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SINGAPORE: A worker polishes a bronze statue of a bird along the river quay next to the financial business district in Singapore. —AFP

Singapore deports 26 Bangladeshis for terror links

SINGAPORE: A worker polishes a bronze statue of a bird along the river quay next to the financial business district in Singapore. —AFPSINGAPORE: Singapore said yesterday it had arrested 27 Bangladeshi construction workers late last year for supporting "the armed jihad ideology of terrorist groups" and deported 26 of them. The workers were being groomed to return to their home country to wage holy war and had studied booklets on assassination...

KHULNA: Bangladesh cricketer Mosaddek Hossain (left) is bowled as the Zimbabwe wicketkeeper Richmond Mutumbami looks on during the third T20 cricket match between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna yesterday. —AFP

Zimbabwe upset Bangladesh

KHULNA: Bangladesh cricketer Mosaddek Hossain (left) is bowled as the Zimbabwe wicketkeeper Richmond Mutumbami looks on during the third T20 cricket match between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna yesterday. —AFPKHULNA: Malcolm Waller and Vusi Sibanda set up a big total as Zimbabwe crushed Bangladesh by 31 runs in the third Twenty20 international in Khulna yesterday to stay alive in the four-match series. Opener...

CANBERRA: Indian batsman Rohit Sharma dives into his crease as the ball bounces in front of him during their One Day International cricket match against Australia in Canberra, Australia yesterday. — AP

India collapse to hand Australia victory

CANBERRA: Indian batsman Rohit Sharma dives into his crease as the ball bounces in front of him during their One Day International cricket match against Australia in Canberra, Australia yesterday. — APCANBERRA: A spectacular Indian batting collapse gave Australia a 25-run victory in the one-day international in Canberra yesterday, their fourth successive victory in the five-match series. After winning the toss and choosing to bat, Australian...

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TEHRAN: In this July 14, 2012 file photo two potential Iranian customers look at fabric bolts in Tehran’s old main bazaar, Iran, as two merchants sit at left. — AP

Iran's big market tempts European firms - Companies ready to seize business opportunities

TEHRAN: In this July 14, 2012 file photo two potential Iranian customers look at fabric bolts in Tehran’s old main bazaar, Iran, as two merchants sit at left. — APFRANKFURT: With many barriers to dealing with Iran suddenly lifted as part of a deal to curb its nuclear activities, some European companies are ready to seize business opportunities in a tempting market of 78.5 million people. At first glance, the allure is obvious - the...

RIYADH: This file image grab taken from the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on January 23, 2015 shows Saudi Arabia’s new King Salman in his first public address. — AFP

With oil drop, Saudi takes steps out of welfare state

RIYADH: This file image grab taken from the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on January 23, 2015 shows Saudi Arabia’s new King Salman in his first public address. — AFPRIYADH: Faced with a massive decline in oil revenues, Saudi Arabia's King Salman marked his first year in power by taking steps to end his kingdom's generous welfare system. In a year that could set the pace for moving the Saudi economy away from near-total dependence on...

PRESEVO: A woman holds her baby as she waits with other migrants and refugees for a bus on January 20, 2016 at a registration camp in southern Serbian town of Presevo, after crossing the Macedonian border, as temperature fall to minus 15 Celsius. — AFP

Refugees face qualification hurdles in German job hunt - Only five-to-ten percent of asylum seekers qualified

PRESEVO: A woman holds her baby as she waits with other migrants and refugees for a bus on January 20, 2016 at a registration camp in southern Serbian town of Presevo, after crossing the Macedonian border, as temperature fall to minus 15 Celsius. — AFPFRANKFURT: From an economic point of view, it all seemed to make sense. There are hundreds of thousands of job vacancies waiting to be filled in Germany and 1.5 million refugees arriving in...

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Gulf stocks battered over oil, world economy woes

KUWAIT CITY: Stock markets in the energy-rich Gulf States plunged yesterday, following the massive rout in global shares as oil resumed its decline. The fresh fall came a day after most Gulf bourses made a strong rebound as oil and world stocks saw important gains. But all seven bourses in Gulf countries, which pump around 18 million barrels of oil a day, dropped yesterday, led by Saudi Arabia and Dubai.The Saudi Tadawul All-Shares Index, the...

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Adel Al-Ghanim Automotive Company ireleasing the latest two models of MG

KUWAIT: Adel Al-Ghanim Automotive Company (exclusive dealer for MG British cars in Kuwait) has just launched two new models of MG (MG 5 Turbo and MG 6 Turbo) within the latest British Masterpiece of its kind, which is released in two new models for the first time in the State of Kuwait. These two new models were revealed at a press conference held at the (Company's Showroom in Shuwaikh - Airport Road), and was attended by the company's CEO, Mr...

John N Stewart, Senior Vice President, Chief Security and Trust Officer, Cisco and Ziad Salameh, Managing Director and General Manager Gulf, Levant and Pakistan and Middle East Services Leader, Cisco

Cisco Annual Security Report reveals decline in defender confidence, increased impact of industrialized attackers

John N Stewart, Senior Vice President, Chief Security and Trust Officer, Cisco and Ziad Salameh, Managing Director and General Manager Gulf, Levant and Pakistan and Middle East Services Leader, CiscoKUWAIT: The Cisco(r) 2016 Annual Security Report released today, which examines threat intelligence and cybersecurity trends, reveals that only 45 percent of organizations worldwide are confident in their security posture as today's attackers launch...

New York: This Thursday, June 26, 2008 file photo shows a developer solution vial, left, and test device, right, for an oral rapid HIV test at a medical center in the Bronx borough of New York. —AP

HIV testing uncommon in teens despite recommendations

New York: This Thursday, June 26, 2008 file photo shows a developer solution vial, left, and test device, right, for an oral rapid HIV test at a medical center in the Bronx borough of New York. —APCHICAGO: Fewer than 1 in 4 high school students who've had sex have ever been tested for HIV, a troubling low rate that didn't budge over eight years, government researchers say. Young adults fared slightly better, although testing rates have...

(From left) Screenwriter Josh Singer, actor Brian d’Arcy James, producers Blye Pagon Faust, Nicole Rocklin and Steve Golin, actress Rachel McAdams, journalist Sacha Pfeiffer, guest and Executive Producer Tom Ortenberg, winners of Best Picture Award for “Spotlight” pose in the press room during the 21st Annual Critics’ Choice Awards at Barker Hangar. —AFP

Church child abuse scandals 'tip of iceberg' say real-life stars of Oscar-tipped film

(From left) Screenwriter Josh Singer, actor Brian d’Arcy James, producers Blye Pagon Faust, Nicole Rocklin and Steve Golin, actress Rachel McAdams, journalist Sacha Pfeiffer, guest and Executive Producer Tom Ortenberg, winners of Best Picture Award for “Spotlight” pose in the press room during the 21st Annual Critics’ Choice Awards at Barker Hangar. —AFPThe child abuse scandals plaguing the Catholic Church are only the tip of the...

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