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Al-Babtain Foundation establishes peace chair at Maltese University
Abdulaziz Al-BabtainKUWAIT: The Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Cultural Foundation, and the Center for the Study and Practice of Conflict Resolution at the University of Malta signed a memorandum of understanding to establish Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain Peace Chair at the university to promote and teach a culture of peace.A press release issued by the foundation Sunday said that the signing came within the keenness of the President of Malta Dr George...
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PAAAFR, volunteers plant Sidr trees in Kaifan walkaway
KUWAIT: A team from Kuwait's Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) planted seedlings of Sidr trees in Kaifan area's walkaway, as part of the authority's efforts to increase the green areas in the country. PAAAFR's Director-General, Sheikh Mohammad Al-Yousef, and a group of volunteers planted around 240 seedlings of the Sidr tree.Ziziphus tree or Sidr is an evergreen tree or plant native to northern and tropical...
KUWAIT: Vehicles drive on a highway in Kuwait as a signboard shows a notice warning delivery motorbikes from using highways, after the ban went into effect yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
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KUWAIT: Vehicles drive on a highway in Kuwait as a signboard shows a notice warning delivery motorbikes from using highways, after the ban went into effect yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
OUDHNA, Tunisia: Farmers harvest olives at an organic grove in Oudhna, near Tunisia's capital Tunis. - AFP n
Organic farmers find fertile ground
OUDHNA, Tunisia: Farmers harvest olives at an organic grove in Oudhna, near Tunisia's capital Tunis. - AFPTUNIS: Proudly displaying her freshly picked pomegranates, Tunisian farmer Sarah Shili says going organic is "the future of farming"-and as demand surges in North Africa and beyond, the sector is blooming. Shili runs Domaine Elixir Bio, a 94-hectare farm near Tunis that produces organic-certified vegetable, fruit and cereal crops in a way...
WASHINGTON: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki arrives for the daily press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that she has tested positive for COVID-19. - AFP n
High-profile breakthrough cases trigger vaccine misinformation
WASHINGTON: White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki arrives for the daily press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said that she has tested positive for COVID-19. - AFPWASHINGTON: The problem is persistent: a fully vaccinated public figure catches COVID-19, and social media sites are soon flooded with claims that this proves the shots do not work. From White House Press...
SFAX, Tunisia: Photo shows a view of sacks and boxes of garbage piling up along the side of a street in the centre of the coastal city of Sfax, about 270 kilometers southeast of Tunisia's capital. – AFP n
Residents, activists cry foul over stinking garbage in Tunisia's Sfax
SFAX, Tunisia: Photo shows a view of sacks and boxes of garbage piling up along the side of a street in the centre of the coastal city of Sfax, about 270 kilometers southeast of Tunisia's capital. – AFPSFAX: Residents and activists in Tunisia's industrial hub of Sfax are warning of an "environmental catastrophe" as mountains of uncollected garbage litter the streets of the Mediterranean port city. "The situation is catastrophic," Mohamed...
LOURDES: Catholic Church bishops kneel as a sign of penance during a ceremony at the sanctuary of Lourdes towards victims of pedocriminality in Lourdes, south-western France. – AFP n
France's bishops kneel in penance of Church abuse
LOURDES: Catholic Church bishops kneel as a sign of penance during a ceremony at the sanctuary of Lourdes towards victims of pedocriminality in Lourdes, south-western France. – AFPLOURDES, France: Senior members of France's Catholic hierarchy knelt in a show of penance at the shrine of Lourdes Saturday, a day after bishops accepted the church's responsibility for decades of child abuse. But some of the victims of the abuse - and lay members...
ISUOFIA, Nigeria: An electoral official accredits a woman to vote at a polling station during the Anambra State governorship election at Uga, Aguata district in southeast Nigeria. - AFP n
Glitches hit Nigeria southeast election
ISUOFIA, Nigeria: An electoral official accredits a woman to vote at a polling station during the Anambra State governorship election at Uga, Aguata district in southeast Nigeria. - AFPANAMBRA: Technical problems hit a governorship election in Nigeria's southeastern state of Anambra on Saturday during a vote seen as a test of the electoral system less than 18 months before presidential polls. More than 30,000 police were dispatched to secure...
ABU DHABI: Afghanistan's Mohammad Shahzad (center) greets New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson at the end of the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup cricket match between New Zealand and Afghanistan at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi yesterday. - AFPn
New Zealand into T20 World Cup semi-finals, India eliminated
ABU DHABI: Afghanistan's Mohammad Shahzad (center) greets New Zealand's captain Kane Williamson at the end of the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup cricket match between New Zealand and Afghanistan at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi yesterday. - AFPABU DHABI: New Zealand reached the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals with a comfortable eight-wicket win over Afghanistan yesterday, a result that eliminated star-studded India from the...
LIVERPOOL: Tottenham Hotspur's Italian head coach Antonio Conte reacts during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west England yesterday. - AFPn
Drab draw with Everton shows task ahead for Conte
LIVERPOOL: Tottenham Hotspur's Italian head coach Antonio Conte reacts during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west England yesterday. - AFPLIVERPOOL: Antonio Conte was given an early indication of the huge challenge that lies ahead if he is to take Tottenham back to the Champions League as Spurs labored to a 0-0 draw at Everton yesterday. A game short on...
MANCHESTER: In this file photo taken on September 25, 2021, Aston Villa's English head coach Dean Smith leaves the pitch at half time during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England. - AFPn
Aston Villa sack manager Dean Smith
MANCHESTER: In this file photo taken on September 25, 2021, Aston Villa's English head coach Dean Smith leaves the pitch at half time during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Old Trafford in Manchester, north west England. - AFPLONDON: Dean Smith has been sacked as manager of Aston Villa after five straight Premier League defeats, the club announced yesterday. Smith guided Villa back to the...
People walk over the Bow Bridge before fall foliage in Central Park in New York.—AFP photosn
How climate change is muting America's famous fall foliage
People walk over the Bow Bridge before fall foliage in Central Park in New York.—AFP photosAmerica's northeast is famous for its red, orange and yellow fall foliage but experts say climate change is dulling the colors and delaying peak season, causing concern for the region's multibillion-dollar "leaf-peeping" tourist industry. Warmer temperatures and heavier rainfall are keeping leaves greener for longer while extreme weather events like...
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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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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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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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Kuwait Society for Relief’s second relief plane. - KUNA photos
Kuwait sends relief planeload to Sudan
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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