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TAEZ: Tribal fighters prepare to take their positions on a street during fighting with Shiite rebels known as Houthis in Taez, Yemen. —AP
Qaeda fighters in 'show of force' in south Yemen - Islamist militants stage surprise attacks
ADEN: Al-Qaeda fighters drove pro-government forces out of a town in southern Yemen yesterday in a new show of strength by the jihadists, who have exploited the country's turmoil to expand their territory. Yemen, home to what the United States considers Al-Qaeda's most dangerous affiliate, has been convulsed by unrest since Iran-backed Shiite Houthi rebels seized the capital Sanaa in September last year. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)...
WASHINGTON: In this December 20, 2006 file photo, US President George W Bush speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. — AFP
Human Rights Watch calls to probe Bush, others over CIA torture
WASHINGTON: In this December 20, 2006 file photo, US President George W Bush speaks in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. — AFPWASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama must investigate his predecessor George W Bush and allies over the CIA's torture of terror suspects, or stand complicit in a government "cover-up", Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. In a scathing report, the international rights group decried the lack of prosecutions of those...
Migrants wait to enter the refugee camp after crossing the Greek-Macedonian border, near Gevgelija yesterday.— AFP
Clashes erupt between refugees, Macedonian police - Greece under pressure over migrants; EU weighs threat
Migrants wait to enter the refugee camp after crossing the Greek-Macedonian border, near Gevgelija yesterday.— AFPATHENS: Greece hit back yesterday at threats from some EU states to suspend it from the Schengen zone of open border travel because of its failure to control large numbers of migrants entering Europe. Some central European officials, most prominently Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, have suggested excluding Greece from Schengen....
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Great offers available to shrewd real estate investors at Cityscape Kuwait
KUWAIT: Visitors to the 2nd edition of Cityscape Kuwait (held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait) - the premier real estate investment and development event, can expect numerous real estate launches and special offers from exhibitors at the event, according to information from the organizers. With more than 70 exhibitors from the domestic, regional and international...
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AUB hosts a seminar on real estate investment opportunities in London
KUWAIT: Ahli United Bank hosted a seminar on the latest developments in London real estate market for its Private Banking clients at the Ritz Carlton Bahrain. First speaker of the seminar was Piers Master, Tax Partner with the international law firm Charles Russell Speechlys, who spoke on recent UK tax legislations, most relevant to investors owning or eyeing to own residential property in the UK.He drew the attention to the proposed changes to...
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Walnuts each day keep the doctor away?
NEW YORK: Eating a handful of walnuts each day might help keep the doctor away, at least for some people who are at risk of developing diabetes, a US study suggests. When people in the study added 56 grams of walnuts (2 ounces, or about 14 walnuts) to their daily diet for six months, they had improvements in blood vessel function and reductions in "bad" LDL cholesterol, which builds up in blood vessels and can lead to blood clots and heart...
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Dunlop Al Babtain launches all new SP SPORT MAXX 050+
KUWAIT: Gulf Express Al Babtain, the sole distributor of DUNLOP tires in the State of Kuwait, launched its all NEW Dunlop Sport Maxx 050+ tires, during a customer event held for more than 200 guests, at the Regency Hotel, on the 22nd of November, 2015. The Dunlop Sport MAXX 050+ event was attended by General Manager Gulf Express; Ahmad Shihadah, Managing Director Dunlop (SRME); Takeshi Adachi, General Manager for Sales; Takashi Hara, Senior...
Max Chan Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan Zuckerberg In this undated photo provided by Mark Zuckerberg, Max Chan Zuckerberg is held by her parents, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Zuckerberg. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife announced the birth of their daughter, Max, as well as plans to donate most of their wealth to a new organization that will tackle a broad range of the world’s ills. — AP
Facebook’s CEO, wife to give 99% of shares to couple’s foundation - Zuckerberg plans to remain CEO for ‘many, many years’
Max Chan Zuckerberg, Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan Zuckerberg In this undated photo provided by Mark Zuckerberg, Max Chan Zuckerberg is held by her parents, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Zuckerberg. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife announced the birth of their daughter, Max, as well as plans to donate most of their wealth to a new organization that will tackle a broad range of the world’s ills. — APSAN FRANCISCO: Talk about...
K-Pop music band members EXO pose on the red carpet of the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), the leading K-pop awards ceremony, in Hong Kong yesterday. — AP/AFP photos
K-pop super stars attend Mnet Asian Music Awards
K-Pop music band members EXO pose on the red carpet of the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA), the leading K-pop awards ceremony, in Hong Kong yesterday. — AP/AFP photosSouth Korea's biggest stars gathered in Hong Kong last night at one of K-pop's biggest events. "Gangnam Style" Psy, K-pop boy band Big Bang and South Korean-Chinese heartthrobs EXO are in the line-up for the seventh annual Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) at the...
This photo provided by Roadside Attractions and Amazon Studios shows Nick Cannon as Chi-Raq in Spike Lee’s film, “Chi-Raq.”
Spike Lee rips Rahm Emanuel on 'Chi-Raq' orange carpet
This photo provided by Roadside Attractions and Amazon Studios shows Nick Cannon as Chi-Raq in Spike Lee’s film, “Chi-Raq.”Kind words were in short supply for Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel at the premiere of Spike Lee's "Chi-Raq" on Tuesday night. Emanuel fired the city's police superintendent Tuesday after tensions flared over the release of a graphic video that showed a black teenager, Laquan McDonald, being shot 16 times by a white police...
View of a fairmined gold bar and balls at Swiss Jeweller’s Chopard workshop, in Meyrin, near Geneva. — AFP photos
Clean mining yields 'green gold' in Colombia
View of a fairmined gold bar and balls at Swiss Jeweller’s Chopard workshop, in Meyrin, near Geneva. — AFP photosGold mining can be a dirty, bloody business, but a village in Colombia has been rewarded for an ethical model-producing clean "green gold" which has seduced big international jewelers. The gold ground out of the gray rocks of the Andes in La Llanada is worn by Hollywood stars at the Cannes Film Festival, in creations by Swiss...
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DHAKA: Garment workers sewing clothes at a Snowtex Group textile factory in Dhamrai, a sub-district in Dhaka. - AFP
Bangladesh garment industry rebounds, but workers see no change
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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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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves poses with the red Budget Box as she leaves 11 Downing Street, in central London in this file photo -- AFP
Reeves under pressure after markets rout
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MOE BYE: This picture taken on December 3, 2024 at Moe Bye in Pekon Township, on the border of Karen State and southern Shan State, shows members of the Kayan National Army (KNA) posing for photo before going to the front line during the conflict with Myanmar’s military. – AFP
Myanmar military adopts anti-junta drone tactics
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ALTADENA: Firefighters work the scene as an apartment building burns during the Eaton fire in the Altadena area of Los Angeles county, California. – AFP
‘We lost everything’: Despair in the Los Angeles fires