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Pre-election, expectations and the future of the nation
By Abdullah Al-Mohammad and Maytham AshkananiKUWAIT: With the skyrocketing summer temperatures cooling down, the election season in Kuwait is heating up and all eyes are on what is expected to be a very lively Parliamentary elections. Candidates who are contesting the 50 seats will be elected by popular vote in one of the oldest and most powerful legislatures in the Arab Gulf states. While it is hard to predict the outcome of the elections...
KUWAIT: Nazaha officials meet with the Minister of Information, Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi.
Nazaha officials meet Minister of Information
KUWAIT: The National Nazaha society has met with the Minister of Information, Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, in order to discuss cooperation solutions, announced the Vice President of Nazaha, Dr Anwar Al-Shuaib. "A panel from the society has met with the minister to discuss the vision of the society during the current phase and the future as well as the information ministry's strategy in its role in improving the integrity in the society," Al-Shuaib...
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Kuwait initiates charity drive for needy in Egypt
CAIRO: The Kuwait Office for Charity Projects handed out 21 houses to residents in Minya Governorate, Upper Egypt on Sunday, under a charitable scheme aimed at reconstructing houses and villages in some cities across the country. Acting head of the office Sara al-Mutairi, delivered the houses, with the reconstruction cost projected to be around KD 29,000 ($90,000), to the beneficiaries in a ceremony attended by Governor Osama Al-Qadi.The project,...
HEBRON: People shop at a market in the West Bank city of Hebron.
Palestine economy forecast to grow 3.5% in 2022: WB
WASHINGTON: The Palestinian economy, which is largely reliant on foreign aid and grants, is forecast to grow by 3.5 per cent in 2022. This is driven by the continued recovery in private consumption amid the complete easing of COVID-19-related restrictions, and a rise in the number of Palestinians working in Zionist entity, a new report from the World Bank has found.The forecast, however, is lower than the 7.1 per cent economic growth recorded by...
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Fossil fuel reserves contain 3.5tn tons of greenhouse gas emissions
PARIS: Burning the world’s remaining fossil fuel reserves would unleash 3.5 trillion tons of greenhouse gas emissions-seven times the remaining carbon budget to cap global heating at 1.5C-according to the first public inventory of hydrocarbons released Monday.Human activity since the Industrial Revolution, largely powered by coal, oil and gas, has led to just under 1.2 degrees Celsius of warming and brought with it ever fiercer droughts, floods...
KHARKIV, Ukraine: People walk by a destroyed building following shelling in the center of Kharkiv, amid Russian invasion of Ukraine. – AFP
Kyiv accuses Russia of striking nuke plant
KYIV, Ukraine: Kyiv accused Russia on Monday of attacking Ukraine’s second-largest nuclear plant in the south of the war-scarred country, the latest burst of fighting around atomic facilities that has raised fears of a radiation emergency. The Kremlin meanwhile dismissed outright claims that their forces had been responsible for mass killings in recently captured areas of east Ukraine and said Ukraine’s claims it had discovered mass graves...
LONDON: Britain's King Charles III (L) greets Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuba Gaston Browne during an audience at Buckingham Palace. - AFP
Republican movements catch wind in Caribbean after queen's death
ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda: Black cloth covers the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II hanging in Antigua's parliament-a sign of the island's mourning and an unintentional symbol of a possible Caribbean future without the British monarchy. The queen's death has put the wind at the back of republican movements in a region once dominated by the British empire, analysts say, as calls continue for the crown to apologize for the slave trade and atone...
SAMARKAND: Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) leaders' summit in Samarkand. – AFP
Joe Biden's Taiwan remarks 'severely violate' US policy over island: China
BEIJING: Beijing on Monday said President Joe Biden's latest comments that the United States would defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion "severely violate" Washington's policy towards the island. Washington cut formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979, switching recognition to Beijing as the sole representative of China-but it has maintained a decisive, if delicate, role in supporting the island since.In an interview with US broadcaster...
BALTIMORE: Jaylen Waddle #17 of the Miami Dolphins catches a pass against Marcus Williams #32 of the Baltimore Ravens in the second half at M&T Bank Stadium on September 18, 2022.- AFP
Dolphins, Jets rally for NFL wins; Buccaneers solve Saints' riddle
LOS ANGELES: Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw six touchdowns and the Dolphins erased a 21-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Baltimore Ravens 42-38 on a thrilling NFL Sunday. The New York Jets conjured some last-minute magic in a 31-30 victory over the Cleveland Browns, the Arizona Cardinals forced overtime with a two-point conversion then beat the Las Vegas Raiders 29-23, and Tom Brady briefly lost his cool before the Tampa Bay...
MADRID: Atletico Madrid's Spanish midfielder Marcos Llorente (left) vies with Real Madrid's Brazilian forward Vinicius Junior during the Spanish League football match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF on September 18, 2022. - AFP
Real Madrid triumph at rivals Atletico Madrid in spiky derby
MADRID: Rodrygo and Federico Valverde scored to earn Real Madrid a 2-1 win over neighbors Atletico Madrid in a heated derby on Sunday to return to the top of La Liga. Carlo Ancelotti's side have started their title defense in perfect fashion, with a 100 percent record from six games. This victory took Real two points above Barcelona, who had leapfrogged into first on Saturday.The game was marred by racist chants aimed at Real Madrid's Brazilian...
ILLINOIS: Team Captain Cameron Smith of Punch GC poses with the trophy after winning the individual title during Day Three of the LIV Golf Invitational - Chicago at Rich Harvest Farms on September 18, 2022.- AFP
Third-ranked Smith wins LIV Golf title at Chicago
CHICAGO: Reigning British Open champion Cameron Smith of Australia won his first LIV Golf title on Sunday, holding off Dustin Johnson and Peter Uihlein down the stretch to win the Chicago Invitational. The 29-year-old from Brisbane fired a three-under par 69 to finish on 13-under 203 in the 54-hole shotgun start event at Rich Harvest Farms. World number three Smith finished with back-to-back birdies, the last from 20 feet, to defeat two-time...
KUWAIT: An aerial view of Shaheed Park and Al Aqaria Tower. – Photo by Yasser Al- Zayyat
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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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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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Kuwaiti artist Etaf Redefining music with a fusion of cultures and stories
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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