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Members of the Iraqi Water Sports Federation are pictured on the banks of the river Tigris, in the Adhamiya district of Iraq's capital Baghdad, on October 15, 2020. - The latest round of violence in Iraq ended in 2017, when the government declared victory in its years-long fight against the Islamic State jihadist group. The next year, Ahmad Mazlum came up with a crazy idea: setting up Iraq's first water sports federation. (Photo by Sabah ARAR / AFP)
Sailing Baghdad's river bends, young Iraqis rocking the boat
BAGHDAD: Members of the Iraqi Water Sports Federation are pictured on the banks of the river Tigris, in the Adhamiya district of Iraq's capital Baghdad. - AFP BAGHDAD: Mariam Khaled squinted her eyes, drew in her sail against the wind and set her white dinghy towards a point on the riverbank: Adhamiya, to be precise, in central Baghdad. With the orange sunset saturating the sky, a cluster of mostly teenage sailors, windsurfers and jet-skiers...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 22, 1986 Argentine football star Diego Maradona, wearing a diamond earring, balances a soccer ball on his head as he walks off the practice field following the national selection's practice session in Mexico City. - Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona passed away on November 25, 2020. (Photo by JORGE DURAN / AFP)
Football great Maradona dies
MEXICO CITY: In this file photo taken on May 22, 1986, Argentine football star Diego Maradona balances a ball on his head as he walks off the practice field. - AFP BUENOS AIRES: Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, his spokesman announced yesterday. Renowned along with Brazil's Pele as one of the greatest footballers of all time, the Argentine World Cup winning captain died of a heart attack, having undergone brain...
Rennes' French forward Sehrou Guirassy (2ndR) scores his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League Group E football match between Stade Rennais FC and Chelsea FC at the Roazhon Park stadium in Rennes, western France, on November 24, 2020. (Photo by DAMIEN MEYER / AFP)
Juventus, Chelsea, Sevilla book last 16
RENNES: Rennes' French forward Sehrou Guirassy (2nd right) scores his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League Group E football match between Stade Rennais FC and Chelsea FC on November 24, 2020. - AFP PARIS: Juventus, Chelsea and Sevilla all claimed last-gasp wins as they qualified for the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday, while Martin Braithwaite grabbed a double in Barcelona's 4-0 victory at Dynamo Kiev as they also secured a...
CORRECTION - This picture taken on November 8, 2020 shows the SCC Divas cricket team, made up of domestic helpers from the Philippines, posing for a team photo ahead of their game against the Hong Kong Cricket Club Cavaliers in Hong Kong. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP) / TO GO WITH Cricket-HKG-PHI-HongKong-Philippines,FOCUS by Talek HARRIS / ìThe erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Peter PARKS has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [Hong Kong Cricket Club Cavaliers] instead of [Kong Cricket Club Cavaliers]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.î
Cleaning up: Domestic workers take Hong Kong cricket by storm
HONG KONG: The SCC Divas cricket team, made up of domestic helpers from the Philippines, pose for a team photo ahead of their game against the Hong Kong Cricket Club Cavaliers in Hong Kong. - AFP HONG KONG: After a long week cooking and cleaning in the cramped households of Hong Kong, a group of Filipino domestic helpers are using their Sunday off for an unlikely hobby: cricket. And they're proving rather good at it. Despite no background in the...
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Kuwait's expats over 60 face sudden reality of leaving 'home'
KUWAIT: This archive photo shows a group of people waiting at a bus stop in Kuwait City. This photo is for illustration purposes only. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Expat employees who reach 60 years of age and are not university graduates have a short time remaining in Kuwait. They won't be able to work anymore, but they may have a chance to stay in Kuwait - according to certain conditions - if their children are...
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Amir congratulates Municipality Director on winning Arab Award
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah congratulated in a cable yesterday Director General of Kuwait Municipality Ahmad Al-Manfouhi on winning the Arab Government Excellence Award granted by the UAE's Ministry of Climate Change and...
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Ten-day cancer awareness campaign kicks off Friday
By Sajeev K PeterKUWAIT: A ten-day cancer awareness campaign titled 'Know Cancer Better' will kick off tomorrow, reaching out to various sections of the Kuwaiti society. The awareness campaign is organized by Center for India Studies (CIS-Kuwait) in association with the Indian Doctors forum (IDF), Kuwait and Kuwait Medical Association (KMA).As the chief guest, Indian Ambassador Sibi George will inaugurate the campaign at 5:30 pm on Friday,...
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Kuwait reports 422 new COVID cases, one death
KUWAIT: Kuwait listed 422 new coronavirus cases yesterday which the Ministry of Health said were registered over the previous 24 hours, raising total infections to 141,217. Meanwhile, one patient died over the past 24 hours, which upped Kuwait's COVID-19 death toll to 871, the health ministry said. The number of people hospitalized with the virus currently stands at 6,313, with 78 of them in intensive care units, said ministry spokesman Dr...
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Kuwait showed progress in combating discrimination against women: official
KUWAIT: Representative of the UN General Secretary, Resident Coordinator to Kuwait Dr Tareq El-Sheikh affirmed yesterday that Kuwait has achieved a significant progress in combating violence and discrimination against women. This statement came on the International Day for the elimination of Violence against Women, and the launch of the 16-days campaign entitled 'United for Women.'In a press statement, Sheikh mentioned to the new law approved by...
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Candidates claim Kuwait held "hostage" by corrupt forces
The National Assembly By B IzzakKUWAIT: Candidates fighting for parliamentary seats in next month's general polls yesterday blasted what they called government failure to fight corruption, claiming the country has been taken hostage by corruption forces. "Kuwait has been taken hostage by those sponsoring corruption, by people with vested interests and by those who lack patriotism," former minister Bader Al-Humaidi, contesting in the second...
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KD17.5 - 20.5 for car insurance
KUWAIT: The Insurance Organization Unit issued a decision in regards to the regulations of obtaining compulsory vehicle insurance, Al-Qabas reported yesterday. The new decision includes prices for private vehicle insurance, which varies according to the number of passengers. The prices are as follows: KD 17.5 - 20.5 for one year, KD 35 - 41 for two years and KD 52 - 61 for three years. As for taxis, the prices are as follows: KD 21.5 - 27.5 for...
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Foreign Minister meets Kuwaiti embassy in US' staff members
WASHINGTON: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah meets staff members of Kuwait's embassy in the US. - KUNA WASHINGTON: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister and Acting Minister of Information Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, in the presence of Kuwaiti Ambassador to the United States Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, met with staff members of the embassy and heads of the attached offices.The meeting was held...
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
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