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BAYBURT, Turkey: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a rally in this town on Friday. — AP

Erdogan regrets plane downing - Turkey warns against Russia travel in tit-for-tat

BAYBURT, Turkey: Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a rally in this town on Friday. — APANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday voiced regret over Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane, saying his country was "truly saddened" by the incident and wished it hadn't occurred. It was the first expression of regret by the strongman leader since Tuesday's incident in which Turkish F-16 jets shot down the Russian jet...

AL-HOL, Syria: Two Syrian civilians chat with fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the road leading to the Al-Shallal suburb of this northeastern town in Syria’s Hasakeh province on Nov 19, 2015 after they retook control of the area from Islamic State. — AFP

Life returns to Syrian town after IS ousted

AL-HOL, Syria: Two Syrian civilians chat with fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on the road leading to the Al-Shallal suburb of this northeastern town in Syria’s Hasakeh province on Nov 19, 2015 after they retook control of the area from Islamic State. — AFPAL-HOL, Syria: Outside her home in a town of northeast Syria, four-year-old Baydaa scribbles on a leaflet of religious rules left behind by the Islamic State group as they...

KIDAL, Mali: A file photo taken on July 27, 2013 shows UN soldiers patrolling in this northern Malian city. — AFP

Three dead in attack on UN base in north Mali

KIDAL, Mali: A file photo taken on July 27, 2013 shows UN soldiers patrolling in this northern Malian city. — AFPBAMAKO: Two UN peacekeepers and a civilian contractor were killed in a rocket attack yesterday on a UN base in northeast Mali, a week after a deadly siege at a Bamako hotel claimed by jihadists. "Our camp in Kidal was attacked early this morning by terrorists using rockets," said an official from the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali...

SAQQARA, Egypt: Policeman Magdy Ibrahim Abdel Azim’s body lies in a pool of blood at the scene of a drive-by shooting on a security checkpoint on the outskirts of Cairo yesterday. — AP

Drive-by shooting kills 4 Egyptian policemen

SAQQARA, Egypt: Policeman Magdy Ibrahim Abdel Azim’s body lies in a pool of blood at the scene of a drive-by shooting on a security checkpoint on the outskirts of Cairo yesterday. — APCAIRO: A drive-by shooting killed four Egyptian police near a famed historic site on the outskirts of Cairo yesterday and a military helicopter crashed due to a "sudden technical failure" northeast of the capital, officials said. Masked gunmen on a motorcycle...

CHICAGO: Demonstrators block motorists along Michigan Avenue on Friday as they protest the shooting of Laquan McDonald, who was killed by a Chicago police officer. — AFP

Thousands protest against police shooting in Chicago

CHICAGO: Demonstrators block motorists along Michigan Avenue on Friday as they protest the shooting of Laquan McDonald, who was killed by a Chicago police officer. — AFPCHICAGO: Thousands of protesters blocked traffic and barred shoppers from entering stores during the Black Friday sales extravaganza to demand justice for a black teen killed by a Chicago police officer. Tensions flared in this Midwestern city after officials released a dashcam...

WEST HEMPSTEAD, New York: In this Nov 25, 2015 photo, a lot stands empty after the township had the home that once stood on it torn down. — AP

Town demolishes veteran's house while he has surgery - Officials say they tried to contact owner

WEST HEMPSTEAD, New York: In this Nov 25, 2015 photo, a lot stands empty after the township had the home that once stood on it torn down. — APWEST HEMPSTEAD, New York: When a US Navy veteran traveled from Long Island to Florida for a knee replacement, his house was the last thing on his mind. But now his memory of it is all he can think about. Philip Williams' home was demolished in the spring by town officials while he spent about six months...

A Pakistani Ahmadi sect woman Hafsa and mother of a young girl Sabiha Ahmad, wipes away her tears as she speaks with AFP at an undisclosed location in Pakistan. —AFP

Pakistan's Ahmadis battle mob and state for identity - Victims claim it is state-sponsored persecution

A Pakistani Ahmadi sect woman Hafsa and mother of a young girl Sabiha Ahmad, wipes away her tears as she speaks with AFP at an undisclosed location in Pakistan. —AFPISLAMABAD: "Are these the people with bullets who took my papa away?" two-year-old Sabiha Ahmad asked her mother anxiously when AFP visited her family, members of Pakistan's persecuted Ahmadi minority, who are currently living in hiding.The toddler's family have had little contact...

Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar (center) celebrates with Barcelona’s Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (left) and Barcelona’s Argentinean forward Lionel Messi after scoring their third goal. — AFP

Barcelona crush Sociedad 4-0, extend lead - Messi, Neymar, Suarez strike to keep Barca rolling

Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar (center) celebrates with Barcelona’s Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (left) and Barcelona’s Argentinean forward Lionel Messi after scoring their third goal. — AFPMADRID: Barcelona stretched their advantage at the top of La Liga to seven points yesterday thanks to another clinical display from Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez to down Real Sociedad 4-0. Messi was making his first league start in two...

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Look at key radical Islamist groups in Bangladesh

NEW DELHI: Gunmen attacked a Shiite mosque in Bangladesh, killing one person and wounding three others, in the latest in a wave of deadly assaults this year on foreigners, secular writers and members of the Shiite community in the Sunni-majority nation.The attacks, claimed by radical Islamist groups, have alarmed the international community and raised concerns that religious extremism is taking hold in the traditionally moderate country. The...

BIRMINGHAM: Aston Villa’s Micah Richards (left) scores his side’s first goal of the game against Watford during the English Premier League match at Villa Park yesterday. — AP

Watford edge Villa in five-goal thriller

BIRMINGHAM: Aston Villa’s Micah Richards (left) scores his side’s first goal of the game against Watford during the English Premier League match at Villa Park yesterday. — APBIRMINGHAM: Rock-bottom Aston Villa were beaten 3-2 by an Odion Ighalo inspired Watford yesterday and have just five points after a deflating 11th defeat in 14 Premier League games. Villa’s recently-installed boss Remi Garde oversaw a draw with Manchester City in his...

ADELAIDE: Australia’s batsman Peter Siddle fails to play a ball off New Zealand’s spin bowler Mark Craig as wicketkeeper BJ Watling (left) looks on during the second day of the day-night cricket Test match at the Adelaide Oval yesterday. —AFP

New Zealand struggle as wickets tumble again in day-night Test

ADELAIDE: Australia’s batsman Peter Siddle fails to play a ball off New Zealand’s spin bowler Mark Craig as wicketkeeper BJ Watling (left) looks on during the second day of the day-night cricket Test match at the Adelaide Oval yesterday. —AFPADELAIDE: New Zealand held a tenuous 94-run lead in the absorbing day-night third Test after a second day of tumbling wickets at the Adelaide Oval yesterday. The Kiwis, trailing 1-0 in the series,...

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KSE stocks advance on positive sentiment - BAYAN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT

KUWAIT: Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended last week in the green zone. The Price Index closed at 5,794.64 points, up by 1.21 percent from the week before closing, the Weighted Index increased by 0.96 percent after closing at 394.60 points, whereas the KSX-15 Index closed at 943.56 points up by 1.02 percent. Furthermore, last week's average daily turnover increased by 13.92 percent, compared to the preceding week, reaching KD 15.69 million,...

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BAGHDAD: First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Minister Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah met with former Iraqi prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki, and leader of the Iraqi National Wisdom Movement Ammar Al-Hakim on Monday. Following his participation in the International Drug Control Conference, Sheikh Fahad Al-Yusuf had friendly discussions with Al-Maliki and Al-Hakim which reflected the deep-rooted brotherly relations between the two nations. – KUNA photos

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