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Kuwaiti actor grabs Jerash Festival shield
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti artist Mohammed Al-Mansour said on Saturday that a serious and conservative artistic culture of high value can stand up against the "culture of flattening" — which refers to low-quality media content — that is sweeping the world. This came during an interview with the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) at the Jerash Festival of Culture and Arts, currently held in Jordan. The festival honored him as one of the Arab creators recognized...
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Climate change, pollution put Kuwait waters at risk
By Khaled Al-AbdulhadiKUWAIT: Marine life is an important part of the ecosystem, as the earth is mostly covered by oceans. Therefore, we must preserve marine life because it has the biggest effect on the ecosystem in the world, Kuwait and the Gulf included. A study published by Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management in April 2020 regarding mortality incidents between 1999 to 2019 said: Rachel Mulholland“Different causes were responsible for...
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Easy access to vaping blamed for high smoking rates in Kuwait
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: According to the latest statistics of the Central Statistical Bureau in June 2023, prices of cigarettes and tobacco increased by 0.37 percent. Despite the hike, the smoking rate in Kuwait keeps on increasing, whether with regular cigarettes or alternatives. In 2021, Kuwait ranked first in the Gulf in smoking, as 39.9 percent of men and 3 percent of women in the country are smokers, according to the head of the healthy...
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Poet Abdulaziz Al-Babtain honored by Oxford University
KUWAIT: Abdulaziz Saud AlBabtain Cultural Foundation announced Saturday that Oxford University chose some verses of Poet Abdulaziz Al-Babtain to be engraved on one of its walls, in recognition of the poet's projects. The University selected three verses of 'Alibdaa alkhaled' Poem, 'immortal innovation', to be written in Arabic on a wooden board on a wall of a hall, the foundation said in a statement to KUNA. Poet Abdulaziz Al-BabtainThe board was...
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Alarm as seawater heats up off Florida Keys, imperiling reef
SUMMERLAND KEY: Super-heated seawater off the Florida Keys has grown so perilous to the world's third-largest barrier reef that scientists are now removing samples of coral from ocean nurseries to place in cooler land-based tanks. Sea temperatures off Florida have risen to extraordinary highs this month, presenting a severe threat to the barrier reef. "Hot water is not good for any marine organism, whether it be coral, fish or lobster. So we run...
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Abbas and Palestinian factions arrive in Egypt for unity talks
CAIRO, Egypt: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas arrived in El Alamein in Egypt Saturday, the news agency Wafa said, ahead of unity talks between Palestinian factions boycotted by the militant group Islamic Jihad. The Palestinian news agency said that as well as chairing Sunday’s meeting of the heads of Palestinian factions Abbas “is scheduled to meet with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi”. Last week, Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad...
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Blazing ship off Netherlands to be towed, 'likely this weekend' off Netherlands
THE HAGUE: Preparations were under way to salvage a cargo ship packed with electric vehicles that caught fire off the Dutch coast, officials said Friday, in an operation intended to avert an ecological disaster. An electric car is suspected of having sparked the deadly blaze and officials said earlier that nearly 500 electric vehicles were aboard, far more than initially reported. Fire broke out on the Fremantle Highway late Tuesday, killing one...
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US to help Australia develop missile manufacturing industry
BRISBANE: Washington will seek to bolster its shrinking weapons stockpiles by helping Australia develop a missile manufacturing and exporting industry, top officials said Saturday after high-level talks between the two countries. Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles announced the project after meetings in Brisbane with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin. “We hope to see manufacturing of missiles commenced...
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France reboot hopes as Sweden crush Italy 5-0
BRISBANE: France breathed fresh life into their Women's World Cup campaign with a late winner in a 2-1 victory over Brazil on Saturday as Sweden barreled into the last 16. Captain Wendie Renard headed in the winner seven minutes from time in front of nearly 50,000 in Brisbane to earn the French a vital three points. It blew Group F wide open, with France top on four points from two games and Brazil on three. Herve Renard's France defied most of...
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Belgian GP practice hit by treacherous conditions
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS: Carlos Sainz topped the times for Ferrari but Formula One was left facing a problematic challenge on Friday as heavy rain curtailed the only free practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix. The Spanish driver clocked a best lap time of two minutes and 3.207 seconds to finish ahead of the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris with Charles Leclerc fourth for Ferrari. Sergio Perez was fifth for Red Bull, but Max Verstappen...
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Disqualified Ukraine fencer Kharlan awarded Olympics place, reinstated
MILAN: Ukrainian fencer Olha Kharlan was awarded a place in the 2024 Paris Olympics by the IOC after she was disqualified at the world championships for refusing to shake the hand of her Russian opponent. The International Fencing Federation (FIE) also said it was reinstating Kharlan, allowing her to take part in the team competition at the world championships in Milan. Emmanuel Katsiadakis, the Greek president of the FIE, said the decision had...
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Gulf Bank records KD 35.8 million in net profit for first half of 2023
KUWAIT: Gulf Bank K.S.C.P. announced its financial results for the first half ending 30 June 2023. The Bank reported a net profit of KD 35.8 million, an increase of KD 5.6million or 18 percent compared to 2022 first half net profit of KD 30.3 million. The increase in the Bank’s net profit was mainly driven by a 9 percent or KD 6 million increase in net interest income for the first half 2023. As a result, operating income grew by 8 percent or...
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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan and a Chinese delegation visit the site of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Boubyan Island on Aug 31, 2024. – KUNA
Minister, Chinese delegation visit Mubarak Port
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Guests and dignitaries gather at Marina Hotel to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day.
Kuwait-Turkey defense partnership bolsters regional peace and security
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Kuwait Times Summer Program students pose for a group photo with Kuwait Times/Kuwait News and Gulf Bank teams. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gulf Bank and Kuwait Times successfully conclude 3rd edition of Summer Program
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TRIPOLI: Libya's Central Bank headquarters in Tripoli. -- AFP
Libya central bank head flees country over ‘threats’
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US ambassador Karen Sasahara
US media roundtable: Spotlight on US-Kuwait military, economic ties