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March of the Mummies: Egypt readies for Pharaohs' Parade
This file handout photo released by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities shows a view of the mummy of ancient Egyptian King Seqenenre Tao II, "the Brave", who reigned over southern Egypt some 1,600 years BCE.The mummified remains of 22 ancient Egyptian kings and queens will be paraded through the streets of Cairo tomorrow, in an eye-catching royal procession to a new resting place. Dubbed the Pharaohs' Golden Parade, the 18 kings and...
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'The Man Who Sold His Skin': Tunisia's dark Oscars nomination
Tunisian director and screenwriter Kaouther Ben Henia (center), producer Mohamed Habib Attia (left), and Syrian actor Yahya Mahayni, attend the first screening of her film "The man who sold his skin" in the country, in the capital Tunis.-AFP It's a troubling political fable shot with a sophisticated aesthetic, and Tunisia's first-ever Academy Award nomination: "The Man Who Sold His Skin". Part dark satire, part romantic drama, the film tells the...
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Immortal protection: COVID-themed offerings for Malaysia 'Tomb Sweeping Day'
Photo shows a set of face masks, goggles, hand sanitizer and thermometer, all made of paper. - AFP photoPaper masks and goggles are among offerings that ethnic Chinese in Malaysia will burn to mark "Tomb Sweeping Day", hoping their ancestors can use them to fight the coronavirus in the afterlife. Qingming is one of the most important dates for Chinese communities, and is observed across East and Southeast Asia. During the festival, which this...
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Mexico tourists have whale of a time as pandemic eases
A whale watcher touches a gray whale at Ojo de Liebre Lagoon in Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur state, Mexico.A giant barnacle-encrusted gray whale nuzzles her calf next to a small boat of excited tourists in the waters off the Baja California peninsula in northwestern Mexico. The annual arrival of the migratory mammals, coinciding with a drop in coronavirus infections, has provided a much needed boost to the region's battered tourism...
RUSSIA: This handout picture taken on Dec 9, 2020 shows specialists working on the development of a coronavirus vaccine for animals (Carnivak-Cov) at a laboratory of the federal center for animal health. - AFP n
WHO gives nod to China vaccines, boosting drive
RUSSIA: This handout picture taken on Dec 9, 2020 shows specialists working on the development of a coronavirus vaccine for animals (Carnivak-Cov) at a laboratory of the federal center for animal health. - AFPGENEVA: Two Chinese coronavirus jabs are safe and effective, WHO experts said yesterday after reviewing partial data, providing a potential boost to countries from Australia to Europe struggling to roll out vaccines fast enough. Fewer than...
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Biden picks first Muslim as federal judge
Zahid QuraishiWASHINGTON: President Joe Biden nominated several black women, an Asian American and the first Muslim ever to federal judgeships Tuesday in a push for diversity in the US court system. Breaking with predecessor Donald Trump's four-year effort to staff federal courts with largely white male conservatives, Biden unveiled his first 11 picks for judges, with only two of them men, neither of them white.Zahid Quraishi, 45, would become...
RIYADH: A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace yesterday shows Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greeting a visiting Iraqi delegation led by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhemi (unseen). – AFP n
Saudi plans fiscal overhaul with $3.2tn investment
RIYADH: A handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace yesterday shows Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman greeting a visiting Iraqi delegation led by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhemi (unseen). – AFPRIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced plans Tuesday to pump investments worth $3.2 trillion into the national economy by 2030, roping in the oil-reliant kingdom's biggest companies in a major new economic diversification push. The announcement by de...
ROME: A picture taken yesterday shows a view of the Russian Embassy in central Rome. – AFP n
Italy expels 2 Russians after spies caught
ROME: A picture taken yesterday shows a view of the Russian Embassy in central Rome. – AFPROME: Italy expelled two Russian officials yesterday after an Italian navy captain was caught red-handed by police selling secret documents to the Russians. The Italian frigate captain was arrested on spying charges after officers tailing him saw him late Tuesday in Rome in a "clandestine meeting" with a Russian military officer, according to a police...
BEIRUT: Abu Shadi cuts a freshly baked garnished flatbread before serving it to a customer in his bakery in the Ras Beirut area of the capital on March 27, 2021. - AFP n
Manousheh leaves tables in Lebanon
BEIRUT: Abu Shadi cuts a freshly baked garnished flatbread before serving it to a customer in his bakery in the Ras Beirut area of the capital on March 27, 2021. - AFPBEIRUT: Scattering spinach and hot chili onto fluffy flatbread in Lebanon's capital, 54-year-old Abu Shadi bemoans better times before the economic crisis when all Lebanese could afford his simple meals. The veteran baker is famed for his take on Lebanon's manousheh, a circle of...
AL WAKRAH, Qatar: A health worker inoculates a man against the coronavirus at a drive-through vaccination center yesterday. - AFP n
Qatar steps up vaccinations as cases spike
AL WAKRAH, Qatar: A health worker inoculates a man against the coronavirus at a drive-through vaccination center yesterday. - AFPAL WAKRAH, Qatar: Qatar is stepping up its coronavirus vaccination drive, officials said yesterday, with new daily cases almost quadrupling since January and prompting calls for a renewed lockdown. While the country's death toll per capita is low, almost 5 percent of deaths since the beginning of the pandemic were...
SEHNDE, Germany: In this file photo taken on Dec 20, 2014, a cat plays with a mouse in a farmyard in near Hanover. – AFP n
Why stress makes mice shed hair
SEHNDE, Germany: In this file photo taken on Dec 20, 2014, a cat plays with a mouse in a farmyard in near Hanover. – AFPTOKYO: Stressed mice shed fur because a hormone produced when they are under pressure interrupts normal growth cycles, according to a new study that could offer hope for treating humans. The research, published yesterday in the journal Nature, sheds light for the first time on why stressful situations can result in hair...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah reads a letter from King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, during his meeting with Saudi State Minister and Cabinet Member Prince Turki bin Mohammad bin Fahad bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosn
Amir receives letter from Saudi King on historic ties
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah reads a letter from King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, during his meeting with Saudi State Minister and Cabinet Member Prince Turki bin Mohammad bin Fahad bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at...
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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah holds talks with senior defense ministry officials on Aug 7, 2024. - KUNA
Kuwait army alert, govt prepared
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Ahmed Al-Basat celebrating his birthday at the office.
A forgotten courtesy: The silent struggle of Kuwait’s expatriates
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PARIS: Bangladesh's finance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is escorted by French police personnel as he arrives at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport on Aug 7, 2024, enroute to Bangladesh, where he is set to lead a caretaker government. - AFP
Yunus: Get ready to build Bangladesh
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The second phase of the Avenues Roads Project, the exit leading to the Fifth Ring Road towards Jahra and the opposite U-turn. – KUNA photos
Second phase of roads project leading to The Avenues mall opened
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Video grab taken from a video footage shows rescuers helping a person out of a hotel that partly collapsed on August 7, 2024 in Kroev, western Germany, killing one person and burying eight others. - A floor in the hotel in Kroev, a town some 110 kilometres (68 miles) west of Frankfurt, collapsed for unknown reasons, police said in a statement. Of the 14 people inside at the time, five managed to get out. — AFP
One dead, several buried in German hotel collapse