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Zain Iraq finalizes sale and leaseback of 4,968 towers to TASC Towers Iraq
BAGHDAD/KUWAIT: Zain Group announced that its operation in Iraq has entered into a definite 15-year agreement to sell and leaseback, as well as the management rights of the passive physical infrastructure of its 4,968 tower portfolio in Iraq to TASC Towers Iraq for $180 million.The deal also comprises of TASC Towers Iraq expanding the network and building new tower sites across the country to meet the growing demand for data connectivity as per...
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US aviation authorities probing system outage after disruption
NEWARK: Aviation authorities were racing Wednesday to figure out what caused the outage of a crucial alert system that forced the temporary halt on all US domestic takeoffs, triggering thousands of delays and cancellations. The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said normal operations were being restored but the early morning halt created knock-on effects that snarled travel throughout the day.The grounding order was issued after the FAA...
SOUTHAMPTON: Manchester City's Dutch defender Nathan Ake clashes with Southampton's English midfielder Che Adams at St Mary's Stadium on Jan 11, 2023. – AFP
Southampton stun Man City to reach League Cup semis
LONDON: Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City were "not prepared" as they suffered a shock 2-0 defeat against struggling Southampton in the League Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday. Guardiola's side paid the price for a limp display and never recovered after first half goals from Sekou Mara and Moussa Djenepo at St Mary's. City sit second in the Premier League, while Southampton are languishing at the bottom of the table.But that huge gap wasn't...
KARACHI: New Zealand's Devon Conway celebrates after scoring a century at the National Stadium on Jan 11, 2023. – AFP
Conway hits 101 as New Zealand thump Pakistan
KARACHI: Opener Devon Conway hit a sparkling hundred to help New Zealand achieve a convincing 79-run win over Pakistan in the second one-day international in Karachi on Wednesday. The left-hander scored 101 and captain Kane Williamson made 85 before a collapse which saw New Zealand lose nine wickets for 78 runs and restricted them to 261 all out in 49.5 overs. Pakistan lost wickets at regular intervals and despite a fighting 79 from skipper Babar...
BOSTON: Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics dives after a loose ball in front of Dyson Daniels of the New Orleans Pelicans at TD Garden on Jan 11, 2023. – AFP
Brown leads Celtics over Pelicans, Bucks sink Hawks
LOS ANGELES: Jaylen Brown scored 41 points as the Boston Celtics underscored their status as the NBA's form team with a 125-114 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. The Eastern Conference leaders warmed up for Thursday's crunch clash against Brooklyn with a composed performance to overpower the Pelicans, the third-ranked team in the Western Conference this season. Brown, averaging just under 27 points per game this season, once again...
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Bahrain donkey races draw crowds and condemnation
Donkeys pulling wooden carts churn up the desert dust as they race down a track in Bahrain, the riders whipping their backs with sticks as an excited crowd looks on. The spectators erupt into a roar as one of the animals, nicknamed "The Million", takes the lead and clinches first place in the 700-metre (760-yard) race. When it's all over, the excited fans flock to take pictures with the winning donkey and the owner who is standing on its back,...
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Many citizens feel writing off loans goes against social justice
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: The issue of purchasing the consumer and personal loans of Kuwaiti citizens has emerged in Kuwait as a heated subject. The issue reached the National Assembly after the parliamentary financial and economic committee prepared a special report on the cost of writing off or purchasing the loans and debts of borrowers. According to the report, the cost amounts to KD 14.6 billion ($50 billion) for 515,000 borrowers. The report...
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Egyptian youth recycles rubbish into artistic pieces
Some people have such talent that anything falling into their palm would turn into a work of art and this is very true when comes to Abdulrahman Aouf. An expert in junk art, Aouf sees what others cannot, taking pieces of metal and items to make art out of discarded material. - KUNA
This file photo shows British guitarist Jeff Beck performing at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California.— AFP
Rock guitar master Jeff Beck dead at 78
Jeff Beck, the influential guitarist who rose to rock and roll stardom with 1960s supergroup the Yardbirds and later enjoyed a prolific solo career, has died, his official website said Wednesday. He was 78 years old. A guitar virtuoso and innovator who was also one of the world's great rhythm and blues interpreters, Beck died "peacefully" after being stricken by illness. "On behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share...
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Original supermodel Tatjana Patitz dies aged 56
Tatjana Patitz, one of the original supermodels who dominated fashion in the 1980s and 90s commanding huge payouts for photoshoots, died Wednesday, her agent said. She was 56. The Germany-born Patitz was among a handful of women of the era whose looks and style catapulted them to a global fame that transcended modelling. Corinne Nicolas, founder of The Model CoOp, a Manhattan-based agency told AFP that Patitz died Wednesday morning in...
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Kuwait National English School students tour Kuwait Times, Kuwait News
By Faten OmarKuwait National English School students visited Kuwait Times on Thursday on a field trip to learn more about the history of the newspaper as the first English daily in the Arabian Gulf since 1961 and about the different sections of the newspaper, such as editorial, print and circulation departments. Deputy Managing Editor Faten Omar explained the process of news gathering, writing and editing, and how a newspaper is produced on a...
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XBB.1.5 COVID variant detected in Kuwait: MoH
KUWAIT: The ministry of health announced Wednesday that genetic tests have detected the XBB.1.5 subvariant of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. In a statement, the ministry said indicators of the epidemiological situation in the country are witnessing stability, renewing calls for adherence to prevention guidelines, especially in light of preliminary information regarding the ease of transmission of this variant, which was discovered according to...
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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