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Saudi executed for murder
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yesterday put to death one of its citizens convicted of murder, bringing to 51 the number of locals and foreigners executed this year. Mishari Al-Anzi was convicted of shooting dead another Saudi during a dispute, the interior ministry said. Most executions in the country are carried out by beheading with a sword. On January 2, the kingdom executed 47 men convicted of "terrorism", including Al-Qaeda-linked Sunni militants and...
BEKAA VALLEY: A Syrian refugee carries a baby on her back at a refugee camp in the town of Hosh Hareem, in the Bekaa valley, east Lebanon. —AP
Lebanon 'putting Syrian refugees at risk of exploitation and abuse'
BEKAA VALLEY: A Syrian refugee carries a baby on her back at a refugee camp in the town of Hosh Hareem, in the Bekaa valley, east Lebanon. —APLONDON: Lebanon is effectively barring many Syrian refugees from renewing their residency permits, putting them at risk of exploitation and "setting the stage for a potentially explosive situation", rights campaigners warned yesterday. Human Rights Watch said a $200 annual renewal fee introduced last...
RENO: People listen to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally in Reno, Nev. —AP
'We don't need Muslims' - White supremacists back Donald Trump
RENO: People listen to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally in Reno, Nev. —APWASHINGTON: A white supremacist group said it has placed thousands of automated phone calls in Iowa urging voters to back billionaire Donald Trump's bid for the Republican presidential nomination because "we don't need Muslims." The telephone campaign is led by the American Freedom Party, which on its website says it "shares the customs and...
MUMBAI: Young Indian couples take ‘selfies’ on Marine Drive promenade in Mumbai. — AFP
Mumbai police identify dangerous selfie spots
MUMBAI: Young Indian couples take ‘selfies’ on Marine Drive promenade in Mumbai. — AFPMUMBAI: Mumbai police said yesterday they have identified 16 dangerous selfie spots across the Indian city after a man drowned trying to save a girl who fell into the sea while taking a photo of herself. The spots include the major tourist attractions of Girgaum Chowpatty beach and Marine Drive promenade as well as the site where the 18-year-old girl...
BAGHDAD: A Iraqi man checks a damaged building near the Al- Jawaher Mall in eastern Baghdad the day after a bomb attack yesterday. — AFP
Multiple jihadist attacks kill more than 30 in Iraq
BAGHDAD: A Iraqi man checks a damaged building near the Al- Jawaher Mall in eastern Baghdad the day after a bomb attack yesterday. — AFPBAGHDAD: Jihadist gunmen and bombers killed at least 12 people in a busy market area of Baghdad while a double blast at a cafe north of the Iraqi capital claimed another 20 lives. An attack claimed by the Islamic State group and involving suicide explosions, gunfights and hostage-taking wreaked chaos in the...
PERTH: Australia’s Steve Smith, right, attempts to play a shot against India during their one day international cricket match in Perth, Australia, yesterday. — AP
Smith, Bailey tons power Australia to 5-wicket win
PERTH: Australia’s Steve Smith, right, attempts to play a shot against India during their one day international cricket match in Perth, Australia, yesterday. — APPERTH: Steve Smith and George Bailey both scored centuries as Australia cruised to a five wicket win over India in the first one day international at the WACA ground yesterday.After Indian opener Rohit Sharma scored an unbeaten 171 to lead his country to an imposing 309-3, Australia...
BELEN: Peugeot’s French driver Sebastien Loeb is helped to put his overturned car back on its wheels during Stage 8 of the Dakar 2016 between Salta and Belen, Argentina, on Monday. — AFP
Al-Attiyah strikes as Dakar disaster hits Loeb
BELEN: Peugeot’s French driver Sebastien Loeb is helped to put his overturned car back on its wheels during Stage 8 of the Dakar 2016 between Salta and Belen, Argentina, on Monday. — AFPBELEN: Defending champion Nasser al-Attiyah won the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally on Monday as disaster struck debutant Sebastien Loeb’s impressive start to the gruelling event. Al-Attiyah, in a first stage win for Mini against the might of Peugeot who...
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Kuwait trade surplus narrows in Q3 on lower oil revenues - NBK ECONOMIC REPORT
KUWAIT: Kuwait's trade surplus narrowed in 3Q15 on the back of lower oil revenues. However, the surplus remains relatively healthy at 17 percent of GDP. The surplus slipped to KD 1.8 billion in the third quarter of 2015 as lower oil prices continued to weigh down on revenues. The trade surplus is expected to shrink still further in 4Q15 on weaker oil prices.Oil export revenues fell from KD 4.3 billion in 2Q15 to KD 3.7 billion in 3Q15 as oil...
LOS ANGELES: A radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles. — AP
US guidelines urge cancer screening from age of 50 - Newest recommendations stoke new controversy
LOS ANGELES: A radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles. — APMIAMI: Women 50 and older should get a mammogram to screen for breast cancer every two years, while women in their 40s should decide with their doctors, said US guidelines Monday. The newest recommendations by the US Preventive Services Task Force stoked new controversy over what is best for women, who not long ago were urged to get a...
Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat, 15, poses for a photo in Wadi Rum, a scenic desert area of southern Jordan. —AP photos
Bedouin coming-of-age drama vying for Oscar nod
Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat, 15, poses for a photo in Wadi Rum, a scenic desert area of southern Jordan. —AP photosA coming-of-age drama set among Bedouin tribesmen roaming the desert emerged as the first potential Oscar contender produced by Jordan's nascent film industry. "Theeb" (Wolf), set in 1916, tells the story of a playful 11-year-old Bedouin boy of the same name who gets caught up in his tribe's alliance with the British against Ottoman...
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Questions linger over death of music icon Bowie
Music legend David Bowie was famously private during his lifetime-and in death, as a string of questions about the circumstances of his passing remained unanswered yesterday. His official social media accounts had announced the shock news of his death at 69 on Monday: "David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18-month battle with cancer," adding a request for privacy for the grieving family.Little information...
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Britain's King Charles III (L) welcomes Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, during an audience at Buckingham Palace, in London, on October 25, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt / POOL / AFP)
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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
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Maha Al-Sager performs, representing Kuwait during a gymnastics competition.
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