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Democracy in Kuwait
Muna Al-Fuzai By Muna Al-FuzaiMore than 50 years have passed since the beginning of parliamentary life in Kuwait. In this period, citizens have lived the experience of democracy, which may be short compared to Western countries, but it has been rich, with both felicitous and unsuccessful practices. But, last week's incident led some of us to rethink what we have learned from this experience as a whole, its defects and means of reform in order...
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Cyber security
By Fatima Nasser Al-AzmiWere you the victim of electronic hacking? Were you blackmailed by an encroachment on your privacy and personal data, or theft from your bank accounts? Or maybe some hackers impersonated you and took over your social media accounts? The vast and quick development of information technology, and the use of networks make us prone to all of this, be it individually or jointly. Electronic hacking is of many types and...
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Zain launches DOB service in partnership with beIN CONNECT
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced the launch of Direct Operator Billing (DOB) service in partnership with beIN MEDIA GROUP, the leading sports and entertainment content provider. The DOB service allows Zain customers to easily and securely subscribe to beIN CONNECT via their phone bill to enjoy exclusive local and international sport content on their smart devices wherever they are. Zain's partnership with...
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Photo of the Day
KUWAIT: A solar eclipse seen in Kuwait in this December 26, 2019 file photo. - Photo by Jassem Al-Haidari (KUNA)
Children watch as a Turkish military convoy that crossed into the Syrian territory via the Kafr Lusin border, passes near Syria's northwestern city of Idlib as it heads toward the south of the Idlib province, on February 22, 2020. (Photo by Omar HAJ KADOUR / AFP)
UN fears 'bloodbath' in Syria
IDLIB, Syria: Children watch as a Turkish military convoy that crossed into the Syrian territory via the Kafr Lusin border passes near this northwestern city as it heads towards the south of the Idlib province yesterday. - AFP GENEVA: The United Nations has warned that fighting in northwest Syria could "end in a bloodbath" and called again for a ceasefire, while Moscow denied reports of a mass flight of civilians from a Russian-led Syrian...
A woman checks the merchandise of a street vendor in the Iranian capital Tehran on February 22, 2020, a day after Iran's parliamentary elections. - Conservatives appeared to be in the lead as the first results of Iran's parliamentary election came in Saturday, amid expectations of a low turnout after the disqualification of many candidates. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)
Global watchdog places Iran on terror financing blacklist
Tehran: A woman checks the merchandise of a street vendor in the Iranian capital Tehran yesterday. - AFP PARIS: The global dirty money watchdog placed Iran on its blacklist on Friday after it failed to comply with international anti-terrorism financing norms, a move that will deepen the country's isolation from financial markets. The decision came after more than three years of warnings from the Paris-based Financial Action Taskforce (FATF)...
Protesters react from inside a police car after they were detained by Kazakh police in Almaty, southeastern Kazakhstan, on February 22, 2020. - Police in Kazakhstan detained up to a hundred activists Saturday after two opposition groups announced plans to hold anti-government protests in the oil-rich Central Asian country. (Photo by Ruslan PRYANIKOV / AFP)
Kazakhstan police detain around 200 protesters
ALMATY, Kazakhstan: Protesters react from inside a police car after they were detained by Kazakh police yesterday. - AFP ALMATY: Police in Kazakhstan detained around 200 people yesterday as two opposition groups called for anti-government demonstrations in the oil-rich Central Asian country. An AFP correspondent saw police detain around 30 activists from the unregistered Democratic Party as they attempted to hold a protest in the largest city...
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Emboldened by 'heroes' and hate music, white extremists on the rise
HANAU, Germany: Videograb taken from footage made available on YouTube shows Tobias R, a man suspected to have killed nine people at a shisha bar and a cafe in this western German city late Feb 19, 2020 before apparently killing himself. - AFP PARIS: They may lack centralized organization or even a common goal, but white supremacists encouraged by the exploits of extremist "heroes" canonized on social media pose an ever-growing security threat,...
TOPSHOT - Models present creations for Emporio Armani's Women Fall - Winter 2020 fashion collection on February 21, 2020 in Milan. (Photo by Andreas SOLARO / AFP)
Fashion industry "raping" women with sex-driven marketing, says Armani
Models present creations for Emporio Armani's Women Fall - Winter 2020 fashion collection on Friday in Milan. -AFP photos Giorgio Armani accused the fashion industry on Friday of "raping" women with short-lived trends and sex-driven marketing as he presented his Emporio Armani line at Milan Fashion Week. "I think it's time for me to say what I think. Women keep getting raped by designers, by us," Armani, 85, told reporters on the sidelines of...
Smoke rises from the Fessenheim nuclear powerplant in Fessenheim, eastern France, on February 22, 2020, following the closing of the first of the two reactors of the Fessenheim power plant overnight. - France started to close its oldest atomic power plant on early February 22 after 43 years in operation, the first in a series of reactor shutdowns but hardly a signal the country will reduce its reliance on nuclear energy anytime soon. Unplugging the two reactors at Fessenheim, along the Rhine near France's eastern border with Germany and Switzerland, became a key goal of anti-nuclear campaigners after the catastrophic meltdown at Fukushima in Japan in 2011. The first reactor was shut down on early February 22 and the second will be closed on June 30, though it will be several months before they go cold and the used fuel can start to be removed. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)
France begins shutting down oldest nuclear plant
FESSENHEIM: Smoke rises from the Fessenheim nuclear power plant in Fessenheim, eastern France, yesterday following the closing of the first of the two reactors of the Fessenheim power plant overnight. - AFP FESSENHEIM: French state-owned energy giant EDF yesterday began shutting down the country's oldest nuclear power plant after 43 years in operation. EDF said it had disconnected one of two reactors at Fessenheim, along the Rhine near France's...
US singer-songwriter Billie Eilish collects her International Female Solo Artist award during the BRIT Awards 2020 ceremony and live show in London on February 18, 2020. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE ñ NO POSTERS ñ NO MERCHANDISEñ NO USE IN PUBLICATIONS DEVOTED TO ARTISTS
Eilish breaks record with James Bond theme
US singer-songwriter Billie Eilish collects her International Female Solo Artist award during the BRIT Awards 2020 ceremony and live show in London.-AFP Teenage pop star Billie Eilish scored another record on Friday as her new single enjoyed the biggest opening week of all time for a James Bond theme in the British charts. "No Time To Die" landed straight in at number one, according to the Official Singles Chart, becoming the 18-year-old's...
Governor of the Bank of Japan Haruhiko Kuroda speaks to journalists during the G20 finance ministers meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on February 22, 2020. - Finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 nations meet in the Saudi capital today for a two-day gathering to discuss the global economy and the risks from the coronavirus epidemic. (Photo by FAYEZ NURELDINE / AFP)
Saudi hosts G20 financial leaders
RIYADH: Governor of the Bank of Japan Haruhiko Kuroda speaks to journalists during the G20 finance ministers meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh yesterday. - AFP RIYADH: Finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 nations meet in the Saudi capital yesterday for a two-day gathering to discuss the global economy and the risks from the coronavirus epidemic. Aside from an action plan to shield the world economy from the impact of the...
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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