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Dubai police deny links to UAE national held in Libya
DUBAI: An Emirati arrested in Tripoli on suspicion of spying on Libyan authorities in charge of the capital was an ex-sergeant dismissed by Dubai police five years ago, the force said on Twitter. The unnamed suspect was arrested on November 5 and is being questioned, Siddick al-Sour, the head of the prosecutor general’s office in Tripoli told AFP. He said the United Arab Emirates national is connected to the police in Dubai and was on his third...
WEST BANK: Palestinians mourn for 27-year-old Abdallah Shalalbeh, in the West Bank village of Sa’ir, near Hebron, yesterday. —AP
Undercover Israeli troops raid hospital, kill Palestinian
WEST BANK: Palestinians mourn for 27-year-old Abdallah Shalalbeh, in the West Bank village of Sa’ir, near Hebron, yesterday. —APHEBRON: Israeli undercover forces raided a hospital in the West Bank yesterday, shooting dead a Palestinian during an attempt to detain another man suspected of carrying out a stabbing, the Palestinian health ministry and doctors said.The Israeli army confirmed the raid and shooting but did not have details of the...
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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...
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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...
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BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani poses with ministers and delegates from the region, including Kuwaiti Deputy PM and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah, attending an anti-drug trafficking conference on July 22, 2024. - AFP
Iraq becoming major drug conduit
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The Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) CEO Nadia Al-Hajji. KUNA
Petrochemical Industries Co.: KD 39 mln net profit 2023-24 fiscal year
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Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Higher Education, Lamia Al-Melhem holds talks with the Omani Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research, and Innovation, Dr Rahma Al-Mahruqiya. - KUNA
Kuwait, Oman discuss education, research
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KOLKATA: Students take part in a demonstration in Kolkata on July 22, 2024, demanding an end to government crackdowns against protesters in Bangladesh. — AFP
Bangladesh students suspend protests
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Councilmembers approve projects and specifications