan Taleban leadership is in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: A top Pakistani official has said for the first time publicly that the Afghan Taleban’s leadership enjoys a safe haven inside his country, which Islamabad uses as a “lever” to pressure the group into talks with Kabul. The admission by Pakistan’s foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz comes after years of official denials by Islamabad that it offers shelter or exerts any influence over the Taleban, and amid a fresh push for direct...
Ancient copies of the Quran displayed in a tunnel at Jabl-e-Noor on the outskirts of Quetta.
Miracle seeking on the Pakistan's Quran mountain
Ancient copies of the Quran displayed in a tunnel at Jabl-e-Noor on the outskirts of Quetta.Deep inside the dry, biscuit-colored mountains surrounding Pakistan's southwestern city of Quetta lies an unexpected treasure: a honeycomb of tunnels bursting with cases of Qurans, hidden safe from desecration. The hill known as Jabal-e-Noor, or "Mountain of Light", has been visited by hundreds of thousands of people since two brothers turned it into a...
MANCHESTER: Manchester United's Juan Mata, second from right, scores his side's first goal of the game, during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Watford, at Old Trafford, in Manchester, England, Wednesday. – AP
Mata gives Man United's top-four chase flight
MANCHESTER: Manchester United's Juan Mata, second from right, scores his side's first goal of the game, during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Watford, at Old Trafford, in Manchester, England, Wednesday. – APMANCHESTER: Juan Mata's late free-kick earned Manchester United a 1-0 home win over Watford on Wednesday, a fourth successive victory that lifted their hopes of Champions League qualification. Mata...
Arsenal's Theo Walcott, second right, fails to score during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Swansea City at the Emirates stadium in London
Cech, Koscielny blows add to Arsenal woe
Arsenal's Theo Walcott, second right, fails to score during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Swansea City at the Emirates stadium in LondonLONDON: Arsenal will be without goalkeeper Petr Cech and centre-back Laurent Koscielny for tomorrow's trip to Tottenham Hotspur, manager Arsene Wenger revealed after Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Swansea City."Cech got a muscular problem at the end of the game," Wenger said. "He will not...
Liverpool's Emre Can, centre, fights for the ball against Manchester City's Sergio Aguero during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Wednesday. - AP
Liverpool rout Man City to avenge League Cup heartache
Liverpool's Emre Can, centre, fights for the ball against Manchester City's Sergio Aguero during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, England, Wednesday. - APLIVERPOOL: Liverpool avenged their League Cup heartache as they condemned Manchester City to a third consecutive Premier League defeat with a 3-0 victory at Anfield on Wednesday.City beat Liverpool in the League Cup...
BASRA: A general view shows excess gas being burnt off at a pipeline in the newly opened section of the oil refinery of Zubair, southwest of Basra in southern Iraq yesterday. — AFP
Dividend payments may sag in Gulf - Slowing growth, austerity pressuring Mideast companies
BASRA: A general view shows excess gas being burnt off at a pipeline in the newly opened section of the oil refinery of Zubair, southwest of Basra in southern Iraq yesterday. — AFPDUBAI: Corporate dividends in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries may be starting to shrink as companies find it harder to raise funds, forcing them to cut payouts. For many years, high dividend yields have lured investors to Gulf bourses, partly offsetting factors...
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KUWAIT CITY: Jassim Al-Awadhi waits at a bus stop as a bus approaches in this file photo.
Disorganized bus network behind lacking transit system
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Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan
Shamlan leaves Olympic Games
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KUWAIT: Young girls participate in Girl Up Kuwait's first conference which focused on the role of women in Kuwaiti society and politics.
Girl Up Kuwait: Young trailblazers give girls a voice
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Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise
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Kuwait under unsteady northern and northwesterly winds triggering dust. - KUNA
Kuwait weather to remain unstable