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Kuwaiti photographer Mohammad Al-Kouh
Kuwaiti photographer wins Sheikh Saud award
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti photographer Mohammad Al-Kouh has won Sheikh Saud Al-Thani award for photography in Qatar for his photos of the Kuwait island Failaka. He told KUNA that the award is granted to photographers who shoot in a narrative manner. He added that his photos document all houses and buildings on the island. - KUNA
KUWAIT: The Social Affairs Ministry marks Arab Orphan Day under the theme ‘We are your friends’. — KUNA
Social Affairs Ministry marks Arab Orphan Day
KUWAIT: The Social Affairs minister, Mai Al-Baghli has assured that the keenness of the Ministry to provide all the support to orphans and to reduce all obstacles that may face during the celebration of the Arab Orphan Day under the theme "We are your friends". Al-Baghli said the Ministry is keen to develop projects related to orphans, especially the "friendly families" and the "surrogate mother" projects, which received great attention from the...
KUWAIT: The International Space Station (ISS) transits the sun as seen from the Al-Leyah desert, on the outskirts of Kuwait City, on April 7, 2023. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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IQRIT: Christian believers visit a grave at the cemetery of the Palestinian village of Iqrit, on April 7, 2023. – AFP
Christians mark Easter in destroyed Palestinian village
IQRIT: Surrounded by spring flowers and the ruins of their family homes near the border with Lebanon, Christians gathered Friday to ensure their Easter traditions survive decades after the destruction of their Palestinian village of Iqrit. As people burned incense beside their relatives’ tombs, Father Souhail Khoury recounted the importance his community attached to returning to Iqrit. “All the families of our village and their children come...
This undated picture taken from the period of April 4 to 7, 2023 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 8 shows an underwater strategic weapon system submerging in the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan. – AFP
Pyongyang claims another underwater nuclear drone test
SEOUL: North Korea said Saturday it had tested another underwater nuclear attack drone, in its latest response to South Korean and United States military drills, though analysts have questioned whether Pyongyang has such a weapon. In recent weeks, North Korea has tested what state media have described as an underwater nuclear-capable drone, and also carried out the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. “A national defense science...
In this file photo illustration taken on May 8, 2020, a woman looks at website with the Mifepristone Abortion Pill on her smart phone in Arlington, Virginia. – AFP
Texas Federal judge suspends FDA approval of abortion pill
WASHINGTON: A federal judge in Texas overturned the two-decade-old approval of a safe and effective abortion pill on Friday, the latest volley in a conservative battle against reproductive rights in the United States. If it stands, the ruling by a Donald Trump appointee would reverse permission granted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a drug widely used to terminate unwanted pregnancies. The FDA and the Justice Department both filed...
BENGALURU: A customer buys veggies from a stall selling vegetables at the market in Bengaluru on April 7, 2023. The world economy will continue to grow, despite heightened recession concerns following recent turmoil in the banking sector, according to US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. – AFP
Yellen downplays recession fears, expects US economy to grow
WASHINGTON: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expects the world’s biggest economy will continue to grow, despite heightened recession concerns following recent turmoil in the banking sector. The dramatic collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank last month had rattled the industry, prompting US authorities including the Treasury Department and Federal Reserve to step in to prevent contagion. While the situation has calmed,...
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Climate-hit island pushes to reshape World Bank, IMF
PARIS: While conflict and inflation will dominate World Bank spring meetings next week, campaigners are pushing for a redesign of global financial architecture to help countries cope with climate change. Experts say developing nations are struggling to find the funds needed to stop burning planet-heating fossil fuels and prepare for tomorrow’s climate disasters, as they grapple with rising costs, soaring debts and extreme weather events. The...
CHOLUTECA, Honduras: People work during the shrimp peeling process for their exportation in Choluteca, Honduras. – AFP
Honduras shrimp industry worried by diplomatic break with Taiwan
CHOLUTECA, Honduras: On the Pacific coast of Honduras, thousands of people working in the shrimp farming industry are worried about their futures following the government’s decision to break diplomatic ties with their largest export market: Taiwan. “We don’t want them to stop business with Taiwan,” Lorena de Jesus Zelaya, 51, who works in a shrimp packing plant, said to AFP. Along with another 800 women, she works in a warehouse in...
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Growing frustration and emotional torture as ban on family visas lingers
By Chidi EmmanuelKUWAIT: Standing at the entrance of the interior ministry building in Mishref, Abdullah Saad, an Egyptian expat, could not contain his frustration as he narrated his ordeal over the ban on family visas. “This is really frustrating. We (Saad and two of his friends) come here every month to check if the ban has been lifted, but we always get the same answer - no,” he said in dismay. On June 27, 2022, the Kuwait government...
NEW YORK: Dorian Finney-Smith #28 of the Brooklyn Nets and Goda Bitadze #35 of the Orlando Magic at Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. — AFP
Nets book NBA playoff berth
LOS ANGELES: The Brooklyn Nets booked an NBA playoff berth on Friday as the Eastern Conference puzzle pieces fell into place, but suspense remained in the wild West with wins for Golden State, New Orleans and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Nets beat the Orlando Magic 101-84 and clinched the sixth seed in the East, avoiding the play-in tournament in which the seventh- through 10th-placed teams will fight for two remaining playoff berths. The Nets...
Burnley’s Belgian manager Vincent Kompany
Burnley secure promotion to English Premier League
LONDON: Burnley boss Vincent Kompany said even he is surprised at the speed at which his side secured promotion to the Premier League after they won 2-1 at Middlesbrough on Friday. A 19-game unbeaten league run has taken the Clarets 19 points clear of third-placed Luton, who have just six games remaining, at the top of the Championship. Burnley still have seven games to play, making their promotion the quickest of the Championship era. “It’s...
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