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BASRA: This aerial image shows the Basrah Breeze, a private yacht that was owned by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, moored in the Shatt al-Arab waterway, in Iraq's southern city of Basra, on March 2, 2023.- AFP

In Iraq, Saddam's ageing superyachts attest to legacy of excess, war

BASRA: Frozen in time for 20 years, two superyachts lie at the confluence of Iraq's Tigris and Euphrates rivers, bearing witness to the false glories of former dictator Saddam Hussein. Just a few hundred metres separate the grandiose vessels on the Shatt al-Arab waterway in Iraq's southern city of Basra, but despite their proximity, they have met very different fates.The Al-Mansur (Victorious) now lays on its side, having capsized after it was...

BEIJING: Passengers walk through the arrivals hall for international flights at the Capital International Airport in Beijing on March 14, 2023. China will once again start issuing a range of visas to foreigners on March 15, in a major easing of travel restrictions. - AFP

China lifts sweeping tourist visa curbs

BEIJING: China will once again start issuing a range of visas to foreigners as of Wednesday, the country's foreign ministry said, in a major easing of travel restrictions in place since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.The move marks the latest step towards reopening China to the outside world, as Beijing breaks with the strict zero-COVID strategy that defined its pandemic response until a few months ago. In addition to new visas being...

SAN DIEGO: US President Joe Biden (C) participates in a trilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (R) and Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) during the AUKUS summit at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego California. - AFP

China warns over nuke-powered sub pact

BEIJING: China warned on Tuesday that Australia, Britain and the United States were treading a "path of error and danger" after they unveiled a nuclear-powered submarines deal. Australia announced on Monday it would buy up to five US nuclear-powered submarines, then build a new model with US and British technology under an ambitious plan to bulk up Western muscle across the Asia-Pacific in the face of a rising China.US President Joe Biden has...

Obaid Al-Osaimin

Shooting Sport Club organizes tournament

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwait Shooting Sport Club will organize the annual tournament of Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Humoud Al-Sabah on Thursday in the Olympic skeet, trap, 10m air pistol and rifle, 50m rifle, 25 rapid pistol and Olympic archery.The tournament will conclude on Saturday. Secretary General of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations said the Kuwait Shooting Sport Club will not hesitate in immortalizing those who supported shooting....

Rihab Buresli

Kuwait to participate in Special Olympics

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwait Special Olympics will participate in the Special Olympics World Games 2023 which will be held in Berlin from June 12th until 25th. National Director of Kuwait Special Olympics Rihab Buresli said Kuwait will participate with 35 players (with disability) and others without disability as an implementation of the sports integration requirements, which the sustainable development goals urge.She said Kuwait Special...

Shai Hope

South Africa, West Indies start a new one-day era

EAST LONDON: South Africa have a new coach and the West Indies a new captain as they start a three-match one-day international series at Buffalo Park in East London on Thursday. Proteas coach Rob Walter and West Indian captain Shai Hope will both be seeking a winning formula at the beginning of a crucial period for both teams in the lead-up to the Cricket World Cup in India in October and November.Neither South Africa nor West Indies are...

SACRAMENTO: Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks drives to the basket against Domantas Sabonis #10 of the Sacramento Kings during the first quarter on March 13, 2023.- AFP

Bucks down Kings 133-124

LOS ANGELES: Giannis Antetokounmpo returned from injury with a vengeance on Monday, scoring 46 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a come-from-behind 133-124 victory over the in-form Sacramento Kings. A tense duel in Sacramento ended with tempers flaring as the Bucks' Brook Lopez and Sacramento's Trey Lyles clashed angrily in the closing seconds, sparking a mass melee and the ejection of both players. Antetokounmpo finished with 12 rebounds and...

NEW YORK: In this file photo, price tags are displayed at a supermarket in New York City. - AFP

US consumer inflation still elevated

KUWAIT: US consumer inflation remained elevated in February, according to government data released on Tuesday, adding pressure to the Federal Reserve as it balances its fight to lower prices with financial stability concerns. The central bank has been on an aggressive campaign to tame inflation, raising interest rates eight times since early last year to ease demand.While Fed Chair Jerome Powell initially said the Fed is prepared to increase the...

KUWAIT: Honoring after the Union of Investment Companies seminar.

UIC discusses energy outlook, impact of global uncertainties on Gulf producers

KUWAIT: In a distinguished step that falls within the efforts of the Union of Investment Companies (UIC) helping to improve the financial markets in Kuwait, it organized an economic seminar entitled "Energy outlook amid macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainties, impact on Gulf producers", on Monday which tackled the current economic conditions and future expectations of the oil and gas markets and their repercussions on the global economy. UIC...

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Global oil markets still uncertain a year after Ukraine crisis: OAPEC

KUWAIT: Commenting on global oil market developments, the Secretary-General of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), Eng Jamal Essa Al-Loughani, indicated that a year after the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, global oil markets are experiencing a state of uncertainty, which has reflected in turn on their future prospects. He said that the sanctions imposed on Russia made Europe more dependent on the Middle East countries,...

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‘Scream’ still echoes, topping N America box office

Twenty-seven years after the first “Scream” movie raised goosebumps, a sixth installment opened atop the North American box office this weekend, taking in an estimated $44.5 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations said Sunday. That was “an excellent opening for an elite horror movie,” said analyst David A. Gross, and it came as the film world’s glitterati were converging on Hollywood for the evening’s Oscar presentations. A...

Japanese-born American violinist Midori Goto (center) and music students from the National Institute of Music of Afghanistan (Anim) stand up at the end of a concert at the music conservatory of Braga, north of Portugal.— AFP photos

Afghan musicians in Portugal tell of ‘cultural genocide’

“We are here to save our music,” proclaims Ramiz, a young Afghan musician who has been welcomed in Portugal, along with other students from the national music school he left as he fled the Taleban government’s cultural crackdown. “We hope that one day we can go back to our country,” the 19-year-old told AFP, holding his rubab, a traditional stringed instrument made of wood and inlaid with mother-of-pearl.Ramiz is one of 58 students from...

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