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Contestants Jo Jin-Hyeong (second left) and Jang Eun-sil (center) of Netflix reality competition series Physical: 100 attend a fan event in Seoul.— AFP photos
'Wholesome' South Korean reality TV proves a global hit
The challenge is straight from Greek mythology: hold a boulder aloft as long as possible. Korean car dealer Jo Jin-hyeong lasted over two hours, captivating global audiences in a reality show that could signal a new K-culture export success. After films such as Oscar-winning "Parasite" and TV series including Golden Globe-bedecked "Squid Game" helped popularize K-content overseas, industry figures have said South Korea's high-quality reality...
Performers Maureen McKay (left), John Moore and Karin Mushegain during a dress rehearsal for “A Thousand Splendid Suns” in the Marion Oliver McCaw Hall at Seattle Center in Seattle, Washington.— AFP photos
'A Thousand Splendid Suns' opera spotlights Afghan women
Minutes before Afghan filmmaker Roya Sadat entered her first Seattle Opera production meeting for an adaptation of the novel "A Thousand Splendid Suns," she learned that her hometown of Herat had fallen to the Taleban. The celebrated director's first foray into opera started out as a look back at a painful chapter in her country's history through Khaled Hosseini's story of two women whose lives are marked by the Taleban's brutal and repressive...
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Cyberbullying a new technique for bullies
By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: Cyberbullying is a widespread bullying technique that bullies use to harm others. Bullies of different ages, genders and backgrounds can easily target any person due to the easy access different applications provide through messages and comments. They tend to pick on certain aspects about their target's personality and try to mock them, which lowers their victim's self-esteem.Cyberbullying stems from different motives,...
KUWAIT: The Iraqi invaders set around 737 oil wells on fire before retreating from Kuwait in 1991, leaving behind one of the worst environmental disasters in recent memory. n
Kuwait veteran recalls oil fires during invasion
KUWAIT: Sara Akbar was the only female member of a team that joined efforts to extinguish oil wells set on fire during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Composed of 30 Kuwaiti personnel, along with thousands of firemen from sisterly and friendly countries, the team set a great example for self-sacrifice, loyalty and patriotism, said Akbar, who is a petroleum engineer.The Iraqi invaders set around 737 oil wells on fire before retreating from Kuwait in...
KUWAIT: Indian Ambassador Dr Adarsh Swaika poses for a group photo with the participants of the 'Millets Week in Kuwait' during the event.n
Indian embassy holds 'Millets Week in Kuwait'
KUWAIT: The Embassy of India, Kuwait held a finale event titled "Millets for Sustainable Development" on Feb 21 at the embassy auditorium to mark the conclusion of the "Millets Week in Kuwait" (IYOM 2023) which was held from Feb 15 - 21, 2023. Amiri Diwan Undersecretary Maazen Essa Al-Essa was the chief guest of the event which was attended by a large number of resident ambassadors, their spouses, businessmen, students and Indian community...
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MoH has no plans to cancel expat med fees
KUWAIT: The health ministry has no intention of backing away from the decision to impose fees on expats for receiving medicines, as it sees it is necessary to regulate mechanisms behind dispensing medicine and supervising it."There are other decisions regarding expatriate patients that will be taken soon, including designating health assurance hospital for expatriates and not receiving them in government hospitals by next year for workers in the...
NABLUS: A Palestinian man flashes the victory sign as he faces a Zionist military vehicle during a raid in this occupied West Bank city on Feb 22, 2023. - AFP
10 Palestinians killed in Zionist West Bank raid
NABLUS: Zionist troops killed 10 Palestinians Wednesday in a raid on the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, while more than 80 suffered gunshot wounds, the Palestinian health ministry said. Top Palestinian official Hussein Al Sheikh decried the incursion as a "massacre" and called for "international protection for our people". The death toll is equal to that of a Zionist army raid last month in Jenin, further north, which was the deadliest West...
Kuwait international airport, Kuwait - Oct 3 2019: departures lounge, gates area with view of a Kuwait Airways Boeing 777-369(ER) 9K-ALE.
Airfares jump 200% during national days
KUWAIT: Travel agencies in Kuwait have witnessed great turnout by citizens and residents in the past few days to book flights during the national holidays, which has led to an over 200 percent increase in ticket prices to several destinations. Several specialists in the tourism sector told KUNA on Wednesday that the most desired destinations to go to during the holiday are GCC countries, Turkey, London, Cairo and Beirut.Director of the...
SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ, France: Onlookers gather at the entrance of Saint-Thomas d'Aquin middle school where a teacher died after being stabbed by a student on Feb 22, 2023. - AFP
Student stabs teacher to death at French school
SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ, France: A teenage pupil stabbed to death a teacher in the middle of a lesson at a school in southwest France on Wednesday, the regional prosecutor said. The teacher of Spanish, 52, was teaching a class at the school in the seaside town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz when the 16-year-old attacked her with a knife, the prosecutor said."I didn't see him get up but I saw him in front of the teacher," fellow classmate Ines, 16, told...
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Quake-hit Turkey thanks Amir, Kuwaitis for their generosity
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The Turkish Embassy held a press conference on Wednesday on the recent devastating earthquake in Turkey. Turkish Ambassador to Kuwait Tuba Nur Sonmez praised the support of HH the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the ministry of foreign affairs, saying Turkey is grateful for the copious amounts of Kuwaiti aid that has flowed into the...
Brig Gen Fahad Alotaibi, commander of Office of Military Cooperation, honoring Colonel Martin Wohlgemuth. n
US views on liberation
32 years ago, Saddam Hussein's Iraq unjustly invaded Kuwait, imposing the horrors of war upon the peace-loving state of Kuwait. International outrage and action followed, reflected in the seminal comment by American President George HW Bush declaring that "this aggression will not stand." People everywhere saw Kuwaitis suffering under the authoritarian regime Saddam Hussein created in this proud, prosperous country - echoes that we see today in...
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The road between Moscow and Kyiv
By Yousuf Awadh Al-Azmi makes thieves and peace hangs them." - George Herbert. It seems things are not easy in the war Russia launched against Ukraine for both sides, yet it seems that the Ukrainians found some air to breath despite the Russian military pressure and striking force. "The task of the government is not only to pour honey into a cup, but sometimes to give bitter medicine," Russian President Vladimir Putin said. I think here...
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GAZA: A boy carries a humanitarian aid package provided by UNRWA in central Gaza City on Aug 27, 2024. - AFP
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MELBOURNE: Women walk past signage advertising Australian universities in the central business district oin this June 10, 2020 file photo. - AFP
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