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EU launches $2bn fund for Africa to combat migration
LESBOS: A girl embraces her sibling as refugees and migrants reach the shores of the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey yesterday. EU leaders attending a summit with their African counterparts approved a 1.8-billion-euro trust fund for Africa aimed at tackling the root causes of mass migration to Europe. —AFPVALLETTA: The European Union launched a fund for Africa yesterday with an initial $2 billion to combat the...
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan: In this Oct 16, 2015 file photo, the charred remains of the Doctors Without Borders hospital is seen after being hit by a US airstrike in Kunduz. — AP
US troops couldn't see Afghan hospital during attack
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan: In this Oct 16, 2015 file photo, the charred remains of the Doctors Without Borders hospital is seen after being hit by a US airstrike in Kunduz. — APWASHINGTON: The US Special Forces soldiers who called in a devastating air strike on a hospital in northern Afghanistan could not see the target and ordered the attack at the request of their Afghan partners, The Associated Press has learned. Those details add to mounting...
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani customers prepare to leave the Table No 5 restaurant in Islamabad yesterday. With a tagline suggesting “if she won’t make you a sandwich we will” and menu items named after unsavoury celebrities, one cafe in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad thought it had the perfect ingredients for clientele with an appetite for sexist humor. — AFP
‘Sexist’ sandwich shop served humble pie in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani customers prepare to leave the Table No 5 restaurant in Islamabad yesterday. With a tagline suggesting “if she won’t make you a sandwich we will” and menu items named after unsavoury celebrities, one cafe in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad thought it had the perfect ingredients for clientele with an appetite for sexist humor. — AFPISLAMABAD: With a tagline suggesting "if she won't make you a sandwich we will" and menu...
NEW DELHI, India : A family burns fire crackers outside their house in New Delhi.
Alarm over Delhi pollution doesn’t stop Diwali fireworks
NEW DELHI, India : A family burns fire crackers outside their house in New Delhi.NEW DELHI: The fireworks have fizzled. The festival lights are coming down. What’s left of the Hindu holiday of Diwali in the Indian capital - already considered the world’s most polluted - is a toxic haze that has residents gagging for oxygen and hiding indoors. Air pollution levels across New Delhi yesterday, a day after the ancient festival of lights, were...
Blue Moon diamond
What a gem: Hong Kong tycoon buys daughter $48million diamond
Blue Moon diamondA Hong Kong billionaire spent a record $48.4 million buying a 12.03-carat diamond dubbed “Blue Moon” for his daughter in an auction in Geneva, his spokeswoman confirmed to AFP yesterday. Property tycoon Joseph Lau, who last year was found guilty of bribery in neighboring Macau, bought the rock at a Sotheby’s auction on Wednesday and immediately renamed it “The Blue Moon of Josephine” after his seven-yearold...
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Queen add Classic Rock Roll’s living legends award to honors
Forty years after their smash hit “Bohemian Rhapsody” was released, British rock band Queen have been honored as “Living Legends” at the Classic Rock Roll of Honor awards. Formed in 1971, the band, originally consisting of lead singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon, went on to become one of the best-selling musical acts of all time.Known for hugely popular songs such as “We Are...
This photo provided by CBS Films and Lionsgate shows, Amanda Seyfried, from left, as Ruby, Jake Lacy, as Joe, Olivia Wilde, as Eleanor, Maxwell Simkins, as Bo, Blake Baumgartner, as Madison, John Goodman, as Sam, Ed Helms, as Hank, Alan Arkin, as Bucky, Diane Keaton as Charlotte, and Alex Borstein (back to camera), in ‘Love the Coopers,’ released by CBS Films and Lionsgate. — AP
Review: 'Love the Coopers' is a moving, starry holiday pic
This photo provided by CBS Films and Lionsgate shows, Amanda Seyfried, from left, as Ruby, Jake Lacy, as Joe, Olivia Wilde, as Eleanor, Maxwell Simkins, as Bo, Blake Baumgartner, as Madison, John Goodman, as Sam, Ed Helms, as Hank, Alan Arkin, as Bucky, Diane Keaton as Charlotte, and Alex Borstein (back to camera), in ‘Love the Coopers,’ released by CBS Films and Lionsgate. — AP"Love the Coopers" is pretty formulaic as far as Christmas...
LONDON: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and British Prime Minister David Cameron give a joint press conference at the Foreign Office in London yesterday. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and address a huge rally at London’s Wembley Stadium during a three-day visit to Britain focused on trade and investment. — AFP
Britain and India eye trade deals
LONDON: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and British Prime Minister David Cameron give a joint press conference at the Foreign Office in London yesterday. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and address a huge rally at London’s Wembley Stadium during a three-day visit to Britain focused on trade and investment. — AFPLONDON: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Queen Elizabeth...
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Kuwait financial regulator opens door for more sukuk issues
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s financial regulator has released rules covering issuance of Islamic bonds in a move that could facilitate sales of sukuk by both the government and corporations. Corporate issuance of sukuk in Kuwait has dropped off in recent years, and the vast bulk of issuance has been in US dollars rather than in Kuwaiti dinars.The government has not issued sukuk. Bankers blame the lack of a specialised legislative framework covering Islamic...
SAN FRANCISCO: Attendees take photos and video of new iPad Pro models unveiled during an Apple media event in San Francisco, California. Apple said its iPad Pro goes on sale this week in 40 countries, its new computing device aimed at reviving a slumping tablet market. —AFP
Apple apologizes after African students kicked out of a store
SAN FRANCISCO: Attendees take photos and video of new iPad Pro models unveiled during an Apple media event in San Francisco, California. Apple said its iPad Pro goes on sale this week in 40 countries, its new computing device aimed at reviving a slumping tablet market. —AFPSYDNEY: An Apple manager has apologized to six teenagers of African descent after staff kicked them out of an Australian store citing concerns they “might steal...
Maria Sharapova
Russia look to ‘Marushka’ Sharapova in Fed Cup final
Maria SharapovaPRAGUE: Maria Sharapova has played only four Fed Cup ties, but her presence on the court could make all the difference as Russia take on holders the Czech Republic in the 2015 final at the weekend. The 28-year-old world number four will likely face sixthranked Petra Kvitova and ninth-ranked Lucie Safarova, the left-handed duo who have led the Czechs to three Fed Cup titles from the last four editions. “It’s a great way to...
The combo of file photo shows (from left) Jordan’s Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein, UEFA Secretary General Gianni Infantino, Tokyo Sexwale, Jerome Champagne and Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa. They are the five declared candidates that FIFA announced yesterday for the Feb 26 election, with Michel Platini a potential sixth man. — AP
Five enter FIFA’s presidency race - Bility, Platini sidelined
The combo of file photo shows (from left) Jordan’s Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein, UEFA Secretary General Gianni Infantino, Tokyo Sexwale, Jerome Champagne and Sheikh Salman Bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa. They are the five declared candidates that FIFA announced yesterday for the Feb 26 election, with Michel Platini a potential sixth man. — APZURICH: FIFA has approved five candidates for its February presidential election amid the worst crisis in its...
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KUWAIT: Security officers process the data information as residents submit their biometrics.- Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Expats require biometrics to exit
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Lieutenant General Sabah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Deputy Chief of Staff of Kuwait’s Army, welcomes Turkish General Metin Gürak as the Kuwait Army Band delivers a performance. — KUNA photos
Kuwait, Turkey strengthen military relations during official meetings
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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Dr Noura Al-Mashaan chairs a meeting on Thursday to review the latest developments in the implementation of the new airport project (T2). -- KUNA phots
Al-Mashaan: Stick to timeline for Kuwait’s airport terminal project
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KUWAIT: Vehicles move at snail pace on a rainy evening in downtown Kuwait. --KUNA
Kuwait received varying amounts of rainfall: Official
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