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TASHKENT: Players celebrate as Saudi Arabia became Asian U-23 champions on Sunday after defeating hosts Uzbekistan 2-0 in Tashkent.

Saudi win first-ever AFC U-23 Cup

TASHKENT: Saudi Arabia became Asian U-23 champions on Sunday after defeating hosts Uzbekistan 2-0 in Tashkent, thanks to superb second half-strikes from Ahmed Al-Ghamdi and Firas Al-Buraikan. It is the first time the young Green Falcons have won the AFC U-23 Asian Cup after final defeats in 2013 and 2020, and it also marks the first major continental trophy for coach Saad Al-Shehri who also lost two continental finals in his career.Al-Ghamdi gave...

LONDON: UK's Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Nigel Evans greets Kuwait's Ambassador to the UK Khaled Al-Duwaisan. - KUNA photos

Renowned UK personalities praise Kuwait's outgoing envoy for cementing ties

LONDON: A number of British politicians and MPs have expressed deep appreciation toward the noticeable role played by the outgoing the State of Kuwait's Ambassador to the United Kingdom Khaled Al-Duwaisan in bolstering further the special relations between the two friendly countries, Kuwait and the UK. The renowned personalities manifested their admiration of the ambassador's role at this level at a reception marking end of his tenure, held in...

GENEVA: Maha Al-Barjas (second from left) and other members of the KRCS delegation participating at the event. - KUNA

Kuwait's Maha Al-Barjas becomes first Arab woman vice-president of IFRC

GENEVA: Secretary-General of Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Maha Al-Barjas became on Sunday the first Arab woman to be appointed as vice-president of International Federation of Red Cross and Crescent Societies (IFRC) for the Asia Pacific region. This came as part of series of constitutional meetings held by Red Cross and Crescent international movement.Barjas stated to the press that this reinforced the principles of women empowerment in...

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Kuwaiti Architecture office Studio Toggle named ‘Best Young Architecture Office in the World’

Studio Toggle, an architecture office from Kuwait, has won big at the prestigious A+ International Architecture awards presented by the popular Architizer magazine. The office, led by Architects Hend Almatrouk and Gijo Paul George, won the coveted "Popular Choice Award" for the "Best Young Firm" category, edging out four other finalists from the UK and China, chosen out of 5000+ nominations from 100+ countries.Studio Toggle also won the...

KUWAIT: The New Maternity Hospital Project in Al-Sabah medical zone.

Kuwait's New Maternity Hospital to be ready in first quarter of 2023

By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: The New Maternity Hospital is the first medical project in the Middle East that has one specialty, built at a cost of KD 220 million. In cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Public Works in Kuwait, the hospital is three times larger than the old one and expected to be ready by the first quarter of 2023.Kuwait Times spoke with Meshaal Al-Enezi, Project Engineer at the New Maternity Hospital, about the...

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Alopecia areata medicine available soon: Official

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Chairwoman of Dermatology Departments Council at the Health Ministry Dr Atlal Al-Lafi said there will soon be an effective medicine available for the treatment of alopecia areata after it was approved by the US FDA. She said that Asaad Al-Hamad Dermatological Center received 485 alopecia cases in 2021, adding that there are around 3,000 cases of the disease recorded annually worldwide. Dr Atlal Al-LafiShe said the...

KUWAIT: Ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait Major General Md Ashikuzzaman welcomes the first batch of 50 nurses from Bangladesh who arrived in Kuwait Sunday.

First batch of nurses from Bangladesh arrive in Kuwait

KUWAIT: The first batch of 50 nurses from Bangladesh arrived in Kuwait Sunday to perform their duties in different government hospitals of Kuwait under the Ministry of Health of Kuwait. Major General Md Ashikuzzaman, Ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait, along with officers of the Embassy and officers from the respective companies welcomed the newly appointed nurses at Kuwait International Airport with flowers and congratulated them on being...

LONDON: Italy's Matteo Berrettini poses for a photograph as he celebrates with the trophy after his win in his men's singles final tennis match against Serbia's Filip Krajinovic on Day 7 of the cinch ATP Championships at Queen's Club in west London, on June 19, 2022. - AFP

Berrettini retains ATP Queen's title

LONDON: Italy's Matteo Berrettini served notice of his intention to mount another strong challenge at Wimbledon after joining an elite group of players by retaining his ATP Queen's Club title on Sunday. Berrettini defeated Serbia's Filip Krajinovic 7-5, 6-4 in the final of the Wimbledon warm-up event. He will now be aiming to go one better at Wimbledon, the only one of tennis's four majors still played on grass, after losing to Novak Djokovic in...

JAKARTA: Ukraine's women's doubles badminton players Yelyzaveta Zharka (right) and Mariia Stoliarenko walk back to their hotel after competing in the Indonesia Open badminton tournament in Jakarta. - AFP

Kharkiv to Jakarta: Badminton's duo shed light on Ukraine plight

JAKARTA: In the smog of Indonesia's capital Jakarta with the Istora Stadium as their backdrop, Ukraine's top badminton doubles team are not focused on their early exits from back-to-back events on the world tour, but on the Russian invasion of their homeland. Yelyzaveta Zharka and Mariia Stoliarenko were the only Ukrainians to compete at the prestigious Indonesia Open, which concluded on Sunday-one of only three Badminton World Federation (BWF)...

BROOKLINE: Jon Rahm of Spain plays a second shot from a fairway bunker on the 18th hole during the third round of the 122nd US Open Championship at The Country Club on June 18, 2022.- AFP

Rahm, McIlroy and Scheffler grind to stay in US Open hunt

BROOKLINE: Defending champion Jon Rahm, Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and four-time major winner Rory McIlroy-the world's three top-ranked players-grinded out rounds Saturday to stay in contention at the US Open. Second-ranked Spaniard Rahm birdied three of the last five holes but hit into bunkers on his first three shots at 18 for a double bogey to shoot one-over par 71 and stand on three-under 207, one stroke behind co-leaders Will...

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AU team wins first place in UAAK Futsal League

KUWAIT: The Futsal team of the Australian University (AU) were crowned champions of the Universities Athletic Association in Kuwait (UAAK) Futsal League. The League brought together seven teams from various private universities in Kuwait, taking place over the course of 2 months, until the final championship game on9 June2022, which ensued in winning AU team.Concluding the league, AU face-off GUST at their Field for the championship title. After...

KYIV: Mourners pay their respects next to the coffin of killed Ukrainian serviceman Roman Ratushny during a farewell ceremony in Kyiv, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. - AFP

Ukraine war could last 'years': NATO chief

KYIV: NATO's chief warned that the war in Ukraine could last "for years" as President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed Sunday that his forces would not give up the south of the country to Russia after his first visit to the frontline there. Ukraine said it had also repulsed fresh attacks by Russian forces on the eastern front, where there have been weeks of fierce battles as Moscow tries to seize the industrial Donbas region.While Ukraine remained...

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