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A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during Tajikistan's presidential election in Dushanbe on October 11, 2020, amid the ongoing coronavirus disease pandemic. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP)

Tajikistan's leader wins re-election

DUSHANBE: A woman casts her ballot at a polling station during Tajikistan's presidential election in Dushanbe on Sunday amid the ongoing coronavirus disease pandemic. -AFP DUSHANBE, Tajikistan: Tajikistan's leader Emomali Rakhmon was re-elected with over 90 percent of the vote yesterday following a presidential poll in which he faced only token opposition. The win will allow the 68-year-old strongman to pass three decades in power and overtake...

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By Abdellatif Sharaalearned two days earlier about the death of a friend who was a smoker - a heavy smoker at times. His direct cause of death was cancer, and all indicators place smoking as a prime suspect! It is really sad! I wrote earlier about my dear father who also smoked for a long time, and the ailments that caused his death at a young age of 67 were caused by smoking.We hear about people from all walks of life, including heads of...

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Kuwait's Amir accepts King Salman's invitation to visit Saudi Arabia

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Saudi Minister of State Prince Turki bin Mohammad bin Fahad bin Abdulaziz. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received, at Seif Palace yesterday, Saudi Minister of State Prince Turki bin Mohammad bin Fahad bin Abdulaziz, who delivered a letter from King Salman bin Abdulaziz regarding ties between the two...

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Kuwait calls on NAM states to cooperate for tackling crises

KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah participates in the virtual NAM ministerial meeting. - KUNA KUWAIT: The State of Kuwait has appealed to Non-Aligned Movement member states to cooperate for resolving international and regional crises latest of which is the coronavirus pandemic that has afflicted countries in all corners of the globe. Such challenges and crises should "prompt us to bolster cooperation and...

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Late Amir eulogized in Mass at Catholic Church

KUWAIT: People attend a special funeral Mass for the late Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah at the Holy Family Cathedral in Kuwait City. By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: A special funeral Mass for the late Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah was recently held at the Holy Family Cathedral in Kuwait City, led by Patriarch Peter Ghareeb. The Mass was held in the presence of members of the Lebanese Business Council in...

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Crackdown on gatherings in bid to halt virus spread

Tawheed Al-Kandari KUWAIT: Police are actively pursuing violators of preventive measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus, the interior ministry confirmed yesterday, adding that officers have dispersed various public gatherings in the past few days. The interior ministry's warning comes as the Cabinet is set to discuss during its weekly meeting today the health situation in Kuwait, with the possibility of reintroducing lockdowns or...

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump takes his mask off before speaking from the South Portico of the White House in Washington, DC during a rally on October 10, 2020. - Trump spoke publicly for the first time since testing positive for Covid-19, as he prepares a rapid return to the campaign trail just three weeks before the election. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

Trump claims he's 'immune' from COVID

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump takes his mask off before speaking from the South Portico of the White House during a rally on Saturday. - AFP WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump yesterday declared himself immune from COVID-19 as he prepares to return to the campaign trail in a fight to regain ground against surging White House rival Joe Biden. "It looks like I'm immune for, I don't know, maybe a long time and maybe a short time, it...

Commuters wearing face masks as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus wait for a bus in Kolkata, India, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020. India's total coronavirus positive cases near 7 million with another 73,272 infections reported in the past 24 hours. The Health Ministry on Saturday put the total positive caseload at 6.97 million, second to 7.66 million infections registered in the worst-hit United States. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

India virus cases cross 7 million

NEW DELHI: India's coronavirus cases surged past seven million yesterday, taking it ever closer to overtaking the United States as the world's most infected country. Health ministry data showed a rise of almost 75,000 cases yesterday, taking the total to 7.05 million, second only to the US which has recorded 7.67 million infections.Experts say that the true number may be much higher, with testing rates in the vast country of 1.3 billion people...

TOPSHOT - Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the end of their men's final tennis match at the Philippe Chatrier court on Day 15 of The Roland Garros 2020 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on October 11, 2020. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Nadal wins 13th French Open

PARIS: Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning against Serbia's Novak Djokovic at the end of their men's final tennis match at the Philippe Chatrier court on Day 15 of The Roland Garros 2020 French Open tennis tournament yesterday. - AFP PARIS: Rafael Nadal demolished Novak Djokovic 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 to win his 13th French Open and equal Roger Federer's all-time record of 20 Grand Slam titles yesterday. For world number one Djokovic, the...

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LAPA continues to collaborate with international theater artists

American theater artist Mandy FoxBahraini artist Ahmed Saeed LAPA continues to organize the Theater Retreat workshops under the supervision of Arab and International theater artists. American theater artist Mandy Fox has finally finished her "Foundations in Voice" workshop. "I thank LAPA and its trainees for the warm welcome and kindness", Fox said. She added, "I hope that soon I will have the opportunity to cooperate directly with" LAPA "and...

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Egyptian artist crafts pictures with salt

Egyptian artist Hany Genedy poses for a photograph next to pictures made with salt in a gallery room at his home in Hihya city.-Reuters Egyptian artist Hany Genedy focuses as he carefully pours white salt onto a black surface to create an image of actor Al Pacino. Genedy experimented with materials such as leaves and money before settling on a substance he says is versatile and cheap - salt. Genedy, who crafts images of Egyptian and...

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Celebrities lead TED global call to act on climate crisis

This handout photo courtesy of TED shows entrepreneur and activist Lindsay Levin (left) and head of TED Chris Anderson (right) speaking at the Countdown Global Launch 2020 on Saturday.-AFP photos With a call to save the planet, Prince William and Pope Francis on Saturday joined activists, artists, celebrities and politicians in a free streamed TED event aimed at mobilizing and unifying people to confront the climate crisis. "The shared goals of...

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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

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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story