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DUBAI: Dr Hamad Ahmad Rouh El-Din and Khalifa Shaheen Al-Marar with other dignitaries arrive at the Kuwait Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020 during Kuwait's National Day celebrations.

Kuwait emphasizes its 'Vision 2035' for a sustainable future

DUBAI: Kuwait celebrated its 61st National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai on Friday with a flag-raising ceremony, speeches and cultural performances at the Al-Wasl Stage of Nations, emphasizing its Vision 2035 for a sustainable future. Khalifa Shaheen Al-Marar, UAE Minister of State welcomed Dr Hamad Ahmad Rouh El-Din, Kuwait's Minister of Information and Culture. Al-Marar said: "We congratulate the government and people of Kuwait on their 61st National...

DNIPRO, Ukraine: Henry and Robert, Kuwait-based Egyptian brothers studying in Ukraine, wait to board a bus heading to Romania.

Kuwait-based Egyptian students narrate horrific ordeal in Ukraine

By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: Robert Abdulmalek and Henry Salah are two Kuwait-based Egyptian brothers among thousands of Arab students in Ukraine who are stranded after Russia invaded the country. Robert and Henry are in Dnipro, around 390 km southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Their location is far from the main battlefields, but the sounds of sirens, bombs and fighter jets can be heard almost 24/7 since the start of invasion."I haven't slept for...

Models present creations during the Gucci Women Fall/Winter 2022-2023 collection as part of the Milan Fashion Week in Milan.-AFP photos

Gucci and Adidas are BFF at Milan Fashion Week

Why have one logo when you can have two? That was the in-your-face message at Gucci's runway show Friday at Milan Fashion Week, where one could be excused for thinking they'd showed up at the wrong show. Instead of Gucci's decades-old world famous stripe logo in green and red, suddenly guests at the show saw Adidas' three white stripes everywhere-on bodices, baseball caps and running down the length of the male and female models' arms and...

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Ukraine invasion dilemma for US Big Tech

WASHINGTON: US tech giants were under intense pressure to pick a side regarding Ukraine's invasion, at once facing calls to stand against Moscow's internationally condemned war but also Kremlin retribution for resistance. Services like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have a unique power because of their global reach and ubiquity, but they are profit-motivated companies so a stridently principled stand can be bad for business. Since Moscow attacked...

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Cryptocurrencies enter Ukraine conflict

KYIV: Having evacuated part of his team from Kyiv, Mike Chobanian, boss of cryptocurrency exchange Kuna, is watching the effects of Russia's invasion on his flourishing industry with a weary eye. "Business is running, but we're in survival mode over here," the 37-year-old boss said during a video call from his current refuge after leaving the Ukraine capital. Russia's military build-up led many Ukrainians to turn to cryptocurrencies, before the...

Nicosia, Cyprus: In this file photo taken on January 20, 2022, people sit at a cafe in the northern part of Cyprus' divided capital Nicosia, in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. - AFP

Breakaway north Cyprus reels from collapse of Turkish lira

NICOSIA: In the breakaway statelet of northern Cyprus, people are grappling with a perfect economic storm-spiking global commodity prices, hobbled tourism and, above all, the fallout from Turkey's financial crisis. "Everything has become more expensive-bread, milk, water, electricity bills," sighed Mehmet Cobe, a tailor in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).Covering the northern third of the Mediterranean island, the...

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War complicates Fed's inflation fighting effort

WASHINGTON: The uncertainty created by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its impact on the global economy is piling more complexity onto the US central bank's already tough fight to contain rising prices. Soaring energy and food costs have pushed inflation in the world's largest economy to the highest pace in four decades, and the Federal Reserve is poised to raise the benchmark borrowing rate in March to put out the fire.But while the...

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West seeks to cripple Russian banks, currency in sanctions

WASHINGTON: The United States and Western allies sought to cripple Russia's banking sector and currency Saturday with an extraordinary set of sanctions punishing Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Taking measures unprecedented against a country of Russia's size and international stature, the allies cut selected banks from the SWIFT system, rendering them isolated from the rest of the world.They hobbled the Russian central bank's ability to use...

ACAPULCO: Spain's Rafael Nadal wears a traditional Mexican mariachi hat while holding the winning trophy after defeating Britain's Cameron Norrie in the Mexico ATP Open men's single final on Saturday. - AFP

Nadal downs Norrie to claim Acapulco title

ACAPULCO: Rafael Nadal continued his perfect start to 2022, beating Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4 to lift the Acapulco ATP title in his first tournament since winning the Australian Open. Nadal needed one hour and 54 minutes to beat Britain's 12th-ranked Norrie for the fourth time in as many career meetings. "Cameron is a very solid player, he's a tricky player, he makes you feel that you cannot play comfortable against him at all," Nadal said. "I had...

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Abramovich hands over control of Chelsea

LONDON: Chelsea's Russian owner Roman Abramovich said Saturday he was handing over the "stewardship and care" of the Premier League club to the trustees of its charitable foundation. The move comes with Russia under intense scrutiny following its invasion of Ukraine this week. Billionaire Abramovich, who took over at Stamford Bridge in 2003, said in a statement: "During my nearly 20-year ownership of Chelsea FC, I have always viewed my role as a...

RIYADH: Jockey Wigberto Ramos with Emblem Road celebrates after he won the 1800m race of the Saudi Cup on Saturday. - AFP

Emblem Road shock winner in $20m Saudi Cup

RIYADH: Saudi longshot Emblem Road came from behind to claim a shock win in the world's richest horserace, the $20 million Saudi Cup, in Riyadh on Saturday. The 66-1 outsider, ridden by Panamanian jockey Wigberto Ramos, stormed up the outside in the home straight to win a five-horse sprint by a head from US trainer Bob Baffert's Country Grammer.Saudi-based Ramos and owner Prince Saud bin Salman Abdulaziz were jubilant afterwards as they were...

RAWALPINDI: Security personnel conduct a security drill at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium yesterday ahead of the first cricket Test match between Pakistan and Australia. - AFP

Aussies arrive for first Pak tour in 24 years with security tight

ISLAMABAD: Australia flew into Pakistan Sunday for their first cricket tour in nearly a quarter of a century - and into a high-security bubble that will envelop them throughout their six-week stay. Senior batsman Steve Smith posted a picture on Twitter of the 35-strong Australia tour party inside their charter flight's cabin after it touched down in the Pakistan capital, Islamabad.Pakistan have struggled to attract visiting sides since a fatal...

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HATHRAS, India: Policemen carry a person who died in a melee during a sermon in Uttar Pradesh state on July 2, 2024. - AFP

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BEIRUT: Lebanese Uber driver Hussein Khalil shows his GPS jammed geolocation as Gaza's southern city of Rafah, as he sits in his vehicle in Beirut's Hamra Street on June 11, 2024.- AFP

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GAZA: Displaced Palestinians from areas in east Khan Yunis flee after the Zionist army issued a new evacuation order for parts of the city and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 2, 2024. - AFP

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NAVI MUMBAI, India: Billionaire tycoon Mukesh Ambani (front third left) along with his family attends a mass wedding ceremony at Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai on July 2, 2024. -- AFP

Ambanis celebrate son’s nuptials with mass wedding