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World Bank lends $500m to Egypt, $130m to Tunisia

CAIRO/TUNIS: The world's top wheat importer Egypt said Wednesday it is to receive $500 million from the World Bank to alleviate the impact of war between its main suppliers Russia and Ukraine. "The World Bank financing will support the government's efforts to meet food needs and enhance resilience to future shocks," International Cooperation Minister Rania Al-Mashat said in a statement.Egypt's food security has been under mounting pressure since...

WIMBLEDON: Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis during their men's singles tennis match on the third day of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships on June 29, 2022. - AFP

Sweet 16 for Djokovic as Wimbledon seeds crash

LONDON: Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon third round for the 16th time on Wednesday as potential semi-final opponent Casper Ruud crashed out. Top seed Djokovic brushed aside 79th-ranked Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 and will face Serbian compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic for a last-16 place.Third seed and French Open runner-up Ruud was knocked out by 112th-ranked Ugo Humbert, 3-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-4. "I'm very happy...

DOHA: Photo shows a view of a gym facility at the Centara Hotel, which will host fans during the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup. - AFP

Remaining WCup tickets to go on sale next week

DOHA: The remaining tickets for this year's World Cup in Qatar will be available on a first-come, first-served basis from next week, FIFA said on Wednesday. About 1.8 million tickets were sold in the first two batches of sales, FIFA said, without saying how many are now available. Qatar will host the first World Cup in the Middle East from November 21 to December 18 at eight stadiums in and around the capital, Doha.The latest tickets will go on...

HAMILTON: Brad Weber (center) of the New Zealand Maori feeds the scrum during the rugby union match between the New Zealand Maori and Ireland at Waikato Stadium in Hamilton on June 29, 2022. - AFP

Sparkling Maori All Blacks stun Ireland in tour opener

HAMILTON: Ireland conceded they were a distant second best after opening their tour of New Zealand with a 32-17 loss to a sparkling Maori All Blacks in Hamilton on Wednesday. In a worrying sign three days out from the first Test of a three-match series against New Zealand, the Irish paid for ill-discipline and inaccuracy against a Maori outfit who scored all their four tries in the first half to open a 32-10 lead at the break. Despite wet...

KUWAIT: Winners of the His Highness Sheikh Salem Al Ali Al-Sabah Informatics Award and the Award's organizers pose for a group picture.

Informatics Award holds exhibition showcasing 20 years of achievements

KUWAIT: His Highness Sheikh Salem Al Ali Al-Sabah Informatics Award held an exhibition entitled "The Journey of the Award" to showcase 20 years of achievements and in honor of late Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The exhibition was held parallel to the Informatics Award ceremony on June 27 at Bayan Palace."The exhibition honors the noble stances of late Emir of Kuwait who had blessed us with his generous patronage for 14...

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Pandemic, food price increases blamed for rising wedding costs

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: After almost two years of banning wedding parties in Kuwait due to the COVID-19 pandemic, prices of wedding halls, especially hotel ballrooms, have increased by around 15 percent. The reason for this is a result of a global rise in food prices, according to wedding hall managers at hotels.But price hikes have not only affected food services at weddings, as hotels have increased the total cost of hosting weddings. Ahmad...

KUWAIT: Sheikh Abdullah Ahmad Al-Humoud Al-Sabah and Jasem Al-Abou recognize Waleed Al-Khashti for Zain's support.

Zain main sponsor of Eco Business Conference

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its main sponsorship of Eco Business Conference, during which the all-new ECO sustainability business incubator was launched. The event came under the patronage and attendance of Chairman and Director of the Environment Public Authority Sheikh Abdullah Ahmad Al-Humoud Al-Sabah.The conference was attended by Zain Kuwait CEO Eaman Al-Roudhan, Secretary-General of the General...

KUWAIT: KRCS workers distribute aid to widows. - KUNA

KRCS celebrates Int'l Widows' Day

KUWAIT: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) celebrated on Wednesday the International Widow's Day, which was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2010. Upon the occasion, the KRCS distributed humanitarian aid to more than 200 widows from needy families -- including electrical appliances, household utensils and foodstuffs. Director of KRCS's Media and Public Relations Khaled Al-Zaid stressed in a statement the importance of...

AMMAN: Caricaturists Mona Al-Tamimi and Mohammad Al-Qahtani in front of the Kuwaiti pavilion at the caricature exhibition. - KUNA photos

Kuwaiti caricaturists partake in Jordan expo

AMMAN: The Kuwaiti caricature has occupied a noticeable space in the currently held Amman's first caricature exhibition. The Kuwaiti Caricature Society is represented at the event by the caricaturists Mona Al-Tamimi and Mohammad Al-Qahtani, displaying a collection of pieces; fruit of efforts by 13 artists, members of the Kuwaiti association. Kuwaiti caricaturist Mohammad Al-Qahtani draws a caricature for a visitor.In remarks to the press, they...

BEIJING: A child plays at an outdoor fountain at a shopping mall in Beijing on June 28, 2022. - AFP

China accuses G7 of 'creating division' over trade criticism

BEIJING: China accused Group of Seven countries on Wednesday of irresponsibly sowing division after the forum condemned Beijing's trade practices in an end-of-summit statement. G7 leaders had slammed China's "non-transparent and market-distorting" international trade tactics on Tuesday, in a statement that also vowed to reduce "strategic dependencies" on the Asian giant. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian on Wednesday hit back at the...

WISMAR: The main assembly hall of the shipbuilder MV Werften is pictured in Wismar. Submarine and ship builder Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems said it was buying the Asian-owned MV Werften shipyard on Germany's Baltic coast which had filed for bankruptcy at the start of the year. - AFP

German inflation slows as government steps in

FRANKFURT: German inflation slowed slightly in June, official figures published Wednesday showed, as government measures to ease the pressure on consumers from rising prices took force. Inflation sat at 7.6 percent in June, according to the federal statistics office Destatis, still well above the two-percent target set by central banks but down from 7.9 percent in May. Consumer prices in Germany have been on an almost constant climb for 18...

MADRID, Spain: US President Joe Biden (C) and other leaders depart after posing for the official group photograph during the NATO summit at the Ifema congress centre in Madrid. - AFP

US to reinforce Europe's defences

MADRID: The United States will reinforce Europe's defences with a wave of new military deployments, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday, as more Russian missiles smashed into Ukrainian cities. News of the US plan came as NATO leaders met to welcome Sweden and Finland as candidates to join the alliance, a double blow to Russia's President Vladimir Putin and his bid to redraw Europe's security map.Biden boasted that the US announcement was...

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