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Former lawmaker charged over questioning court
KUWAIT: The public prosecution yesterday referred former MP Khaled Al-Sultan to court, over charges pertaining with statements in which he reportedly questioned the way a court handled the 'Abdaly cell' case hearing. Meanwhile, a court yesterday annulled the Kuwait Transparency Society's elections held on April 13, 2014. The court also adjourned hearing a state security case against blogger 'Chabreet Seyassi2' (Political Matches) until Feb 16 and...
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Indian husband catches his wife in bed with Bangladeshi lover
KUWAIT: A 31-year-old woman and her lover were taken to Salmiya police station and brought before the prosecutor, who charged them with adultery. A security source said an Indian man went home early to find his wife, also Indian, in bed with another man, so he called his neighbor to be a witness, then called police. He did not allow the woman and her lover, who is Bangladeshi, to wear clothes until police arrived. Both were allowed to wrap...
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Motorist hurt in accident
KUWAIT: A man was injured when his vehicle turned over at Qurain-Mubarak Al-Kabeer road yesterday. Qurain firemen freed the man and others who were trapped persons in the vehicle. The man was handed to paramedics who transported him to the nearest medical facility.Malfunctioned elevatorFiremen responded to a call about an elevator that malfunctioned in a commercial building. The elevator was lowered, and firefighters helped free a number of...
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis (right) smiles with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the end of their private audience yesterday, at the Vatican. — AFP
Iranian president asks Pope to pray for him - Rouhani pitches Iran as safest country in Middle East
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis (right) smiles with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at the end of their private audience yesterday, at the Vatican. — AFPVATICAN: Iran's president asked Pope Francis to pray for him yesterday after the two men held private talks at the Vatican, part of an Iranian effort to take a more prominent place on the world stage after a nuclear deal with Western powers. Hassan Rouhani's visit to the Holy See saw the first...
NEW DELHI: The motor cycle display team ‘Dare Devils’ of the Corps of Signals participate in India’s Republic Day parade in New Delhi yesterday. —AFP
India marks Republic Day with camels, stunt-riders
NEW DELHI: The motor cycle display team ‘Dare Devils’ of the Corps of Signals participate in India’s Republic Day parade in New Delhi yesterday. —AFPNEW DELHI: Thousands gathered in New Delhi amid tight security yesterday for India's annual Republic Day parade, a pomp-filled spectacle of military might featuring camels and daredevil stunt riders, with French President Francois Hollande the chief guest. A contingent of French infantry in...
NEW YORK: Bottles of drinking water are seen in a hallway at St Mary’s Academy in Hoosick Falls, NY. Federal regulators have warned residents of the upstate New York factory village near the Vermont border not to drink water from municipal wells. — AP
In a New York village, a trail of cancer leads to tap water
NEW YORK: Bottles of drinking water are seen in a hallway at St Mary’s Academy in Hoosick Falls, NY. Federal regulators have warned residents of the upstate New York factory village near the Vermont border not to drink water from municipal wells. — APHOOSICK FALLS: After his factory worker father died a painful death from kidney cancer at age 68 in 2013, Michael Hickey made it his mission to find out why so many people in his hometown along...
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Emirati on trial was self-proclaimed local IS 'emir'
ABU DHABI: An Emirati man accused of seeking to carry out attacks on targets including Abu Dhabi's Formula 1 circuit claimed to be the local leader of the Islamic State group, newspapers reported yesterday. The man "appointed himself as the emir" of the group, which controls swathes of Iraq and Syria, The National daily cited a witness as telling a court during his trial.He was married to Alaa Bader Al-Hashemi, an Emirati woman executed in July...
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Italy covers nude sculptures for Iran's president Rouhani
ROME: Italy's desire to court visiting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani extended to covering up classical nude sculptures in the museum where he met Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, it emerged yesterday. The two men made speeches in Rome's Capitoline Museum after a Monday signing ceremony which saw Italian companies tie up 17 billion euros ($18 billion) worth of deals with the Islamic Republic. A huge statue of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius on a...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak (center) reacts as he walks towards his car after attending a parliament session in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. — AFP
$681 million a gift from Saudi Arabia to PM - Malaysia PM cleared after funds in account declared a 'Saudi gift'
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak (center) reacts as he walks towards his car after attending a parliament session in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. — AFPKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's attorney-general cleared Prime Minister Najib Razak of any criminal offences or corruption yesterday, closing investigations into a murky multi-million-dollar funding scandal that his opponents had hoped would bring him down. Najib was buffeted last year...
NEW DELHI: Indian army’s dog squad march down Rajpath during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi yesterday. — AP
5 facts about India's Republic Day parade
NEW DELHI: Indian army’s dog squad march down Rajpath during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi yesterday. — APNEW DELHI: French President Francois Hollande is the chief guest at India's Republic Day parade yesterday, a spectacular showcase of the nation's military power and cultural diversity to celebrate the adoption of the constitution in 1950. Here are five facts about India's 67th Republic Day:Dog squadAfter a gap of 26 years the...
This combination of file photos made on November 12, 2015 shows (from top L) UEFA secretary general Gianni Infantino, AFC president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Former FIFA deputy general secretary Jerome Champagne, FIFA vice president for Asia Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan and chairman of the FIFA monitoring committee for Israel and Palestine Tokyo Sexwale. FIFA yesterday confirmed the final five candidates to take over from the banned Sepp Blatter as head of the world body one month from the vote. — AFP
FIFA five hunt for votes as campaign enters final month
This combination of file photos made on November 12, 2015 shows (from top L) UEFA secretary general Gianni Infantino, AFC president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, Former FIFA deputy general secretary Jerome Champagne, FIFA vice president for Asia Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan and chairman of the FIFA monitoring committee for Israel and Palestine Tokyo Sexwale. FIFA yesterday confirmed the final five candidates to take over from the...
PRETORIA: England cricket team pose with trophy’s after winning the test series on the firth day of the fourth test cricket match between South Africa and England, at Centurion Park in Pretoria, South Africa, yesterday. South Africa beat England by 280 runs. — AP
S Africa's Rabada routs England in fourth Test
PRETORIA: England cricket team pose with trophy’s after winning the test series on the firth day of the fourth test cricket match between South Africa and England, at Centurion Park in Pretoria, South Africa, yesterday. South Africa beat England by 280 runs. — APCENTURION: Kagiso Rabada, South Africa's 20-year-old fast bowling sensation, routed England as the hosts gained a consolation victory on the fifth day of the fourth and final Test...
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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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Kuwaiti pilots learn to fly Turkish Bayraktar drones