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LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur's English defender Eric Dier (center) rises above Wolverhampton Wanderers' Portuguese midfielder Daniel Podence (right) to head the ball during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Wolverhampton Wanderers on August 20, 2022. - AFP

Arsenal power into first place, Kane makes history

LONDON: Arsenal swept to the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win at Bournemouth that extended their perfect start to the season, while Harry Kane made history in Tottenham's 1-0 victory over Wolves on Saturday.Just 12 months ago, Arsenal lost their first three league games in the club's worst start to a season for 67 years.This year the Gunners sit in pole position after opening the campaign with a third successive victory."Compared to last...

DOHA: Photo shows a view of some of the 1300 buses operated by Mowasalat Qatar-the official land transport provider in the gulf emirate-during a test run in Doha amidst preparations ahead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. - AFP

Qatar buses feel the WCup heat in tournament test

DOHA: World Cup organizers on Thursday sent 1,300 buses onto the streets of Doha in a test of what they have called one of the most elaborate transport operations ever mounted for an international event. With more than one million people expected to descend on the tiny Gulf state for the tournament, the government is taking no chances with their multi-billion dollar preparations.And getting the football hordes around the city and between the...

DECINES-CHARPIEU: Troyes' Malian midfielder Rominigue Kouame (center) kicks the ball past Lyon's French forward Alexandre Lacazette (right) during the French L1 football on August 19, 2022. - AFP

Tete shines as Lyon ease past Troyes 4-1

PARIS: Brazilian attacker Tete scored twice as Lyon beat Troyes 4-1 on Friday to move up to second place in Ligue 1. Tete's efforts came in the second-half after goals from ex-Arsenal attacker Alexandre Lacazette and defender Nicolas Tagliafico as they go behind champions Paris Saint-Germain on points difference. Florian Tardieu converted a penalty for Troyes, who remain bottom of the table and are winless so far this term. Despite the victory,...

Atyab Al-Shatti

What will the National Assembly achieve?

By Atyab Al-Shatti major pillars that determine the outcome of each parliament are works and achievements towards securing citizens' rights and freedoms, passing laws to set the development strategies of the country and unifying all segments of the society to form one nation, which is a responsibility that requires professionalism and experience from members of parliament. Such requirements do not only need academic credentials and...

Fatima Hayat poses with Kuwait athletes

Hayat praises Kuwait Sports delegation

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: A member of Kuwait Olympic Committee and Chairwoman of Women Sports Committee Fatima Hayat lauded the results achieved by Kuwait Sports delegation at the 5th Islamic Games that was held in Konya, Turkey during which Kuwait athletes won 16 medals (5 gold, 9 silver and 2 bronze). Kuwait delegation participated in 10 games (Archery, Shooting, Athletics, Cycling, Judo, Karate, Swimming, Kick Boxing, Taekwondo and Table...

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Consumers say cheaper prices main reason for shopping online

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: As the pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine affected prices of products in Kuwait, many consumers changed their shopping habits and started to shop online from apps and websites abroad in order to save money, especially amid regular offers that encourage them to buy. Meanwhile, a Digital Trust Index published by Forbes showed 88 percent of GCC consumers trust online shopping.Kuwait Times spoke to consumers who shop...

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education.

MoE rejects request to open Arab school

KUWAIT: The education ministry has rejected an application by an Arab Embassy to open a school for the children of its community like other foreign schools such as Indian, Pakistani and Filipino schools. The embassy requested through the foreign ministry to allow it to open the school and follow the curriculum of its country, while adhering to laws and decisions in effect in Kuwait.They said the school will enable children to complete their...

Khalifa Al-Freij

MEW completes annual program for maintenance

KUWAIT: Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy and Assistant Undersecretary for Electric Power and Water Distillation Stations Khalifa Al-Freij announced the completion of the preparation of a comprehensive annual maintenance program for electrical and distillation units at all power and water distillation stations.Freij said in a press statement on Saturday that maintenance will be carried out on 88...

BEIRUT: The Lebanese agriculture minister meets AOAD officials. – KUNA

Lebanon, AOAD mull agricultural revamp

BEIRUT: Lebanese Minister of Agriculture Abbas Hassan and a visiting team of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) on Saturday explored ways and means of overhauling the agricultural sector in Lebanon. "The meeting looked into how to develop the agricultural sector in Lebanon, particularly wheat and pisciculture, and to spur citizens to remain in the countryside by means of promoting alternative agriculture," the minister told...

KUWAIT: The collapsed housefront of a building in Oyoun.

Six injured in house collapse

KUWAIT: A house collapsed in Oyoun on Friday night, injuring six people, the Public Relations Department of the Kuwait Fire Force (KFF) announced. "A squad from Jahra and Jahra Al-Harfiya were sent to the location, where a housefront had collapsed. One of the persons was trapped under the rubble. Fire squads were able to rescue the person," KFF said. Ambulance took three of the injured persons to hospital, while three others were treated at the...

CHERNIGIV, Ukraine: Volunteers clear the rubble of a house destroyed as a result of the shelling in the city of Chernihiv. - AFP

Putin to allow nuke plant inspection

ODESSA, Ukraine: Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed that independent inspectors can travel to the Moscow-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the French presidency said Friday, as fears grow over fighting near the site. The apparent resolution of a dispute over whether inspectors travel via Ukraine or Russia came as a US defence official said Ukraine's forces had brought the Russian advance to a halt. "You are seeing a complete and...

N'DJAMENA, Chad: Chad’s transitional President Mahamat Idriss Deby (C) inaugurates the statue of peace, forgiveness and reconciliation at the January 15 Palace on the occasion of the opening ceremony of the dialogue, in N'Djamena, Chad, on August 20, 2022.— AFP

Chad at 'decisive moment' as dialogue opens, some opposition groups boycott gathering

N'DJAMENA, Chad: Delayed talks on Chad's future that the ruling junta says are a "decisive moment" opened Saturday, even as some opposition groups boycott the gathering. More than 1,400 delegates from the military government, civil society, opposition parties, trade unions and rebel groups gathered in N'Djamena for the "national dialogue" that is scheduled to last three weeks.Junta chief General Mahamat Idriss Deby described the forum, his...

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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

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