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Federation of Arab Journalists condemn 'Deal of the Century'
CAIRO: Members of the secretariat general and permanent bureau of the Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ) attend a meeting in Cairo. CAIRO: The Federation of Arab Journalists (FAJ) condemned the US Middle East peace plan that was announced by President Donald Trump under the name "Deal of the Century," and said it is a flagrant encroachment on Palestinian rights, homes, property and freedoms. This came in the closing statement of the...
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Kuwaiti, Qatari artists display works in embassy
DOHA: Qatari artist Noor Al-Shammari. - KUNA DOHA: A number of paintings by Kuwaiti and Qatari artists were exhibited at Kuwait's Embassy in Qatar yesterday portraying the rulers of the two countries at the on Kuwait's national celebrations. Qatari artists Mona Al-Bader and Noor Al-Shammari made portraits of His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, as well as Qatar's...
Security officers and residents wearing a protective facemask to protect against the COVID-19 coronavirus stand at the entrance of a residential compound where temperature and special cards access are needed to enter or exit, in Beijing on February 24, 2020. - The novel coronavirus has spread to more than 25 countries since it emerged in December and is causing mounting alarm due to new outbreaks in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. (Photo by NICOLAS ASFOURI / AFP)
New virus cases rise in Italy, Korea, Iran
BEIJING: Security officers and residents wearing a protective facemask to protect against the COVID-19 coronavirus stand at the entrance of a residential compound where temperature and special cards access are needed to enter or exit yesterday. - AFP BEIJING: Italy, South Korea and Iran reported sharp rises in coronavirus infections yesterday, triggering concern from the World Health Organization (WHO), but China relaxed some curbs on movement,...
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Islamic Jihad launches new round of rockets, mortars towards Israel
GAZA: Photo shows smoke trails from rockets fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza City. Islamic Jihad militants claimed responsibility for another round of rockets fired towards Israel yesterday following a new flare-up between the group and the Jewish state. - AFP JERUSALEM: Islamic Jihad fired a further volley of rockets and mortars from Gaza towards Israel yesterday, following a flare-up between the group and the Jewish state that triggered...
Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange,hold placards calling for his freedom outside Woolwich Crown Court in southeast London on February 24, 2020, on the day of the opening of the full hearing into a US request for Assange's extradition. - A British court on February 24 starts hearing Washington's extradition request for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a test case of media freedoms in the digital age and the global limits of US justice. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)
US accuses WikiLeaks founder of risking lives of intelligence sources
LONDON: Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, hold placards calling for his freedom outside Woolwich Crown Court in southeast London yesterday. - AFP LONDON: A lawyer for the United States yesterday accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of risking the lives of intelligence sources by publishing classified US government documents, as his extradition hearing opened in a London court. Assange faces charges under the US Espionage Act...
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Ethiopian-Israeli MP says seeking equality, Netanyahu's ouster
HADERA: The first Israeli Jewish woman of Ethiopian origin to be elected to the Knesset (parliament) Pnina Tamano Shata (2nd left), visits members of the Ethiopian community in the coastal city of Hadera. - AFP HADERA: The first Ethiopian-born Jewish woman elected to Israel's parliament, who said she is fighting for racial equality, has become a key player in the effort to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Pnina Tamano-Shata, a former...
Soldiers patrol the streets following the declaration of President Faure Gnassingbe and candidate of the ruling Union for the Republic (UNIR) party who was declared winner of the just concluded presidential election in Lome, on February 24, 2020. - Togo President Faure Gnassingbe has won a fourth term in power, the national electoral commission declared on February 24, 2020, as his main rival accused authorities of fraud. The incumbent leader took 72 percent of the vote share in the first round of the presidential election, the commission said, far ahead of former prime minister Agbeyome Kodjo, with 18 percent. (Photo by PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFP)
2 sides claim victory in Togo's election as challenger cries foul
LOME: Soldiers patrol the streets following the declaration of President Faure Gnassingbe and candidate of the ruling Union for the Republic (UNIR) party who was declared winner of the just concluded presidential election yesterday. - AFP LOME: Two sides have claimed victory in Togo's presidential election as the main challenger to incumbent Faure Gnassingbe cried foul, citing "revelations of fraud". The national electoral commission Ceni has...
People attend 'Namaste Trump' rally at Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, on February 24, 2020. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)
Trump stumbles on Indian names and Hindi word in cricket stadium speech
AHMEDABAD: People attend 'Namaste Trump' rally at Sardar Patel Stadium in Motera, on the outskirts of Ahmedabad yesterday. - AFP AHMEDABAD: US President Donald Trump yesterday managed to mangle his pronunciation of several Indian names and a Hindi word on an otherwise successful first day of his state visit to India. Cheered by more than 100,000 people at the opening of the world's largest cricket stadium, Trump tried to praise his host, Prime...
Bruce Aylward, head of the WHO-China Joint Mission on COVID-19 speaks at a press conference about the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, in Beijing on February 24, 2020. - The novel coronavirus has spread to more than 25 countries since it emerged in December and is causing mounting alarm due to new outbreaks in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. (Photo by MATTHEW KNIGHT / AFP)
Deadly coronavirus spreads worldwide
BEIJING: Bruce Aylward, head of the WHO-China Joint Mission on COVID-19 speaks at a press conference about the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, in Beijing yesterday. - AFP BEIJING: Fears of a global coronavirus pandemic deepened yesterday with a growing number of deaths in Iran and the worsening of other outbreaks across Asia, the Middle East and Europe. The number of fatalities in China-where the virus emerged late last year-also continued to...
Policemen stand on a vandalised road following clashes between supporters and opponents of a new citizenship law, at Bhajanpura area of New Delhi on February 24, 2020, ahead of US President arrival in New Delhi. - Fresh clashes raged in New Delhi in protests over a contentious citizenship law on February 24, hours ahead of a visit to the Indian capital by US President Donald Trump. India has seen weeks of demonstrations and violence since a new citizenship law -- that critics say discriminates against Muslims -- came into force in December. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP)
Fresh clashes rage in New Delhi over a contentious law
NEW DELHI: Policemen stand on a vandalized road following clashes between supporters and opponents of a new citizenship law, at Bhajanpura area of New Delhi yesterday. - AFP NEW DELHI: Fresh clashes raged in New Delhi in protests over a contentious citizenship law yesterday, hours ahead of a visit to the Indian capital by US President Donald Trump. India has seen weeks of demonstrations and violence since a new citizenship law - that critics...
Models present creations for Dolce & Gabbana's Women Fall - Winter 2020 fashion collection on February 23, 2020 in Milan. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)
Comfort and glamour at Dolce & Gabbana as show goes on in Milan
Models present creations for Dolce & Gabbana’s Women Fall - Winter 2020 fashion collection on Sunday in Milan. – AFP photos Dolce & Gabbana prepared for the winter chill on Sunday, staging a Fall/Winter 2020 show featuring oversized chunky sweaters, woolly socks and furry slippers. The Italian fashion house's presentation at Milan Fashion Week came shortly after Giorgio Armani announced he would hold his show, due to take place two hours...
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Mapping coronavirus: South Koreans turn to online tracking as cases surge
SEOUL: As the new coronavirus spreads in South Korea, private software developers have set up websites and apps to help people track cases and shun places where infected people have been in the hope of avoiding the fast-spreading virus. The government, stung by criticism of how it handled past outbreaks, initially released very detailed information on confirmed cases, including the age, gender and daily routes infected people took before being...
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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