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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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ONTIME invites its customers to 'Mix and Match' their Fossil Interchangeable watches
ONTIME, the number one source for designer watches in the Middle East, is inviting its valuable customers to visit it stores around Kuwait to enjoy the 'Mix and Match' campaign for its newly introduced Fossil Interchangeable watches. The campaign was officially launched on 23 December 2015 and will run until 26 December 2016.The official launch event took place at its newly re-furbished Marina Mall store and was attended by ONTIME loyal...
Sri Lankan commuters journey past a billboard in Colombo yesterday, associated with a concert of the Latin pop star Enrique Iglesias. — AFP
Organizers of 'sexy' Iglesias show should be whipped, says Sri Lanka President
Sri Lankan commuters journey past a billboard in Colombo yesterday, associated with a concert of the Latin pop star Enrique Iglesias. — AFPSri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday said that organizers of a recent concert by pop star Enrique Iglesias in Colombo should be "whipped with toxic stingray tails" because it was "uncivilized."The December 20 concert in capital Colombo saw ecstatic local women running on stage to hug and kiss...
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LOS ANGELES: Smoke and flames from the Palisades Fire burn behind Mulholland drive towards the Encino neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, January 10, 2025. -- AFP
Big Los Angeles wildfire switches direction; toll 13
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KUWAIT: People wander around Souq Al-Mubarakiya during Kuwait's national celebrations in this 2023 file photo. — KUNA
New Mubarakiya markets coming to Ahmadi and Jahra
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KUWAIT: Kuwaiti officials meet with a delegation from the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss turning Shaab into a United Nations healthy city. — KUNA
Shaab on path to becoming Kuwait’s next healthy city
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KUWAIT: Hawalli Governor Ali Al-Asfar and a World Health Organization (WHO) delegation meet to discuss the requirements for turning Shaab and other Hawalli governorate areas into a healthy city. — KUNA
What Kuwait’s vision for expanding healthy cities means for people
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BELGRADE: This photograph shows a sign for Naftna Industrija Srbije AD (NIS), and the company's owner OAO Gazprom Neft outside the headquarters in Belgrade, on January 8, 2025. -- AFP
US and Britain announce sweeping sanctions against Russia’s oil sector