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BANGKOK: This photo taken on November 13, 2021 shows Iranian Muay Thai boxer Keivan Soleimani (left) competing with Chinese opponent Yan Chaohong at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok. - AFPn

Revolution at the home of Thai boxing after COVID

BANGKOK: This photo taken on November 13, 2021 shows Iranian Muay Thai boxer Keivan Soleimani (left) competing with Chinese opponent Yan Chaohong at Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok. - AFP photosBANGKOK: Out with the gamblers and harsh neon lights, in with female fighters and fancy lasers -- after a 20-month coronavirus break, Thai kickboxing's spiritual home is embarking on a revolution. On fight days before the pandemic, thousands of passionate...

LONDON: A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq fighting back tears while testifying in front of a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee in London yesterday as MPs probe racial harassment at the club. - AFPn

Ex-cricketer Rafiq tells UK MPs: 'I lost career to racism'

LONDON: A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq fighting back tears while testifying in front of a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee in London yesterday as MPs probe racial harassment at the club. - AFPLONDON: Former Yorkshire cricketer Azeem Rafiq fought back tears as he told British lawmakers yesterday he had "lost my career to...

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Abu Dhabi's ADNOC to invest $6 billion for more oil drilling

ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi's national oil company announced yesterday a $6 billion investment in crude oil drilling as it ramps up production capacity. The announcement comes a day after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said a recent UN climate summit in Glasgow was a "success" but that the world needs to keep investing billions in oil and gas. The UAE is one of the world's top crude exporters, with an average of 4.2 million barrels per day.The Abu Dhabi...

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Emirates expects to return to profit in 'next 18 months'

DUBAI: Emirates president Tim Clark said the airline expects to return to profitability "in the next 18 months" as the sector bounces back from the COVID pandemic.DUBAI: Aviation giant Emirates expects to return to profitability "in the next 18 months" as the sector bounces back from the COVID pandemic, its president Tim Clark said yesterday. The Dubai-based carrier said last week it was on the path to recovery as six-month losses dropped by...

KUWAIT: The newly-inaugurated Assima Mall. Kuwait's real estate sales rose further in 3Q21, building on the full recovery seen in the first half of the year. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn

Kuwait real estate sales exceed pre-pandemic levels in 3Q21

KUWAIT: The newly-inaugurated Assima Mall. Kuwait's real estate sales rose further in 3Q21, building on the full recovery seen in the first half of the year. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Real estate sales rose further in 3Q21, building on the full recovery seen in the first half of the year. Sales in the quarter totaled KD1.1 billion (+16 percent q/q; +63 percent y/y), averaging a robust KD 360 million per month, on the back of strong...

DUBAI: Rohit Ramachandran and Christian Scherer during the signing of the memorandum of understanding n

Jazeera Airways to buy 28 A320neo aircraft valued in excess of $3.3bn

DUBAI: Rohit Ramachandran and Christian Scherer during the signing of the memorandum of understandingDUBAI: Airbus has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jazeera Airways, the Kuwait-based carrier, for twenty A320neos, eight A321neos and 5 further options. The deal is valued in excess of at $3.3 billion at list prices - the actual deal remains confidential. The MoU was signed by Rohit Ramachandran, Jazeera Airways Chief Executive...

BALTIMORE, US: Trucks transport cargo containers at the Port of Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland. – AFPnn

How Washington could fight America's record inflation

BALTIMORE, US: Trucks transport cargo containers at the Port of Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland. – AFPWASHINGTON: With US prices rising at a rate not seen in decades, President Joe Biden's administration is looking for ways to turn the tide. From relaxing tariffs on China to addressing the semiconductor shortage, there are many actions Washington could take to keep price increases in check. However, analysts warn that few will offer immediate...

KUWAIT: (From left) Former opposition MPs Mubarak Al-Waalan, Jamaan Al-Harbash and Salem Al-Namlan are welcomed by supporters after they arrived in Kuwait yesterday after being pardoned by HH the Amir. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyatn

Three opposition figures return from Turkey

KUWAIT: Former opposition MPs Mubarak Al-Waalan, Jamaan Al-Harbash and Salem Al-Namlan are welcomed by supporters after they arrived in Kuwait yesterday after being pardoned by HH the Amir. - Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy B IzzakKUWAIT: Three former opposition MPs returned yesterday from Turkey, where they had been living in exile for the past three and a half years. Jamaan Al-Harbash, Mubarak Al-Waalan and Salem Al-Namlan had fled to Turkey to...

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah (top left) speaks during the opening of the first Kuwait Conference on Partnership between the Public and Private Sectors, held virtually yesterday. - KUNAn

Kuwait to pursue partnership between public, private sectors: Defense Minister

KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah (top left) speaks during the opening of the first Kuwait Conference on Partnership between the Public and Private Sectors, held virtually yesterday. - KUNAKUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah said that Kuwait realized the importance of working to activate partnership between the public and private sectors...

DUBAI: DGCA President Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah is seen while touring the Dubai Airshow 2021. - KUNAn

Kuwait aviation authority showcases new airport projects at Dubai Airshow

DUBAI: DGCA President Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah is seen while touring the Dubai Airshow 2021. - KUNADUBAI: Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has eminently displayed current and future projects of Kuwait International Airport at the 17th edition of Dubai Airshow 2021, which kicked off on Sunday. DGCA President Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah, accompanied by Saad Al-Otaibi, the deputy director general...

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Kuwait records two weeks without COVID-19 deaths

Dr Abdullah Al-SanadKUWAIT: Kuwait has not registered any deaths related to COVID-19 in the past two weeks. The health ministry yesterday announced zero deaths registered in the past 24 hours, making it two weeks since the last time the ministry reported a coronavirus-related death on November 1. The death toll remains at 2,462, while total cases increased to 413,034 as the ministry announced 26 new cases yesterday.As many as 18 recoveries were...

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Kuwait TV marks 60th anniversary

Abdulrahman Al-MutairiKUWAIT: Minister of Information and Culture, and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi affirmed yesterday that Kuwait TV, over its long history which spanned for 60 years, constituted an important mark in the Arab media. In a statement to the press, Mutairi applauded the strenuous efforts of the current and former employees who developed the broadcasting television to eight channels which are the first,...

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This undated imageshows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox particles (green) found within an infected cell (pink and purple) cultured in the laboratory. - AFP

Mpox global health emergency, Kuwait monitoring situation

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NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the guard of honor to mark the country's Independence Day, at the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2024. -AFP

Modi renews push for common civil code for India

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VARANASI: Medical students shout slogans and hold posters as they protest the rape and murder of a young medic from Kolkata, in Varanasi on August 15, 2024. -- AFP

Protests sweep India over rape and murder of doctor

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KUWAIT: People watch pearl diving boats as they arrive at the main beach at the end of the 33rd annual pearl diving festival. Pearl-diving trips are held annually under the patronage of the Kuwaiti Amir in order to keep traditions alive.

Pearl diving trip winds up

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Minouche Shafik

Columbia president resigns months after campus Gaza demos