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Kuwait Rhythmic Gymnastics team in Hungary
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The girls Rhythmic Gymnastics team traveled to Hungary to participate in the International Championship which is scheduled from 2 until 6 February. The team was led by Ukrainian coach with six players.They include; Nour Al-Ruzaihan, Liyan Behbehani, Talia Behbehani, Raya Al-Qassar, Fawziya Al-Abdelkareem and Nabila Al-Kharafi. The tournament will give Kuwait team the opportunity to gain experience and improve their...
Aerial picture of snow removal operation in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.- AFP photos
Montreal snow-clearing: Good for traffic, bad for environment
A choreographed ballet of massive trucks, snowplows and snowblowers takes over the streets of Montreal whenever it snows, an enormous logistical effort with a significant environmental cost. Hundreds of snow-clearing vehicles are deployed across the frigid Canadian city for 100 or more days each year on average, dusting the road with salt and belching emissions into the air. "The snow challenge in Montreal is colossal," says city spokesperson...
Marina Flynn sits with a book and a coffee in the cafe at Chantry Library in Ipswich, eastern England.- AFP photos
Libraries offer novel 'warm space' for hard-up Britons
As Britain endures a cost-of-living crisis, public libraries and other community hubs are providing "warm spaces" for vulnerable members of society to stay safe and access free food this winter. In Ipswich, a town in eastern England, local resident Marina Flynn has been a regular visitor to Chantry Library over the past year. "It's a great warm space to come to, obviously with the cost of heating these days," Flynn told AFP as the outdoor...
Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi
Jailed Iran filmmaker Jafar Panahi says on hunger strike
Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, who has been jailed for the last six months, said he has begun a hunger strike to protest his continued detention, according to a statement published by his wife Thursday. Panahi, whose films have won prizes at all of Europe's main film festivals, was arrested in July even before the current wave of protests that have shaken the regime started in September.There were expectations last month that the...
In this file photo Italian band Maneskin performs during the Global Citizen Festival at Central Park in New York.-AFP
Who are the best new artists? Check TikTok
After several years of Grammy ceremonies with clear frontrunners for Best New Artist, Sunday's race is wide open-but no matter who wins, many of the nominees have TikTok to thank. The short-form video app has been a powerful force in music for years now-a jump-off point for artists looking to make it and a means of promotion for those already established in the industry.And though the Recording Academy is not exactly known for reflecting the...
Apple store in the middles of the desert.
Kuwaiti interior designer unveils innovative designs
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Sustainable architecture can have a significant impact on the development of countries, while innovation is a major driving force of long-term economic growth and sustainable development and can lead to higher productivity. As productivity rises, the direction of innovation bears significant social, economic and environmental development implications. Recently, creative designs went viral on social media platforms...
KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah kisses the national flag during a flag-hoisting ceremony at Bayan Palace on Feb 1, 2023. - KUNA
Kuwait's flag flutters high
KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti flag-hoisting ceremony took place at Bayan Palace on Wednesday under the patronage of HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, in presence of his representative, HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Abdulaziz Al-Saadoun, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and senior state officials attended the event.The motorcade of HH the Amir's...
TOPSHOT - Teachers hold placards and flags while shouting slogans during a protest organised NEU and other affiliated trade unions in central London, on February 1, 2023, as part of a national strike day. - Children missed school and commuters faced severe disruption in the UK as half a million workers staged walkouts calling for higher wages in the largest such strikes in over a decade. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)
Half a million strike in UK as crisis bites
LONDON: Half a million people stopped work over pay in Britain on Wednesday leaving transport networks paralyzed and thousands of classrooms empty in the largest walkout in over a decade. As Europe battles a cost-of-living crisis, Britain's umbrella labor organization the Trades Union Congress (TUC) called it the "biggest day of strike action since 2011".The latest round of stoppages comes a day after more than 1.27 million took to the streets in...
KUWAIT: Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah and other officials attend the mock drill titled “DecisivenDeterrence 6” on Wednesday at the special forces headquarters in Sulaibiya. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Mock drills demonstrate combat skills of Kuwait’s security forces
By Khaled Al-AbdulhadiKUWAIT: In the presence and sponsorship of Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, the interior ministry, represented by the special security department, correctional institutions department and the department of execution of sentences, held a mock drill titled “Decisive Deterrence 6” on Wednesday at the special forces headquarters in Sulaibiya. Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah during the...
Fadia Alrefai
Arabizi phenomenon: Double-edged sword
By Fadia Alrefai the last two decades, a new phenomenon called the Anglo-Arab alphabet (Arabizi) has spread throughout the Arab world and reached Arabs all around the world through smartphones and social media of many (if not all) age groups, especially the youth. This modern alphabet uses English numbers and letters to write Arabic words and sentences and started appearing in the late ‘90s, when the devices that were newly invented at...
KUWAIT: Ahmadi Governor during the celebrations. – Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat and Fouad Al-Shaikh.
Kuwait governorates hoist flag, kick start National celebrations
KUWAIT: Kuwait's six governorates commenced Wednesday flag-raising ceremonies in celebration of 62nd National Day and 32nd Liberation Day. Farwaniya Governor Sheikh Mishal Al-Jaber Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah spoke to KUNA saying that flag-raising ceremonies are a symbol of renewing vows to continue down the road forefathers forged.Flag-hoisting at Hawally governorate.Dignitaries attend the celebration at Jahra governorate.Sheikh Mishal Al-Jaber...
KUWAIT: Members of Kuwait Surgeons Society with Health Minister Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi.
Surgeons Society members meet Health Minister
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Members of Kuwait Surgeons Society met Health Minister Dr Ahmad Al-Awadhi and explained its role in all surgical projects in the country and its vision for the future to support surgeons in all specialties in the field of education and training. The society was represented by President Dr Shihab Akrof, Secretary Dr Khalid Al-Yaqout, Vice President Dr Suleiman Al-Mazidi, and board members Dr Suad Abul and Dr Ayoub...
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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.
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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