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Baalbek Festival goes virtual in crisis-hit Lebanon
People attend the Baalbek Festival, held virtually under the theme "defying darkness with music", in crisis-hit Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley. — AFP photosLebanon's annual Baalbek Festival was held Friday in virtual form with the famed Roman ruins a part of its backdrop, as an expression of hope in the crisis-hit country. The program of 10 performances, a mixture of jazz, Indie rock, rap, hip rock and electro pop, filmed last month at Roman...
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Cannes falls for 'The Worst Person in the World'
(From left) Norwegian actor Anders Danielsen Lie, Norwegian actress Renate Reinsve, Danish director Joachim Trier, Norwegian actor Herbert Nordrum and Norwegian screenwriter Eskil Vogt pose as they arrive for the screening of the film "Verdens Verste Menneske" (The Worst Person In The World) at the 74th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. — AFPThe Cannes film festival has fallen head over heels for a Norwegian film about a young...
Rapper, Lil Baby and Sports Agent, Rich Paul attend a game between the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers during Round 1, Game 4 of the 2021 NBA Playoffs at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. — AFP n
US rapper Lil Baby released, faces fine after Paris drug arrest
Rapper, Lil Baby and Sports Agent, Rich Paul attend a game between the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers during Round 1, Game 4 of the 2021 NBA Playoffs at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, California. — AFPAmerican rapper Lil Baby was released from police custody in Paris on Friday after his arrest on suspicion of possessing drugs, and faces a fine, prosecutors said. Lil Baby, 26, whose real name is Dominique Jones, was in a parked car late...
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25,000 packets of tobacco found in asphalt container
KUWAIT: Shuaiba port customs officers foiled the attempt to smuggle 25,000 bags of chewing tobacco hidden in a container of asphalt. The 40-ft container arrived in Shuaiba from Dubai's Jebel Ali Port, originating from India.Officers became suspicious, so it was passed through the scanner, which indicated something was amiss. The container was thoroughly searched and 36 parcels were found, 16 of which had 500 bundles, with each bundle containing...
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Fire guts 3 boats
KUWAIT: Kuwait Fire Force said fire and sea rescue men isolated and put out a fire which started on three boats at Kout marina in Fahaheel at dawn yesterday. Firemen from Shuaiba, Salmiya, Fahaheel and sea rescue participated in fighting the blaze. The three boats were isolated and moved away from the rest of the boats. Investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the fire. 
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Rescuers free worker's hand from meat mincer
KUWAIT: Kuwait Fire Force said technical rescue men freed the hand of worker from a meat mincer on Wednesday. The worker, an Asian, was rushed to Adan Hospital, where rescue men used special tools to free his hand. 
IRBIL: Amputees take part in a ceremony to mark the completion of the fitting of prosthetic limbs. - KUNA nnnnn
Kuwait-funded limbs change lives of Iraqi amputees
IRBIL: Amputees take part in a ceremony to mark the completion of the fitting of prosthetic limbs. - KUNAIRBIL: More than 100 Iraqi amputees are relying on the use of prosthetics funded by Kuwait as a lifeline in the wake of their harrowing experiences, the country's consul general in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region said on Wednesday. This humanitarian endeavor aims to provide healthcare aid for hundreds of hapless amputees, allowing them...
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Kuwait reports 1,705 COVID cases, 12 deaths
Watchmaker Ali Asgar repairs a watch at a shop in Souq Watiya in Kuwait City.n
Watch sales winding down, but repairs still essential
Watchmaker Ali Asgar repairs a watch at a shop in Souq Watiya in Kuwait City.By Ben GarciaIn today's age of technology and smartphones, wristwatches are no longer a necessity. Many shops selling wristwatches closed down, discontinued their sale or changed their businesses to something else. However, even if wristwatches are unnecessary nowadays, many still use them as accessories."Wristwatches are of no use nowadays, since mobile phones display...
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Kuwait's summertime superheroes: AC techs
AC technician Ahmad Ali Al-Jihlan services an air conditioner.By Nawara FattahovaOne of the most important jobs in Kuwait, especially during the unbearably hot months of summer, is of air conditioning repairmen. These men (and they are almost exclusively men) mostly hail from India, Egypt, Bangladesh and the Philippines, and are heroes for the many offices and homes that suffer sudden crises of AC malfunctions in the midst of 50 C heat.Ahmad Ali...
KUWAIT: File photo taken on March 7, 2021 shows a road after a partial curfew was imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19. - Xinhuannn
Kuwait trying to avoid lockdown amid disturbing figures: Minister
KUWAIT: File photo taken on March 7, 2021 shows a road after a partial curfew was imposed to curb the spread of COVID-19. - XinhuaBy B IzzakKUWAIT: Defense Minister and head of the coronavirus emergency committee Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah yesterday said authorities are trying to avoid the imposition of another lockdown to counter a serious increase in the number of new cases. The minister told reporters that the committee, which makes...
KUWAIT: The sun sets behind electricity pylons on July 6, 2021 in Jahra. - Xinhua n
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KUWAIT: The sun sets behind electricity pylons on July 6, 2021 in Jahra. - Xinhua
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BELFAST: Protestors attend a "unity over division" protest called to oppose an anti immigration demonstration in Northern Ireland on Aug 9, 2024. - AFP
N Ireland violence shocks Muslims amid sectarianism
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DHAKA: A Hindu shopkeeper (left) helps a woman put on a traditional conch shell bangle at a shop selling traditional prayer items in Shakhari Bazar, a Hindu majority area, in Dhaka on August 9, 2024. — AFP
Misinformation from India, vandalism frighten Hindus in Bangladesh
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Drilling Rig (Oriental Phoenix)
Marine region a ‘promising area’ for hydrocarbon resources: KOC
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PARIS: Gold medallists USA pose during the podium ceremony after the women's gold medal basketball match against France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena on Aug 11, 2024. - AFP
US pip China in medals table as Games end
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Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih
Saudi Cabinet approves new investment law