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Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone’s ‘Poor Things’ wins Venice top prize
The Golden Lion in Venice was awarded Saturday to a hilarious and shockingly explicit reworking of Frankenstein, “Poor Things”, starring Emma Stone as a mad reanimated corpse, which had festival-goers in stitches. An ongoing Hollywood strike may have robbed Venice of its usual bevy of stars, but its strong selection showed the world’s oldest film festival was still a launchpad for Oscar contenders. “Poor Things” by Greek director Yorgos...
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‘Star Trek’ boldly goes to Beijing for first fan event
Fans of the space adventure franchise “Star Trek” assembled in Beijing on Saturday for the first official activity of its kind to be held in mainland China. Paramount’s multimedia sensation has a niche following in China, although interest in the science-fiction genre has grown with the recent success of several domestic hits. “Star Trek Day” is celebrated each year on September 8 to commemorate the 1966 debut of the original US series,...
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KUWAIT STANDS WITH MOROCCO
MOULAY BRAHIM, Morocco: Morocco’s deadliest earthquake in decades has killed more than 1,000 people, authorities said Saturday, as troops and emergency services scrambled to reach remote mountain villages where casualties are still feared trapped. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck late Friday in a mountainous area 72 km southwest of tourist hotspot Marrakesh, the US Geological Survey reported.Updated interior ministry figures on Saturday showed...
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EU-Mideast-India trade plan launched at G20 summit
NEW DELHI: A broad alliance of states on Saturday unveiled ambitious plans to create a modern-day Spice Route linking Europe, the Middle East and India, boosting trade ties with potentially wide-ranging geopolitical implications. The United States, Saudi Arabia, the European Union, the United Arab Emirates and others launched the initiative to link railways, ports, electricity and data networks and hydrogen pipelines on the sidelines of the Group...
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Expats should pay all dues to renew, transfer residency
KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah issued a ministerial decision to amend the expatriates' residency law, requiring expats to pay their financial obligations to all state departments before they are allowed to renew or transfer their residency visas.The new decision, to be published in the official gazette 'Kuwait Al-Youm' on Sunday, Sept 10, and which goes into effect on the same day,...
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China moves Xinjiang prisons out of sight
ARTUX: A policeman waves reporters away from a desert prison in Xinjiang, part of a network of detention facilities transformed by China’s shifting policies in the northwestern region. Since 2017, more than a million Uyghurs and other Muslims have been swept into internment camps where human rights abuses are commonplace, researchers, campaigners and members of the diaspora say.Beijing says the facilities were voluntary centers for teaching...
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Zionist ex-spy chief ‘apartheid’ comments stir controversy
JERUSALEM: The Palestinian Authority on Friday welcomed remarks by a former head of the Zionist entity’s Mossad spy agency qualifying the legal situation in the occupied West Bank as “apartheid”, but Zionists denounced the comments. Tamir Pardo, who led Mossad from 2011 to 2016, told US news agency the Associated Press that “there is an apartheid state here”, referring to the Palestinian territory the Zionists have occupied since 1967....
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MOCI shuts down stationary stores
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) said that its campaign against hiking prices of school supplies had resulted in the closing of several stationary stores throughout the country. According to a statement by the ministry, violations varied from failing to disclose the country of the origin for products, quality of commodities to hiking prices.The campaign to monitor the prices will continue throughout the country and those...
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Kuwait, France discuss military cooperation
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Saturday held talks with his visiting French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu on means of beefing up cooperation and relations between the two friendly countries.The army said in a statement that the two ministers held the meeting at the Army Officers Club headquarters, noting that the talks touched on training issues, regional and international affairs....
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Pakistan envoy praises Kuwait’s vital global role
KUWAIT: Kuwait plays a vital role in bolstering peace, security, and development regionally and internationally, leading many countries, including Pakistan, to seek every opportunity to bolster relations, Pakistan’s envoy to Kuwait said on Saturday. In an interview with KUNA on the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations, Pakistan Ambassador to Kuwait Malik Muhammad Farooq commended the role of Kuwait in various fields, saying that the...
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Workshop brings to life Kuwait heritage in small shapes
KUWAIT: With meager materials, participants in a workshop themed "the making of heritage statues made figures and structures depicting the traditional Kuwaiti house and Al-Jahraa gate in the old times, among other creative works. The coach, Ahmad Al-Sharqawi, led the workshop along with a number of gifted Kuwaiti professional and amateur handcrafters, joining hands in the festival, "Saifi, Cultural 15."Al-Sharqawi, in remarks to KUNA on the...
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Kuwaiti folkloric troupe performs
KUWAIT: The Al-Jahra Troupe for Popular Arts brandished swords and banged on drums singing traditional and popular songs as part of the “cultural saifi 15” festival. Up to 40 members of the group took part in the show at 360 Mall, making sound of the music and songs echoes throughout the large enclosed shopping complex. The troupe’s name is derived from Al-Jahraa village where some major historical events had happened in the past. – KUNA
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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan and a Chinese delegation visit the site of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Boubyan Island on Aug 31, 2024. – KUNA
Minister, Chinese delegation visit Mubarak Port
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Fatemah Al-habib, founder of Qesati, hosting the event.
Kuwaiti athlete shares her story of perseverance en route to Olympics
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Guests and dignitaries gather at Marina Hotel to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day.
Kuwait-Turkey defense partnership bolsters regional peace and security
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Kuwait Times Summer Program students pose for a group photo with Kuwait Times/Kuwait News and Gulf Bank teams. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gulf Bank and Kuwait Times successfully conclude 3rd edition of Summer Program