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Kuwait Rhythmic Gymnastics team shine in Egypt

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Girls Rhythmic Gymnastics team added three new medals during the Pharaohs 4th International Gymnastics Championship that concluded in Egypt yesterday. The medals were won in the Juniors Category by players Raya Al-Qassar, who won the gold medal in the hoop. Nabeela Al-Kharafi won the silver medal in the ball routine and the bronze in the freestyle.Raya Al-Qassar was placed fourth in the ball routine, while Amina Al-Kandari...

Cartoon character Tony the Tiger arrives for the 76th Tony Awards at the United Palace in New York City on June 11, 2023. - AFP photos

‘Leopoldstadt’, ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ top Tony Awards

Tom Stoppard’s play “Leopoldstadt,” a look at how one family confronts loss, and intimate tragicomic musical “Kimberly Akimbo” earned the top prizes Sunday at the Tony Awards, the highest honors in American theater. Inclusion and identity were key themes on a night at which history was made – J Harrison Ghee in “Some Like It Hot” and Alex Newell in “Shucked” became the first openly nonbinary actors to win trophies for their...

Tourists take photographs on the famous pier of a South Korean Netflix series in the village of Iseltwald at the shore of Lake Brienz, in the Swiss Alps, on June 2, 2023.

Crash landing on us! Swiss village reels from Netflix fame

"It's a dream come true," said Filipina tourist Isabel Palijon, staring in wonder at a wooden pier framed by the turquoise waters of a Swiss lake and the towering Alps behind. And she is not alone. Ever since the hugely popular South Korean series "Crash Landing on You" aired a romantic scene shot on this very spot, the picturesque village of Iseltwald has been overrun by Asian tourists. The Netflix hit tells the unlikely story of a South Korean...

Carlos Fionda, 59, manager of Amazem Sao Thiago, shows their physical menu at the Lapa neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro on May 24, 2023. - AFP photos

QR code menus spark love-hate row in Rio, and beyond

Leafing through the leather-bound menu at a classic Rio de Janeiro restaurant, the tile-floored, wood-paneled Armazem Sao Thiago, 28-year-old Paula Cardoso says something that amounts to heresy in this establishment: “I prefer QR code menus.” Founded in 1919 and owned by the same family for three generations, Armazem Sao Thiago is a place that frowns on QR codes, those newfangled hieroglyphs that surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, letting...

KARACHI: Fishing boats are anchored at a fishing harbor on June 11, 2023. – AFP

Rains kill 27 in Pak; Amir sends condolences

PESHAWAR: Heavy rains followed by strong winds killed at least 27 people, including eight children, in northwest Pakistan, officials said Sunday. The storms hit four districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province late Saturday, with five siblings aged between two and 11 among the dead. “At least 12 people were buried alive after the roofs and walls of their houses collapsed,” Taimur Ali Khan, a spokesman for the provincial disaster management...

GREENSBORO, North Carolina: Former US President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump gestures as he speaks at the North Carolina Republican Party Convention on June 10, 2023. — AFP

Trump rallies supporters after indictment

COLUMBUS, Georgia: Donald Trump addressed his supporters Saturday for the first time since his indictment on multiple federal charges propelled the 2024 presidential election race into uncharted and potentially destabilizing territory. The 37 counts of the indictment — released on Friday and focused on his alleged mishandling of classified materials — set the former president up for a far more severe legal reckoning than the charges of...

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‘Unabomber’ dies in prison

WASHINGTON: Ted Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber”, who terrorized Americans from 1978 to 1995 with his sporadic, anonymous bombing campaign, died in prison Saturday, US authorities said. Kaczynski, 81, whose attacks killed three people and injured two dozen, was found unresponsive at 00:25 am (0425 GMT) at a federal prison medical center in Butner, North Carolina, said the Federal Bureau of Prisons. He was taken to the hospital, where he...

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Zain Jordan provides phone subscriptions in sign language

AMMAN: Zain’s operation in Jordan has made mobile phone subscriptions accessible via sign language for customers with hearing and visual impairments, in a step that is the first of its kind in the region to provide this service. Zain customers in Jordan who may be visually impaired, blind, hearing impaired, or deaf, will be able to view contracts and understand their terms through an audio-visual video available by scanning a QR Code located in...

KUWAIT: Education Minister Dr Hamad Al-Adwani checks on a student taking his final exam during an inspection tour he took to a number of schools on Sunday. -- KUNA photos

Grade 12 finals underway as MoE battles cheating

KUWAIT: Around 43,000 grade 12 students in public and Arabic private schools started their final exams on Sunday. Education Minister Dr Hamad Al-Adwani toured a number of schools to oversee the process and preparations put in place to facilitate the test-taking process for students, as well as efforts to prevent cheating. Schools opened their doors for 26,576 students in the scientific stream and 17,314 in the literary stream who are taking their...

KUWAIT: Speakers at the Kuwait University press conference held Sunday pose for a photo. -- KUNA

Kuwait university announces application dates for coming year

KUWAIT: Kuwait University announced Sunday that applications for the 2023-2024 academic year will be open from July 15-26. The announcement was made during a press conference held at the university to publicize the university’s summer term plan in addition to the ‘Future Makers’ forum, held starting Tuesday for three day, to review the educational system outcomes in Kuwait. Acting Admissions Registration Dean Dr Rawaa Al-Jarallah said an...

GCC officials pose for a photo on the sidelines of the meeting.

Kuwait FM takes part in 156th GCC ministerial meeting

RIYADH: Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah headed Kuwait's delegation participating in the 156th GCC foreign ministerial meeting, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. RIYADH: Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is seen with other officials during the meeting. -- KUNA photosThe meeting discussed supporting and strengthening the historical march of joint Gulf action in various fields. It...

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MoH issues Hajj guidelines as COVID restrictions lifted

KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health issued Saturday guidelines for pilgrims going to Mecca for the upcoming Hajj season. The Hajj season, expected to begin on June 26, will likely see millions of pilgrims flock to the holy city of Mecca. This is the first Hajj season since the COVID-19 pandemic to see restrictions lifted on the number of people allowed to perform the pilgrimage.In its guidelines, the ministry said that pilgrims must be fully...

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Minister of Public Works Dr Noura Al-Meshaan is pictured during a meeting in the presence of a number of representatives of the concerned authorities. - KUNA

New airport project to support Kuwait’s economic growth

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Watercolor painting depicting Edaida.

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Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassim Al-Budaiwi and President of the European Council Charles Michel. - KUNA

European Council strengthens GCC ties, seeks to prevent Middle East escalation

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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait’s electricity crisis persists amid power cuts