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Compassion in the old days
In the beginnings of the 1930s, Kuwait went through a great recession with the fall in pearl prices when Japan started producing cultured one. As a result, so many sailors fell in great debt to pearling ship captains who used to give them pre-voyage loans to leave back for their families on condition of paying the debt back once the pearling season was over and they were paid. This made many captains and ship owners seize many Kuwaitis' homes to...
HURGHADA: Egyptian police and security stand guard in front of the Bella Vista Hotel in this Red Sea resort yesterday, a day after the hotel came under attack by knife-wielding assailants. —AFP
IS kills Egypt police colonel, conscript - Hurghada hotel attack victims stable, witness recounts ordeal
HURGHADA: Egyptian police and security stand guard in front of the Bella Vista Hotel in this Red Sea resort yesterday, a day after the hotel came under attack by knife-wielding assailants. —AFPCAIRO/HURGHADA: The Islamic State group said its gunmen shot dead an Egyptian police colonel and a conscript west of Cairo as they travelled to work yesterday. The colonel, a traffic police district commander, and the conscript, who was driving, died in...
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IS sympathizer shoots Philadelphia policeman - Cop targeted in 'chilling' ambush
NEW YORK: A man claiming allegiance to the Islamic State extremist group shot and seriously wounded a police officer in Philadelphia, opening fire multiple times at point-blank range with a stolen police gun before he was arrested, officials said Friday. The apparent assassination attempt comes amid heightened security - and paranoia - in the United States following last month's assault by a radicalized Muslim couple in California that killed 14...
French imam of Bordeaux’s mosque Tareq Oubrou
Hundreds of French mosques open their doors to the public
French imam of Bordeaux’s mosque Tareq OubrouPARIS: Hundreds of French mosques are participating in a major open-house event this weekend, offering visitors the opportunity to come in for tea and a chat about Islam in a country shaken by jihadist attacks. Organized by the country's leading Muslim body, the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM), it aims to stimulate dialogue about Islam and create a greater sense of "national cohesion", a...
South African President Jacob Zuma addressing the 70th Session of the UNnGeneral Assembly in New York. South African President
A slew of racist comments expose South Africa's woes - 'Rainbow Nation' struggles with its demons
South African President Jacob Zuma addressing the 70th Session of the UNGeneral Assembly in New York. South African PresidentJOHANNESBURG: A slew of racist comments on social media in South Africa have unleashed outrage and exposed deep hostility in the "Rainbow Nation" as it struggles with its demons 22 years after white-minority rule ended. Irritated by rubbish left on a beach following New Year's Day celebrations, Penny Sparrow, a white real...
French President Francois Hollande
Islamic State recruiting and training Europeans - Security experts fear 'European 9/11'
French President Francois HollandePARIS: Just a week into the year, France has already been rattled by an attempted attack on a police station, but counter-terrorism officials have far graver fears for Europe in 2016. November's attacks in Paris, in which 130 people were killed by Islamic State group jihadists, showed the trauma that could be caused by a group of men with Kalashnikov rifles, but experts fear it could be just the start....
COLOGNE: Police men walk next to a water cannon in Cologne, western Germany yesterday to clear the rally of the far-right xenophobic PEGIDA movement, after protesters hurled firecrackers and bottles at officers. — AFP
After sexual assaults, German city braces for far-right rally
COLOGNE: Police men walk next to a water cannon in Cologne, western Germany yesterday to clear the rally of the far-right xenophobic PEGIDA movement, after protesters hurled firecrackers and bottles at officers. — AFPCOLOGNE: The German city of Cologne, still shaken by a spate of sexual assaults in a crowd of migrants on New Year's Eve, braced yesterday for a rally of the xenophobic PEGIDA movement. The Islamophobic protest planned from 1300...
MANILA: Devotees join the annual procession with the religious icon of the Black Nazarene (center) in Manila yesterday. _ AFP n
Philippine Catholics join huge parade, pray for miracles
MANILA: Devotees join the annual procession with the religious icon of the Black Nazarene (center) in Manila yesterday. _ AFPMANILA: Barefoot men and women praying for miracles hurled themselves above huge crowds in the Philippines yesterday to touch a centuries-old icon of Jesus Christ in one of the world's largest Catholic festivals. Some of the Asian nation's most fervent scenes of devotion played out through the narrow streets of Manila's...
COLOMBO: The world’s biggest blue star sapphire, the Lankan Star of Adam, is shown by its owner in Colombo. A Sri Lankan gem trader who owns the world’s largest blue star sapphire has decided to sell the dazzling stone, with a dizzying asking price of $300 million. — AFP
Sri Lankan seeks $300 million for a rare blue star sapphire
COLOMBO: The world’s biggest blue star sapphire, the Lankan Star of Adam, is shown by its owner in Colombo. A Sri Lankan gem trader who owns the world’s largest blue star sapphire has decided to sell the dazzling stone, with a dizzying asking price of $300 million. — AFPCOLOMBO: A Sri Lankan gem trader who owns the world's largest blue star sapphire has decided to sell the dazzling stone, with a dizzying asking price of $300 million.The...
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Kuwait records a substantial drop in revenues - ALSHALL Weekly Economic Report
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Finance issued the monthly follow-up report for the State's Financial Administration Accounts until November 2015 (published on its website), the Ministry of Finance indicates a substantial drop in revenues. Until 30/11/2015, eight months of the current fiscal year 2015/2016, total collected revenues amounted to approximately KD 10.420 billion, about 85.3% of the total estimated revenues for the entire current fiscal year...
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Kuwait's government spending in line with budget projections - NBK ECONOMIC UPDATE
KUWAIT: The interim public finance figures for the first eight months of fiscal year 2015/16 (FY15/16) point to a decline in government spending, as the price of oil fell to a seven-year low. However, despite the decline in overall spending, wages & salaries and capital spending still rose. The latter continued to reflect an accelerated pace of project execution. Meanwhile, nonoil revenues remained well below their 5--year average. The government...
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FCW outlines investment & business opportunities
KUWAIT: Falconcity of Wonders LLC, the developers of the multipurpose mega project 'Falconcity of Wonders' (FCW) being built in Dubai, recently hosted a delegation of media representatives from Hong Kong to outline the business and investment opportunities of FCW. The visit provided valuable insights into FCW's progress, regional and global investment potentials, and its important role in reinforcing Dubai's role as a global real estate hub.The...
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