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Man 'hid in gutter to peep up skirts'
TOKYO: A man in Japan who hid in a drain for five hours, allegedly to snap photos up women's skirts, was given away when passers-by spotted his hair sticking out of a grate, police and reports said. Yasuomi Hirai, 28, allegedly squeezed himself in a section of a gutter 28 centimeters wide, with his head under a piece of iron grating, a police spokesman said yesterday."His hair got caught at the edge of the grate, which drew the attention of some...
Mido Macia, a Mozambican taxi driver, who was dragged to death by South African Police
8 S African policemen jailed over Mozambican's murder - Taxi driver dragged behind a police van
Mido Macia, a Mozambican taxi driver, who was dragged to death by South African PoliceJOHANNESBURG: Eight South African policemen were jailed yesterday for 15 years each for the murder of a Mozambican taxi driver who was dragged behind a police van in an incident caught on a mobile phone camera. The death of Mido Macia provoked widespread outrage, throwing the spotlight on South Africa's police force, which has been repeatedly accused of...
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Bangladesh hands over top rebel leader to India
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh handed over a top separatist leader to India yesterday, officials on both sides said, after the two countries spent almost two decades arguing over his extradition.Anup Chetia, founder of the separatist United Liberation Front of Asom group, was arrested in 1997 and sentenced to seven years in jail in Bangladesh for illegally being in the country. But Chetia, whose group fought Indian rule of northeast Assam state bordering...
KABUL: Afghan protesters carry a coffin containing a decapitated body of one of seven Shiite Muslim Hazaras, including four men, two women and one child, during a demonstration in Kabul yesterday. — AFP
Afghan police fire shots as Hazara rally boils over
KABUL: Afghan protesters carry a coffin containing a decapitated body of one of seven Shiite Muslim Hazaras, including four men, two women and one child, during a demonstration in Kabul yesterday. — AFPKABUL: Afghan police yesterday fired into the air to disperse protesters who tried to scale the walls of a building near the President's palace as anger boiled over at the murder of seven members of the Hazara ethnic minority by Islamist...
BEIJING: Mongolia’s President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (left) speaks to China’s Premier Li Keqiang (second right) during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing yesterday. —AFP
China says Philippines must heal rift over South China Sea - Indonesia says it could take Beijing to court
BEIJING: Mongolia’s President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj (left) speaks to China’s Premier Li Keqiang (second right) during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing yesterday. —AFPBEIJING/MANILA: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Philippines' case against China at an arbitration tribunal over rival claims in the South China Sea had strained relations and that it was up to the Philippines to heal the rift.Beijing's claim to...
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13th Asian Shooting Championship concludes with eyes on Rio 2016
KUWAIT: Fierce competition marked the final stages of the 13th Asian Shooting Championship until the very last day, yesterday which ended with South Korea’s Dae Kyu Jang winning the gold medal of the 25m center fire pistol men, individual event, followed by Thailand’s Pongpol Kulchairattana in second place and India’s Vijay Kumar third. While in the team’s competition Korea was first followed by India and Vietnam.The rest of the results...
DUBAI: Emiratis visit the US Pavilion during the third day of the Dubai Airshow in Dubai on Tuesday. — AP
Gulf airline growth curbed by traffic jams in the sky - Jeddah, Dubai airports struggling to handle an influx of newly ordered jets
DUBAI: Emiratis visit the US Pavilion during the third day of the Dubai Airshow in Dubai on Tuesday. — APDUBAI: Gulf airlines' once unstoppable expansion is being tested by the peninsula's congested airspace and airports, according to industry leaders. Carriers such as Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) and Dubai's Emirates are having to keep a close eye on fleet expansion plans because their hub airports of Jeddah and Dubai are struggling to...
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NBK offers the best, most convenient car financing solutions
Mohammed Al OthmanKUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) provides customers the best, most convenient car financing solutions in Kuwait.NBK's car financing is available for NBK and non-NBK customers. NBK has the largest network coverage at car dealers in Kuwait. NBK representatives are available at more than 30 Auto Dealers and used car offices throughout Kuwait to serve customers."NBK is always keen to provide customers with the easiest and most...
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Ooredoo Kuwait launches Internet of the future with new packages - High-speed 4G+ internet to meet customers' different needs
KUWAIT: Ooredoo Kuwait, part of Ooredoo International Group, has launched new Internet packages offering unrivalled performance and flexibility. Ooredoo's revamped data packages not only allow its customers to access as much Internet content as they like, whenever they like, without the inconvenience of daily caps - but also allow unused data services to roll-over into the following month. Additionally, customers have the option of coupling their...
Michel Accad
ABK concludes deal with Piraeus Bank of Egypt
Michel AccadKUWAIT: Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait KSC ('ABK') announced today that it has closed the deal with Piraeus Bank SA ('PB') to acquire 98.5 percent of Piraeus Bank Egypt (PBE) with the official share transfer taking place on November 10, 2015.This marks the completion of the transaction, which was announced by ABK and Piraeus Bank in May 2015. The total consideration is equivalent to US$150 million for PB's stake, which represents a multiple...
Jeroen Schlosser, Managing Director, Equinix MENA.
ControlCase re-certifies Equinix with PCI-DSS
Jeroen Schlosser, Managing Director, Equinix MENA.KUWAIT: ControlCase, a leading provider of compliance, information security and risk management solutions has announced that it has re-certified the Equinix Dubai data center with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) certification. Equinix had secured the certification last year for its data center in Dubai and having secured it again this year only fortifies the company's...
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How mobile phones are making childbirth safer in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA: In Ethiopia where almost nine in every 10 women give birth at home after pregnancies with little or no medical support, a mobile phone app is coming to the rescue with lifesaving guidelines when things go wrong. The "Safe Delivery App", created by the Danish development organization the Maternity Foundation, provides simplified instructions and animated films to deal with emergency situations, be it haemorrhaging, birthing...
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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: A map provided by the Communication and Information Technology Regulatory Authority (CITRA) shows Kuwait’s new international gateway for connectivity and transit.
CITRA launches new int’l gateway for faster, secure connectivity
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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