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Indian-born Canadian singer AP Dhillon performs during the Lollapalooza India music festival in Mumbai.- AFP photos

India rocks to Asia's first Lollapalooza festival

One of the world's longest-running festivals kicked off in Mumbai Saturday for the Indian financial hub's biggest music extravaganza since the end of the pandemic. Lollapalooza's arrival in Mumbai is the first time the festival has been staged in Asia after branching out from its American origins in the past decade. Crowds thronged the Mahalaxmi racecourse near the centre of a city that, before the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, was...

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Joseph the Blind's healing balms for Turkey's troubled city

The Kurdish herbalist reaches for a sachet as fragrant as a wild meadow, garnished with linden, rosehip, slivers of dried ginger, cinnamon stick and a touch of mystery. It is the tea his mother, Haci Nahide, makes to fight flu and colds. "It's the mixture she made for me when I was a kid. Winters were harsh," Suleyman Onur recalled with a smile, surrounded by hundreds of herbal teas, spices and aromatic herbs.Each is bagged or tied in bouquets...

Fans enjoy a snowball fight after Igloofest 2023 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.- AFP photos

Montrealers shrug off the cold to dance and party at Igloofest

Snow may have been falling on Montreal's Old Port, with temperatures in the bone-chilling category, but that didn't stop the exuberant dancers during the city's first Igloofest after a Covid pause. In their bright-colored snowsuits, woollen caps on their heads and glasses of hot wine in hand, celebrants turned out for the first festival in two years. So what, they seemed to say, if temperatures were on the wrong side of zero. "The atmosphere is...

MANILA: Filipina workers returning home from Kuwait arrive at Manila International Airport in this Feb 18, 2018 file photo. – AFP

Outrage grows over Filipina's killing

KUWAIT: In the wake of the recent rape and murder of a Filipina maid in Kuwait, parliamentarians in the Philippines are calling for stopping the deployment of Filipino migrant workers to Kuwait, similar to decisions taken by former President Rodrigo Duterte in 2018 and 2020. The charred remains of Jullebee Ranara, 35, were discovered in the Salmi desert last Sunday. It was reported she was pregnant and had been subjected to blunt-force trauma....

KUWAIT: Mansour Ayyad Al-Otaibi joins Dr Adarsh Swaika to cut the ceremonial cake on the occasion.

Indian Embassy hosts reception to celebrate 74th Republic Day

By Sajeev K PeterKUWAIT: The Indian Embassy hosted a reception at Crowne Plaza Hotel on Thursday evening on the occasion of India's 74th Republic Day, in which Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Mansour Ayyad Al-Otaibi attended as chief guest. Otaibi joined Indian Ambassador-designate Dr Adarsh Swaika to cut the ceremonial cake on the occasion. Undersecretary of the office of HH the Crown Prince Mazen Al-Essa and several other dignitaries including...

Christensen Guillermo

Expert: Preventive steps to curb cybercrimes

KUWAIT: A US cybersecurity expert stressed the need to support and develop preventive measures to combat the steadily increasing threat of cybercrime, which has become more complex and poses a real threat to institutions and companies all over the world.During an interview with KUNA, former member of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and former American diplomat, Christensen Guillermo, said that prevention is the most efficient and least...

Atyab Al-Shatti

Curbs on knowledge leave our next generation blind

By Atyab Al-Shatti a quick walk around libraries in Kuwait - you’ll notice how narrow and constrained are the freedoms of research, exploration and education. I can’t stand the fact that wherever I go, I find myself without diverse content and materials to help me grow intellectually. Literature, history, geography, art, novels etc. Wait! Did I mention history? Do I dare mention politics? Even in school curriculums where the alleged...

Fahad Mohammad Hajji

Kuwait supports regional, global peace efforts to settle disputes

NEW YORK: The State of Kuwait affirmed supporting all regional and international efforts aimed at settling disputes peacefully. This came in a statement delivered by First Secretary Fahad Mohammad Hajji before the Security Council session Friday evening under the title "Investing in People to Enhance Resilience in the Face of Complex Challenges" during the discussion session "Peace-building and Peacekeeping".The State of Kuwait is an absolute...

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3 complex hernia surgeries conducted in Sabah Hospital

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: General Surgeon at Sabah Hospital Dr Mohammad Al-Slaimi said three successful complex and large hernia operations were conducted using the component separation method, adding the size of the hernia was more than 8 cm, which is considered highly complicated as the two main rectus abdominus muscles are far from each other.He said any hernia of 8 cm or more makes it difficult for the muscles to be closed by regular...

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Rahma Int'l funds refugee medical aid campaign

KUWAIT: Rahma International Society is organizing a $90,000 relief campaign for Jordanians and Syrian and Palestinian refugees. The campaign, numbered 489, included the selection of 30 patients to undergo cardiac catheterization operations, 10 of which were performed on Saturday, Dr Abdullah Al-Ajmi, head of the society told KUNA. The number of beneficiaries from the 10 catheterization campaigns organized by the society has reached 400 patients...

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Underwater robot competition begins

KUWAIT: An underwater robot competition kicked off on Friday at the Jaber Al-Ahmad Youth Center under the umbrella of Kuwait Youth Public Authority. This competition qualifies for the finals of the SeaPerch West Asia Challenge, organized by the Sharjah Branch of Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, and is scheduled to be held in Sharjah on February 24.Some activities during the event.The event will continue until tomorrow...

KUWAIT: Abul Burghul during the ceremony to open the largest AAB store in the Middle East in Kuwait. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

AAB World opens Mideast's largest showroom in Kuwait

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Al-Armali and Abul Burghul International Photographic Company (AAB World) held on Thursday a big ceremony to open the largest store in the Middle East that provides specialized photo and video equipment. Executive Manager Ahmad Abul Burghul told Kuwait Times AAB World aims to make Kuwait a destination for all equipment related to photo and video with the AAB store. "What makes us different is that we are a solution store for...

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Kuwait-based high school students secure patent for healthcare robot

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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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Cooperate and prioritize national interest, Amir tells new ministers