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Egyptian’s death case: Main suspect remanded in custody
KUWAIT: The public prosecution office yesterday decided to detain three citizens in a case involving a fight that took place in Hawally and left one Egyptian man dead. The three include the main suspect who drove the vehicle that ran over the victim. The prosecution also decided to release four other citizens and detain 4 Egyptians to be examined by the forensic medicine department.Death penaltyThe Criminal Court yesterday sentenced a Kuwaiti man...
Eleven suspects arrested yesterday with expired visas.
Visa violators arrested
Eleven suspects arrested yesterday with expired visas. Thirteen people arrested without valid visas in SalmiyaKUWAIT: Residency detectives arrested 13 people for violating residency laws during a surprise campaign at cafes in Salmiya. Meanwhile residency detectives arrested 11 Asian nationals who were found one vehicle, for the same charges. The detainees were sent to the proper authorities for further action.RobberyA Bangladeshi man accused...
A police man stands next to the dead body hidden behind a car at the scene.
An Indian man was arrested on charges of killing another man over money dispute
A police man stands next to the dead body hidden behind a car at the scene.KUWAIT: An Indian man was arrested yesterday on charges of killing another man over money. The suspect confirmed that he killed the victim, Afghani, over financial disputes. The exact nature of the dispute was not immediately known. A Kuwaiti man had called police, saying that he found a man dead In front of his house in Saad Al-Abdullah. The caller said that the killer...
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Hashish found at border
KUWAIT: Customs detectives found one kilogram of Hashish near the inspection area of Abdali border crossing. Detectives believe that a person had disposed of the drugs upon entry to Kuwait. They are working on identifying the suspect.Fugitive caughtA fugitive defended himself by spraying detectives with water when he was being arrested. The man was ultimately arrested and sent to concerned authorities to face charges.TheftA citizen told Qairawan...
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Afghan woman stoned to death for ‘adultery’
KABUL: A young Afghan woman was stoned to death after being accused of adultery, officials said yesterday, a medieval punishment apparently recorded in a video that harks back to the dark days of Taleban rule. The 30-second clip run in Afghan media shows a woman in a hole in the ground as turbaned men gather around and hurl stones at her with chilling nonchalance.The woman, named by officials as Rokhsahana and aged between 19 and 21, is heard...
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Boko Haram ghosts haunt 'liberated' areas in Nigeria's northeast - Residents still fearful despite army advances
MUBI: Life seems to be returning to normal in this northern Nigerian town a year after the army expelled the Islamist fighters of Boko Haram-shops bustle with customers and vendors hawk their wares in the pot-holed streets. President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to crush Boko Haram by December and the army has recaptured much of the territory the jihadists seized in their six-year-old campaign to carve out an Islamic state in Nigeria's remote...
DOUMA: Photo shows the burnt hand of a corpse lying inside a morgue in Douma, after a reported airstrike by Syrian government forces on the rebel-held town, on the eastern edges of the capital Damascus. — AFP
Syria rebels accused of using hostages as ‘human shields’ - Hostages placed in cages to deter airstrikes
BEIRUT: Human Rights Watch has accused Syrian rebel groups outside Damascus of war crimes after they placed hostages including civilians in cages for use as “human shields” to deter government strikes. Video posted over the weekend showed dozens of captives, among them soldiers and civilians, in cages being transported to different parts of the Eastern Ghouta region outside Damascus. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the powerful...
In this photo taken on January 15, 2014 at the Parioli theatre Monsignor Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda (right) stands next to social media expert Francesca Chaouqui. — AFP
'Spying' on the Pope: Vatican leaks reveal dirty dealings
In this photo taken on January 15, 2014 at the Parioli theatre Monsignor Lucio Angel Vallejo Balda (right) stands next to social media expert Francesca Chaouqui. — AFPVATICAN CITY: The pope's private conversations allegedly wiretapped by a racy social climber and a Spanish prelate-the latest scandal to hit the Vatican has unearthed claims of theft, debauchery and betrayal within the Catholic Church.Leaked documents set to be published in two...
SENTILJ: Refugees and migrants wait to cross the Slovenian-Austrian border from the Slovenian city of Sentilj, yesterday. — AFP
'Germany no easy country,' VC Gabriel tells refugees - Britons do not want to be part of 'ever-closer' Europe
SENTILJ: Refugees and migrants wait to cross the Slovenian-Austrian border from the Slovenian city of Sentilj, yesterday. — AFPBERLIN: Germany is "not an easy country", Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel yesterday warned refugees who have flocked to the EU's top economy, reiterating Berlin's pledge to welcome and integrate them. Gabriel, who is also economy minister, was speaking of challenges and opportunities as Europe's most populous country...
Pakistani relatives transport the body of journalist Zaman Mehsud (center) after an attack by gunmen in Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province yesterday. — AFP
Journalist gunned down in Pakistan
Pakistani relatives transport the body of journalist Zaman Mehsud (center) after an attack by gunmen in Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province yesterday. — AFPPESHAWAR: A Pakistani journalist was shot dead by unknown attackers in the troubled northwest yesterday, police said, a region where reporters are frequently targeted by Islamist militants.Zaman Mehsud, 40, was killed while riding his motorcycle to the remote Tank district in...
DENPASER BALI: Indian fugitive Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, known in India as “Chotta Rajan,” left, is escorted by plain-clothed police officers for questioning in Bali yesterday. — AP
Indonesia deports Indian fugitive 'Chotta Rajan'
DENPASER BALI: Indian fugitive Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, known in India as “Chotta Rajan,” left, is escorted by plain-clothed police officers for questioning in Bali yesterday. — APBALI, Indonesia: An alleged Indian crime boss arrested upon arrival on the Indonesian island of Bali last month was to be deported yesterday, police said.Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, known in India as "Chotta Rajan," has been on Interpol's most wanted list for...
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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