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OLYMPIA: Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou (right), playing the role of the High Priestess, lights up the torch during the last rehearsal of the flame lighting ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Ancient Olympia archeological site, birthplace of the ancient Olympics in southern Greece yesterday. - AFPn

Beijing flame to be lit in a vacuum in Olympia

OLYMPIA: Greek actress Xanthi Georgiou (right), playing the role of the High Priestess, lights up the torch during the last rehearsal of the flame lighting ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics at the Ancient Olympia archeological site, birthplace of the ancient Olympics in southern Greece yesterday. - AFPOLYMPIA: The Olympic flame will once again be lit in an empty stadium today as it starts its truncated journey to Beijing for the...

DUBAI: (From left): Zain Group CTO Nawaf Algharabally; Zain Tech CEO Andrew Hanna; and Zain Saudi Arabia Chief Business and Wholesale Officer Saad Al-Sadhan. n

Zain launches ZainTech, a one-stop shop servicing enterprises and governments

DUBAI: (From left): Zain Group CTO Nawaf Algharabally; ZainTech CEO Andrew Hanna; and Zain Saudi Arabia Chief Business and Wholesale Officer Saad Al-Sadhan.DUBAI/KUWAIT: Zain Group, a leading telecom pioneer in seven markets across the Middle East and Africa announces the establishment of ZainTech, a new operating regional entity that unifies the Group's ICT assets to offer a unique value proposition, centered on a one-stop provision of...

COLUMBUS, US: A cargo is unloaded from an international flight at Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, Ohio.—AFPnn

Coal in the stocking: US retailers scramble ahead of festive season

COLUMBUS, US: A cargo is unloaded from an international flight at Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, Ohio.—AFPNEW YORK: With the pandemic grimly persisting, American homes could face a meager holiday season, forced to do without some of their favorite items missing from store shelves. Even as demand surges as the world's largest economy reopens, US retailers are working hard to avoid putting a damper on festivities, taking...

ROCKDALE, US: Workers install a new row of Bitcoin mining machines at the Whinstone US Bitcoin mining facility in Rockdale, Texas.-AFPnn

'Unintentional gift': US steps into China's bitcoin breach

ROCKDALE, US: Workers install a new row of Bitcoin mining machines at the Whinstone US Bitcoin mining facility in Rockdale, Texas.-AFPROCKDALE: The long sheds at North America's largest bitcoin mine look endless in the Texas sun, packed with the type of machines that have helped the United States to become the new global hub for the digital currency. The operation in the quiet town of Rockdale was part of an already bustling US business-now...

This picture shows school teacher Nasrin Hasani posing for pictures during an interview with AFP in Kabul.—AFP photosn

'Why can't we study?' - Afghan girls still barred from school

This picture shows school teacher Nasrin Hasani posing for pictures during an interview with AFP in Kabul.—AFP photosAfghan teenager Amena saw dozens of classmates killed when her girls' school was targeted by an Islamic State bomb attack in May, but she was determined to continue her education. Now, like most secondary school girls in the country, she is banned from lessons altogether after the Taleban's hardline government excluded them from...

This handout video grab taken and released yesterday by the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos shows crew members Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy (center), Russian actress Yulia Peresild (left) and film director Klim Shipenko resting in chairs after landing, southeast of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan.—AFP photosn

Russian crew return to Earth after filming first movie in space

This handout video grab taken and released yesterday by the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos shows crew members Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy (center), Russian actress Yulia Peresild (left) and film director Klim Shipenko resting in chairs after landing, southeast of the Kazakh town of Zhezkazgan.—AFP photosA Russian actress and a film director returned to Earth yesterday after spending 12 days on the International Space Station (ISS)...

Randal Plunkett, Baron of Dunsany, poses inside Dunsany Castle, in Dunsany, northwest of Dublin.—AFP photosn

Lord of the plants: Death metal eco-baron rewilds Irish estate

Randal Plunkett, Baron of Dunsany, poses inside Dunsany Castle, in Dunsany, northwest of Dublin.—AFP photosRandal Plunkett, the 21st Baron of Dunsany, strides out of his Irish castle in a T-shirt bearing the name of death metal band "Cannibal Corpse" in bloody lettering. In the distance, a russet-coloured stag appears for a moment, before dissolving into the 750 acres (300 hectares) of ancestral estate Plunkett has surrendered to the...

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Amir returns after private visit

KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is received by HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah after he returned home yesterday after a private visit abroad.National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and other senior officials were also present to welcome HH the Amir. - Amiri Diwan

KUWAIT: KFH Chief Human Resources Officer Zeyad Al-Omar is honored.n

Manpower authority praises KFH's role in recruiting national labor

KUWAIT: KFH Chief Human Resources Officer Zeyad Al-Omar is honored.KUWAIT: The Public Authority of Manpower (PAM) honored Kuwait Finance House (KFH) for its pioneering role in providing field training opportunities during summer holidays to a group of Kuwaiti students, thus affirming KFH's continuous endeavor to enhance all activities related to the growth and development of the national factor and the calibers of the Kuwaiti youth in various...

Kuwait's Paralympic table tennis player Yaqoub Al-Khalifa poses with his medal.n

Kuwait's Khalifa third in Spanish Para table tennis open

Kuwait's Paralympic table tennis player Yaqoub Al-Khalifa poses with his medal.By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwait's Paralympic table tennis player Yaqoub Al-Khalifa won third place in the men's singles competition of the Costa Brava Spanish Para Open 2021. Khalifa's win came following fierce competition with the participants from professional European teams, including Spain, France, UK and Russia.Chairman of Kuwait's Paralympic Committee of...

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Sudanese actors, intelligentsia lament demise of renowned Kuwaiti film director

KHARTOUM: An archive photo showing Kuwaiti film director Khaled Al-Siddiq with "The Wedding of Zein" film star actor Ali Mahdi. - KUNAKHARTOUM: Sudanese actors and intellectuals yesterday mourned the passing away of Kuwaiti film director Khaled Al-Siddiq who introduced Sudanese cinema to the world via the movie "The Wedding of Zein" in 1976, adapted from the novel by Tayeb Salih. Sudanese actor Ali Mahdi, who had the starring role in "The...

KUWAIT: A handout photo released by Kuwait Fire Force yesterday shows firemen at the site of a fatal accident on King Fahad Road.n

One dead, three injured in King Fahad Road crash

KUWAIT: A handout photo released by Kuwait Fire Force yesterday shows firemen at the site of a fatal accident on King Fahad Road.KUWAIT: A man died and three others were injured in an accident reported yesterday at King Fahad Road. Firemen and paramedics rushed to the scene in response to an emergency call reporting a horrific crash on the road in front of Bayan Palace. One person was pronounced dead on the scene, while three others were rushed...

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