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AU Padel Tournament ends with great success
KUWAIT: The Australian University (AU) successfully held three-day Padel Tournament for its student and public. Given its fast growing popularity among youth in Kuwait, the university organized the event bringing together the local community to encourage physical activity, teamwork and sportsmanship. The event was organized in collaboration with HM Sport and the Kuwait Tennis Academy (KTA) that attracted more than 160 participants making up to 80...
KUWAIT: An archive photo showing a boat approaching the beach near Sharq in Kuwait City. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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BIRMINGHAM: Canada’s Margo Erlam and Canada’s Mia Vallee compete in the women’s synchronized 3m springboard diving final on day nine of the Commonwealth Games at Sandwell Aquatics Centre in Birmingham on August 6, 2022. - AFP
Victor retains Commonwealth decathlon crown as England hunt down Australia
BIRMINGHAM: Grenada's Lindon Victor retained his Commonwealth Games decathlon crown in a nail-biting finale on Friday as host nation England closed the gap on Australia at the top of the medals table. New Zealand shot putter Tom Walsh also held on to his title while 18-year-old Kenyan Jackline Chepkoech won the 3000 meters steeplechase in a Games record of 9min 15.68sec. Jamaican triple jumper Shanieka Ricketts shed her bridesmaid's tag-having...
KUWAIT: An archive photo showing a section inside a co-op society in Kuwait. – KUNA photos
Kuwait women's cooperative part enriches feat record
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti cooperative movement marked Saturday 60 years since the late Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah issued Law on Cooperatives in 1962. The anniversary falls at a time when Kuwaiti women celebrate their strong achievements and clear impact they have left on this field. Over the last 60 years, Kuwaiti women have gained public confidence to enter the domain of cooperative work, based on remarkable social awareness. Haia...
AMMAN: Kuwait Ambassador to Jordan Aziz Al-Daihani with delegates from Kuwait's Girls Guide Association. - KUNA
Kuwait keen on joint Arab works: Ambassador
AMMAN: Kuwait Ambassador to Jordan and Palestine Aziz Al-Daihani affirmed Friday Kuwait's eagerness to help drive efforts to strengthen Arab cooperation. Ambassador Daihani made his statement on the sidelines of the 2nd Arab Camp for guidance and Women's Forums organized by the Girls Guide Association in Jordan, with the participation of 10 Arab states. Kuwait's Girls Guide Association (KGGA) as representatives in this event reflected the...
SOCHI, Russia: This handout picture taken and released by Turkish Presidential Press Service on August 5, 2022 shows Russia's President Vladimir Putin (right) shaking hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) in Sochi. - AFP
Brussels accuses Russia of inventing excuses to cut gas
BRUSSELS: EU sanctions against Russia do nothing to prevent the delivery of pipeline turbine, an EU spokesman said Friday, accusing Moscow of fabricating an excuse to cut off gas supplies. Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Wednesday that the delivery of a turbine needed to keep gas flowing to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline was "impossible" due to international sanctionsBut Eric Mamer, spokesman for the European Commission, dismissed...
PINGTAN: Chinese military helicopters fly past Pingtan island, one of mainland China's closest point from Taiwan, in Fujian province on August 4, 2022.- AFP
China deploys warships, fires ballistic missiles
PINGTAN: China fired ballistic missiles and deployed fighter jets and warships on Thursday as it held its largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan, a show of force sparked by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island. Pelosi was the highest-profile US official to visit Taiwan in years, defying a series of stark threats from Beijing, which views the self-ruled island as its territory.In retaliation, China launched a series of...
TEXAS: A Blue Origin capsule on display in Van Horn, Texas. - AFP
Blue Origin sends six to space
WASHINGTON: Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin on Thursday launched six people to space, including the first from Egypt and Portugal, on the company's sixth crewed flight. Mission "N-22" saw the New Shepard suborbital rocket blast off around 8:58 am local time (1358 GMT) from Blue's base in the west Texas desert. The autonomous, re-usable vehicle sent its crew capsule soaring above the Karman line, the internationally recognized space boundary, 62 miles...
PANJSHIR: A Taleban fighter carries a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at a road checkpoint near the Bazarak district in Panjshir Province. - AFP
Taleban: No info about Zawahiri
KABUL: The Taleban said Thursday they have no knowledge of Ayman Al-Zawahiri's presence in Afghanistan, days after US President Joe Biden announced the Al-Qaeda chief had been killed by a drone strike in Kabul. A carefully phrased Taleban statement neither confirmed Zawahiri's presence in Afghanistan nor acknowledged his death, but carried the first official mention of his name since Sunday's strike.Zawahiri's assassination is the biggest blow to...
(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 review: Brad Pitt proves to be a wry and smart comedy star
By Sahar MoussaBullet Train tells a story about five assassins aboard a fast moving bullet train who find out their missions have something in common. Brad Pitt is an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after too many gigs gone off the rails.Fate, however, may have other plans, as Pitt's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe with connected, yet conflicting, objectives on the...
Tourguide Izzeldin Bukhari (center), who runs Jerusalem food tours and cooking classes, presents dishes to tourists in a restaurant during a guided tour in the Old City of Jerusalem.— AFP photos
Beyond hummus: Palestinians cook up new food trends
From the ancient alleys of Jerusalem's Old City to kitchens around the world, Palestinians are stirring new trends in cooking while abiding by traditions. The trend has whipped up a growing appetite for specialized books and food tours. "It's changing for the better, I think. Many Palestinians are keen on promoting their foods," said Nassar Odeh, as oven aromas wafted over a Jerusalem street. The Palestinian entrepreneur has spent the past few...
PHNOM PENH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (5L) poses for a group photo with other officials during the US ministerial meeting as part of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meeting at the Sokha Hotel in Phnom Penh, on August 4, 2022. — AFP
Taiwan tensions spark open conflicts
PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian foreign ministers urged restraint Thursday as China launched massive military drills off Taiwan, warning the situation risked spiraling into "open conflicts". A furious Beijing kicked off its biggest-ever exercises around Taiwan in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit this week to the self-ruled island. Ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Phnom Penh warned...
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Lynn Whyte at Kuwait Cancer Centre, receiving chemo treatment.
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KFH students explore Kuwait Times and Kuwait News