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TOPSHOT - EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Members of a Syrian civil defence team, known as the White Helmets, prepare the bodies of children, among nine civilians killed in an air strike in the rebel-held northern Aleppo province, for burial in a collective grave in the village of Urum al-Kubra on February 3, 2020, following one of the deadliest rounds of bombardment since an ongoing government offensive against the area started last month. (Photo by AAREF WATAD / AFP)
Turkey, Syria in deadly flare-up
URUM AL-KUBRA, Syria: Members of the Syrian White Helmets prepare the bodies of children killed in a Russian air strike for burial in this village in rebel-held northern Aleppo province yesterday. - AFP BEIRUT: Turkish and Syrian troops traded fire in northwest Syria yesterday, with more than 20 reported dead, further raising tension between Ankara and regime backer Moscow over the war-torn Idlib rebel enclave. Russian air strikes also killed...
A taken on February 3, 2020, shows a general of prayer room inside Slovenia's first mosque, designed by the Bevk Perovic Arhitekti architecture firm, in Ljubljana. - Slovenia's first mosque opened its doors in the capital Ljubljana on February 3, more than 50 years after the initial request to build it was made. Muslims in the predominantly Catholic Alpine country first filed a request to build a mosque in the late 1960s while Slovenia was still part of the former Communist Yugoslavia. The community received permission 15 years ago, but ran into opposition from right-wing politicians and groups, as well as financial troubles. (Photo by Jure Makovec / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION
Slovenia's first mosque opens after 50 years
LJUBLJANA: A picture taken yesterday shows a general view of the prayer hall inside Slovenia's first mosque. - AFP LJUBLJANA, Slovenia: Slovenia's first mosque opened in the capital Ljubljana on Monday after surmounting financial hurdles and right-wing opposition, 50 years after the initial request to build was made. Opponents of the project - including those who criticized its Qatari financing - have repeatedly tried to halt it, and pig heads...
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China's top leadership admits 'shortcomings' in virus response
WUHAN, China: This aerial photo taken on Sunday shows the Huoshenshan hospital, which means "Fire God Mountain", after it was handed over to China's army in this city in China's central Hubei province. - AFP BEIJING: China's top leadership yesterday admitted "shortcomings and difficulties" in its response to the coronavirus outbreak and the government said it "urgently" needed medical supplies to battle the outbreak which has killed more than...
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Diplomat: Kuwait, Philippines want deal on domestic workers
KUWAIT: A joint Kuwaiti-Filipino committee convenes yesterday. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait and the Philippines are mutually committed to put in place proper procedures over the recruitment of domestic labor, said a Kuwaiti diplomat yesterday. A joint Kuwaiti-Filipino committee convened over the course of two days to discuss the matter, Kuwait's Assistant Foreign Minister for Consular Affairs Sami Al-Hamad said in a statement. Both countries are...
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London seeks closer ties with Kuwait following Brexit: Minister Murrison
Andrew Murrison KUWAIT: Britain is seeking even closer relationship with the State of Kuwait following Brexit, a senior government official has said, as London was eyeing broad and deep ties across the region. Minister of State for International Development and the Middle East Dr Andrew Murrison said Britain was seeking advancement of relations with Kuwait since it left the European Union (EU) over the weekend. "That means seeking broad and...
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KMAC honors pioneers of Kuwaiti media
KUWAIT: President of KMAC Madhi Al-Khamees speaks during the event. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: Kuwait Media Association and Communication (KMAC) held a Kuwait Media Day event on Sunday. During the event, a discussion panel was held, where journalists spoke about the present situation of Kuwait's media and their aspirations for the future. Journalists also spoke about the most important issues and the obstacles they...
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Kuwait-UK 15th Joint Steering Group session convenes
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah and UK Minister of State for International Development and the Middle East Dr Andrew Murrison sign an agreement during the 15th Kuwait-UK Joint Steering Group (JSG) meeting. - KUNA photos KUWAIT: The 15th Kuwait-UK Joint Steering Group (JSG) was held in Kuwait on Sunday to review the historical friendly ties between the two countries. Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah headed...
KUWAIT: MP Safa Al-Hashem speaks during a National Assembly session yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Lawmaker files proposal to abolish article 153
By A Saleh KUWAIT: MP Safa Al-Hashem speaks during a National Assembly session yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: MP Safa Al-Hashem announced filing a proposal to cancel article 153 of penal law number 16/1960. In her proposal, Hashem stressed that this particular article is a violation of the constitution in the form of gender segregation, as well the principle of considering defendants innocent until proven guilty. Hashem stressed...
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Rafa Nadal Academy 'vital' for advancing Kuwait's tennis: KTF president
KUWAIT: Rafa Nadal Tennis Academy Kuwait, which will open tomorrow, is vital to the advancement of the game in the country, Kuwait Tennis Federation (KTF) President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said yesterday. In an interview with KUNA, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber said that this organization will enable local talent emerging in tennis, as well as upcoming generations of champions in Kuwait. The opening of the Academy in the Sheikh Jaber Al-Abdullah...
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Rubik's Cube 'Mona Lisa' goes on sale in Paris
A street art Rubik's Cube version of the "Mona Lisa" is expected to sell for up to 150,000 euros ($166,000) when it goes under the hammer in Paris this month. Made from 330 Rubik's Cubes by the French artist Invader-famous for his ceramic Space Invaders figures inspired by the vintage pixelated video game-is called "Rubik Mona Lisa". It is the first of a series of works in which the artist has recreated some of the great paintings of art...
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UK to toughen terrorism rules
LONDON: Police forensic officers work outside of a Boots store on Streatham High Road in south London yesterday, after a man was shot dead by police, following reports he had stabbed two people. - AFP LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out tougher rules on releasing people convicted of terrorism offences after an Islamist attacker injured two people in a stabbing spree days after he was set free half way through his prison...
Iraqi Anti-government demonstrators block a road with burning tires in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah on February 3, 2020 during a demonstration against the new Iraqi prime minister designate. - Allawi was named prime minister-designate after a hard-won consensus among Iraq's rival parties, who had struggled to agree on a candidate since outgoing premier Adel Abdel Mahdi resigned under growing street pressure two months ago. Mass rallies have rocked Baghdad and the mainly-Shiite south since October, with protesters demanding snap elections and an independent prime minister as well as accountability for corruption and recent bloodshed. (Photo by Asaad NIAZI / AFP)
Iraqi cleric Sadr tells followers to clear sit-ins after PM appointed
NASIRIYAH: Iraqi Anti-government demonstrators block a road with burning tires in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah yesterday during a demonstration against the new Iraqi prime minister designate. - AFP BAGHDAD: Populist Iraqi cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr urged his followers to help security forces clear roads blocked during months of sit-in protests, calling for a return to normal life after the designation of a new prime minister. Sadr, who had...
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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