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Models walk the runway at the Collina Strada show during New York Fashion Week in New York City. - AFP photos
Young brands in vogue at New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week got underway Friday with several big names absent from the runway but a calendar packed full of young designers and emerging labels-increasingly the event's trademark. Rodarte opened the Fall-Winter 2023 parade, one of the few major brands to return this year.Rodarte, the upscale brand of California sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy, offered a Gothic and mystical show with models parading in black dresses with flared sleeves...
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Reviewers rave for 'Hogwarts Legacy' video game despite backlash
The highly anticipated video game "Hogwarts Legacy" was met with largely positive reviews after its release Friday, despite some gameplay quibbles and the controversy that has dogged the Wizarding World's original creator. In the game, developed by Avalanche Software and edited by Warner Bros' Portkey Games, players virtually explore the "Harry Potter" universe as a student attending the magical Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the...
KUWAIT: Staff load aid supplies as Kuwait send two more military planes carrying 80 tons of relief, medical and nfood supplies to Turkey in the aftermath of a magnitude 7.7 earthquake. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait pledges $30 million as quake death toll nears 20,000
KUWAIT: At the behest of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the direction of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Kuwaiti Cabinet pledged $30 million in aid of the earthquake-struck people in Turkey and Syria. The funding includes $15 million for the disaster relief in Syria and an equal sum for Turkey, the Cabinet said in a press release on Thursday. Kuwait’s Fire Force...
MANCHESTER: A Manchester United flag is pictured on the corner of the pitch prior to the start of the English Premier League football match on February 8, 2023. – AFP
Man United 'in talks' with Qatari investors
LONDON: Manchester United have reportedly opened talks with Qatari investors as speculation intensifies over the future ownership of the Premier League giants ahead of a deadline for bids. The American Glazer family, who completed their takeover of the 20-times English champions in 2005, announced in November that they were open to a sale or investment. British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos company officially joined the race to buy the club...
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Kuwait dispatches more relief aid to quake-rocked Turkey
By Khaled Al-AbdulhadiKUWAIT: Kuwait has sent two more military planes carrying 80 tons of relief, medical and food supplies to Turkey in the aftermath of a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck the country on Monday. This was the second air bridge mission by the Kuwait Air Force which was organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) at its headquarters in Abdullah Al-Mubarak air base on...
KUWAIT: (From left), Eman Al- Shawaf and Australian Ambassador Mellisa Kelly. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
'Speculative Horizons' builds links between Kuwait and Australia
By Ghadeer GhloumKUWAIT: Kuwaiti and Australian street photographers came together to celebrate their works at an exhibition titled 'the Speculative Horizons' organized by the Australian Embassy in collaboration with Polestar and Contemporary Art Platform (CAP). The exhibition was inaugurated on Wednesday displaying works of cross-cultural street photography. The exhibition will last for two weeks until Feb 22.  With great enthusiasm and joy,...
KUWAIT: Dr Hamad Al-Adwani announcing the laying of foundation stone for Abdullah Al-Salem University (AASU). – Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait marks a milestone: Foundation laid for Abdullah Al-Salem University
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Marking a significant milestone in Kuwait's higher education sector, Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education and Research Dr Hamad Al-Adwani on Thursday announced the laying of the foundation stone for Abdullah Al-Salem University (AASU).Addressing a press conference, Dr Al-Adwani stated that the opening of the new public university of Abdullah Al-Salem (AASU) is a historic event. Officially announcing the...
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Nancy Ajram donates concert proceeds to Syria
KUWAIT: Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram said she would donate proceeds from her highly-anticipated concert in Kuwait to people affected by the earthquake in Syria. The sold-out concert, where she will perform alongside Majed Al-Mohandes, will be held Friday as part of the "Kuwait's February" festival.Ajram retweeted a tweet from "ET Arabic" that claimed she would be making the donation. Ajram will also donate a large portion of the profits from her...
KUWAIT: Amani Sulaiman Bugamaz and Ambassador-designate Kaandeepan Balasubramaniam cut the ceremonial cake to officially inaugurate the anniversary celebration.
Sri Lankan Embassy celebrates 75th anniversary of Independence
By Sajeev K PeterKUWAIT: The Sri Lankan Embassy in Kuwait celebrated the 75th anniversary of the country's independence on Wednesday with great enthusiasm and fervor at an impressive event at the Regency Hotel in Kuwait. Amani Sulaiman Bugamaz, minister of Public Works and Electricity and Water, attended the event as the chief guest. The minister joined Sri Lankan Ambassador-designate Kaandeepan Balasubramaniam to cut the ceremonial cake and...
KUWAIT: IWG members tour the KCST campus during their first visit to a university in Kuwait since the organization’s foundation.
IWG examine tech developments in KCST tour
KUWAIT: A delegation from the International Women’s Group (IWG) visited the Kuwait College of Science and Technology (KCST), in the first visit to a Kuwaiti university made by the group since its foundation in 1989. The IWG delegation included wives of ambassadors and prominent Kuwaiti and expatriate personalities. It was headed by Ghada Shawky, president of the group and received by Professor Khalid Al-Begain, KCST president, and a number of...
KARACHI: Stockbrokers look at the latest share prices at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSE) in Karachi on February 9, 2023. - AFP
IMF and Pakistan in last-ditch talks as lender winds up visit
KARACHI: Pakistan's government on Thursday remained locked in crunch talks with the IMF over the release of a crucial financial bailout on the last scheduled day of the global lender's visit. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation landed in Islamabad last week to thrash out tough conditions that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called "beyond imagination".Pakistan's economy is in dire straits, stricken by a balance of payments crisis as it...
The experience of living through an earthquake is difficult to digest, possibly leading to trauma. – AFP
Disaster could lead to trauma, anxiety, psychologist warns
By Nebal SnanKUWAIT: Clinical Psychologist Hassan Al-Mousawi said the earthquake could have adverse mental health effects not only on those who lived through the earthquake but also on anyone following the crisis. People with family in hard-hit areas are among the worst-affected, he expects, because they are only hearing about the earthquake second-hand.“The experience of living through the earthquake will be difficult to digest and could lead...
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