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Commercial Bank celebrates Int'l Women's Day
KUWAIT: Within its constant attention and appreciation of the role women play in various societies and in collaboration with Lush Kuwait General Trading Company, the Commercial Bank of Kuwait (CBK) recently celebrated the International Women's Day by distributing special gifts to its female employees at its headquarters and various branches around Kuwait. In this regard, CBK's corporal communication deputy general manager Amani Al-Wer'a said:...
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Coronavirus in Kuwait: What we know so far
KUWAIT: Kuwait has so far recorded 65 cases infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which all are for Kuwaiti patients who returned to the country from Iran, except for an Egyptian national who returned to Kuwait from a visit to Azerbaijan. With the exception of three cases in critical condition, all cases are in stable condition and are recovering in quarantined locations designated by the government for this purpose, while dozens have...
PHOENIX, AZ - MARCH 8: Mikal Bridges #25 of the Phoenix Suns shoots the ball against the Milwaukee Bucks on March 8, 2020 at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2020 NBAE Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP
Suns drop Antetokounmpo-less Bucks
PHOENIX: Mikal Bridges #25 of the Phoenix Suns shoots the ball against the Milwaukee Bucks at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona. - AFP PHOENIX: Devin Booker scored 20 of his team-high 36 points in a 47-point first quarter for Phoenix on Sunday as the host Suns took advantage of the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo to thump the Milwaukee Bucks 140-131. The Bucks announced before the game that an MRI exam taken on Antetokounmpo's left...
ORLANDO, FLORIDA - MARCH 08: Tyrrell Hatton of England celebrates with the trophy after winning during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge on March 08, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. Sam Greenwood/Getty Images/AFP
Hatton holds off Leishman to win at brutal Bay Hill
ORLANDO: Tyrrell Hatton of England celebrates with the trophy after winning during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented by MasterCard at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge yesterday in Orlando, Florida. - AFP MIAMI: Britain's Tyrrell Hatton, in only his second tournament since right wrist surgery, held off Australian Marc Leishman to win his first US PGA Tour title Sunday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. The 28-year-old...
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'Onward' tops N. America box office amid unsure virus impact
As the film industry warily watched for any impact from the coronavirus, new Pixar animation "Onward" topped the North American box office this weekend, but with one of the lowest starts of any Pixar/Disney film. The family-oriented movie took in an estimated $40 million for the Friday-to-Sunday period, somewhat below projections, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported. Its international take of $28 million was also well under...
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Rome's Raphael show falls victim to coronavirus
Exhibition catalogs are displayed for the exhibition "Raffaello", dedicated to Renaissance master Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, known as Raphael, at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome.-AFP Rome's blockbuster exhibition marking 500 years since the death of Renaissance master Raphael fell victim Sunday to a government decree shutting all museums because of the new coronavirus threat. The show at Rome's Scuderie del Quirinale presidential palace...
Traders work on the floor during the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange on March 9, 2020 in New York. - Trading on Wall Street was temporarily halted early March 9, 2020 as US stocks joined a global rout on crashing oil prices and mounting worries over the coronavirus.The suspension was triggered after the S&P 500's losses hit seven percent. Near 1340 GMT, the broad-based index was down more than 200 points at 2,764.21. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)
Oil crash sparks 'Black Monday' meltdown
NEW YORK: Traders work on the floor during the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday in New York. Trading on Wall Street was temporarily halted early yesterday as US stocks joined a global rout on crashing oil prices and mounting worries over the coronavirus. - AFP LONDON: World oil prices crashed yesterday, fuelling a vicious selloff on stock markets which were already buckling under intense pressure over the spreading...
A young boy does a cartwheel on a dirt road on the Okuryangava settlement in Windhoek, Namibia, 5 February 2020. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Kim Harrisberg
Follow the water! Worsening drought dries up housing for rural Namibians
WINDHOEK: A young boy does a cartwheel on a dirt road on the Okuryangava settlement on Feb 5, 2020. - Reuters WINDHOEK: When Pedro Dhila left his homestead in northern Namibia one year ago to seek greener pastures in the country's capital, he meant it both literally and figuratively. Dhila hoped Windhoek would hold better opportunities after worsening drought in the Omusati region decimated his crops and nearly 30 of his cows. But once he...
A couple takes a stroll on a sidewalk in Qatif city in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, some 400Km from the capital Riyadh, on March 9, 2020. (Photo by STR / AFP)
Saudi to fine people for hiding health details
QATIF: A couple takes a stroll on a sidewalk in Qatif city in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, some 400Km from the capital Riyadh yesterday. - AFP DUBAI: Saudi Arabia will impose a fine of up to 500,000 riyals ($133,000) on people who do not disclose health information and travel details at entry points, it said yesterday, as the Gulf state works to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The kingdom on Sunday imposed a temporary lockdown on its...
Sudanese rescue teams and security forces gather next to damaged vehicles at the site of an assassination attempt against Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, who survived the attack with explosives unharmed, in the capital Khartoum on March 9, 2020. - A top aide to Hamdok and a cabinet official confirmed to AFP that he had escaped an attack, while images on state television showed at least two damaged vehicles at the site of the blast in the Kober district, northeast of the centre of Khartoum. (Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP)
Sudan's Prime Minister survives an assassination attempt in Khartoum
KHARTOUM: Sudanese rescue teams and security forces gather next to damaged vehicles at the site of an assassination attempt against Sudan's Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, who survived the attack with explosives unharmed, in the capital Khartoum yesterday. - AFP KHARTOUM: Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok survived an assassination attempt targeting his convoy as he headed to work yesterday morning in the capital Khartoum, officials said....
Officials and guests react after hearing loud blasts during Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's swearing in inauguration ceremony, at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on March 9, 2020. - Afghanistan lurched deeper into political crisis on March 9 as the rivals for the country's leadership had themselves sworn in at simultaneous ceremonies that were interrupted by at least two blasts. (Photo by WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP)
Blasts hit Afghanistan as feuding leaders hold separate ceremonies
KABUL: Officials and guests react after hearing loud blasts during Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's swearing in inauguration ceremony, at the Presidential Palace in Kabul yesterday. - AFP KABUL: Afghanistan lurched deeper into political crisis yesterday as the country's two rival leaders swore themselves in as president at simultaneous ceremonies that were interrupted by at least two blasts. The bitter feud between President Ashraf Ghani and his...
This picture taken on March 9, 2020 in the city of Qamishli in Syria's northeastern Hasakah province, shows a Russian military light multirole vehicle (LMV) driving in a convoy from the town of Tal Tamr to Qamishli airport. (Photo by Delil SOULEIMAN / AFP)
As global arms trade thrives, US widens gap with Russia
QAMISHLI: A Russian military light multirole vehicle (LMV) seen in a convoy in the town of Tal Tamr. - AFP STOCKHOLM: Worldwide major arms exports have increased on growing demand from countries in conflict, researchers in Sweden said yesterday, with top exporter the United States widening its lead over Russia. Over the five years from 2015 to 2019, international arms exports grew by 5.5 percent from the 2010-2014 period, according to a report...
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KUWAIT CITY: Jassim Al-Awadhi waits at a bus stop as a bus approaches in this file photo.
Disorganized bus network behind lacking transit system
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Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan
Shamlan leaves Olympic Games
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KUWAIT: Young girls participate in Girl Up Kuwait's first conference which focused on the role of women in Kuwaiti society and politics.
Girl Up Kuwait: Young trailblazers give girls a voice
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Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise
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Kuwaiti pilots learn to fly Turkish Bayraktar drones