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Shisha cafes reopen amid business, staffing challenges
By Ben GarciaAfter a ban of more than a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, shisha cafes can reopen and welcome customers. Some health precautions are still in place, of course, but the popular pastime is finally back. This is good news for shisha smokers, many of whom have gone months and months without visiting their favorite cafes. But for shisha café owners, the good times aren't back yet.Before the pandemic, there were hundreds of...
CAIRO: Walid Al-Ansari, director of voluntary work at the Public Authority for Youth, speaks during an event celebrating International Youth Day. - KUNA n
Kuwaiti official: Arab states have concern for youth
CAIRO: Walid Al-Ansari, director of voluntary work at the Public Authority for Youth, speaks during an event celebrating International Youth Day. - KUNACAIRO: A Kuwaiti official yesterday affirmed that Arab states dedicate significant concern for the young citizens. Walid Al-Ansari, director of voluntary work at the Public Authority for Youth and representative of the Kuwaiti Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth...
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150 kg of hashish found in imported air coolers
KUWAIT: Shuwaikh Port customs officers discovered 150 kg of hashish hidden in air coolers that arrived from a neighboring country. The discovery was made when an officer had doubts and decided to search the container thoroughly. 
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Kuwait reports 555 COVID cases, 2 deaths
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Tips for car repair
By Nawara FattahovaGetting a car fixed is a hassle. For those who have bought a brand new vehicle from the agency, they will enjoy peace of mind for a few years, and will have all checks and service done at the agency, usually free of charge, depending on the offer they got when buying the car.With used vehicles, especially those over five years old, most people prefer to repair their vehicles at various garages and not at the agency. Usually...
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Welcoming date season in Kuwait
Photos by Yasser Al-ZayyatKuwait's dates are famous the world over for their juicy, lush sweetness. Summer time and especially August is prime date season, when the luscious fruit ripens to its full, bursting best. Dates come in an array of varities including: Ajwa, Birhi, Ikhlass, Khudary, Makboosh and Sukari.Known in Arabic as tamr (dried date), dates have been popular in the Arabian Peninsula since the earliest recorded history and are...
KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah addresses graduates at Sabah Al-Salem University City yesterday. - KUNA n
Kuwait expects community immunity by Sept-end: PM
KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah addresses graduates at Sabah Al-Salem University City yesterday. - KUNABy B IzzakKUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah said yesterday that the government expects to achieve what is called "herd immunity" against the coronavirus pandemic by the end of September, when 70 percent of the population will be vaccinated. Speaking to university graduates at Sabah...
BELFAST: Chelsea's Spanish defender Cesar Azpilicueta raises the trophy during the presentation ceremony after Chelsea won the UEFA Super Cup football match between Chelsea and Villarreal at Windsor Park on Wednesday. - AFP n
Kepa the hero as Chelsea edge out Villarreal to win Super Cup
BELFAST: Chelsea's Spanish defender Cesar Azpilicueta raises the trophy during the presentation ceremony after Chelsea won the UEFA Super Cup football match between Chelsea and Villarreal at Windsor Park on Wednesday. - AFPBELFAST: Kepa Arrizabalaga was the unlikely hero as Chelsea started the new season as they ended the last with a European trophy by beating Villarreal 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw to win the UEFA Super Cup in Belfast. The...
WIESBADEN: Wiesbaden's German defender Ahmet Guerleyen (right) vies with Dortmund's Norwegian forward Erling Braut Haaland during the German Cup first round match on Aug 7, 2021.- AFP n
All change as top Bundesliga clubs hunt champions Bayern
WIESBADEN: Wiesbaden's German defender Ahmet Guerleyen (right) vies with Dortmund's Norwegian forward Erling Braut Haaland during the German Cup first round match on Aug 7, 2021.- AFPBERLIN: It's all change for the new Bundesliga campaign - which starts today - with new coaches at each of last season's top six clubs now joining the hunt to deny Bayern Munich a tenth straight league title. In a rare coincidence, all clubs who finished in the top...
MANCHESTER: Jack Grealish waves to Manchester City fans outside the Etihad Stadium during his unveiling on Aug 9, 2021. - AFP n
Premier League braced for four-way title race
MANCHESTER: Jack Grealish waves to Manchester City fans outside the Etihad Stadium during his unveiling on Aug 9, 2021. - AFPLONDON: The Premier League's giants have again brushed off the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic ahead of the start of the new season on Friday with a four-team battle expected for the title. Reigning champions Manchester City have broken the English top flight transfer record by splashing £100 million ($138...
KLAGENFURT, Austria: Real Madrid's Austrian defender David Alaba kicks the ball during an international friendly football match between Real Madrid and AC Milan at the Worthersee-Stadion on Aug 8, 2021. – AFP n
La Liga returns under financial cloud and without Messi
KLAGENFURT, Austria: Real Madrid's Austrian defender David Alaba kicks the ball during an international friendly football match between Real Madrid and AC Milan at the Worthersee-Stadion on Aug 8, 2021. – AFPMADRID: La Liga, just three years ago the undisputed monarch of European football, returns for a new season on Friday after a traumatic summer that ended with its crown jewel being given away. The free transfer of Lionel Messi to Paris...
RIKUZENTAKATA: Torchbearer Miu Takahashi lights a lantern during a flame-lighting ceremony for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Iwate prefecture yesterday. - AFP n
Paralympic flame ceremonies begin as virus surges in Japan
RIKUZENTAKATA: Torchbearer Miu Takahashi lights a lantern during a flame-lighting ceremony for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Iwate prefecture yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: Japan held its first Paralympic flame-lighting ceremonies yesterday, with athletes waiting to learn whether spectators will be in the stands as the country battles a spike in virus cases. Fans were banned from almost all venues at the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics,...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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GAZA: People inspect the damage in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood following Zionist bombardment on August 11, 2024. — AFP
US orders nuclear submarine to Mideast
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Kuwait mourns Al-Sabah Family patriarch, KNG Chief Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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KURSK: This handout photograph taken and released by the Government of Kursk region of Russia on August 9, 2024, shows women and children being evacuated from the town of Rylsk in Kursk region. — AFP
Putin orders Russian army to ‘dislodge’ Ukrainian forces
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HERAT, Afghanistan: Afghan female workers sort and process dry Saffron at a facility in Herat. – AFP
Three years after return of Taleban, Afghan economic woes loom large