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TOKYO: Spain's Sandra Sanchez Jaime poses with her women's kata gold medal in the karate competition of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPn
Spain's golden oldie Sanchez Jaime lands karate's historic first Olympic gold
TOKYO: Spain's Sandra Sanchez Jaime poses with her women's kata gold medal in the karate competition of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: Spain's Sandra Sanchez Jaime won the first ever Olympic Games karate gold medal in Tokyo on Thursday, becoming her country's oldest ever Olympian at 39 years and 323 days. She ensured her name would be in the sport's history books by beating Japan's Kiyou...
TOKYO: Philippines' Carlo Paalam reacts after winning against Japan's Ryomei Tanaka in the men's fly (48-52kg) semi-final boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo yesterday. - AFP n
Paalam one win away from Philippines' first boxing gold
TOKYO: Philippines' Carlo Paalam reacts after winning against Japan's Ryomei Tanaka in the men's fly (48-52kg) semi-final boxing match during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Kokugikan Arena in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: Flyweight Carlo Paalam is one victory away from winning a first Olympic gold medal for the Philippines in boxing after his semi-final masterclass yesterday in Tokyo. But there is to be no double Filipino gold after...
TOKYO: USA's Simone Biles gets ready to compete in the artistic gymnastics women's balance beam final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on Tuesday. - AFPn
Tokyo's Olympic legacy: Forcing mental health center stage
TOKYO: USA's Simone Biles gets ready to compete in the artistic gymnastics women's balance beam final of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo on Tuesday. - AFPTOKYO: The Tokyo Olympics will always have a unique place in history as the coronavirus Games but the event has also forced the issue of mental health into the open. US gymnastics star Simone Biles's struggles with a mental block have been one of the biggest...
TOKYO: Gold medalist Australia's Keegan Palmer poses on the podium of the men's park final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Sports Park Skateboarding in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPn
Aussie teen wins skateboarding gold with top-secret trick
TOKYO: Gold medalist Australia's Keegan Palmer poses on the podium of the men's park final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Sports Park Skateboarding in Tokyo yesterday. - AFPTOKYO: Flying Australian teen Keegan Palmer said he was "beyond stoked" after unleashing a top-secret trick to claim the inaugural men's park skateboarding Olympic gold medal yesterday. Palmer, 18, threw down the gauntlet with 94.04 points in his first run of...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (center) chairs the Kuwaiti delegation at the third international conference to support Lebanon yesterday. - KUNAnn
Kuwait Premier calls for int'l cooperation to support Lebanon
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (center) chairs the Kuwaiti delegation at the third international conference to support Lebanon yesterday. - KUNAKUWAIT: Lebanon and its people are one of Kuwait's top priorities, the Gulf state's prime minister said, calling on all countries to stand by Lebanon as it faces political, economic and security instability. His Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah...
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UK agency says 'hijack' of ship off UAE is over
DUBAI: The suspected hijacking of a ship in the Gulf of Oman has ended and the vessel is safe, a British maritime security agency said yesterday, days after a deadly attack on a tanker in the region. Oman yesterday named the vessel as the Panama-flagged Asphalt Princess, an asphalt and bitumen tanker, and said it had deployed aircraft and naval ships to the area.Since February, Iran and its archenemy the Zionist entity have been accused of...
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Tunisian army backs takeover president - for now
TUNIS: President Kais Saied launched his takeover of Tunisia by relying on the armed forces, an institution normally above politics, but analysts believe that retaining their support will depend on developments. Since he was elected head of state in Oct 2019, Saied had generally shunned being seen with political leaders, instead spending time in public with the military. In doing so, he set himself above the grind of daily party politics,...
LONDON: Journalist and author Stephen Davis poses with his new book Operation Trojan Horse outside the Frontline Club on Aug 2, 2021. – AFP n
3 decades on, 'human shields' want answers
LONDON: Journalist and author Stephen Davis poses with his new book Operation Trojan Horse outside the Frontline Club on Aug 2, 2021. – AFPLONDON: More than three decades may have passed since they were held as human shields by Saddam Hussein in Iraq, but those caught up in the ordeal still want answers. Passengers who were taken off British Airways Flight 149 in Kuwait on Aug 2, 1990 want the UK government to admit liability, apologize and...
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Residents vaccinated in Kuwait can travel easily to high-risk countries: Minister
Dr Basel Al-SabahKUWAIT: Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah said the health system faces a number of challenges in the coming period. He said the most notable challenge is returning to school, in addition to variants of the virus."Indicators are optimistic towards the return to normal life, as the number of people infected with the coronavirus is on the wane, including hospital in-patients and those in ICUs," Al-Jarida daily wrote...
KUWAIT: Several photos showing fish on display at the fish market in Souq Sharq yesterday. - Photos by Ben Garcian
Fish still too expensive as buyers eye auctions' return
KUWAIT: Several photos showing fish on display at the fish market in Souq Sharq yesterday. - Photos by Ben GarciaBy Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Auctions of fresh fish are expected to resume soon; possibly as early as Sunday as per a recent government decision, although no definite date has been announced according to officials at the fish market in Souq Sharq. The auctions were halted in February as part of preventive measures to fight the spread of...
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Kuwait mulls travel ban to force traffic fines' payment
KUWAIT: The interior ministry plans to issue a decision banning residents from traveling unless they pay their traffic fines, in addition to linking the ministry with other government agencies to halt the processing of any transactions of citizens and residents who have traffic violations.A source said this procedure is carried out in all GCC countries, so the traffic sector is contemplating presenting a proposal to issue a decision to regulate...
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Kuwait reports 851 COVID cases, 6 deaths
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Sheikh Salem Al-Ali passes away
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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