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Turkish and Syrian communities in Kuwait are checking on loved ones after a devastating earthquake struck the two countries on Monday. - AFP
Diasporas in Kuwait mourn losses following devastating quake
By Nebal SnanKUWAIT: Ameed Al-Samman is used to waking up to messages from his siblings and cousins on their family’s WhatsApp group. But the conversation on Monday morning was unlike any he’s ever seen — the comforting “good morning” the family exchanged was replaced with “Thank Allah you’re safe.”A few seconds of scrolling later, Samman was shocked to hear that a 7.8-magnitude earthquake had struck Syria and Turkey, bringing...
Nuwair flowers beginning to blossom across Kuwait. - KUNA
As spring arrives, 'Nuwair', 'Malva' bloom everywhere
KUWAIT: With spring falling early this year in Kuwait, Nuwair and Malva flowers are now beginning to blossom out everywhere in the country, adorning streets, roads and even the desert in a naturally-shaped eye-catching image that brings serenity, joy and delight.Speaking to KUNA on Nuwair-growing in Kuwait, Dr Sara Al-Ateeqi, a voluntary environment protection team member, said the fact that Nuwair and Malva flowers are now widespread in all...
KANO: A plan to replace old Nigerian naira notes with new ones has caused a shortage of cash and long lines outside banks.- AFP
In northern Nigeria, fuel, cash crisis taints election campaign
KANO: It was just after dawn and tempers were fraying outside the First Bank in the northern Nigerian town of Kano, where scores of customers jostled to get on a waiting list to withdraw money. Long before the branch had opened its doors, crowds had formed of people desperate to take out cash, which was being limited to 10,000 naira-just $20 -- per person.The reason: a government plan to swap old banknotes for a new design has run into chaos,...
sMANCHESTER: Leeds United's Austrian defender Maximilian Wober (rear) fights for the ball with Manchester United's Dutch striker Wout Weghorst during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Leeds United on February 8, 2023. - AFP
Managerless Leeds hold United
MANCHESTER: Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag criticized his side's "unacceptable" start to Wednesday's 2-2 draw with managerless Leeds, despite battling back from 2-0 down. Leeds sacked Jesse Marsch on Monday following a run of seven league games without a win. Caretaker manager Michael Skubala had just one 20-minute training session to prepare for the trip across The Pennines, but the visitors had been on course for a first victory over...
BOCHUM: Bochum's Brazilian defender Danilo Soares (left) and Dortmund's English midfielder Jude Bellingham vie for the ball during the German Cup (DFB Pokal) football match VfL Bochum v BVB Borussia Dortmund on February 8, 2023. - AFP
Dortmund defeat Bochum, book German Cup quarters
BERLIN: Emre Can scored from the halfway line while skipper Marco Reus grabbed a late winner as Borussia Dortmund defeated neighboring Bochum 2-1 on Wednesday to qualify for the German Cup quarter-finals. The five-time German Cup winners were made to work for their victory, taking on a team who had won five from five at home since manager Thomas Letsch took over in late September. Dortmund took the lead thanks to Can's quick thinking on the...
LOS ANGELES: Kyrie Irving #2 of the Dallas Mavericks struggles for the ball at Crypto.com Arena on February 08, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. – AFP
Irving makes a winning debut as Brown hurt in Celtics win
LOS ANGELES: Kyrie Irving shook off some new-team nerves Wednesday, scoring 24 points in his Dallas debut to lead the Mavericks to a 110-104 NBA victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Irving, a former NBA champion and eight-time All-Star who was traded to Dallas on Sunday after a sometimes controversial tenure with the Brooklyn Nets, added four rebounds and five assists and the Mavs led all the way despite the absence of star Luka Doncic, who...
DAMASCUS: Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad (left) meets with Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib in Damascus on February 8, 2023. – AFP
'Opportunity' for Syria's Assad in quake outreach
DUBAI: Syria's politically isolated President Bashar Al-Assad has received calls and aid from Arab leaders since a devastating earthquake Monday, a momentum analysts say he could leverage to bolster regional support. The 7.8-magnitude pre-dawn quake has killed more than 16,000 people in Turkey and neighboring Syria, already reeling from over a decade of conflict and years of economic sanctions.Nicholas Heras of the New Lines Institute of Strategy...
PARIS: France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) speaks during a joint statement with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) at the presidential Elysee Palace in Paris. - AFP
Zelensky rallies European allies
BRUSSELS: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky received a hero's welcome to Brussels on Thursday as he lobbied star-struck EU leaders for help to repel a renewed Russian offensive. Two weeks ahead of the first anniversary of Europe's most brutal conflict since the 1940s, Zelensky has embarked on only his second foreign trip since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion.After Wednesday's visits to London and Paris to lobby Britain, France and...
KHAN AL-AHMAR: File photo shows, Palestinian children sit outside their home in the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank, near the east Jerusalem suburb of Abu Dis, during a visit by the Head of the European Union's mission. Zionist entity's Supreme Court on February 7 approved a new delay to the controversial demolition of the Khan al-Ahmar community. - AFP
Row over West Bank outpost exposes Zionist entity's cabinet split
JERUSALEM: Cracks have emerged within Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's hardline government, with a row over the demolition of a settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank testing the fledgling coalition. Netanyahu vowed in December to expand settlements across the West Bank, as he returned to power at the helm of the most right-wing government in Zionist history.But a split over policy on the ground surfaced last month, Zionist...
PYONGYANG: Picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on February 9, 2023 shows an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) during a military parade celebrating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang. - AFP
North Korea unveils 'record' number of ICBMs at military parade
SEOUL: North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw a major military parade showcasing a record number of nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missiles, state media reported Thursday, including what analysts said was possibly a new solid-fuelled ICBM. The parade on Wednesday to mark the 75th founding anniversary of North Korea's armed forces featured fireworks, military bands and uniformed soldiers marching in unison to spell out "2.8"-the date of the...
US director James Cameron (left) and his wife Suzie Amis arrive at the world premiere of Titanic 3D in central London.-AFP photos
Jack could have survived, says Cameron as 'Titanic' re-released 25 years on
James Cameron doesn't have many regrets-after all, he has now directed three of the four highest-grossing films of all time. But if he could go back and remake "Titanic," the film that started his record streak 25 years ago and is being re-released in theaters Friday, there is one thing he would change. "Based on what I know today, I would have made the raft smaller, so there's no doubt!" said Cameron.Such is the film's enduring popularity, even...
In this file photo US popstar Michael Jackson addresses a press conference at the O2 arena in London.- AFP
Michael Jackson estate eyeing near-$1bn sale of music rights
The estate of Michael Jackson is closing in on a deal to sell half its interests in the megastar's music catalogue, in a deal worth up to $900 million, Variety reported. The sale, to Sony and a possible financial partner, could include a slice of the singer's publishing and recorded-music revenues, as well as Broadway show "MJ: The Musical" and as-yet-unmade biopic "Michael," the trade title said. If it goes ahead, the deal would be the biggest...
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KUWAIT: H the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Qatari Minister of State for Energy Affairs and Managing Director and CEO of QatarEnergy Saad Al-Kaabi on Aug 26, 2024.
Kuwait signs 15-year Qatar gas deal
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KUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in the attendance of HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, receives HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah and four newly appointed ministers on Aug 26, 2024. – KUNA
Amir calls for good governance
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QUETTA: A man mourns the death of his father, who died in a separatist militant attack, at a hospital on Aug 26, 2024. - AFP
73 killed after militant attacks in Balochistan
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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