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Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida (center), whose career has spanned more than six decades starting in the 1950s, attends the opening of her exhibition in the Qatari capital Doha on March 9, 2010. - AFP photos

Lollobrigida, Italy's wickedly witty screen goddess

One of the last icons of the Golden Age of Hollywood, Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, whose death at the age of 95 was announced Monday, was famed for her biting wit and sensual beauty. Bringing much-needed glamour and pizzazz to the post-war period, she stirred hearts whether as an onscreen gypsy, queen or single mother. Humphrey Bogart, who she starred opposite in her breakthrough movie "Beat the Devil" in 1953, said Lollobrigida made...

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Free tattoos give hope for Dutch breast cancer survivors

Flowers and butterflies surround the scars left by the removal of Jacqueline van Schaik's breasts, thanks to a new tattoo the cancer survivor says she treasures. "It's magnificent," exclaims an emotional Van Schaik, 56, looking at herself in the mirror at the end of the session at a tattoo parlor in the central Dutch city of Lelystad. "I don't see the scars anymore. I only see this gem," added the mother-of-one, who underwent a double mastectomy...

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Iran releases celebrity chef held in crackdown

Iran has released a prominent chef and Instagram influencer who was detained earlier this month in its crackdown on nationwide protests, a human rights groups and supporters said. Navab Ebrahimi, known for his videos promoting Persian cooking, was arrested in Tehran on January 4 and taken to the city's Evin prison. Nik Yousefi, an Iranian filmmaker and photographer who was himself arrested in October as part of the crackdown and then freed, wrote...

Photos show model Islam Mansori pose for a photo during an interview at Kuwait Times.- Photos by Yasser Al-Zayatt

Islam Mansori, the model catwalking Kuwait's streets

By Faten OmarWith millions of views on TikTok, a 32-year-old content creator is taking over the Internet by storm with the "catwalk" trend, turning the streets of Kuwait into a fashion runway and making citizens and residents wonder: "Who is he? Why does he dress like this?"Islam Mansori stepped into the modeling career five years ago. Other than TikTok, he has appeared in various fashion shows and modeled for local and international brands....

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Grilling filed over 'dual' govts

By B IzzakKUWAIT: MP Jenan Bushehri on Monday filed to grill Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Barrak Al-Sheetan over alleged violations and failure to perform the duties of his ministerial job. This is the second grilling to be filed by lawmakers to grill Cabinet ministers amid a fresh political crisis between the National Assembly and the government over a number of controversial draft legislation.Last week, MP Mubarak Al-Hajraf filed to...

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Dubai property transactions hit record high

DUBAI: Dubai recorded real estate transactions worth more than $143 billion in 2022, the official Dubai Media Office said Monday, calling it a "milestone" for the United Arab Emirate's main business hub. The property boom comes amid an influx of Russians who have purchased properties in some of Dubai's most popular areas, after Moscow faced a tightening of Western sanctions following its invasion of Ukraine."Dubai's annual real estate...

BETHLEHEM: The mother of Omar Khmour, 14, mourns over his body during his funeral in Dheisheh refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Jan 16, 2023. - AFP

Zionists kill Palestinian boy in Bethlehem

DHEISHEH: Zionist forces killed a Palestinian boy Monday near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. Omar Khmour, 14, was shot in the head early Monday in the Dheisheh refugee camp in the southern West Bank and "succumbed to his wounds", the ministry said. He is the second boy killed in Dheisheh during a Zionist military incursion so far this month.One person was arrested by troops in Dheisheh, the Palestinian...

This handout image released on Jan 16, 2023 shows a 'divert lightning' in action on Santis Mountain in Switzerland. - AFP

Laser guides lightning bolt for first time

PARIS: Scientists said Monday they have used a laser beam to guide lightning for the first time, hoping the technique will help protect against deadly bolts - and one day maybe even trigger them. Lightning strikes between 40-120 times a second worldwide, killing more than 4,000 people and causing billions of dollars worth of damage every year.Yet the main protection against these bolts from above is still the humble lightning rod, which was first...

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Streets and the conscience of a merchant

By Dr Khalid Al-Saleh many decades, work on the main roads of Kuwait is at a snail's pace, and if they start to repair or maintain a street, you the citizen should realize that you may die before the work on the street is completed. Economists know why merchants, who monopolize tenders, are late in completing the job, as there is a file for a large number of workers under the item of this maintenance or the item of constructing the road. This...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah presides over the Cabinet meeting at Sief Palace on Monday.— KUNAn

Cabinet discusses recommendation on major development projects

KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Cabinet studied Monday recommendation of the follow-up committee of implementing major development projects on the periodical report submitted by the Ministry of Public Works regarding Kuwait International Airport Terminal 2.This came during the Cabinet's weekly session, headed by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah at Sief Palace, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs...

KUWAIT: From Left, Dr Eman Matar Al-Shemmari, Dr Khalid Ahmad Al-Saleh, Dr Maryam Abdul Mohsen AL-Otaibi and speaker Samia Al-Seedan.

CAN campaign to generate awareness for thyroid cancer

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: The National Cancer Awareness Campaign (CAN) announced the launch of a cancer awareness campaign for January during a press conference on Monday, in the presence of Chairman of the Campaign Dr Khalid Ahmad Al-Saleh, in-charge of the thyroid cancer awareness initiative Dr Eman Matar Al-Shemmari and in-charge of the early awareness campaign for youth cancer Dr Maryam Abdul Mohsen Al-Otaibi.Dr Saleh expressed his gratitude for...

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UAE bullish on hydrogen technology

ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates, the Arab world's second-largest economy, aims to be among the top 10 hydrogen-producing countries globally, a Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure official has said. Sharif Al-Olama, the UAE ministry's undersecretary for energy and petroleum affairs, told the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week on Monday that the UAE had taken "great strides" in developing clean hydrogen technologies to reduce the cost of hydrogen...

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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