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Kuwaiti prisoner recounts story of horrors, pain during Iraqi Invasion

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: Kuwait marks the 32nd anniversary of the Iraqi invasion Tuesday. On the morning of August 2, 1990, Kuwait woke up to the sounds of tanks and shooting guns after the Iraqi army invaded the country in an attempt to annex Kuwait and make it one of its governorates. The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait had a significant impact on people and the country socially, politically, economically, and environmentally. Kuwaiti prisoner Retired...

KUWAIT: This archive photo shows destruction at Kuwait International Airport during the Iraqi Invasion. - KUNA photos

Kuwait recalls cultural, scientific ramifications of Iraqi invasion

KUWAIT: On the 32nd anniversary of the Iraqi occupation, Kuwait notes the cultural and scientific ramifications of the invasion's attempts to erase heritage and rewrite history. Occupation forces targeted official media outlets in the early hours of the invasion, including the state's Ministry of Information, radio and TV stations, as well as Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). Seizing control of such instruments granted the perpetrators power to transmit...

KUWAIT: Kuwait Air Force F/A 18 Legacy Hornet operates during an exercise. -- Photos by Kuwait Armed Forces Moral Guidance and Public Relations

Chief of Staff speaks about his vision for Kuwait's security

KUWAIT: Kuwait Chief of General Staff Lt Gen Khaled Saleh Mohammad Al-Sabah spoke in a recent interview with Unipath about various topics related to his vision for his country's security, cooperation with regional and international security agencies among other issues."Before taking an oath to defend my country until the last drop of my blood, I want to emphasize that it is every Kuwaiti's patriotic duty to protect his homeland," Gen Khaled said...

SINGAPORE: Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) shaking hands with US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi at the Istana Presidential Palace in Singapore during a visit to the Asia-Pacific region.- AFP

Pelosi's Asia tour kicks off

SINGAPORE, Singapore: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday kicked off an Asia tour that has been shrouded in secrecy following an escalation in tensions with China over Taiwan. With no word if Pelosi will visit the island, she stopped first in Singapore, where Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong urged her at a meeting to strive for "stable" ties with Beijing.Her itinerary also includes Malaysia, South Korea and Japan, but a possible Taiwan visit...

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Sunak bids to become UK's first Hindu PM

LONDON: Before his spectacular falling-out with Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak was on a rapid rise that could still end with him installed as Britain's first prime minister of colour. It would be a historic landmark, if the Hindu descendant of immigrants from Britain's old empire in India and East Africa were to take command of the world's fifth largest economy.But after making the final run-off following a series of votes by Conservative MPs, Sunak...

ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal: Ousmane Sonko(C), President of the opposition party Senegalese Patriots for Work, Ethics and Brotherhood (PASTEF), gives a press statement at the HLM basic school in Ziguinchor. – AFP

Senegal ruling coalition claims poll victory as opposition cries foul

DAKAR, Senegal: President Macky Sall's ruling coalition claimed victory in Senegal's legislative elections but the opposition rejected the assertion as a "prefabricated majority". "We won 30 departments" out of the 46 in the west African country and overseas constituencies, Aminata Toure, head of the presidential coalition, told reporters late Sunday."This undoubtedly gives us a majority in the National Assembly." "We have given a majority in the...

LONDON: Riders lie on the track following a massive crash during the men's 15km scratch race qualifying round cycling event on day three of the Commonwealth Games, at the Lee Valley VeloPark in east London, on July 31, 2022. - AFP

England's Peaty bounces back

BIRMINGHAM: Adam Peaty bounced back from a "devastating" defeat to top the qualifying times in the men's 50m breaststroke on Monday as teen star Summer McIntosh lined up a Commonwealth Games medley double. England's world record holder Peaty, who has dominated the 100m breaststroke in recent years, finished a shock fourth in the event on Sunday. He returned to the pool for the 50m heats on Monday admitting he had had just two hours' sleep, but...

LONDON: England's players celebrate with the trophy after their win in the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 final football match between England and Germany at the Wembley stadium, in London, on July 31, 2022. - AFP

England rejoices at women's historic Euro 2022 triumph

LONDON: England's hungover "Lionesses" held a victory party in central London on Monday in front of thousands of jubilant fans after they clinched the country's first major football trophy since 1966. A capacity crowd of 7,000 supporters packed into Trafalgar Square to give the women's team a rapturous reception as they paraded the European championship trophy, following their 2-1 win over Germany. A tournament record crowd of 87,192 was at...

PARIS: Poland’s Iga Swiatek poses with the Suzanne-Lenglen trophy during a photocall at the Pont de Bir-Hakeim in this file photo after winning the 2022 Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament. – AFP

Swiatek dominates WTA rankings despite defeat

PARIS: French Open champion Iga Swiatek remained firmly at the head of the WTA rankings released on Monday, in spite of her shock exit in her home Poland Open last week. Swiatek had not lost on clay in over a year before going down 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 to the French player Caroline Garcia in the quarter-finals in Warsaw.The 21-year-old Pole, who has held the top spot since the surprise retirement of Australian Ashleigh Barty at the end of March, remains...

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Kuwaitis grab 11 medals at Arab Karate Championship

KUWAIT: Salman Al-Mousawi and Yasmine Al-Mutawa took home two medals apiece as Kuwaitis finished the Arab Karate Championship for men and women, which concluded on Saturday, with a total 11 medals in Cairo. The Karatekas fought out one gold, four silver and six bronze medals, with Al-Mousawi clinching Kuwait's only tournament gold in the men's team kata, an exhibition discipline based on form and style, alongside Mohammed Al-Mousawi and Mohammed...

CAIRO: The Egyptian pound recorded its lowest level in five and a half years, after falling 0.05% during Monday's trade. - AFP

Evergrande unit ordered to pay $1.1 billion

BEIJING: A unit of embattled Chinese developer Evergrande has failed to repay its loans and must pay a guarantor $1.1 billion, the company said in a Hong Kong stock exchange filing. Evergrande has been involved in restructuring negotiations after racking up $300 billion in liabilities in the wake of Beijing's crackdown on excessive debt and rampant speculation in the real estate sector.The announcement comes after the company failed to publish a...

OPEC'S new Secretary General Haitham Al-Ghais poses for a photo at the OPEC headquarters in Vienna on Monday. - KUNA

Kuwait's oil veteran Al-Ghais takes over as OPEC's new Secretary-General

VIENNA: The Kuwaiti oil expert Haitham Al-Ghais took office on Monday as the new Secretary-General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) at the Organization's headquarter in the Austrian capital, Vienna. Al-Ghais was appointed by acclamation for a three-year term at a special meeting for OPEC conference held on 3 January 2022, succeeding the late Secretary General of the organization Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo.In a...

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GAZA: A Palestinian child injured in a Zionist strike reacts as she is carried to Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Aug 21, 2024. - AFP

Zionists kill dozens in Gaza