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A giant 30-metre high bronze statue representing an Amazon is seen in central Cotonou as a symbol of national identity and key part of its rich history to showcase in a bid to attract tourists to the country.— AFP photos
Benin welcomes Hollywood take on women warriors
Benin's historic female warriors known as the Amazons of Dahomey are legendary across West Africa, but a Hollywood production is bringing them back into the limelight. The Woman King, released last Friday and shown at one Cotonou's few cinemas on Saturday, is inspired by the story of the Agojie women who protected the ancient Kingdom of Dahomey and fought against French colonial troops in the 19th century. The main character General Nanisca is...
This handout photo shows British artist Thomas Houseago (center) posing with US actor Brad Pitt (right) and Australian musician Nick Cave prior to the opening of the exhibition ‘Thomas Houseago - WE with Nick Cave and Brad Bitt’ at The Sara Hilden Art Museum in Tampere, Finland. - AFP
Brad Pitt unveils his sculptures at a first art show
In the actor’s first-ever public art exhibition, Brad Pitt has unveiled his sculptures in a lakeside art museum in Finland, the gallery said on Monday. Located in Finland’s third largest city of Tampere, this is the first time the “largely self-taught” American star presented his sculptures to the public, Sara Hilden Art Museum said. Pitt’s sculptures were revealed by the actor himself on Saturday as part of a larger exhibition by...
A woman visits an exhibition titled 'Allo, Beirut', that shows archives of Lebanon's troubled past fused with artistic depictions of a grim present, at the capital's Beit Beirut heritage-house-turned-museum.—AFP photos
Lebanon's past echoes its grim present in exhibition
In a war-scarred Beirut heritage house turned museum, archives of Lebanon's troubled past fuse with artistic depictions of its grim present to portray a country seemingly in perpetual turmoil. Newspaper clippings, film negatives and diary entries from the years before Lebanon's 1975-1990 civil war tell a story of government corruption, public sector strikes and student protests. They are shown alongside contemporary pictures, video footage and...
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Court reinstates candidate amid calls for reforms
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The court of appeals on Monday reinstated candidate Khaled Al-Mutairi to the election race and said it will issue its verdict on six other candidates on Tuesday. Last week, an interior ministry commission disqualified 15 candidates from running in the elections over criminal and political reasons. Seven challenged the ban in the administrative court, which upheld the commission's decision.The candidates again challenged the...
NEW YORK: HH the Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah meets United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the UN headquarters on Sept 18, 2022, during the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. - AFP
Kuwaiti premier meets UN chief
NEW YORK: Representative of HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah met UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly meeting. During the meeting, the Amir's representative conveyed the greetings of HH the Amir and HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and reaffirmed Kuwait's support to the UN's important...
SAQQARA, Egypt: A handout picture released on Sept 19, 2022 shows a pink granite sarcophagus belonging to a government official, found by an expedition at the tomb of Ptah-em-uya near the Pyramid of Unas. - AFP
Egypt unveils 'royal secretary' sarcophagus
CAIRO: Egypt unveiled Monday a sarcophagus of a senior royal official from over 3,200-years ago at the Saqqara archaeological site south of Cairo, the latest in a series of spectacular discoveries in the area. A team of Egyptian archaeologists from Cairo University found the red granite sarcophagus of Ptah-em-uya, "a high-ranking official" under Rameses II, who ruled Egypt in the 13th century BC, the antiquities ministry said.The noble was "royal...
Dr. Khalid Al-Saleh
Inner peace - where do you find it?
By Dr Khalid A Al-Saleh you looking for inner peace? Who does not look for it? Self-comfort is internal peace- it is the first key for happiness and everyone dreams of it. If you miss that comfort, you will have a feeling of sadness and misery and you will keep searching. But even if you find it, most of us cannot keep it, unfortunately. We are born in this world and die looking for internal peace. Some do not know it except on rare...
KUWAIT: Participants at the TFTC workshop hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. – Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
TFTC delegates hold workshop to confront terrorist financing threats
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a workshop on Monday, to discuss the issue of combating terrorist financing, held at Four Points Hotel in Kuwait. The two-day workshop saw the participation of experts from the delegations of representatives of the member states at the Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC). Ambassador Hamad Al-MashaanAssistant Foreign Minister for Development Affairs and International Cooperation...
NEW YORK: Kuwait’s foreign minister, Dr Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah at the 77th UNGA session, seen here with other delegates. – KUNA photos
Kuwait FM meets country's delegation at UNGA
NEW YORK: The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah met with Kuwait's delegation representing the country, to take part in the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at his residence in New York, in the United States. The Minister conveyed the instructions of the political leadership and the Kuwaiti people's aspirations to the delegation and stressed on the importance of following the...
KUWAIT: KPTC buses in the 1960s. – KUNA Photos
KPTC celebrates 60 years of public service
KUWAIT: KPTC marks its 60th anniversary on Tuesday, with the company's buses seen roaming the streets of Kuwait and connecting citizens and residents to their destinations since 1962. KPTC's affordable prices and well-connected bus lines makes it a chosen mode of transportation for many and has even left a significant imprint on its clients as it has been featured in popular songs.It was established in 1962 as a joint venture between...
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Customs and MoI seize 18,000 liquor bottles
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Customs at the port of Shuwaikh seized 18,000 liquor bottles which were being brought in from another GCC country. "Six people were arrested in a joint operation conducted by the interior ministry's anti-drug department and Kuwait Customs," Kuwait Customs said in a press release. The bottles were found in three confiscated containers seized separately and was concealed within a large metal piping, which required the...
KUWAIT: Members of the Diplomatic Women’s Committee in their first session.
New session of DWC commences
KUWAIT: Members of the Diplomatic Women's Committee (DWC) arranged a meet up on Saturday, to start its new cultural season, with the participation of the lady ambassadors, spouses of the ambassadors and women diplomats delegated to Kuwait after returning from their summer vacations. KUWAIT: DWC members at a dermatology session at the meeting.The members of the committee were also pleased by the return of Nargis Al-Shatti, the advisor of the...