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In this file photo Sarah Harding from the group 'Girls Aloud' meets with fans as she arrives at the premiere of the film,' Horrid Henry', in central London.—AFP n

Girls Aloud star dies of cancer aged 39

In this file photo Sarah Harding from the group 'Girls Aloud' meets with fans as she arrives at the premiere of the film,' Horrid Henry', in central London.—AFPSinger Sarah Harding, whose group Girls Aloud was one of Britain's most successful female bands, died on Sunday aged 39 just over a year after revealing she had breast cancer. Her mother Marie announced the news on Instagram, alongside a black-and-white photograph of the English singer...

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah is seen in a group picture with the Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah Diplomatic Institute's seventh class of graduates. - KUNA photosn

Kuwait's Prime Minister honors diplomats to be

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah is seen in a group picture with the Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah Diplomatic Institute's seventh class of graduates. - KUNA photosKUWAIT: Kuwait's Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sponsored yesterday a ceremony honoring Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah Diplomatic Institute's seventh class of graduates, telling them to serve the nation well...

KUWAIT: Travelers are greeted warmly upon their arrival to Kuwait yesterday, coming from Egypt on direct flights for the first time since the Cabinet's decision to allow direct flights between the two countries. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Return ticket prices to Kuwait sky high

KUWAIT: Travelers are greeted warmly upon their arrival to Kuwait yesterday, coming from Egypt on direct flights for the first time since the Cabinet's decision to allow direct flights between the two countries. - Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Kuwait International Airport received yesterday the first direct flight from Egypt since the Cabinet's decision to allow direct flights between the two countries. But while commercial flights resumed...

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Kuwait's Ashkanani joins fine arts greats during Hungary gala

Kuwaiti artist Mahmoud Ashkanani is seen in his studio. - KUNA photosVIENNA: Visitors to an international exhibition in Hungary were treated to seven works of art by Kuwaiti artist Mahmoud Ashkanani on Saturday, as international craftsmen put their works on display to the delight of fine arts aficionados in attendance.Such gatherings give artists the recognition they strive for as they get a chance to mingle with their peers from all around the...

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Kuwait lists 72 new COVID-19 cases, one death

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Speaker confident of political breakthrough, slams opponents

The National AssemblyBy B IzzakKUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem said yesterday that a large number of initiatives have been put forward during the parliamentary recess, adding he is confident they will lead to a political breakthrough. He declined to provide details about the initiatives, which came from HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, MPs, political groups and activists, but expressed hope that positive...

DUBAI: A boat sails at sunset against the backdrop of Burj Khalifa and high-rise buildings in this May 27, 2020 file photo. - AFP n

UAE launches new 'green', freelance visas

DUBAI: A boat sails at sunset against the backdrop of Burj Khalifa and high-rise buildings in this May 27, 2020 file photo. - AFPDUBAI: The UAE announced a new visa yesterday allowing foreigners to work in the country without being sponsored by an employer, loosening residency requirements in an attempt to boost economic growth. Foreigners in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates are generally only given limited visas tied to their employment, and...

CONAKRY: Members of the armed forces of Guinea drive through the central neighborhood of Kaloum yesterday. – AFP n

Army putschists claim coup, arrest Guinea president

CONAKRY: Members of the armed forces of Guinea drive through the central neighborhood of Kaloum yesterday. – AFPCONAKRY: Army putschists in Guinea said yesterday they had arrested the president and staged a coup, in the latest political upheaval to roil the impoverished west African country, as the government insisted it had repelled the attack. "We have decided, after having taken the president, to dissolve the constitution," said a...

DOHA: Afghan refugees are seen at their accommodation in the Qatari capital on Saturday. - AFP n

Crisis cements Qatari global influence

DOHA: Afghan refugees are seen at their accommodation in the Qatari capital on Saturday. - AFPDOHA: Political leaders have flocked to Doha and some countries have moved their Kabul embassies to Qatar, all praising their host for its key role in the airlift out of the Afghan capital. Tiny Qatar has seized the moment, cementing its outsize global influence and reputation as a neutral mediator after winning the trust of all sides in Afghanistan's...

PANJWAI, Afghanistan: An Afghan vendor displays guns for sale as he waits for customers in his shop at a market in this district of Kandahar province on Saturday. - AFP n

Boom time for Afghan arms dealers

PANJWAI, Afghanistan: An Afghan vendor displays guns for sale as he waits for customers in his shop at a market in this district of Kandahar province on Saturday. - AFPPANJWAI, Afghanistan: The Taleban takeover may have plunged Afghanistan into uncertainty and economic pain, but arms dealer Khan Mohammad is making the most of it. Sandwiched between a pharmacy and a general store, his shop in the Panjwai district of southern Kandahar province -...

IN SPACE: This file NASA photo shows NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter (right) captured by Mars Perseverance rover using its Left Mastcam-Z Camera. – AFP n

NASA's tiny Mars copter still flying high

IN SPACE: This file NASA photo shows NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter (right) captured by Mars Perseverance rover using its Left Mastcam-Z Camera. – AFPWASHINGTON: It was only supposed to fly five times. And yet NASA's helicopter on Mars, Ingenuity, has completed 12 flights and it isn't ready to retire. Given its stunning and unexpected success, the US space agency has extended Ingenuity's mission indefinitely. The tiny helicopter has...

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Several arrests made in 'alcohol breweries' raid

KUWAIT: Hawally police made several arrests during raids at apartments where alcoholic drinks were being brewed illegally in the area. A total of nine apartments were raided during the operation, the Interior Ministry said in a statement yesterday. The suspects reportedly rented the apartments to use them for the sole purpose of brewing liquor, it added. The detainees were taken to the proper authorities for further action. KUWAIT: This handout...

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