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KSSC to hold closing ceremony of annual shooting championship
Duaij Al-OtaibiBy Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwait Shooting Sport Club (KSSC) will organize the closing ceremony of the Late Sheikh Ali Sabah Al-Salem Al- Sabah annual shooting championship tomorrow in the presence of championship sponsor Sheikh Sabah Bader Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Sheikh Abdallah Thamer Ali Al-Sabah and President of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex.President of Kuwait and Arab...
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Warholm, Thompson-Herah named World Athletes of the Year
Karsten WarholmPARIS: Norwegian 400m hurdler Karsten Warholm and Jamaican sprinter Elaine Thompson-Herah were named the World Athletes of the Year on Wednesday for sensational performances at the Tokyo Olympics. Warholm received the men's award for smashing the 29-year-old world record to win the Olympic final in a time of 45.94sec. His performance is widely considered one of the greatest Olympic track performances of all time.Thompson-Herah...
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Omicron and fear of the unknown in Kuwait
By Sahar Moussa are living in the age of uncertainty, where every day a new sickness, virus or threat appears - first COVID-19, then the Delta and now Omicron variants, and God knows what is next. We are living in the time of coronavirus, where we are lost and not sure what is going on or what will happen in the future. Many people died and lost loved ones. Many people took their vaccines, and many did not. The World Health...
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Winter seems to have skipped Kuwait this year
By Shakir Reshamwala this time every year, there's a chill in the air, heaters have been brought out from storage, and everyone is in their winter best, with nary a white dishdasha in sight. Usually, rains in November are a harbinger of colder days ahead, but this year there has been no rainfall and no sign of wintry weather. Sure, the climate is pleasant these days - even a bit cold in the mornings - but air-conditioning is still needed...
KUWAIT: This handout photo provided by the Central Bank of Kuwait on Wednesday shows the bank's headquarter building lit up with the United Arab Emirates' flag colors in celebration of the UAE's 50th national day.nn
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KUWAIT: This handout photo provided by the Central Bank of Kuwait on Wednesday shows the bank's headquarter building lit up with the United Arab Emirates' flag colors in celebration of the UAE's 50th national day.
Santas arrive at The Ministry of Fun in London to take part in Santa School, a series of training courses for professional UK Santas.-AFP photosn
End to UK virus curbs means Santa Claus really is coming to town
Santas arrive at The Ministry of Fun in London to take part in Santa School, a series of training courses for professional UK Santas.-AFPAfter a "dark year", Britain's Santas are raring to meet children at live events once again this Christmas and even their reindeer are fully jabbed, a lineup of the white-bearded performers said on Tuesday. Due to coronavirus restrictions, many traditional grottos in large stores and shopping malls and...
A 1934 Mercedes-Benz 500K is displayed at the Iran Classic Cars Museum, on the western outskirts of Tehran.-AFP photosn
Vintage cars show racy past of Iran's toppled royalty
A 1934 Mercedes-Benz 500K is displayed at the Iran Classic Cars Museum, on the western outskirts of Tehran.-AFP photosBefore they were ousted by the 1979 Islamic revolution, Iran's royal family enjoyed a lavish lifestyle with a taste for fast cars quite unlike any ever built. Now, after half a century hidden away, the royal racers are back on show, with the Iran Historical Car Museum drawing in thousands since it opened to the public in recent...
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New republic Barbados names 'Diamond' Rihanna national hero
Rihanna Fenty speaks after becoming Barbados 11th National Hero. - AFP photosAs Barbados became the world's newest republic, its prime minister's first act was to officially declare the island's most famous citizen, Rihanna, a national hero. Barbados had already conferred the title of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary on the billionaire multiple Grammy-winning singer and businesswoman in 2018 and tasked her with encouraging education...
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'Rust' armorer says barely checked gun before fatal shooting
Alec BaldwinThe woman in charge of the gun fatally fired by Alec Baldwin on the set of "Rust" told police she "didn't really check it too much" immediately before the tragedy. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, armorer on the low-budget Western, spoke to investigators as they probed how live rounds ended up on the New Mexico film set last month, leading to the death of Halyna Hutchins. Cinematographer Hutchins was shot and killed as Baldwin rehearsed a...
DRESDEN: Medics wearing PPE suits transfer patients infected with the coronavirus into the Airbus A310-900 MRTT MedEvac Hermann Koehl of the German armed forces Bundeswehr before they are airlifted and transported to other intensive care units (ICU) yesterday. - AFP n
WHO warns of 'toxic mix' of low vaccine coverage
DRESDEN: Medics wearing PPE suits transfer patients infected with the coronavirus into the Airbus A310-900 MRTT MedEvac Hermann Koehl of the German armed forces Bundeswehr before they are airlifted and transported to other intensive care units (ICU) yesterday. - AFPGENEVA: The World Health Organization yesterday warned a "toxic mix" of low vaccination coverage and low testing rates was creating fertile breeding ground for new COVID-19 variants....
DUBAI: A banner bearing the portraits of Emirati President Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (top) and Dubai's ruler Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum hangs on the side of a building in the Gulf emirate ahead of the upcoming United Arab Emirates' 50th anniversary today. - AFP n
UAE's 'remarkable' 50-year rise: Tents to tallest building
DUBAI: A banner bearing the portraits of Emirati President Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (top) and Dubai's ruler Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum hangs on the side of a building in the Gulf emirate ahead of the upcoming United Arab Emirates' 50th anniversary today. - AFPDUBAI: Ehab Fouad was a teenager when he marched in the parade marking the birth of the United Arab Emirates, that has gone from desert outpost to regional powerhouse in 50 years....
BAGHDAD: Iraqis look through books during an annual cultural festival in the capital Baghdad's Abu Nawas street. - AFP n
Iraq 'Wasta' favors few
BAGHDAD: Iraqis look through books during an annual cultural festival in the capital Baghdad's Abu Nawas street. - AFPBAGHDAD: Abu Zeinab says only one of his five adult children has a job, and he only got it through "wasta", the system of "who you know" that is Iraq's pervasive scourge. The practice has fuelled frustration, mass anti-government protests and waves of emigration from the oil-rich, war-scarred and poverty-stricken country, say...
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Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)
Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
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EL KFOUR: Lebanon: People inspect the damage to a building after a Zionist airstrike in the southern town of Kfour, in the Nabatiyeh district, on August 17, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Zionist troops and Hezbollah fighters. – AFP
Hezbollah reveals its military muscle
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KUWAIT: His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Dr Imad Mohamed Al-Ateeqi (center) is greeted by Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (second right) and other officials. — KUNA
Oil minister returns to Kuwait after treatment in Turkey
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JAHRA: Part of the Al-Shagaya Concentrated Solar Power Project is seen in this photo taken from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research website.
KAPP shortlists companies for Dabdeba, Shagaya
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VIENNA: Ambassador to Austria in Vienna Talal Al-Fassam is seen during his visit to the Austrian company. — KUNA
Kuwait explores renewable energy solutions in Vienna