Safeer | Kuwait Times Newspaper

Kuwait Times

VANCOUVER: Men's Gold medalists Argentina's players (left) and Women's Gold medalists New Zealand's players pose on the podium during the annual HSBC Canada Rugby Sevens tournament at BC Place in Vancouver, Canada, on March 5, 2023. - AFP

Argentina grab Sevens crown

VANCOUVER: Argentina defended their Canada Sevens title in Vancouver on Sunday, defeating France 33-21 in the final to close the gap on New Zealand at the top of the World Rugby Sevens Series standings. The Argentineans, beaten in the final of the Los Angeles Sevens last week, prevailed in a hard-fought final with late tries from Tobias Wade and Agustin Fraga to finally break French hearts.France, aiming to win their first tournament on the world...

DALLAS: Kevin Durant #35 of the Phoenix Suns slam dunks in the second half of the game against the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center on March 5, 2023.- AFP

Durant produces a 37-point masterpiece; Suns sink Mavs

LOS ANGELES: Kevin Durant produced a 37-point masterpiece as the Phoenix Suns defeated the Dallas Mavericks while Steph Curry's return from injury was not enough to prevent Golden State falling to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA on Sunday. In the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks made it nine straight wins with a thrilling victory in double overtime against the second-placed Boston Celtics. A packed slate of NBA games featured two...

No Image

First professional boxing exhibition in Kuwait

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Representative of World Boxing Council (WBC) in Kuwait Mishaal Al-Fajji said the first professional exhibition match in Kuwait will be held between British boxer Jimmy Kelly and gold medal winner at the World Youth Championship and Russia's Magomed Kurbanor - in a four-round match to be held on Saturday as part of Kuwait second martial arts championship.Mishaal Al-FajjiAl-Fajji said the second Martial Arts Championship...

No Image

Kuwait shooters win bronze in Asia Cup

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwait 10meters Air Rifle mixed team of Ali Farhan Al-Mutairi and Mariam Mohammad Erzouqi won the Bronze medal in the Asia Cup for Pistol and Rifle Championship being held in Jakarta, Indonesia, following a strong competition with the Indonesians and Koreans who ended first and second respectively.Secretary General of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations Obaid Munahi Al-Osaimi dedicated this achievement to HH the Amir...

A photograph shows a general view of the main stage at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, central London. – AFP photos

'Herstory' trend brings women's lives out of shadows in Britain

From the opera star who went on stage smothered in diamonds to a young widow left penniless with a small child in 19th-century Britain, a new wave of "herstories" are spotlighting female voices ignored or even erased by history.The UK's Royal Opera House and the National Trust heritage charity are among those delving back into the past to tell the story of previously forgotten lives. At London's Covent Garden opera venue, visitors can now...

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan speaks during the launch of Sony Entertainment Television's upcoming season 14 of Indian Hindi-language quiz show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ in Mumbai.— AFP

Amitabh Bachchan injured while filming action scene

Amitabh Bachchan, one of India's most famous actors, has said he was injured on set, resulting in "painful" movement and breathing, reports CNN. Bachchan, 80, said he tore a muscle and cartilage in his ribs during the filming of an action scene for his upcoming movie "Project K" in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad.Writing on his official blog on Sunday, the veteran actor said he is resting at home in Mumbai and it will take some weeks until...

A person who goes by the mermaid name Merlot prepares for a group photo and group swim during the MerMagic Convention at the Freedom Aquatic & Fitness Center in Manassas, Virginia.— AFP photos

'Sharing the magic': Mermaids embrace inclusivity

Like mythical creatures from an animation classic brought to life, hundreds of people donned finned outfits and took to Virginia's indoor waters to celebrate the magic of mermaids, a glittering spectacle hailed by participants embracing diversity and inclusion.The MerMagic Convention held at an aquatic center in Manassas, in the eastern United States, is billed as the world's largest dedicated to mermaids, and attracts enthusiasts from all walks...

Iranian pastry chef Shahrzad Shokouhivand, poses for a picture with members of her team in front of her luxury pastry shop in Tehran.— AFP photos

'Change' for Iran women: Pastry chef rises to the occasion

She could have left Iran, as many of her contemporaries did, but Paris-trained pastry chef Shahrzad Shokouhivand decided to stay and work to make women's lives better inside the country. And the icing on the cake? She and her husband now employ 70 people -- mostly women. "It's only by working here that we'll change things in Iran," said the 36-year-old, speaking to AFP in one of her two chic cafe-pastry shops in Tehran.She and her husband do...

HH the Prime Minister Sheikh, Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah

Sheikh Ahmad renamed as PM

By B IzzakKUWAIT: An Amiri order was issued on Sunday reappointing caretaker Prime Minister HH Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah to form the new Cabinet, more than six weeks after the resignation of the previous Cabinet. Sheikh Ahmad submitted his Cabinet's resignation late January following a standoff with the National Assembly over a number of populist draft ,legislation including a bill calling on the government to purchase billions of dinars of...

DOHA: Qatari Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani meets Representative of HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah, on March 5, 2023. - KUNA

Kuwait affirms LDCs require still more aid

DOHA: The world's least developed countries (LDCs) are still in need of more aid despite the progress they have made, Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah told a UN gathering aiming to shore up support for these nations on Sunday. While these countries have made a qualitative leap in terms of development, more needs to be done to ensure such growth remains steady and sustainable, the minister, in his role as HH the Amir's...

No Image

'Historic' UN deal to protect high seas

UNITED NATIONS: UN member states finally agreed Saturday to a text on the first international treaty after years of negotiations to protect the high seas, a fragile and vital treasure that covers nearly half the planet. "The ship has reached the shore," conference chair Rena Lee announced at the UN headquarters in New York shortly before 9:30 pm (0230 GMT Sunday), to loud and lengthy applause from delegates.The exact wording of the text was not...

NATIONAL HARBOR: Former US President Donald Trump addresses the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on March 4, 2023. - AFP

Trump slams GOP 'fools' at 'MAGApalooza'

NATIONAL HARBOR: Donald Trump dramatically raised the stakes of the 2024 election Saturday as he warned he was the only candidate who could save America from "warmonger" Democrats and the "zealots and fools" of the mainstream Republican party. Darkly invoking a nation on its knees, Trump told the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) that Americans were "in an epic struggle to rescue our country from the people who hate it and want to...

most read

1

No Image

What is behind the decline of marriage?

2

No Image

The unexpected rise of risky trend: Teens addicted to vaping

3

GAZA: A boy carries a humanitarian aid package provided by UNRWA in central Gaza City on Aug 27, 2024. - AFP

Kuwait slams Zionist Aqsa call

4

No Image

Ministry speeds up housing projects

5

MELBOURNE: Women walk past signage advertising Australian universities in the central business district oin this June 10, 2020 file photo. - AFP

Australia to cap foreign student numbers at 270K