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First Ornate Hindu temple opens doors in Dubai
The United Arab Emirates' first purpose-built Hindu temple opened in Dubai on Tuesday, providing a place of worship and support network for the large Indian community including migrant labourers.The large white marble building with Indian as well as Emirati architectural flourishes sits in the officially Islamic country's Jebel Ali port district, which is also home to churches and a Sikh temple.Thousands of South Asian workers live in labour...
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Taste of Qatari hospitality: Traditional Arabic coffee
With its strong aroma of cardamom and its yellowy, tea-like consistency, Arabic coffee is a ubiquitous symbol of hospitality across Gulf countries, not least in World Cup host Qatar.Prepared by roasting coffee beans then boiling them with cardamom and saffron, the traditional "gahwa" is usually enjoyed in the Qatari majlis -- the all-male gathering that forms the centrepiece of social life in the country."I didn't know it has coffee in it," said...
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Apple to release Will Smith film this year despite Oscars slap
Less than a year after Will Smith shocked millions around the world by slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars, his new film "Emancipation" will be released this December, Apple said Monday.The slavery drama was broadly assumed to have been delayed in the wake of Smith's assault on comedian Rock, which drew widespread condemnation and resulted in Smith being banned from attending the Academy Awards ceremony for 10 years. But Apple made the surprise...
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Never-before-seen Beatles footage released in Japan
Beatles fans have hailed the release of never-before-seen footage showing the Fab Four on tour in Japan, following a fierce court battle over the 35-minute video.The silent black-and-white footage of the British band's only visit to the country in 1966 was recorded by police as a security measure.It shows the musicians descending from a plane in matching kimonos and performing to a rapturous crowd at the Budokan arena in Tokyo, as well as...
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Nature's cleaners: Cyprus returns rare vultures to wild
With a wingspan as wide as a basketball hoop is tall, it took just a few flaps for the vulture to soar to freedom towards the glittering seas off Cyprus.Griffon vultures, birds that perform the vital job of clearing carcasses that could otherwise spread disease, are on the "brink of extinction" on the Mediterranean island due to poisoning, experts warn.But 15 have been returned to the wild in recent weeks in a bid to boost numbers, nearly...
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Iranian woman died of 'blow to the head'
Iranian Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini was visiting Tehran with her family when she encountered the notorious morality police and died after a "violent blow to the head", her cousin living in Iraq said."Jhina's death has opened the doors of popular anger," said Erfan Salih Mortezaee, 34, using Amini's Kurdish first name and referring to the ongoing wave of protests that her death has sparked.In a phone call after the young woman's death was announced,...
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UK could fine TikTok over child privacy concerns
Britain on Monday warned it could fine TikTok £27 million ($29 million) over a potential failure to protect children's privacy on the Chinese-owned video app. The Information Commissioner's Office said the social media company "may have processed the data of children under the age of 13 without appropriate parental consent". The ICO also found that the short-form video platform may have "failed to provide proper information to its users in a...
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It's official: Winter Wonderland comes to Kuwait later this year
KUWAIT: Kuwait's government officially announced finalizing a deal to bring Winter Wonderland to Kuwait. The event will be hosted at the old site of Shaab Park during the winter 2022 season, the Center for Government Communication revealed, noting that the deal was recently signed between the Touristic Enterprises Company and "an international company specialized in the entertainment industry."
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Iran protests enter second week as govt intensifies clampdown, restricts internet
Thousands demonstrated across Iran on Friday at government-backed pro-hijab counter rallies, after a week of bloody protests over the death of a woman arrested for "improperly" wearing the Islamic headscarf.Iran has been rocked by street violence since the death last week of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurd who had spent three days in a coma after being detained by the morality police.The official death toll from the clashes remains at least 17,...
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Man found in 'miracle' rescue 17 days after China quake
A Chinese worker who tended to his injured colleagues following a deadly earthquake and then got lost in the mountains has been rescued 17 days later. The 6.6-magnitude quake struck southwestern Sichuan province earlier this month, killing at least 93 people and forcing thousands to be resettled into temporary camps.Gan Yu, an employee at Sichuan's Wandong hydropower plant, was found alive but injured on Wednesday by a local villager, state-owned...
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CBK raises the discount rate by a quarter percentage point
The Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK), Basel A Al-Haroon, stated that the CBK decided to raise the discount rate by 0.25% from 2.75% to 3.00% effective September 22, 2022. The CBK also decided to change the rates of monetary policy instruments by varying percentages for the entire interest rate yield curve, including repurchases (Repo), CBK bonds and tawarruq, term deposits, direct intervention instruments, as well as public debt...
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Kuwait FM participates in GCC-UK ministerial meeting in New York
Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah participated in a ministerial meeting between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and British Foreign Secretary, held on sidelines of the 77th session of UN General Assembly last night.Sheikh Dr Ahmad reiterated to the British top diplomat deepest condolences of the State of Kuwait and its people for the passing away of Queen Elizabeth II.He also extended the Kuwaiti leadership...
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Crackdown on visa violators
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Kuwait expands ‘open door’ policy to virtual domain
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Minister of Municipal Affairs Dr Noura Al-Mashaan and Head of the Municipal Council Abdullah Al-Mahari inspect the Darwazat Abdulrazzaq project. – KUNA photos
Darwaza Abdulrazzaq project set to reopen
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Interior cracks down on residency violators
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Saudi energy minister announces discovery of multiple oil, gas fields