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US actor and model Indya Moore (left), Brazilian model Alessandra Ambrosio (3rd left) and US model, actress and musician Paris Jackson (4th left) attend the presentation of Missoni’s Women’s Spring Summer 2023 fashion collection on September 23, 2022 as part of the Fashion Week in Milan. – AFP photos
Victoria Beckham spices up Paris Fashion Week
Having won over critics in New York and London, Victoria Beckham takes the step to the pinnacle of the luxury world with her debut at Paris Fashion Week, which opens Monday. "It's the arrival of a very beautiful label. We rejoice that Victoria Beckham is among us," Pascal Morand, head of the French Federation for Haute Couture and Fashion (FHCM), told AFP.The 48-year-old Brit joins 104 labels in the official line-up for the pret-a-porter...
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Fossil fuels make up 90% of air pollution in Mideast
PARIS: More than 90 percent of harmful air pollution in the Middle East and parts of North Africa comes from fossil fuels, according to research Thursday that showed the region "permanently exceeded" dangerous air quality levels. The World Health Organization this year said the MENA region had some of the poorest air quality on Earth.The long-standing assumption was that the smog choking most of the region's cities was primarily composed of...
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313 remain in poll race
By B IzzakKUWAIT: As many as 313 candidates will run in the Sept 29 snap National Assembly polls after 65 candidates pulled out of the race at the close of withdrawals on Thursday. The candidates include 291 males and 22 females, according to the election department of the interior ministry. The figure however could change depending on the verdicts of the country's top courts, which will decide the fate of around 10 candidates who have been...
TEHRAN: Iranian demonstrators burn a rubbish bin in the capital on Sept 21, 2022 during a protest for Mahsa Amini, days after she died in police custody. - AFP
Deaths mount in Iran protests as Internet cut
PARIS: At least 17 people have been killed as popular unrest has flared across Iran over the death in custody of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, while a rights group said Thursday the death toll was almost twice as high. Amini, 22, died last week after her arrest by the Islamic republic's feared morality police for allegedly wearing a hijab headscarf in an "improper" way, and news of her death sparked widespread outrage."Death to the dictator" and...
RIYADH: Prisoners of war arrive from Russia at Riyadh airport on Sept 21, 2022. - AFP
Erdogan arises a key mediator in Ukraine war
ISTANBUL: A mysterious reference on US television to an imminent Russia-Ukraine prisoner swap highlights Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's unique role as mediator and friend of both sides in time of war. Erdogan flew to New York from a meeting in Uzbekistan with Russian President Vladimir Putin - his third in three months - to tell US viewers on Monday that the Kremlin "is willing to end this (war) as soon as possible"."Two hundred...
Images show a still image of Sagittarius A* with an artist's illustration of a 'hot spot' orbiting the black hole. - AFP photos
Bubble around black hole, rings of Neptune seen
PARIS: Astronomers said Thursday they have spotted a hot bubble of gas spinning clockwise around the black hole at the center of our galaxy at "mind blowing" speeds. The detection of the bubble, which only survived for a few hours, is hoped to provide insight into how these invisible, insatiable, galactic monsters work. The supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* lurks in the middle of the Milky Way some 27,000 light years from Earth, and its...
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti ministers and senior officials participate in the Saudi Embassy's celebration of National Day. - KUNA photos
Kuwait shares National Day joy with Saudi Arabia
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Mohammad Al-Fares said that Kuwaiti people are delighted to share with the Saudi people their joy on the kingdom's National Day. In statements to reporters during his participation in the Saudi Embassy's celebration of the 92nd National Day of the Saudi Arabia, Fares said this is an occasion dear to all Kuwaitis.Fares, also Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of...
MADRID: Kuwait's Ambassador to Spain Khalifa Al-Kharafi with Kuwaiti students studying in Spain. - KUNA
Kuwaiti students value their training experiences in Spain
MADRID: Kuwaiti students cherished their experiences in Spain on Thursday with the positive atmosphere and welcome they received during their academic and training experiences, underlining that Spain is a friendly country that offers wide options for growth and development in various fields. This was on the sidelines of their attendance at the Kuwait Airways celebration of launching permanent direct flights to Madrid on Wednesday at the Kuwaiti...
KUWAIT: KUNA honors students who participated in the 7th edition of its training program. - KUNA
KUNA concludes training program for 2022-2023
KUWAIT: Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) concluded the seventh edition of its training program on Thursday. The program was launched on Aug 22 with the participation of 19 Kuwait University students. KUNA's Deputy General Director for the editorial sector, Esam Al-Ghanem, commented in a press statement that the program was aimed at university students as they are the future of journalistic work. The program was carefully curated to keep up with the...
RAMALLAH: Kuwait's pavilion at the Palestine International Book Fair. - KUNA
Kuwait pavilion in Ramallah witnessing great attendance
RAMALLAH: Kuwait's pavilion at the Palestine International Book Fair, which is being held on the grounds of the National Library in the city of Ramallah, is witnessing a great turnout by visitors of all ages. The Kuwaiti pavilion includes tens of books on the history of Kuwait and various editions of Al-Arabi Magazine published by the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters as part of its participation, along with the That Al-Salasil...
NEW YORK: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah meets Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhemi on Wednesday. - KUNA photos
Amir's representative meets Iraqi PM to cement relations
NEW YORK: Representative of HH the Amir, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, received Wednesday at his residence in New York City Prime Minister of Iraq Mustafa Al-Kadhemi. The meeting, held on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, was also attended by Kuwait Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Sabah, Undersecretary of HH the Prime Minister's Diwan Sheikh Khaled Talal Al-Khaled...
NEW YORK: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah participates in the meeting of the 20th anniversary of the Arab Peace Initiative. – KUNA
FM denounces continued Zionist aggression
NEW YORK: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah on Wednesday denounced the continued Zionist aggression against the Palestinian people and their continued expansion and settlement activities.This came during Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nasser's participation in the meeting of the 20th anniversary of the Arab Peace Initiative, which was called by the Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud and the Arab...
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Lynn Whyte at Kuwait Cancer Centre, receiving chemo treatment.
Cancer care packages offer gesture of comfort, support
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KUWAIT: Rescuers work at a collapsed building in Jabriya on Aug 21, 2024. - KUNA
Minister vows legal action over Jabriya building collapse
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Kuwaiti artist Etaf Redefining music with a fusion of cultures and stories
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WARSAW: Polish President Andrzej Duda speaks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Belweder Palace on Aug 22, 2024. - AFP
Modi urges peace ahead of historic visit to Ukraine
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Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Humoud Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah speaks during the visit. - KUNA photos
Shaddadiya project to help drive wheel of industrial development