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HOUSTON: United Arab Emirates Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber speaks during CERAWeek by S&P Global in Houston, Texas on March 6, 2023. - AFP
Energy industry must lead climate fight: COP president
HOUSTON: Sultan Al-Jaber, the president of this year's UN climate talks, on Monday said the oil and gas industry must lead the fight against climate change. Al -Jaber is minister of industry for the United Arab Emirates and is also chief executive of the UAE's Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. Climate activists have criticized the decision to hold COP28 in the UAE, a major oil producer, and also the choice of Al-Jaber as the meeting's president."No...
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World's most premature babies celebrate first birthday
A Canadian girl and boy born over four months premature and not expected to survive have celebrated their first birthday with a Guinness World Records nod as the world's most premature twins. Adiah and Adrial Nadarajah were born on March 4, 2022 at the gestational age of 22 weeks, or 126 days early-breaking by one day the previous record set in 2018 by American twins. Weighing just 330 grams (0.72 lbs.) and 420 grams (0.92 lbs.), respectively,...
In this file photo Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai arrives for the Film Independent Spirit Awards 38th annual ceremony in Santa Monica, California. – AFP photos
Oscar short docs race showcases booming art form
When marine biologist Maxim Chakilev flings open the door of his ramshackle Siberian hut in the Oscar-nominated short documentary "Haulout" to find 100,000 honking and heaving walruses, the effect is breathtakingly cinematic. For almost two minutes, the screen is crowded with jostling animals, their guttural snorts filling the soundtrack and putting the viewer right in the middle of an astonishing natural spectacle.The scene, the centerpiece of a...
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Al-Andalus Garden, artistic vision of Arab culture, Egyptian civilization
CAIRO: Al-Andalus Garden of Giza Governorate was established back in 1935 during the reign of King Fuad I. The Garden, sprawling across the Nile's riverbank, is modeled after Andalusian architecture.The garden celebrates both Arab culture and the ancient Egyptian civilization as it is split into sections the southern named "Arabian Paradise" inspired by Arab architecture in southern Spain, whereas the northern part, "The Pharaonic Gardens" is...
Models present creations from Vivienne Westwood Womenswear Fall-Winter 2023-2024 collection during Paris Fashion Week at the Hotel de la Marine, on Place de la Concorde in Paris.— AFP photos
Goodbyes and good buys: Paris Fashion Week highlights
The womenswear autumn-winter season finally comes to a halt on Tuesday, having rumbled through New York, London and Milan before ending in the French capital. Here are some of the highlights from the final set of shows in Paris.Vivienne and Paco, au revoirThe fashion crowd said adieu to two titans of 20th century design. Vivienne Westwood's widower Andreas Kronthaler presented something of a greatest hits collection, with new takes on her iconic...
KAHRAMANMARAS: A photo shows debris from collapsed buildings dumped on top of a hill in Kahramanmaras, one month after a massive earthquake struck south-east Turkey. - AFP
Saudi deposits $5 billion in Turkey's central bank
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said Monday it was depositing $5 billion in Turkey's central bank, a potentially major boost as the country grapples with inflation and damage from last month's earthquake ahead of presidential elections. Ahmed Al Khateeb, the Saudi tourism minister and board chairman of the Saudi Fund for Development, signed an agreement with Turkish central bank governor Sahap Kavcioglu "to make a significant $5 billion deposit", the Saudi...
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MOE bans fast food in Kuwait's schools
KUWAIT: The Undersecretary for Educational Development and Activities Dr Ghanem Al-Sulaimani on Monday issued a public memo banning fast food products in schools. "This is for the interest of our students, and in order to implement the regulation for a healthy feeding standards set by the General Food Authority. Fast food products contain large amounts of fats and high calories - devoid of nutrients, which causes serious health damages," the memo...
KUWAIT: Vendors display truffles at a market in Kuwait. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Supply glut sends truffle prices plunging in Kuwait
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Prices of the desert truffles (Faqaa) dropped in the Kuwaiti market recently following a spurt in supply of the edible spores in the market. Kuwait Times spoke with several vendors selling imported desert truffles from several countries."There is a decrease in the prices of truffles due to the large quantities that existed this year. At the beginning of the season, the price per kilo of Syrian truffle ranged between KD 30 to...
KUWAIT: Dr Sultan Al-Daihani and other officials during the inauguration of the Ishbiliya Public Library. — KUNA photos
NCCAL celebrates Ishbiliya Public Library opening
KUWAIT: Assistant Secretary-General of the National Council for Culture, Arts and Literature (NCCAL) Dr Sultan Al-Daihani inaugurated Monday, the Ishbiliya Public Library, in conjunction with the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Al-Ahliya Library.The library includes more than 15,000 different books and a special exhibition of rare manuscripts from the National Library of Kuwait. The event is part of the 28th Qurain...
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Store selling product with Zionist entity name closed
KUWAIT: The commerce and industry ministry has issued a violation report against a store in the Avenues Mall that had displayed a product that contained the Zionist entity’s name.Investigations revealed that the product, a globe, was found to contain the name of the Zionist entity replacing Palestine. The emergency team has proceeded to take legal action against the store in question.In other related news, Commerce and Industry Minister Mazen...
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Municipal council decides fate of two entertainment projects
KUWAIT: The Municipal Council approved Monday a request from The Public Institution for Social Security in Kuwait to allocate a piece of land for the development of an educational and entertainment project in Al-Jahra Governorate, reported KUNA.The educational and entertainment project was initially meant to be executed by the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources, according to media reports. But ownership has now been...
Dr. Khalid Al-Saleh
Cooperate with Soqya Al-Maa to save water
By Dr Khalid Al-Saleh have a ministry of electricity and water that was established in Jan 1962, and despite the sincere work by the ministry and its officials to provide excellent service to deliver water and electricity and ensure their continuity and maintenance, we wish that they increase their services in the field of awareness with regards to saving power and water. Every year, water is wasted during national day celebration, which...
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