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NICOSIA: Cypriot demonstrators gesture during a rally in the capital Nicosia, on the Turkish-speaking side in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) of the divided island, Saturday.-AFPn
Cyprus rivals head to Geneva for peace talks
NICOSIA: Cypriot demonstrators gesture during a rally in the capital Nicosia, on the Turkish-speaking side in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) of the divided island, Saturday. - AFPNICOSIA: Four years after their last peace talks failed, rival Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders meet in Geneva next week to explore elusive "common ground" on the divided Mediterranean island. "We go to Geneva... steadfastly...
YEREVAN: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrives to address the nation in Yerevan. Pashinyan announced yesterday his resignation while retaining interim duties formalizing a parliamentary vote to be held June 20.-AFPn
Armenia PM quits to enable snap polls
YEREVAN: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrives to address the nation in Yerevan. Pashinyan announced yesterday his resignation while retaining interim duties formalizing a parliamentary vote to be held June 20. - AFPYEREVAN: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resigned yesterday while staying on in a caretaker capacity, setting the stage for a June 20 parliamentary election aimed at defusing a protracted political crisis. Pashinyan...
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Myanmar shadow govt hails ASEAN call to end violence
A protester throwing red paint onto a welcome sign for Myingyan town, during a "red paint protest" as part of demonstrations against the military coup in Myingyan in Myanmar's Mandalay division yesterday. - AFPYANGON: Myanmar's shadow government of ousted lawmakers has welcomed a call by Southeast Asian leaders for an end to "military violence" after their crisis talks in Jakarta with junta leader Min Aung Hlaing. The general attended a...
JACKSONVILLE: Kamaru Usman of Nigeria punches Jorge Masvidal of the United States during the Welterweight Title bout of UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida. - AFPn
Usman, Namajunas secure KO title fight wins as UFC welcomes back fans
JACKSONVILLE: Kamaru Usman of Nigeria punches Jorge Masvidal of the United States during the Welterweight Title bout of UFC 261 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on Saturday in Jacksonville, Florida. - AFPLOS ANGELES: The UFC welcomed back American fans for their first live event in over a year on Saturday night and three of its greatest fighters -- Kamaru Usman, Rose Namajunas and Valentina Shevchenko -- rose to the occasion with stunning...
MADRID: Real Madrid's French defender Raphael Varane touches his head at the end of the Spanish League football match between Real Madrid CF and Real Betis at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Valdebebas, on the outskirts of Madrid, on Saturday. - AFPn
Below-par Real Madrid held by Betis with Chelsea test to come
MADRID: Real Madrid's French defender Raphael Varane touches his head at the end of the Spanish League football match between Real Madrid CF and Real Betis at the Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Valdebebas, on the outskirts of Madrid, on Saturday. - AFPMADRID: Real Madrid handed the initiative back to Atletico Madrid in La Liga on Saturday by drawing at home to Real Betis, a result that raises doubts about the team's condition ahead of tomorrow's...
NEW YORK: Julius Randle #30 of the New York Knicks handles the ball during the game against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. - AFPn
Knicks win ninth straight game, Bucks dominate struggling Sixers
NEW YORK: Julius Randle #30 of the New York Knicks handles the ball during the game against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. - AFPLOS ANGELES: Julius Randle carried the offense, scoring 31 points and grabbing 10 rebounds as the New York Knicks won their ninth NBA straight game by routing the Toronto Raptors 120-103 on Saturday. The Knicks are in the midst of their longest winning streak in...
KUWAIT: A photo showing a fishing pier with the city skyline seen in the background, taken by photographer Jobanpreet Singh (Instagram: @joban00010). To have your photo considered for Kuwait Times' Photo of the Day, send to local@KuwaitTimes.com or via direct message to Kuwait Times' Instagram account @kuwaittimes. Photos should be high resolution, with no processing or editing.nn
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KUWAIT: A photo showing a fishing pier with the city skyline seen in the background, taken by photographer Jobanpreet Singh (Instagram: @joban00010).
Vespa scooters are pictured in Cervinia, Italian Alps. -AFP photosn
Symbol of youth, Italy's Vespa marks 75th birthday
Vespa scooters are pictured in Cervinia, Italian Alps. - AFP photosEver since Audrey Hepburn took control of her Vespa in the 1953 classic "Roman Holiday", the Italian scooter has been a symbol of joy and style and on its 75-year-old birthday, many Italians remain fondly attached to theirs. "I've had a Vespa for 12 years, I'm on my third," said Marco Guerrieri, a Roman accountant in his 40s. "I wanted a more original two-wheeler than the...
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Baking away solitude: Vienna cafe hopes to unite world's grandmas
A grandmother looks at the camera as she prepares "Buchteln", an Austrian specialty filled with marmalade, in the kitchen of the Vollpension cafe, in Vienna. - AFP photosFramed by wooden cabinets, Karin Hofbauer holds a stick of butter to her laptop camera and imparts to the novice bakers gathered virtually in her kitchen the secrets of kneading shortcrust dough. "It's a simple recipe, I've made it so many times for friends and family, and it's...
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Fashion designer Alber Elbaz, ex-Lanvin director, dies
Alber ElbazAlber Elbaz, the fashion designer whose audacious designs transformed the storied French house Lanvin into an industry darling before his shock ouster in 2015, has died aged 59, the Richemont luxury group said yesterday. "It was with shock and enormous sadness that I heard of Alber's sudden passing," Richemont chairman Johann Rupert said in a statement. No cause of death was given.Elbaz, an Israeli born in Morocco, restored the luster...
Members of a book club meet to review a novel at a book store in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq.-AFP photosn
In Iraqi Kurdistan, book clubs and science fiction offer 'escape'
Members of a book club meet to review a novel at a book store in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq. - AFP photosHuda Kathem waits anxiously for feedback on her first novel, scrutinized by a book club in Iraqi Kurdistan's Arbil, where young authors are breathing new life into a centuries-old oral culture. "This is the first time my book is being critiqued," the 17-year-old first-year medical student told AFP. "I...
Courtney Wilson (left) and Shenita Jones (inset) had planned to get hitched on the US$5.7 million mansion in Miami.n
Couple plans wedding in Florida mansion, owner unaware
Courtney Wilson (left) and Shenita Jones (inset) had planned to get hitched on the US$5.7 million mansion in Miami.A Florida couple who planned their wedding at a multimillion-dollar mansion near Miami thought they could get hitched without a hitch until one tiny detail got in the way: the owner was home and had no idea about their party. Courtney Wilson and Shenita Jones, referring to themselves as "the Royal Couple," invited friends and family...
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GAZA: Palestinians surround bodies lying on the ground at the Al-Maamadani hospital after they were killed in a Zionist strike on a school used as a refuge by displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on Aug 8, 2024. - AFP
Iran says Zionists seeking war
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DHAKA: Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus (center) takes the oath of office as the chief adviser of Bangladesh's new interim government, administered by President Mohammed Shahabuddin (left) on August 8, 2024. - AFP
Yunus sworn in as Bangladesh leader
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KUWAIT: Workers take shelter from the sun under a tree in Kuwait City amidst a heatwave. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
‘Inadequate’ heat protection for Gulf migrant workers
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Abdullah Al-Sanousi
Digital nomads: New-age employees freely roaming around ever-changing job market
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Minister of Information and Bahrain's Minister of Tourism sign an executive program of tourism cooperation agreement for 2024, 2025, and 2026. – KUNA photos
Kuwait and Bahrain ink executive program for tourism cooperation