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Kuwait shooters win 17 medals

KUWAIT: Kuwait Shooting continued its winning ways in the 10th Asian Shooting Championship and the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Grand Prix that were held from July 28th until August 8th. Kuwait National Skeet team won 5 gold, one silver and two bronze medals - grabbing a total number of 17 medals in the trap and skeet events (7 gold, 6 silver and 4 bronze).Shooter Abdelaziz Al-Saad won the gold medal in the men's skeet event at...

LOS CABOS: Russia’s Daniil Medvedev returns the ball to Britain’s Cameron Norrie during their Mexico ATP Open 250 men’s singles final tennis match at the Cabo Sports Complex in Los Cabos, Mexico. – AFP

Medvedev retains the top spot; Kyrgios climbs to 37

PARIS: Daniil Medvedev, who won his first tournament of the year at the weekend, retained his position at the top of the ATP rankings published on Monday while Nick Kyrgios climbed to his highest rank in two and half years. Medvedev, who is over 1,000 points clear of the injured Alexander Zverev, won his first title since claiming the US Open almost a year ago, when he roared past defending champion Cameron Norrie in the final of the hardcourt...

GULLANE: South Africa’s Ashleigh Buhai kisses the trophy after her playoff win over South Korea’s Chun In-gee on day 4 of the 2022 Women’s British Open Golf Championship at Muirfield golf course in Gullane, Scotland, on August 7, 2022. – AFP

Buhai seals 'life-changing' British Open in play-off

MUIRFIELD: South Africa's Ashleigh Buhai survived a disastrous 15th hole to claim a "life-changing" victory in a marathon play-off against Chun In-gee in the Women's British Open at Muirfield on Sunday. Both players tied on 10 under par after 72 holes, and, in near total darkness, it was Buhai who eventually secured the final major of the season with a par four at the fourth extra hole, the 18th. Chun bunkered her drive and took five, while Buhai...

(From left to right) Logan Lerman, Masi Oka, Hiroyuki Sanada, Brian Tyree Henry, Bad Bunny, Brad Pitt, Joey King, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Zazie Beetz, David Leitch, Kelly McCormick and Andrea Munoz attend the Los Angeles Premiere Of Columbia Pictures’ “Bullet Train” at Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles, California. – AFP photos

'Bullet Train' speeds to top of N America box office

Sony's "Bullet Train," the last major studio release of the summer, sped to solid ticket sales of $30.1 million this weekend to top the North American box office, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations estimated Sunday. It was a "solid opening for an action thriller," said analyst David A. Gross, adding that the presence of lead star Brad Pitt "is going to ensure international success."Pitt, who plays a professional assassin on a Japanese train...

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Thom Browne brings the drama to classic tailoring for Fall 2022

Thom Browne recently debuted its Fall 2022 runway collection in New York City. The season's collection invites onlookers to embrace their inner youth and step into Thom Browne's adult toy shop, where 500 made to order teddy bears were assembled to bring to life everyone's fondest childhood memories in epic proportions.This series continues to see the designer's playful rendition to classic suit tailoring, this time bringing forward an eclectic...

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Kuwait deplores storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque by settlers

KUWAIT: Kuwait on Sunday condemned in the strongest terms the storming of the courtyards of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque by settlers, under the protection of Zionist armed forces. The move is a grave violation of international laws and conventions, a Foreign Ministry statement underlined, urging the international community to intervene and stop all acts of violence against the Palestinian people.Meanwhile, Zionist entity on Sunday agreed to an...

Fajer Ahmed

Modern day slavery

By Attorney Fajer Ahmed and human trafficking are widely condemned in all its forms all over the world, yet modern day slavery is still seen in many countries, and unfortunately for Kuwait, it has a few cases a year that can be seen as that. Modern day slavery is defined as the severe exploitation of other people for personal or commercial gain, and unfortunately, some people have intercepted their severe experiences in Kuwait as modern day...

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Kuwait's degree-first approach adds to challenges facing local jobseekers

By Saoud Al-MarzouqKUWAIT: According to the Kuwaiti Central Statistics Bureau, there are currently 8,318 Kuwaiti citizens who are unemployed. Many tend to take the opinion that these people are misfits, lazy, and do not deserve to be among the Kuwaiti workforce. Despite the fact that this stereotype holds water with some unemployed Kuwaitis, there are many Kuwaitis who are unable to get adequate employment in Kuwait even though they are very...

KUWAIT: The National Assembly.

Cabinet to kick off election preparations

KUWAIT: The Cabinet is set to discuss ministerial procedures to start the organization of the upcoming elections of the National Assembly. Initial procedures will be discussing election dates and an invitation for candidates who wish to be nominated. According to constitutional law, elections must start within two months after the dissolution of the National Assembly, while invitations must, at most, be issued within a month of the dissolution....

Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs.

Minister of Information rotates undersecretaries

KUWAIT: Minister of Information and Culture, Minister of State of Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi makes new hiring and rotation procedures with regards to undersecretaries and assistant undersecretaries. The following have been hired as undersecretaries for their respective position.* Muhammad bin Naji as Undersecretary for the Ministry of Information* Turki Al-Mutairi for the Television sector* Mazen Al-Ansari for Foreign information...

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Fire Force shut down 92 basements in rental buildings

KUWAIT: Ninety two basements in housing investment buildings have been shut down since the start of the year due to violations, the Kuwaiti Fire Force's public relations department announced. Tens of other violators have fixed their violations before being shut down.The department has encouraged people living in those investment buildings to report any violations that they may notice, especially basements that are designated for storage and...

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Ministry of Commerce issues ticket for violating store

KUWAIT: A home tools and appliances store violated the law by selling medical injection needles, which made the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to issue a ticket. The violator has been detained after a consumer complained about the issue, which prompted the ministry to immediately contact the emergency team and proceed with legal procedures.

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