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SADD AL FURAT, Syria : This picture taken on July 26, 2021 shows a view of the closed sluice gates at the 1973 Tabqa Dam along the Euphrates river in Raqqa province in eastern Syria. - AFPn
'Desert': Drying Euphrates threatens disaster in Syria
SADD AL FURAT, Syria : This picture taken on July 26, 2021 shows a view of the closed sluice gates at the 1973 Tabqa Dam along the Euphrates river in Raqqa province in eastern Syria. - AFPSADD AL FURAT, Syria: Syria's longest river used to flow by his olive grove, but today Khaled al-Khamees says it has receded into the distance, parching his trees and leaving his family with hardly a drop to drink. "It's as if we were in the desert," said the...
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Huawei Watch 3 Prois a beast of smartwatch!
KUWAIT: Smartwatches were always different from traditional classic watches, be it in terms of design or functionality. Huawei's latest most elegant eSIM smartwatch with the longest-lasting battery life, the Huawei Watch 3 Pro, brings the two together, taking the next step of smartwatch evolution and aiming to give users a premium look and feel with smart and powerful technology. The Huawei Watch 3 Pro is a beast of a smartwatch! Here is why.The...
TOKYO: Germany's Felix Streng celebrates his victory in the men's 100m (T64) athletics final during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo yesterday. – AFPn
100m Paralympic track thriller as Streng unseats Peacock
TOKYO: Germany's Felix Streng celebrates his victory in the men's 100m (T64) athletics final during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo yesterday. – AFPTOKYO: German sprinter Felix Streng stormed his way to Paralympic gold in the T64 100m in Tokyo yesterday, dethroning British rival Jonnie Peacock who ended up sharing the bronze after a photo finish. The track thriller saw Streng finish in 10.76 seconds, short of...
TOKYO: China's Jiang Yuyan competes in the women's 50m butterfly S6 swimming final during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPn
From disaster to Paralympics gold: China's 'Flying Fish'
TOKYO: China's Jiang Yuyan competes in the women's 50m butterfly S6 swimming final during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: Playing in the street as a three-year-old, Jiang Yuyan's life almost ended when she was run over by a dump truck. Just 13 years later, she is rewriting swimming's record books and yesterday won her first Paralympics gold. The injuries to the fun-loving toddler were...
TOKYO: Brazil's Jeferson Goncalves (right) and Japan's Yuzuki Sonobe look for the ball during the preliminary round group A football 5-a-side match between Japan and Brazil during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPn
Brazil target fifth five-a-side gold with 'Paralympic Pele'
TOKYO: Brazil's Jeferson Goncalves (right) and Japan's Yuzuki Sonobe look for the ball during the preliminary round group A football 5-a-side match between Japan and Brazil during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: With flicks and tricks aplenty, Brazil's five-a-side football team are bringing a touch of samba magic to the Paralympics as they target a fifth straight gold in Tokyo. The...
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah controls the ball during the English Premier League football match against Chelsea at Anfield in Liverpool on Saturday. – AFPn
Salah absent as World Cup group phase in Africa finally kicks off
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool's Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Salah controls the ball during the English Premier League football match against Chelsea at Anfield in Liverpool on Saturday. – AFPJOHANNESBURG: Liverpool star Mohamed Salah will be a notable absentee due to coronavirus travel restrictions when the group phase of qualifying in Africa for the 2022 World Cup finally kicks off tomorrow. Salah plays for Egypt, who are on the United Kingdom travel...
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7-time Emmy winner Ed Asner dies age 91
In this file photo actor Ed Asner and character Carl Fredricksen arrive for the premiere of Disney Pixar's "Up" at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on May 16, 2009.—AFPUS television actor Ed Asner, winner of a record seven Emmy awards, has died at age 91, his family said Sunday. "We are sorry to say that our beloved patriarch passed away this morning, peacefully. Words cannot express the sadness we feel," his family wrote on the actor's...
In this file photo rapper Kanye West speaks during his meeting with former US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.—AFP  n
After much hype and delay, Kanye West's 'Donda' has arrived
In this file photo rapper Kanye West speaks during his meeting with former US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC.—AFPFollowing weeks of delay and several stadium-filled public listening sessions, Kanye West's "Donda" arrived Sunday morning. The two-hour, 27 track-long album features a laundry list of special appearances, including from Jay-Z, The Weeknd, Travis Scott and Lil Baby. More...
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Michael B. Jordan pays tribute to Chadwick Boseman
Michael B. Jordan and Chadwick BosemanMichael B. Jordan has paid tribute to Chadwick Boseman on the first anniversary of his death. Michael, 34, shared a picture of himself and his late 'Black Panther' co-star, who passed away on August 28, 2020, after a secret battle with colon cancer. Michael captioned the image: "Not a day goes by bro... Love and miss you but I know you still with us." Kerry Washington also shared a tribute to Chadwick, 43,...
WOLVERHAMPTON: Manchester United's English striker Mason Greenwood celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League football match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux stadium in Wolverhampton, central England yesterday. - AFPn
Son shines as Spurs go top of Premier League, Greenwood fires Man Utd
WOLVERHAMPTON: Manchester United's English striker Mason Greenwood celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League football match against Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Molineux stadium in Wolverhampton, central England yesterday. - AFPLONDON: Son Heung-min sent Tottenham to the top of the Premier League as the South Korean's free-kick clinched a 1-0 win against Watford, while Mason Greenwood's late strike fired Manchester...
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MP calls for emergency Assembly session
The National AssemblyBy B IzzakKUWAIT: Opposition MP Hamad Al-Matar said yesterday that he has started collecting signatures to force the National Assembly to convene an emergency session to discuss "regional developments" following the latest events. Matar was referring to the reports that pro-Iran militias in Iraq fired three Katyusha missiles into the Iraqi-Kuwaiti borders and said they were targeting US military bases in Kuwait.The Kuwaiti...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosn
Kuwait's Amir congratulates Iraqi leaders on success of conference
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah congratulated Saturday Iraqi President Barham Salih and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhemi on the success of the Baghdad Cooperation and Partnership Conference. In two separate cables,...