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Several injured in massive Mubarak Hospital brawl
KUWAIT: A huge fight broke out at Mubarak Hospital where 26 young men including Kuwaitis, Jordanians and Syrians fought using knives and surgical scissors. Many of them sustained medium and serious injuries before security forces and medical staff controlled the fight. Police arrested 21 of those involved, while a search is on for five others.Case papers indicate that the fight started between two groups in a Hawally governorate area, where two...
A fisherman cleans the water from trash and dead fish at the Shamlan Harbor in the Sharq district of Kuwait City on September 20, 2020.
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KUWAIT: A fisherman cleans the water from trash and dead fish at the Shamlan Harbor in Sharq yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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Palestinian National Museum art show opens in Paris
An exhibition of art donated to the as yet only notional National Museum of Palestine has gone on show in Paris. Works by the first couple of photography, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Martine Franck, as well as the street artist Jef Aerosol are featured in "Colors of the World", which runs at the Arab World Institute (IMA) in the French capital until December 20.Art given to the exiled museum has been held in the IMA's reserves in France since...
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London's music goes underground to beat lockdown blues
Musicians perform a staged funeral for the “death” of live music, during a socially-distanced photocall performance for One Night Records’ forthcoming ‘Lockdown Town’ production, on the banks of the River Thames in London.—AFP photos London's hard-hit live entertainment sector is hoping to prove it can resurrect itself from the coronavirus shutdown-and a series of gigs from a maze of tunnels could show the way to do it. "Lockdown...
Arsenal's German goalkeeper Bernd Leno (back) goes over the back of Arsenal's Spanish midfielder Dani Ceballos (front) as he claims the ball during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and West Ham United at the Emirates Stadium in London on September 19, 2020. (Photo by Julian Finney / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Arsenal strike late to beat wasteful West Ham
LONDON: Arsenal's German goalkeeper Bernd Leno (back) goes over the back of Arsenal's Spanish midfielder Dani Ceballos (front) as he claims the ball during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and West Ham United on September 19, 2020. - AFP LONDON: Mikel Arteta praised Arsenal's mental strength to strike late through Eddie Nketiah and beat West Ham 2-1 despite an underwhelming performance at the Emirates. The Gunners move...
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 19: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics drives to the basket against Tyler Herro #14 of the Miami Heat during the fourth quarter in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on September 19, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Celtics strike back with 117-106 win over Heat
FLORIDA: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics drives to the basket against Tyler Herro #14 of the Miami Heat during the fourth quarter in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Finals during the 2020 NBA Playoffs on September 19, 2020. - AFP MIAMI: The Boston Celtics hit back on Saturday, leading wire-to-wire in a 117-106 victory over the Miami Heat that cut the gap in the NBA Eastern Conference finals to two games to one. Jaylen Brown scored 26...
People wear their protective face masks while walking along a street in Ankara on September 18, 2020, as Turkey reported 1,648 new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, Covid-19, the highest daily jump in more than a month. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP)
COVID cases pits doctors against politicians
ANKARA: People wear their protective face masks while walking along a street in Ankara, as Turkey reported 1,648 new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus the highest daily jump in more than a month. - AFP ISTANBUL: Resurgent coronavirus cases in Turkey are fuelling tensions between doctors who say the official figures underplay the scale of the outbreak and politicians who accuse the country's medical association of undermining efforts to...
People holds signs as they pay their respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg near the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC on September 19, 2020. - US President Donald Trump vowed to quickly nominate a successor, likely a woman, to replace late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, only a day after the death of the liberal stalwart. (Photo by Jose Luis Magana / AFP)
'We got this': American left galvanized by death of RBG
WASHINGTON: People hold signs as they pay their respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg near the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC yesterday. - AFP WASHINGTON: The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg sounded a warning for American progressives, thousands of whom-wracked with ever-deepening concern for the future-gathered Saturday outside the Supreme Court in Washington to honor the late justice. As evening fell with a sudden September chill, a constant stream...
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Zain Kuwait, OSN sign strategic partnership
KUWAIT: OSN, the region's leading entertainment network, and Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, have sealed a partnership to make the OSN streaming app available to Zain customers in Kuwait. Zain customers can now enjoy access to the OSN streaming app and the thousands of hours of premium exclusive content available on the platform. Postpaid customers will receive a complimentary one-year OSN subscription when they subscribe...
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International lenders back $9.5bn financing for Russia's Arctic LNG 2
Europe's bankrolling of LNG projects is facing increasing criticism. --Reuters LONDON: International lenders have lined up about $9.5 billion in financial support for a Russian Arctic liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, a document seen by Reuters showed, even as such projects come under greater scrutiny over climate concerns. The $21 billion project, which received final investment approval a year ago, is expected to be launched in 2023 and to...
Farmers shout slogans as they march to burn an effigy of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, following the passing of†agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house) of representatives, on the outskirts of Amritsar on September 20, 2020. (Photo by NARINDER NANU / AFP)
India passes farm bills amid protest from oppn parties
AMRITSAR: Farmers shout slogans against the passing of agriculture bills in the Lok Sabha (lower house) of representatives, on the outskirts of Amritsar yesterday.-AFP NEW DELHI: India's parliament yesterday passed new bills the government says will make it easier for farmers to sell their produce directly to big buyers, despite growing protest from opposition parties and a long-time ally of the ruling party. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has...
Anti-government protesters take part in a pro-democracy rally in Bangkok on September 20, 2020. - Thousands of protesters marched in Bangkok on September 20 after staging the kingdom's largest rally in years -- the latest show of defiance in a pro-democracy movement which has demanded reforms to the unassailable monarchy. (Photo by Mladen ANTONOV / AFP)
Thailand protesters challenge monarchy as protests escalate
BANGKOK: Anti-government protesters take part in a pro-democracy rally in Bangkok yesterday. - AFP BANGKOK: Openly challenging the monarchy of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, thousands of protesters marched in Bangkok yesterday to present demands that include a call for reforms to curb his powers. Protesters have grown ever bolder during two months of demonstrations against Thailand's palace and military-dominated establishment, breaking a...
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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
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TEHRAN: Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh (center) flashes the victory sign during a swearing in ceremony of the new president at the parliament in Tehran on July 30 2024. - AFP
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KUWAIT: First Deputy PM and Defense and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah receives Dr Emad Yousef on July 31, 2024. - KUNA
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
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