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Pochivalov wins gold as shooting Grand Prix ends
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Annual Shooting Grand Prix came to a conclusion on Tuesday along with the Asian Shotgun championship, which was organized by Kuwait Shooting Federation at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex. The juniors trap singles gold medal went to Kazakhstan's Danil Pochivalov; silver medal went to his teammates Bogdan Konchenko and bronze went to Kuwait's...
BRISTOL: Manchester City's Dutch defender Nathan Ake (left) vies with Bristol City's English striker Sam Bell during the English FA Cup fifth round football match between Bristol City and Manchester City at Ashton Gate in Bristol on February 28, 2023. - AFP
Man City cruise into FA Cup quarter-finals, crush Bristol
LONDON: Phil Foden struck twice as Manchester City eased into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 3-0 win against Bristol City, while 2021 winners Leicester suffered a shock 2-1 defeat against second tier Blackburn on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola's side were never in danger of a giant-killing in the fifth round tie at Ashton Gate thanks to Foden's brace and a late strike from Kevin De Bruyne.Guardiola saluted the impact of England forward Foden, who is...
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Nadal to miss Miami Masters, Indian Wells
LOS ANGELES: Rafael Nadal will miss the ATP 1000 events at Indian Wells and Miami, the 22-time Grand Slam champion confirmed on social media on Tuesday. "I am sad that I won't be able to compete at Indian Wells nor Miami," Nadal said in a tweet which came after Indian Wells officials announced he had withdrawn from the tournament in the California desert that starts next week."Very sad not to be there. I'll miss all my US fans but I hope to see...
ABUJA: A group of people protest the outcome of the 2023 presidential elections and the emergence of the candidate of All Progressives Congress' (APC) Bola Tinubu as the president-elect in Abuja, Nigeria on March 1, 2023. - AFP
Tinubu wins Nigeria's presidency
LAGOS: Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu on Wednesday was declared winner of Nigeria's fiercely disputed presidential elections, securing the former Lagos governor his life-long ambition of heading Africa's most populous democracy.With President Muhammadu Buhari stepping down after two terms, many Nigerians hoped Saturday's vote would usher in a leader capable of tackling widening insecurity, righting the economy and easing poverty. The final...
TASHKENT: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference at the Hyatt Regency in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on March 1, 2023. - AFP
Blinken presses Uzbekistan to expand rights, investigate abuses as reforms advance
TASHKENT: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday pressed Uzbekistan to expand rights and investigate abuses as it pursues nascent reforms, on a trip to woo Central Asia amid tensions with Russia.A day after joining counterparts from all five former Soviet republics in Central Asia in Kazakhstan, Blinken held talks in Uzbekistan, with US officials seeing the two countries as especially eager for closer ties. Blinken met Uzbekistan's...
BEIJING: Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko (3R) meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping (2L) in Beijing on March 1, 2023.— AFP
Belarus leader 'fully supports' China's Ukraine peace plan
BEIJING: Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping his country "fully supports" Beijing's proposals for ending the Ukraine war when the two leaders met Wednesday. The state visit to the Chinese capital by Lukashenko-a staunch ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin-comes after Beijing published a position paper on Moscow's war in Ukraine insisting it is a neutral party and calling for dialogue.China has been...
Solar energy has become the new oil that does not pollute the environment, and it is strongly present in the countries of the Middle East and the Gulf, despite these countries being at the forefront of the list of global oil and gas exporters.
More GCC green energy projects may tap into capital markets: S&P
ABU DHABI: More renewable energy projects, including solar plants, in the GCC are expected to tap into capital markets for financing, S&P Global Ratings has said. The UAE and Saudi Arabia - the Arab world's two largest economies - have already set up public-private partnership frameworks, making project financing an "obvious choice" for funding, the rating agency said in a report on Tuesday. Gulf countries including Bahrain, Kuwait and Saudi...
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Inflation: Its causes and impact
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Most people are complaining of price increases of consumable products and daily purchases, in addition to services. Meanwhile, financial experts repeatedly explained that "inflation" is the main cause of these price hikes. But many people do not know what this word means, and how it affects prices.Inflation is the price rise in the cost of products and services during a certain period of time, while the money that you have...
MAKOKOU, Gabon: Arsène Ibaho (right) explains where their great grandparents were once buried, while standing in front of the sacred Kevazingo tree near Makokou on February 14, 2023. - AFP
Gabonese village fights to save forest from logging
MAKOKOU, Gabon: Under the green canopy of the ancient Massaha forest in northeastern Gabon, Arsene Ibaho leads a group of visitors towards a tree that he says is sacred and speaks to his people.Red clay is daubed on everyone's foreheads enabling them "to connect to the ancestors, and warn them of our coming," says Ibaho. With that accomplished, the 43-year-old conducts a ritual at the foot of the precious kevazingo tree, reciting words in the...
A gas pipeline at a power plant in Nigeria.
Nigerian gas fuels Morocco, Algeria pipeline power struggle
RABAT: Adversaries Morocco and Algeria are each racing to build a conduit pumping Nigerian gas to European markets, even as the continent aims to wean itself off fossil fuels. Both countries have moved to revive long-stalled projects in light of a gas supply crunch following Russia's invasion of Ukraine a year ago. Prices surged and Europe-which was heavily reliant on Russian gas-had to look elsewhere for energy.Rabat is hoping the...
Britain's Prince Harry (right) and and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex (left) wave from the balcony of the Grand Pacific Hotel in Suva, Fiji.— AFP  
Britain's Prince Harry loses home on royal estate
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are being evicted from their home on the British royal family's Windsor estate, leaving them without a UK base, reports said on Wednesday. Frogmore Cottage, which they refurbished at a reported cost of £2.4 million ($2.9 million), had been a wedding present from the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2018. It has now been offered to Prince Andrew, King Charles III's disgraced brother, reports in the The Sun and Daily...
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Boubyan launches Google Pay for its customers using Android & Wear OS
KUWAIT: Boubyan Bank announced the launch of Google Pay to all its customers who are using Android and Wear OS in Kuwait as a part of the bank's efforts to offer the best digital payment solutions to all the bank's customers and to ensure that they enjoy better and more inclusive payment services. Abdullah Al-MejhemBoubyan Bank's Chief Private Banking and Consumer Banking A Abdullah Al-Mejhem stated: "Today, we have a new announcement about the...
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