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UK embassy hosts roundtable on women in parliament
KUWAIT: The British Embassy in Kuwait held a virtual roundtable yesterday about overcoming the obstacles facing women participants in parliamentary elections, with the participation of some Kuwaiti women candidates for the coming parliamentary elections. British Ambassador to Kuwait Michael Davenport started the roundtable by welcoming women parliamentary candidates and other participants including speakers Hideko Hadzialic from UNDP, Dina...
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Kuwait's oil price drops 10 cents
KUWAIT: Kuwait oil lost 10 cents during Tuesday's transactions to close the day at $40.83 per barrel compared with $40.93 pb the day before, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) said yesterday. Brent futures rose 73 cents to $42.25 pb and the West Texas Intermediate gained 77 cents to $40.20 pb. The OPEC daily basket price rose up by 11 cents to stand at $40.68 per barrel Tuesday compared with $41.57 pb on Monday, the OPEC Secretariat said...
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Kuwait urges cap on weapons flow for world peace
NEW YORK: Second Secretary of Kuwait's Diplomatic Mission at the UN Ibrahim Al-Dai speaks before the First Committee of the UN General Assembly. - KUNA NEW YORK: The State of Kuwait has restated its unyielding and firm positions on the issues of disarmament and international security by stressing that it is not possible to attain world peace and security unless weapons proliferation is halted. Second Secretary of Kuwait's Diplomatic Mission at...
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Corona it is!
By Abdellatif Sharaa, and I am sorry - it is COVID-19 again! When the coronavirus launched its total and devastating attack towards the end of last year, countries sounded alarms, went on the alert and took several measures in an attempt to contain it and keep it from invading countries that did not have it initially. However, the virus made it to every country and spot on the globe, though I am not sure about the north and south poles, but I...
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Amir thanks Guterres after UN mourns loss of late Amir
NEW YORK: The United Nations holds a session on Tuesday to mourn the loss of late Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. - KUNA KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday sent a cable of appreciation to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his kind speech during a special United Nations General Assembly session to mourn the loss of the late Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on...
Vehicles of the UN peacekeeping force UNIFIL are pictured in the southernmost area of Naqura, by the border with Israel, on October 14, 2020. - Lebanon and Israel, still technically at war, began unprecedented talks sponsored by the United Nations and the United States today to settle a maritime border dispute and clear the way for oil and gas exploration. (Photo by Mahmoud ZAYYAT / AFP)
Lebanon, Israel start maritime border talks
NAQOURA, Lebanon: Vehicles of the UN peacekeeping force UNIFIL are pictured near the border with Israel yesterday. - AFP NAQOURA, Lebanon: Lebanon and Israel, still technically at war, held unprecedented talks under UN and US auspices yesterday to settle a maritime border dispute and clear the way for oil and gas exploration within "reasonable time". In a joint statement afterwards, the United States and the United Nations said the talks had...
A picture taken on October 13, 2020, shows the Har Gilo settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, with the city of Jerusalem seen in the background. (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP)
Israel approves settler homes after Gulf deals
A picture taken on Tuesday shows the Har Gilo settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, with Jerusalem seen in the background. - AFP JERUSALEM: Israel approved 2,166 new homes in settlements across the occupied West Bank yesterday, official figures sent to AFP showed, ending an eight-month lull in settlement expansion. The approvals came less than a month after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed agreements to normalize relations...
The Milky Way galaxy is pictured on October 13, 2020 in Kuwait's Mutriba desert, 100 kms northwest of the capital Kuwait City. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
Photo of the Day
KUWAIT: The Milky Way galaxy is pictured on October 13, 2020 in Kuwait's Mutriba desert, 100 kilometers northwest of Kuwait City. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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TikTok video propels Fleetwood Mac classic into top 100
Fleetwood Mac A viral TikTok video featuring a laid-back skateboarder lip-synching to Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" has propelled the 1977 hit back into the Billboard Hot 100 after an absence of more than three decades. TikTok user doggface208's antics-as he cruised down the street, sipping a family-sized bottle of juice-quickly struck a chord, racking up 8.6 million likes.And beyond propelling its creator-real name Nathan Apodaca-to viral fame, the...
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New York Philharmonic cancels 2020-21 season over Covid-19
Photo shows outside Lincoln Center and the New York Philharmonic at the height of the pandemic in the city.-AFP The New York Philharmonic has cancelled all shows through mid-June 2021 over the coronavirus pandemic, the first time the 178-year-old institution has been forced to scrap an entire season. The famed symphony said it made the decision-the latest blow to live music, coming after similar moves by Broadway and the city's Metropolitan...
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - OCTOBER 13: Nick Markakis #22 of the Atlanta Braves scores a run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the fifth inning in Game Two of the National League Championship Series at Globe Life Field on October 13, 2020 in Arlington, Texas. Tom Pennington/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Braves survive Dodgers scare
ARLINGTON: Nick Markakis #22 of the Atlanta Braves scores a run against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the fifth inning in Game Two of the National League Championship Series at Globe Life Field on October 13, 2020. - AFP LOS ANGELES: Atlanta first baseman Freddie Freeman belted a two-run home run in the fourth inning as the Braves built a big lead then held off the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 in baseball's National League Championship Series. The...
Germany's midfielder Toni Kroos' free kick fails to makeit past the Swiss wall during the UEFA Nations League football match Germany v Switzerland in Cologne, Western Germany, on October 13, 2020. (Photo by Ina Fassbender / AFP)
Germany recover twice in a topsy-turvy draw with Swiss
COLOGNE: Germany's midfielder Toni Kroos' free kick fails to make it past the Swiss wall during the UEFA Nations League football match Germany v Switzerland in Cologne on October 13, 2020. - AFP COLOGNE: Germany twice had to come from behind to earn a rollercoaster 3-3 draw against visitors Switzerland in an exciting Nations League group game packed with incident on Tuesday. The Swiss took an early lead through Mario Gavranovic and Remo Freuler...
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
How Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait upended lives of expatriates
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ADDIS ABABA: Pedestrians walk on the newly built walkway in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian birr weakened by 28 percent against the dollar this week after the central bank adopted a market-determined foreign exchange rate. – AFP
Ethiopian authorities crack down on price hikes after currency float
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KUWAIT: Oil wells were set ablaze by Iraqi troops. – KUNA
Kuwait marks 34th invasion anniversary, remembers support
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(Left) Iranians take part in a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Aug 1, 2024, ahead of his burial in Qatar. (Right) Hezbollah fighters and mourners carry the casket of slain top commander Fuad Shukr during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on Aug 1, 2024. - AFP photos
Hamas, Hezbollah vow revenge
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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story