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WINDSOR MILL, Maryland: US President Barack Obama speaks at the Islamic Society of Baltimore yesterday. - AFP
Obama slams bigotry in first visit to US mosque - President thanks Muslim-Americans, decries political rhetoric
WINDSOR MILL, Maryland: US President Barack Obama speaks at the Islamic Society of Baltimore yesterday. - AFPBALTIMORE: US President Barack Obama yesterday offered an impassioned rebuttal of "inexcusable" Republican election-year rhetoric against Muslims as he made his first trip to an American mosque, seven years into his presidency. Obama, whose grandfather converted to Islam, made the short trip to the Islamic Society of Baltimore mosque,...
MOGADISHU: In this photo taken Tuesday, a hole is seen in a plane operated by Daallo Airlines as it sits on the runway of the airport. – AP nn
Blast on Somalia jet points to bomb
MOGADISHU: In this photo taken Tuesday, a hole is seen in a plane operated by Daallo Airlines as it sits on the runway of the airport. – APMOGADISHU: A blast that ripped a hole in a commercial airliner shortly after takeoff from Somalia’s capital was probably caused by a bomb, aviation experts and the pilot who landed it safely said yesterday. The plane, operated by Daallo Airlines and flying from Mogadishu to Djibouti with 74 passengers,...
AL-MOGHRAGA: Palestinian members of the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement carry the body of fellow militant Ahmed Al-Zahar during his funeral in the village of Al-Moghraga near the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip yesterday. —AFP
Gaza tunnel collapse kills Hamas militants - 3 Palestinians shot dead after carrying out attack
AL-MOGHRAGA: Palestinian members of the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement carry the body of fellow militant Ahmed Al-Zahar during his funeral in the village of Al-Moghraga near the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip yesterday. —AFPGAZA: The collapse of a tunnel in the Gaza Strip has killed two militants from Hamas's armed wing, officials said yesterday, as concern grows in Israel over the rebuilding...
JACKSON: A small group of protesters against the death penalty gather outside of the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison in Jackson, Ga. (Inset) Photo shows death row inmate Brandon Astor Jones. The US state of Georgia executed its oldest death row inmate yesterday, just days before his 73rd birthday, in a move critics denounced as emblematic of capital punishment’s excesses. — AP
Georgia executes oldest death row inmate - Inmate was 72 years old; 5th execution this year in US
JACKSON: A small group of protesters against the death penalty gather outside of the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison in Jackson, Ga. (Inset) Photo shows death row inmate Brandon Astor Jones. The US state of Georgia executed its oldest death row inmate yesterday, just days before his 73rd birthday, in a move critics denounced as emblematic of capital punishment’s excesses. — APATLANTA: A 72-year-old man convicted of...
LAUDERDALE: Debris lies on the ground near First Baptist Church of Collinsville in Lauderdale County, Miss after it was severely damaged during a storm. —AP
Tornadoes in the South; snow in Plains and Upper Midwest
LAUDERDALE: Debris lies on the ground near First Baptist Church of Collinsville in Lauderdale County, Miss after it was severely damaged during a storm. —APJACKSON: Tornadoes touched down in Mississippi and Alabama as thunderstorms swept through the area Tuesday, while a powerful snowstorm buried parts of Colorado and Nebraska in more than a foot of snow before crawling into the Upper Midwest. Greg Flynn, spokesman for the Mississippi...
KASHMIR: Kashmiri men row their boat in the waters of Nigeen Lake on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Set in the Himalayas at 5,600 feet above sea level, Kashmir is a green, saucer-shaped valley full of fruit orchards and surrounded by snowy mountain ranges. —AP
10 soldiers missing in Himalayan avalanche
KASHMIR: Kashmiri men row their boat in the waters of Nigeen Lake on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. Set in the Himalayas at 5,600 feet above sea level, Kashmir is a green, saucer-shaped valley full of fruit orchards and surrounded by snowy mountain ranges. —APSRINAGAR: Rescuers searched yesterday for 10 soldiers feared buried in an avalanche in India's remote Himalayas near the de facto border with Pakistan, an army...
SEOUL: A mock Scud-B missile of North Korea (left) and other South Korean missiles are displayed at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea yesterday. South Korea warned yesterday of ‘searing’ consequences if North Korea doesn’t abandon plans to launch a long-range rocket that critics call a banned test of ballistic missile technology. —AP
Japan on red alert over N Korean rocket launch - South Korea warns 'North will pay severe price'
SEOUL: A mock Scud-B missile of North Korea (left) and other South Korean missiles are displayed at the Korea War Memorial Museum in Seoul, South Korea yesterday. South Korea warned yesterday of ‘searing’ consequences if North Korea doesn’t abandon plans to launch a long-range rocket that critics call a banned test of ballistic missile technology. —APSEOUL: Japan placed its military on alert yesterday to shoot down a North Korean rocket...
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Markaz: Tough start to 2016 with S&P GCC index declining - Kuwait price and weighted indices decline
KUWAIT: Kuwait Financial Centre "Markaz" recently released its Monthly Market Research report. In this report, Markaz examines and analyzes the performance of equity markets in the MENA region as well as the global equity markets for the month of January.The report pointed out that MENA markets ended in red during the month of January 2016, with Egypt (13.3%) and Saudi Arabia (13.2%) declining the most, followed by Qatar (9.8%) and Kuwait price...
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Pakistan’s airports in chaos over PIA strike
KARACHI: Pakistan’s airports were plunged into chaos yesterday as employees of the national flag carrier protested the deaths of two colleagues killed while demonstrating against plans to privatize the airline. All of Pakistan International Airline’s foreign and domestic flights were suspended, and employees held strikes at airports in major cities across the country.At Karachi’s international airport, demonstrators waved placards and...
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Al-Dawli sponsors the ‘Pink Steps’ walkathon for ladies
Nawaf NajiaKUWAIT: Kuwait International Bank announced its sponsorship of the “Pink Steps” Walkathon for Ladies that is organized on Saturday Feb 6th2016 at Mishref pedestrian walkway by Cancer Awareness Nation (CAN), as part of its leading CSR program that aims at supporting the various initiatives that serve the community and its individuals. On this occasion, the Manager of the Corporate Communications Unit at KIB, Nawaf Najia, said...
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Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance participates in Kuwait Yachts Show 2016
KUWAIT CITY: Gulf Insurance and Reinsurance, the subsidiary of Gulf Insurance Group (gig) and the leading insurance service provider in Kuwait, announced today its participation in the fourth Kuwait Yacht Show 2016, which is scheduled to be held from 31st Jan till the 4th Feb 2016 at Marina Crescent.A wide range of boats and super yachts are being displayed during the event that also includes international brands and dealers from all over the...
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HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrives in Scotland on the personal invitation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on Jan 14, 2025. - Amiri Diwn photos
Amir’s visit to UK boosts ties
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AYRSHIRE: Britain's King Charles III holds an audience with His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, at Dumfries House, Cumnock, on January 15, 2025. - AFP
Kuwait's Amir visits UK King in Dumfries House
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Taxes will target commodities harmful to human health: Kuwait's Finance Minister
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SCOTLAND: His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is welcomed by Lord-Lieutenant Iona MacDonald, representative of King Charles for the Ayrshire area upon his arrival in the United Kingdom. — Amiri Diwan photos
Amir’s landmark visit to UK chance to expand ties: Envoy