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MUNICH: (From left) Bayern Munich's French defender Lucas Hernandez, French defender Kingsley Coman and Polish striker Robert Lewandowski joke during a training session on the eve of the first UEFA Champions League Group E football match against Barcelona at the clubs training ground in Munich, southern Germany, yesterday. - AFPn
'Competitive' Bayern head into Europe boosted by Leipzig reinforcements
MUNICH: (From left) Bayern Munich's French defender Lucas Hernandez, French defender Kingsley Coman and Polish striker Robert Lewandowski joke during a training session on the eve of the first UEFA Champions League Group E football match against Barcelona at the clubs training ground in Munich, southern Germany, yesterday. - AFPBERLIN: Bayern Munich start their Champions League campaign today with a mouth-watering clash at Barcelona as the...
TURIN: Juventus' Italian coach Massimiliano Allegri (left), Sport Coordinator Federico Cherubini and Vice President Pavel Nedved attend a training session with teammates at The Juventus Training Centre in Turin yesterday, on the eve of the team's UEFA Champions League Group H match against Malmo. - AFPn
Allegri's Juve rebuild off to rocky start after Ronaldo exit
TURIN: Juventus' Italian coach Massimiliano Allegri (left), Sport Coordinator Federico Cherubini and Vice President Pavel Nedved attend a training session with teammates at The Juventus Training Centre in Turin yesterday, on the eve of the team's UEFA Champions League Group H match against Malmo. - AFPTURIN: Massimiliano Allegri is the man who has taken Juventus closest to their dream of Champions League glory in recent seasons, but he begins...
This picture shows handlers training dogs which were left behind during last month's chaotic evacuations from Afghanistan, in a makeshift training center at the airport in Kabul.—AFP photosn
Dogs of war: Afghan mutts find new home after missing US evacuation
This picture shows handlers training dogs which were left behind during last month's chaotic evacuations from Afghanistan, in a makeshift training center at the airport in Kabul.—AFP photosIn a makeshift training center at Kabul airport, dozens of dogs that were left behind during last month's chaotic evacuations from Afghanistan have found a new home-and new handlers. While it is unclear who the dogs belonged to, many were found in the...
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Britney Spears engaged to boyfriend Sam Asghari
In this file photo Britney Spears (left) and Sam Asghari arrive at the premiere of Sony Pictures' "One Upon A Time...In Hollywood" at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California.—AFPPop princess Britney Spears on Sunday announced her engagement to her boyfriend Sam Asghari via social media. Spears, 39, showed off a diamond ring in an Instagram micro-video post and wrote "I can't believe it!!!!!!!" By her side in the video is her boyfriend-now...
US singer Olivia Rodrigo accepts the Best New Artist award on stage.n
Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo clean up at MTV Video Music Awards
US singer Olivia Rodrigo accepts the Best New Artist award on stage.A stacked slate of artists lit up MTV's 40th annual Video Music Awards on Sunday, returning in full force to Brooklyn's Barclays Center after last year's scaled-back pandemic show. The 2021 VMAs-a show known more for ostentatious performances, made-for-Twitter moments and wild costumes than the actual awards-was back with its signature elaborate performances before a masked full...
US rapper Doja Cat speaks on stage.n
Doja Cat's multiple costume changes at MTV Video Music Awards
US rapper Doja Cat speaks on stage.Doja Cat was forced to accept an MTV Video Music Award (VMA) while dressed as a worm. The 25-year-old singer donned a series of elaborate costumes while hosting the ceremony in Brooklyn on Sunday and couldn't help but laugh about how ridiculous she looked when she walked on stage to accept the Best Collaboration Moonperson for 'Kiss Me More' with SZA. After giving out her thank yous, she laughed: "I look like a...
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56K drop among non-Kuwaitis in first half of 2021: Report
KUWAIT: Kuwait's population saw an estimated drop of 56,300 non-Kuwaiti residents in the first half of 2021, according to a report released yesterday. Kuwait's total population has reached approximately 4.628 million by the end of June 2021, according to the latest demographics and labor force statistics issued by the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI). This means that the population decreased semi-annually by 0.9 percent (1.8 percent...
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Residents stranded abroad now face back rent, accumulated debts
By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Thousands of residents who were stranded abroad for the last eight months are now slowly trickling back into Kuwait. Many return to jobs and family but also problems that will plague them for months, possibly even years to come. While stranded abroad, these residents continued to hold apartments, and faced other financial responsibilities in Kuwait including loan and car payments. But most were not earning a salary. Now that...
KUWAIT: An employee of Kuwait's Ministry of Health shows a vaccination card issued to vaccinated people at the Kuwait Vaccination Center in Mishref yesterday. - Xinhuan
Jaber Hospital closes more wards as COVID-19 patient numbers down 90%
KUWAIT: An employee of Kuwait's Ministry of Health shows a vaccination card issued to vaccinated people at the Kuwait Vaccination Center in Mishref yesterday. - XinhuaKUWAIT: After the number of COVID-19 patients admitted to Jaber Hospital dropped by 90 percent and as pandemic indicators are improving, the hospital is continuing to close COVID wards and ICUs. As local statistics indicate that the Delta variant's wave is receding and total cases...
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School canteens to remain closed
KUWAIT: School canteens will not reopen when students return to class next month. The Ministry of Education released a statement yesterday in which it announced that canteens will remain closed when schools welcome students again for the first time in nearly a year and a half on October 3. Furthermore, the ministry released a list of food items that children are allowed to bring in with them to school, and another list for food items that are...
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Policeman hurt in armed man's arrest
KUWAIT: Farwaniya police arrested a man after he attempted to attack them with a knife when they responded to an emergency call made from a house in the area, the interior ministry announced Saturday night. Police had arrived at the scene of the Kuwaiti man's house where he reportedly held his family hostage at knife point, it said.The suspect came out and stabbed one officer in the arm, before the other cop shot him in the leg, the ministry...
KUWAIT: People queue to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the Kuwait Vaccination Center at the Mishref fairgrounds yesterday. - Xinhua n
MP demands reasons for 'crazy' air ticket prices
KUWAIT: People queue to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at the Kuwait Vaccination Center at the Mishref fairgrounds yesterday. - XinhuaBy B IzzakKUWAIT: MP Hisham Al-Saleh yesterday sent a series of questions to the finance minister asking why airfares to and from Kuwait have sharply increased since the summer holidays started. Saleh told the minister in his questions that "the prices of air tickets to the country have recorded a crazy rise since...