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All eyes turn to the conclave; Pope’s tomb opens to public
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Spain, Portugal switch back on, seek answers after biggest ever blackout
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Harvard under US investigation for ‘race-based discrimination
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Zionists accused of using aid as a ‘weapon of war’
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Iran accuses Zionist PM of ‘dictating’ US policy
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All eyes turn to the conclave; Pope’s tomb opens to public
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Spain, Portugal switch back on, seek answers after biggest ever blackout
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Harvard under US investigation for ‘race-based discrimination
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Zionists accused of using aid as a ‘weapon of war’
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Iran accuses Zionist PM of ‘dictating’ US policy
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All eyes turn to the conclave; Pope’s tomb opens to public
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Spain, Portugal switch back on, seek answers after biggest ever blackout
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Harvard under US investigation for ‘race-based discrimination
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Zionists accused of using aid as a ‘weapon of war’
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Iran accuses Zionist PM of ‘dictating’ US policy
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All eyes turn to the conclave; Pope’s tomb opens to public
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High school exams postponed due to mourning over Sultan's death
By A Saleh KUWAIT: Kuwaiti flags are flown at half-mast outside the State Audit Bureau building yesterday. - KUNA KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education (MOE) announced yesterday deferring Sunday and Monday midterm exams to Tuesday and Wednesday, following His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah's orders to declare a three-day mourning period in Kuwait, flying flags at half-mast and giving three days off to various government bodies...
Passenger traffic at Kuwait airport up 4% in 2019
KUWAIT: Passenger traffic at Kuwait International Airport increased by four percent last year from a year prior, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said. Some 15.448 million passengers used the airport in 2019 compared to 14.813 million in 2018, it explained in a statement. This includes 7.715 million arrivals compared to 7.425 million, with departures recording 7.733 million compared to 7.387 million. Planes traveling through the...
UN charter first line of defense for small countries: Kuwait
NEW YORK: Kuwait’s Permanent Representative to UN Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi speaks during the session. – KUNA NEW YORK: Kuwait affirmed that the United Nations charter constituted "the first line of defense for small countries," noting that the 1991 liberation of Kuwait was an example how efforts could be coordinated for such an achievement. The Kuwaiti stance was demonstrated at a United Nations Security Council session-addressed by the...
Penumbral lunar eclipse visible in Kuwait
KUWAIT: A penumbral lunar was visible in Kuwait Friday evening, said a Kuwaiti astronomer. The eclipse took place at 8:05 pm local time and ran until 12:15 am yesterday morning, Adel Al-Saadoun said. The penumbral lunar eclipse could only be seen with a microscope, he said, adding that no part of the moon entered the Earth's much darker umbra and the lower portion of the moon tracks deep into the Earth's outer shadow. Six lunar and solar...
Global box office has biggest ever year thanks to Disney mega-hits
In this file photo taken on April 25, 2019, fans of the Avengers strike a pose while dressed in costumes for a costume contest before the first screening of "Avengers: Endgame" at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California. - AFP If streaming was meant to mark the demise of movie theaters, Disney did not get the memo. Theaters around the world took in an all-time record $42.5 billion last year, thanks largely to an unprecedented string...
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KUWAIT: A falcon performs during a hunting competition at the Sabah Al-Ahmad heritage village, about 140kms northwest of Kuwait City on Friday. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gulf security
Muna Al-Fuzai I really am surprised by those who are anxiously waiting or hoping to hear news of a world war, imagining war is a football match or a fiction movie, so that everyone can enjoy the maximum thrill and suspense and then go back home happily and safely! But they do not know that they will be part of the killing, displacement and destruction, and that they may no longer have a roof over their heads. Unfortunately, there are those...
Middle East tensions could impact markets after strong end to 2019
A screen displays Industrials Average after the close on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City. KUWAIT: Financial markets enjoyed a strong end to 2019 with the US S&P equity index up 3 percent m/m and 10-year treasury yields edging back above 1.9 percent as optimism grew over the outlook for global growth amid mildly encouraging economic data and the agreement of a 'phase one' trade deal between the US and China. ...
Bzigo marks mosquitoes for death
LAS VEGAS: Startup Bzigo displays a mosquito hunting gadget at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 9, 2020. - AFP LAS VEGAS: Startup Bzigo was at the Consumer Electronics Show this week with a gadget designed to spot mosquitos and then mark them for death. Bzigo, pronounced like "buzz" and "go" combined, watches constantly for flying mosquitoes and then hits them with a beam of laser light after they land. The first generation...
India blows up luxury high-rises over environmental violations
KOCHI: An apartment complex is pictured during a controlled implosion ordered by the Supreme Court for violating coastal construction regulations in Kochi yesterday.-AFP KOCHI: Two luxury waterfront high-rises in southern India were reduced to rubble in controlled explosions yesterday in a rare example of authorities getting tough on builders who break environmental rules. The 19-floor H2O Holy Faith complex of 90 flats-overlooking Kerala...
Future of mobility: Some wild rides ahead
LAS VEGAS: Attendees visit the Neon booth on Friday on the final day of the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. - AFP LAS VEGAS: In the not-too-distant future you could ride one, two or three wheels… or maybe none at all. Tech-inspired solutions for mobility-on land, air and water-featured prominently at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show this week. Some innovators played with long-established ideas like the bicycle or...
Government says no secret clause in neutral zone pact
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Deputy Prime Minister, Interior Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al-Saleh attend yesterday's parliament session. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat By B Izzak KUWAIT: The government told the National Assembly that Kuwait has not made any territorial concessions in striking a new border pact with neighboring Saudi Arabia in the divided zone,...
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