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Kuwait condemns shooting

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Foreign Ministry on Thursday expressed its strong condemnation of the shooting that targeted the Saudi embassy in the Dutch city of The Hague. In a press statement, the ministry stressed that the "sinful and cowardly attack" is a violation of all international norms and laws. It pointed to Kuwait's support and solidarity with the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in all measures taken to maintain its security and the safety of its...

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KUWAIT: Traditional teapots displayed at a store in Kuwait. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Farmers work in a rice field after harvesting the crops in Lahore on November 14, 2020. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP)

G20 strikes pact to help poorer states

LAHORE: Farmers work in a rice field after harvesting the crops in Lahore yesterday. G20 nations declared Friday a 'common framework' for an extended debt restructuring plan for coronavirus-ravaged developing countries, but campaigners cautioned that more was needed to alleviate a 'wave of debt crises.' - AFP RIYADH: G20 nations declared Friday a "common framework" for an extended debt restructuring plan for coronavirus-ravaged developing...

US extends deadline for TikTok sale to Nov 27

ARLINGTON: The social media application logo, TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on an American flag background in Arlington, Virginia. US authorities have given the Chinese owner of TikTok two more weeks to sell the social media sensation in order to resolve national security concerns voiced by the Trump administration.-AFP WASHINGTON: US authorities have given the Chinese owner of TikTok two additional weeks to divest the social...

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KFH wins World's Best Islamic Financial Institution award from Global Finance

Abdulwahab Al-Roshood KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) has won World's Best Islamic Financial Institution 2020 Award from Global Finance magazine in its 13th annual awards for the World's Best Islamic Financial Institutions for this year. KFH-Turkey has also been named as World's Best Islamic Financial Institution 2020 in Turkey, KT Bank AG-Germany as World's Best Islamic Financial Institution 2020 in Europe, KFH Capital as World's Best...

Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo (L) vies with Andorra's midfielder Moises San Nicolas during the international friendly football match between Portugal and Andorra at the Luz stadium in Lisbon on November 11, 2020. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

Ronaldo scores 102nd international goal; Portugal thrash Andorra 7-0

LISBON: Portugal's forward Cristiano Ronaldo (left) vies with Andorra's midfielder Moises San Nicolas during the international friendly football match between Portugal and Andorra at the Luz stadium in Lisbon on November 11, 2020. - AFP PARIS: Finland spoiled Marcus Thuram's party on Wednesday after beating France 2-0 on the day the Borussia Moenchengladbach attacker emulated his father Lilian Thuram by making his debut for Les Bleus. Thuram was...

TOPSHOT - Zhou Ruiyu of China competes on the balance beam during the Friendship and Solidarity Competition gymnastics event in Tokyo on November 8, 2020, the first major international sporting event in the Japanese capital since the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP)

Nothing to shout - Olympic fans may face cheering ban

TOKYO: Zhou Ruiyu of China competes on the balance beam during the Friendship and Solidarity Competition gymnastics event in Tokyo - the first major international sporting event in the Japanese capital since the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. - AFP TOKYO: Fans may be asked not to cheer at the Tokyo Olympics to avoid the risk of spreading the coronavirus, a top official said yesterday. The comments follow...

AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 11: A detail view of Tiger Woods' Nike shoes as he putts during a practice round prior to the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on November 11, 2020 in Augusta, Georgia. Patrick Smith/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

Fajitas, feelings on Tiger's menu for champions meal

AUGUSTA: A detail view of Tiger Woods' Nike shoes as he putts during a practice round prior to the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on November 11, 2020 in Augusta, Georgia. - AFP AUGUSTA: Tiger Woods opened his heart to fellow green jacket winners while serving sushi and fajitas at the Masters Champions Dinner, where legends gathered to share stories ahead of Thursday's start at Augusta National. It was the 15-time major winner's...

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S African song 'Jerusalema' is global lockdown hit

Master KG (right), The South African DJ behind the global pop hit "Jerusalema", performs at the Sand Festival held on the beaches of Lake Malawi, in Salima.-AFP When coronavirus placed the world in lockdown, a gospel-influenced anthem with Zulu lyrics brought people together through social media, lifting spirits and instantly becoming a global phenomenon. Today, "Jerusalema" has clocked more than 230 million YouTube views in less than a year-and...

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Laser-guided lightning may help prevent wildfires

This undated handout photo released by UNSW Canberra shows Professor Andrey Miroshnichenko from UNSW Canberra (left) and Dr Vladlen Shvedov from the Australian National University (ANU) in a laser lab at the University of New South Wales in Canberra.-AFP Small, portable laser pointers could be used to guide lightning strikes, with a study suggesting the technology may prevent bolts from sparking wildfires, a researcher told AFP yesterday. A team...

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Cabinet briefed over coronavirus, elections

KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah chairs a virtual Cabinet meeting yesterday. - KUNA By B IzzakKUWAIT: The health committee headed by Health Minister Sheikh Basel Al-Sabah yesterday briefed the Cabinet's extraordinary meeting about the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic, and reiterated the need to observe strict health measures. The committee stressed the need for observing social distancing of two meters...

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Court to hear first challenge against barring candidates

By B IzzakKUWAIT: A court will begin Sunday reviewing the first challenge against the disqualification of candidates from running in next month's parliamentary polls, former MP and candidate Bader Al-Dahoum said yesterday. Dahoum's lawyer filed a petition yesterday challenging the decision of a special election commission set up by the interior ministry to review the credentials of candidates.Dahoum, a former opposition Islamist lawmaker, said...

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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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DHAKA: Anti-Discrimination Student Movement held a rally at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on August 3, 2024, to demand justice for the victims killed in the recent countrywide violence during anti-quota protests. -- AFP

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Late Information Minister Bader Al-Ya'agoub checking the damage.-KUNA

Invasion could not confiscate KUNA’s will, national role