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NCCAL 23rd music festival honors Abdul-Rabb Idris
KUWAIT: The 23rd International Music Festival of Kuwait’s National Council for Culture, Arts, and Literature (NCCAL) opened at the theater of the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Center on Monday evening under the aegis of Minister of Information and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi.Representing the minister at the opening ceremony, NCCAL’s Secretary-General, Dr. Mohammad Al-Jassar, honored Dr. Abdul-Rabb Idris, a...
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Biden warns UN assembly against appeasing Russia
UNITED NATIONS: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky took center-stage at the United Nations on Tuesday where US President Joe Biden warned the world against trying to "appease" Russia's "naked aggression." Wearing his trademark military fatigues, Zelensky joined the annual UN General Assembly for the first time since the war and listened intently as Biden urged solidarity against Russia's invasion.Russian President Vladimir Putin — who did...
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Children trek to makeshift tent school in quake-hit Morocco
ASNI: In the earthquake-hit mountains of Morocco, 13-year-old Abdessamad El Berd gets up before dawn to make the long trek to the tent city that is his new school, walking by torchlight and careful to avoid roaming dogs. His father accompanies him on the 14-kilometer (nine-mile) walk from their remote village of Tinghar to the makeshift school set up in the small town of Asni, in the disaster-hit area south of Marrakech.“I don’t want him to...
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Indian gov’t moves women quota bill in new parliament
NEW DELHI: Indian lawmakers have moved a bill to reserve one-third of seats in the lower house of parliament and state legislative assemblies for women. If passed, the proposed law would dramatically lift the number of women in parliament. Just 104 of India's 788 MPs were women after the last national election, according to government figures — a little over 13 percent. India's lower house introduced the bill during its first session in the...
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Taylor Swift, Beyonce reporting jobs trigger controversy
It's rare for a news outlet to dedicate a reporter to one personality, but the publication USA Today has decided Taylor Swift and Beyonce are phenomena requiring their own beats. The recent announcement by Gannett, which owns USA Today, that it was seeking two journalists to cover the biggest names in music as if they were running for president triggered both excitement and eyerolls -- and broader conversation about coverage priorities in an...
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Freed Americans land in US
WASHINGTON: Five Americans freed by Iran in a high-stakes prisoner swap landed back in the United States on Tuesday to a joyous reunion with family members. The five arrived aboard an executive jet at an airfield in Fort Belvoir southwest of Washington. Relatives waved US flags and hugged the freed prisoners as they disembarked from the aircraft, then posed for a group photograph, grinning widely. “Welcome home,” National Security Advisor...
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Scientists find 'missing ingredient' for pink diamonds
Scientists said on Tuesday they have found the "missing ingredient" for pink diamonds, some of the world's most expensive stones due their rarity and beauty, and the discovery could help find more. More than 90 percent of all the pink diamonds ever found were discovered at the recently closed Argyle mine in the remote northwest of Australia. But exactly why Argyle -- which unlike most other diamond mines does not sit in the middle of a continent...
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OECD sees ‘sub-par’ global growth as high rates bite
PARIS: The OECD raised its global economic outlook for 2023 on Tuesday but cut the growth forecast for next year as “painful” interest-rate hikes aimed at curbing inflation take their toll. The world economy is now expected to grow 3.0 percent this year, up from the 2.7 percent forecast in the June outlook of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. But it said global growth was projected to remain “sub-par”, slowing to...
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The path to net zero: World Petroleum Congress kicks off
CALGARY, Canada: Hundreds of executives and government officials from oil-producing nations around the world have gathered in Calgary against the backdrop of growing global pressure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The 24th World Petroleum Congress, one of the largest oil-and-gas conferences in the world, commenced on Monday and concludes on Thursday. The theme of the gathering this year is Energy Transition: The Path to Net Zero. The event,...
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Black bear captured after shutting down Disney World rides
An apparently hungry black bear forced a brief shutdown of some attractions at Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Florida until it was captured, officials said. Local television station Fox 35 said more than a dozen popular rides at the Orlando theme park were closed after the bear was sighted in a tree, including the "Haunted Mansion" and "Pirates of the Caribbean.""During the fall, bears are more active as they search for food to pack on fat...
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Several striking Spain players arrive for national team camp
BARCELONA: Six Spain players arrived at a Madrid hotel to join their women’s national team camp on Tuesday, five of whom are currently striking over changes they want made in the Spanish football federation (RFEF). Spain’s women’s World Cup final-winning goalscorer Olga Carmona and four others presented themselves, along with Athenea del Castillo, who is not on strike, while other players are expected to join up later for the camp in Oliva...
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Steelers down Browns; Saints win
LOS ANGELES: Pittsburgh produced a superb defensive display to defeat Cleveland 26-22 on Monday in a game overshadowed by a gruesome season-ending injury to Browns running back Nick Chubb. The Steelers defense snaffled two touchdowns from turnovers, with Alex Highsmith grabbing an interception for a pick six on the first Cleveland play of the game after a misplaced pass from quarterback Deshaun Watson. Highsmith then forced a fumble from Watson...
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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan and a Chinese delegation visit the site of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Boubyan Island on Aug 31, 2024. – KUNA
Minister, Chinese delegation visit Mubarak Port
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Guests and dignitaries gather at Marina Hotel to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day.
Kuwait-Turkey defense partnership bolsters regional peace and security
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Kuwait Times Summer Program students pose for a group photo with Kuwait Times/Kuwait News and Gulf Bank teams. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gulf Bank and Kuwait Times successfully conclude 3rd edition of Summer Program
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TRIPOLI: Libya's Central Bank headquarters in Tripoli. -- AFP
Libya central bank head flees country over ‘threats’
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US ambassador Karen Sasahara
US media roundtable: Spotlight on US-Kuwait military, economic ties