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Kuwait Equestrian team participate in Championship

KUWAIT: Kuwait Equestrian team participated in the International Women Tent Pegging Championship that was held in Petra with 28 riders representing 14 countries participating. The countries include; Kuwait, Oman, Sudan, Russia, Belarus, UK, Kazakhstan, Norway, South Africa, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and host country Jordan.International referee Nabeela Al-Ali (from Kuwait) said Kuwait delegation includes; Amani Al-Enezi, Razan...

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Arab Union for Camel Racing holds meeting

KUWAIT: General Assembly of Arab Union for Camel Racing (AUCR) held its emergency meeting at the union premises in Kuwait on Saturday. The meeting was held with the required majority (10 members out of 13). The union amended the primary constitution so that any sports union cannot interfere in the independence of another union.The General Assembly is the highest authority that can take decisions in relation to the concerned union. The...

In this file photo Barbadian singer Rihanna arrives for the 2021 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. - AFP

Rihanna to headline Super Bowl halftime show

Superstar Rihanna will headline the Super Bowl halftime show in February, the main event sponsor Apple Music announced Sunday. The move marks a long-awaited return to performing for the singer, who had previously turned down the gig in protest. "IT'S ON. @rihanna will take the stage for the first ever Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show on 2.12.23," Apple Music said in a tweet featuring a photo of the musician's raised hand holding a...

Asghar Farhadi

Iran Oscar-winning director urges 'solidarity' with protesters

Iran's two-time Oscar winning director Asghar Farhadi on Sunday urged people worldwide to "stand in solidarity" with protesters following the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police. A wave of unrest has rocked Iran since the death of 22-year-old Amini, and Farhadi praised the "progressive and courageous women leading protests for their human rights alongside men"."They are looking for simple yet fundamental rights that the...

A group of cosplayer visit Comic Con Africa, the largest pop culture, fantasy and gaming festival of the continent, are reflected in the mirror room at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg. — AFP photos

Africa's first post-pandemic Comic-Con festival draws thousands

In a makeshift changing room swathed with black fabric, South African Luke Andalis transforms into the burly Aratak, preparing to perform at Comic-Con Africa, the continent's largest pop culture, fantasy and gaming festival. "There's so much fur in my mouth," the 32-year-old cosplayer Andalis chuckles to friends as he dons a stiff green pleather parka over his head and shoulders. This year he chose to cosplay Aratak, the middle-aged chieftain of...

A picture shows the Fortune Pink, an exceptionally rare giant gemstone, that is expected to bring in up to $35 million when it will comes up for sale in Geneva. — AFP photos

Rare pink diamond to go under hammer in Geneva

The Fortune Pink, an exceptionally rare giant gemstone, will be auctioned in Geneva in November when it is expected to go for up to $35 million (36 million euros), auctioneers said Monday. At over 18 carats, the vividly colored gem is the largest pear-shaped pink diamond of its quality ever to be offered for sale at auction, the Christie's auction house said. The diamond, which goes under the hammer for the first time on November 8, has been...

The honoring ceremony

Council of Ministers of Labor in GCC States honors KFH for its excellence in manpower nationalization

KUWAIT: The Council of Ministers of Labor and Social Affairs in GCC States honored Kuwait Finance House for its distinction and excellence in the execution of the manpower nationalization and qualification programs at the private sector level in Kuwait, at a special honoring ceremony held in the Saudi capital Riyadh under the patronage of the ministers of labor and social affairs in the GCC.On the sidelines of receiving the honor shield, the...

KUWAIT: Members of the Tomooh Sports Club and Kuwait Society's Parents of the Disabled.

Tomooh Sports Club and Kuwait Society's Parents of the Disabled launches awareness campaign

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Tomooh Sports Club and Kuwait Society's Parents of the Disabled, launched an awareness campaign with the theme 'our vote makes a difference', to make disabled people aware of their political rights, as guaranteed by the constitution and law 8/2010, with regards to the rights of the disabled and in accordance with the international treaty on the disabled rights - how they can exercise their political rights in the...

KUWAIT: Traffic jams returned to Kuwait's streets as public schools and universities reopened. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Heavy traffic jams return as schools, universities reopen

KUWAIT: Roads across Kuwait came to a standstill on Sunday as motorists got stuck in heavy traffic jams for extended periods of time, as students of public schools, Arab private schools and universities began the new academic year. The General Traffic Department had urged people dropping children to school to leave home early in the morning and use GPS to find alternative routes to avoid being stuck in traffic jams.More than 42,000 students...

The Palace of Justice, Kuwait Court

Top court rules controversial law is constitutional

By B IzzakKUWAIT: The constitutional court ruled on Sunday that a highly controversial law that bars people from running in elections over political convictions is in line with the country's constitution. In its explanation, the court said legislators are permitted to lay down conditions for people planning to run for public office, and accordingly, they can issue legislation that regulate the process of registration for contesting the polls.It...

KUWAIT: The infrastructure of a low-cost residential area to house bedoons has been completed.

PAHW readies 9,800 houses for bedoons

KUWAIT: The Public Authority for Housing Welfare announced the completion of infrastructure of a low-cost residential project that can accommodate 9,800 houses. "The project started in December 2018. Each plot will be of an area of 200 sq m. The project has a water tank with a capacity of 250,000 gallons with a well for underground water to replenish it, as well as power stations and transformers. The low-cost housing project, located 16 km from...

KUWAIT: A cyclist stops to appreciate Kuwait’s skyline. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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