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NANGARHAR: Afghan militia men stand near to the dead body of a beheaded Islamic State group loyalist in the Achin district. — AP

IS, militia beheading each other's fighters

NANGARHAR: Afghan militia men stand near to the dead body of a beheaded Islamic State group loyalist in the Achin district. — APKABUL: Fighters from the Islamic State group and a militia controlled by a prominent lawmaker have beheaded a total of eight men in tit-for-tat revenge killings in the eastern border province of Nangarhar, an Afghan official said yesterday. Four men from each side had been decapitated after being caught by the...

TEHRAN: A handout picture provided by the office of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shows a general view of the 29th International Islamic Conference. — AFP

Muslim states should fix Islam's image: Rouhani - 'We must remove Islam's negative image'

TEHRAN: A handout picture provided by the office of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shows a general view of the 29th International Islamic Conference. — AFPTEHRAN: Iran's President Hassan Rouhani yesterday said that Muslim countries should strive to improve the world's opinion of Islam. "We must remove Islam's negative image from today's cyber and real space," he said in Tehran at an international conference on "The Islamic World's Current...

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Red Christmas in Philippines as Muslim guerrillas kill 10

MANILA: Muslim guerrillas killed 10 civilians in the majority Catholic Philippines over Christmas, the military said yesterday, with some Christians in the affected areas now too scared to sleep in their homes.Guerillas from the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) captured nine farmers and shot them dead on December 24 in the southern island of Mindanao, said Colonel Ricky Bunayog, commander of the local battalion. Some of the bodies were...

DERA BUGTI: In this file photograph taken on September 1, 2006, Pakistani tribal’s bury the coffin of rebel tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti, in the remote town of Dera Bugti in the southwest province of Baluchistan. — AFP

Pakistan's Baloch activists take their separatist battle online - 'Balochistan a black hole in terms of information'

DERA BUGTI: In this file photograph taken on September 1, 2006, Pakistani tribal’s bury the coffin of rebel tribal chief Nawab Akbar Bugti, in the remote town of Dera Bugti in the southwest province of Baluchistan. — AFPISLAMABAD: Images of burned villages and charred bodies, clips of people screaming for help: with a wall of silence hindering traditional media, insurgents are using social networks to present a narrative of violent abuses by...

STOKE ON TRENT: Manchester United’s Dutch manager Louis van Gaal (C) waves as he leaves after the English Premier League football match between Stoke City and Manchester United at the Britannia Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, central England on Saturday. — AFP

Man Utd and Van Gaal in suspense as Chelsea loom

STOKE ON TRENT: Manchester United’s Dutch manager Louis van Gaal (C) waves as he leaves after the English Premier League football match between Stoke City and Manchester United at the Britannia Stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, central England on Saturday. — AFPLONDON: Manchester United’s under-performing players approach today’s home game with Chelsea not knowing whether besieged manager Louis van Gaal will still be in the dug-out when they...

DUBAI: Jordanian Prince and President of Jordan Football Association Ali bin al- Hussein (2R) speaks with an United Arab Emirates official as Barcelona’s President Josep Maria Bartomeu (L) speaks with Sheikh Ahmad Bin Rashid al- Maktoum, the son of the ruler of Dubai during the opening session of the 10th edition of Dubai International Sports Conference in Dubai yesterday. — AFP

Prince Ali seeks immediate release of Garcia report

DUBAI: Jordanian Prince and President of Jordan Football Association Ali bin al- Hussein (2R) speaks with an United Arab Emirates official as Barcelona’s President Josep Maria Bartomeu (L) speaks with Sheikh Ahmad Bin Rashid al- Maktoum, the son of the ruler of Dubai during the opening session of the 10th edition of Dubai International Sports Conference in Dubai yesterday. — AFPDUBAI: FIFA presidential hopeful Prince Ali bin Al Hussein...

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Pakistan’s Yasir Shah suspended for doping: ICC

Yasir ShahDUBAI: Pakistan’s leg-spinner Yasir Shah was yesterday provisionally suspended for failing a dope test by the International Cricket Council (ICC). “Shah has been charged with an anti-doping rule violation on a sample he provided in an in-competition test,” an ICC statement announced. “The test, conducted on 13 November 2015, was found to contain the presence of chlortalidone, a Prohibited Substance which appears in Section 5 of...

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Gulf Bank awarded 'Best Branch Experience' from Ethos Integrated Solutions

KUWAIT: Gulf Bank announced yesterday that it has been awarded the 'Best Branch Experience' award from Ethos Integrated Solutions (Ethos) at the 11th Annual Customer Experience Benchmarking Index (CEBI) for retail banks and exchange houses throughout the GCC.The CEBI award recognized the efforts of 12 GCC banks for their contribution to continuous customer experience improvement, and is considered to be the most extensive customer experience...

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Emerging markets caught between diverging monetary policies - Asiya Capital Investments Company Report

KUWAIT: After seven years of ultra-loose monetary policy, the United States increased interest rates this month. The easing cycle started in mid-2007 when the benchmark rate was lowered from 5.25 percent to 4.75 percent in a context of financial instability and tightening credit conditions until reaching 0.25 percent. Since then, macroeconomic conditions have improved markedly: real GDP has been growing consistently above 2 percent YoY in the...

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Ahli United Bank: Leader in banking safety - A new merit: Second locally and the fifth regionally

KUWAIT: Ahli United Bank has embodied its leading role in the Islamic banking field both locally and regionally obtaining the second position locally and fifth in the GCC in 2015 on the "Global Finance" list of the most secure 50 international banks.This evaluation is based on the long-term credit ratings of foreign currencies by international rating institutions such as: Fitch, Moody's, and Standard & Poor's. This reemphasizes the Bank's...

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Needles make top ten of Kuwait's residents biggest fears list

KUWAIT: Needles top the list of Kuwait residents' biggest fears according to a recent nationwide survey where residents were asked to rank things people are commonly afraid of. Respondents listed having injections in sixth place behind a fear of snakes, sharks, heights, public speaking and spiders.The survey also revealed that one-third of respondents said they would rather skydive from a plane if it meant being able to avoid needles every day,...

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