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Syrian sculptor Khaled Dawwa works on a clay artpiece.

The exiled sculptor of 'all that is no longer there' in Syria

A Syrian neighborhood targeted by regime bombing lies in ruins, with bodies and broken toys poking out of the rubble; tall, grey buildings are reduced to crumbling, empty shells, their walls blown away or pockmarked by the blast. The scene, captured in devastating detail, has been created by artist Khaled Dawwa, a Syrian exile and prison survivor who now works in France.In his colossal work entitled "Here is my heart!" Dawwa is still battling...

KABUL: Burqa-clad women hold banners during a women protest in support of the Taleban in front of the US embassy in Kabul yesterday. - AFP

Afghan women rally at Taleban approved protest

KABUL: Scores of Afghan women rallied in Kabul yesterday in a Taleban sanctioned protest endorsing their regime and calling on the West to unfreeze the nation's assets as its humanitarian crisis deepens. Since taking power in August the Taleban have come down hard on dissenting demonstrations while shepherding protests endorsing their austere brand of Islamic rule.Yesterday, Taleban fighters looked on as around 100 women-many wearing all-covering...

NEW DELHI: Border Security Force (BSF) personnel ride on motorbikes as they perform during India's 73rd Republic Day parade at the Rajpath in New Delhi yesterday. - AFP

India showcases military might in Republic Day parade

NEW DELHI: Lumbering tanks and the deafening roar of fighter planes echoed through New Delhi yesterday as India's military showcased its might on Republic Day. The annual January 26 event marks the adoption of India's constitution with missile launchers, jet flyovers, motorcycle stunts and the brass band of the camel-mounted Border Security Force.Military and police battalions marched down a boulevard past Prime Minister Narendra Modi but without...

BEIRUT: Lebanon's Energy Minister Walid Fayad, Syria's Electricity Minister Ghassan Al-Zamil and Jordan's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Saleh Ali Hamed Al-Kharabsheh speak to the press during the signing of a deal that will supply Lebanon with electricity yesterday. – AFP

Lebanon signs power deal with Jordan, Syria to boost grid

BEIRUT: Power-starved Lebanon signed an agreement yesterday to import electricity from Jordan via Syria with the aim of reducing chronic outages and heeding international calls for reform. The agreement signed by Energy Minister Walid Fayad with his Jordanian and Syrian counterparts is expected to give Lebanon two extra hours of mains electricity a day, doubling the supply currently provided by the cash-strapped government which has struggled to...

SEATTLE, US: Nurse Elisa Gilbert checks on a patient in the acute care COVID-19 unit at the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.-AFP

At up to $8,000/week, America's travel nurses keep COVID-hit hospitals afloat

WASHINGTON: For Allyssa Findorff, the decision to hit the road on short-term nursing contracts was an easy one: she'd always wanted to see the rest of America, and the attractive rates on offer helped seal the deal. A year into the pandemic, with what she felt was enough experience in the ER under her belt, the 32-year-old, her restaurant server boyfriend and their two dogs left their native Wisconsin for her hospital assignments in Florida,...

COLOMBO: In this picture taken on January 10, 2022, customers look at cars displayed for sale at a car dealership in Malabe, in the district of Colombo. - AFP

Used cars turn to gold as Sri Lanka economy falters

COLOMBO: Supermarket shelves are bare and restaurants can't serve meals, but Sri Lanka's economic crisis is a bonanza for used car dealers, with vehicle shortages pushing prices higher than a house in a nice area. The island nation of 22 million is on the brink of bankruptcy, inflation is red hot and the government has barred a range of "non-essential" imports to save dollars needed to buy food, medicine and fuel.In the car market, this two-year...

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Boubyan Bank's net profits increase to KD 48.5 million with an EPS of 13.57 fils

KUWAIT: Boubyan Bank has announced KD 48.5 million in net profits for the year 2021 with growth rate by 41 percent and an earnings per share of 13.57 fils along with a recommendation to distribute 5 percent in cash dividends and 5 percent in bonus shares. Moreover, the bank continued its prudential approach by allocating KD 50.8 million in provisions.The bank's Chairman, Abdulaziz Abdullah Al-Shaya commented: "Thanks to Almighty Allah, we built...

Khaled Nasrallah and Mona Al-Shammari.

Kuwait's Nasrallah, Al-Shammari nominated for top Arab book award

Kuwaitis Khaled Nasrallah and Mona Al-Shammari are among 16 nominated authors for the International Prize for Arabic Fiction 2022 for their novels ‘The White Line of Night’ and ‘The Maids of the Shrine’. Each shortlisted nominee will receive $10,000, and the winner will receive an additional $50,000. All the novels selected for the 2022 longlist were published in Arabic between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021.

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Kuwait reports 6,454 new COVID cases, one death

Kuwait reported a record 6,454 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday in addition to one death and 5,198 recoveries. This is the first time Kuwait reports more than 6,000 new cases in one day since the start of the pandemic. Meanwhile, the number of patients in ICUs increased from 68 on Tuesday to 73 on Wednesday.The number of patients hospitalized also increased from 398 to 408, while total active cases rose from 46,229 to 47,484. The percentage of...

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Societies demand intervention to save education in Kuwait

Twenty societies in Kuwait released a joint statement in which they warned of the deteriorated level of education in the country. They quoted a study carried out recently on 267 public and private schools which yielded "disappointing results" that they warned could lead to a "national crisis" unless prompt government intervention is taken to address the problem.

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Husband's permission, hijab required for women to enter Kuwait Army

Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah has set six conditions to allow women to join Kuwait's army in line with the fatwa issued by the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs' fatwa authority. They include obtaining the legal guardian's or husband's permission, wearing the hijab, working only in medical and support positions, avoiding military and field trainings, not carrying weapons and be enrolled only...

ISTANBUL: This picture taken yesterday shows buses parked at a terminal after heavy snowfall in the city's Basaksehir district. - AFP

Istanbul permits first flights after snow slams Med

ISTANBUL: Europe's busiest airport in Istanbul welcomed its first flight in 24 hours yesterday and Greece declared a public holiday as the eastern Mediterranean neighbors began digging out of a rare snowstorm that ground their capitals to a halt. Turkish officials ordered all private vehicles off the snow-clogged streets of Istanbul while the Greek military joined rescuers in trying to evacuate hundreds of stranded drivers in Athens.Major...

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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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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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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

Zionist jamming disrupts Lebanon ground, air traffic