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Mohamed Ali Ayari (center), a rapper from a down-at-heel Tunis district, stands at a recording studio in Douar Hicher.— AFP photos

Rap battle: Young Tunisians fight stigma with the arts

"We're sick of being seen as thugs," said Mohamed Ali Ayari, a rapper from a down-at-heel Tunis district, where jobless youth are finding a voice through music, cinema and photography. The Tunisian capital's working-class districts have suffered from decades of state neglect and poor services, and residents say the stigma attached to their neighborhoods shuts them out of the job market. "This contempt and these prejudices really complicate our...

French Dancer Etoile of the Paris Opera Ballet Guillaume Diop, poses during a photo session in Paris, on March 17, 2023. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)

Guillaume Diop, more than just the first black star of Paris Opera

He is the first black person to achieve the exalted status of an "etoile" dancer at the Paris Opera, but that is only a small indication of what makes Guillaume Diop one of the most exciting ballet talents of his generation. At 23, Diop bypassed the rank of "premier danseur" that precedes "etoile" (star) when he was promoted earlier this month-a rare move in the strictly hierarchical 354-year-old company."I have the feeling that I'm dreaming,"...

International guest, US actor Patrick Duffy, at the head of the parade, waves to the crowds at the annual St Patrick's Day parade in Dublin.— AFP photos

'Dallas' star Patrick Duffy joins St Patrick's Day celebrations in Ireland

Thousands of people including "Dallas" star Patrick Duffy turned Dublin into a sea of green Friday for the annual St Patrick's Day parade, as Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar visited Washington. The US actor, whose great-grandfather emigrated to the United States in the 1920s, helped kick off the festivities by blowing out the candles on a large green cake to mark his 74th birthday."The beauty of my feeling of being in this parade is the coming...

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Paris' Moulin Rouge promises to scrap troubled snake act

Paris' storied Moulin Rouge cabaret venue said Thursday it would stop immersing non-aquatic snakes in water after the controversial stage act provoked outcry from animal rights activists. The institution's daily show features a sequence with a dancer playing alongside pythons in a see-through pool.The cabaret, founded in 1889, has now bowed to pressure from Paris officials and campaigners who said it was cruel to submerge terrestrial snakes....

ABU DHABI: Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan meets Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani on March 16, 2023. – AFP

Iran security official holds talks in UAE after Saudi-Tehran deal

DUBAI: Iran's top security official on Thursday held high-level talks in the United Arab Emirates, days after a shock rapprochement between Tehran and Riyadh. Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, met with Emirati president Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan in the capital Abu Dhabi to discuss "opportunities for enhancing cooperation", according to the official WAM news agency.He also held talks with the UAE's...

This handout image taken from video shows onboard footage from a US Air Force MQ-9 drone as it is approached the first time by a Russian SU-27 aircraft jettisoning fuel over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023. - AFP

US releases video of Russia drone collision

WASHINGTON: The United States on Thursday released a video it said shows an "unsafe" and "unprofessional" intercept by Russian military jets when one struck an American drone, damaging its propeller. Russia has denied responsibility for the incident, which the United States says left its drone uncontrollable and required it to be brought down in the Black Sea.The declassified 42-second video - which the US military says has been edited for length...

JENIN: Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed in a Zionist raid on March 16, 2023. - AFP

Zionist raid in West Bank kills 4 Palestinians

RAMALLAH: Zionist forces on Thursday killed four Palestinians including a teenager in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said, the latest deadly raid on Jenin. The Palestinian health ministry said 23 others had been wounded in the raid in the northern West Bank city, five of them seriously. It identified those killed as Omar Awadin, 16, Luay Al-Zughair, 37, Nidal Khazim, 28 and Youssef Shreem, 29.The army statement said...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah honors Poet and Saudi Prince Bader bin Abdul-Mohsen Al-Saud. — KUNA

Prime Minister attends Qurain Cultural Festival closing ceremony

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah attended Wednesday the closing ceremony of the 28th Qurain Cultural Festival held at Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre. The Prime Minister awarded the festival's personality of the year, Poet Saudi Prince Bader bin Abdul-Mohsen Al-Saud. The award was received by Prince Sultan bin Bader.His Highness the Premier also honored the winners of the state's prizes for 2023,...

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Single parents try to bridge the gap amid challenges

By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: Divorce, death or other factors that can result in becoming a single parent. This is a challenging issue for both the parent and their children. Destruction of the family structure can remarkably affect family members' mental health and productivity, because people's daily performance is usually influenced by their family life at home.Due to the gap the absent parent creates in each family members' life, the remaining...

Kuwait charity concludes relief aid campaign for Cox Bazar fire-afflicted people in Bangladesh. — KUNA photos

Kuwait's charity distributes relief aid in Cox Bazar

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Namaa Charity on Thursday concluded its relief campaign to provide urgent aid for about 7,000 people affected by the recent fire in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. In a statement to KUNA, Namaa Charity's Relief Aid Chief Khaled Al-Shammari said that due to the tragic situation caused by the fire, the charity had to speed up the campaign's implementation and extend urgent help.Cox's Bazar is the largest refugee camp in the world. It...

KUWAIT: Director of Services and Training at Google for Education at Learn IT Academy, Jethro McDonald. — KUNA

KFAS continues partnership with Google for Education

KUWAIT: Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) and Google for Education affirmed the continuation of their partnership after their successful cooperation in 2022. In a press release on Thursday, KFAS said that they will organize three training courses with Google for Education for teachers from different educational levels, noting that the courses include giving teachers a wide range of electronic education tools to enhance the...

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KUNA media center concludes cabinet secretariat session

KUWAIT: Kuwait News Agency's Center for the Development of Media Skills concluded Wednesday a session for the Cabinet Secretariat staff titled "formulating and preparing official data". In a press statement, the center said that KUNA Deputy Editor-in-Chief for International Affairs Oqab Al-Qouba and Managing Editor Abdulhakim Al-Refaie gave lectures in the three-day session, which was held as part of the 2022-2023 training season.The session had...

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