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Take a chance on me: ABBA pass the torch on to avatars
In one of the longest awaited musical reunions, Swedish pop legends ABBA return to the concert stage on Friday in London but only as avatars of their 1970 selves shimmering with shiny costumes, glitter and platform boots. While fans will hear the quartet's real voices, the band will not be on stage. Concert-goers will see "ABBAtars" projected as holograms, looking like they did at the peak of their fame."We put our hearts and souls into these...
This photo shows cybersecurity expert Ngo Minh Hieu during an interview with AFP in Ho Chi Minh City. –AFP photos
Notorious Vietnamese hacker turns government cyber agent
At the height of his career, Vietnamese hacker Ngo Minh Hieu made a fortune stealing the personal data of hundreds of millions of Americans. Now he has been recruited by his own authoritarian government to hunt, he says, the kind of cyber criminal he once used to be. After serving seven years in US prisons for stealing some 200 million Americans' personal details, Hieu was sent back to Vietnam, which imposes some of the world's strictest curbs...
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Egypt's drummers beat away bad rap of tabla tunes
Many Egyptians associate the tabla drum with belly dancers and seedy nightclubs but, despite its image problem, percussionists are giving the ancient instrument a new lease of life. And it is often women who are now playing the goblet-shaped traditional drum, an early version of which has been found in the ancient temple of the Goddess Hathor in Qena, southern Egypt. The beat of the tabla is ubiquitous, animating every Egyptian wedding, concert...
KUWAIT: Delegations attend a meeting of the Foreign Terrorist Fighters Working Group, which is part of the Global Coalition against Daesh, on May 24, 2022. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait hosts int'l meeting on foreign terrorist fighters
By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF) Working Group Meeting held a meeting on Tuesday in Kuwait to discuss and share insights on FTFs and the legal and administrative challenges, with a focus on issues around their prosecution and accountability. Hamad Al-Mashaan, Kuwaiti assistant foreign minister for international cooperation and development, stressed the country's support for international efforts in reaching peace and...
Former minister of social affairs Ghadeer Aseeri
Quota law only way to achieve women’s goals in Kuwait: Aseeri
By Majd OthmanKUWAIT: Women's participation in political life in Kuwait in the last few years has been experiencing a severe weakness at all levels, starting from their poor participation in elections in the country, such as those of the National Assembly, Municipal Council or cooperative societies, to not holding any political gatherings and seminars that discuss women's issues.This month for example, only one woman ran and lost in the Municipal...
KUWAIT: Dr Suad Al-Sabah is honored during the event.
KU college hosts seminar on Dr Suad Al-Sabah's poetry
KUWAIT: The French Language Department of Kuwait University's College of Arts held a seminar about the poetry of Dr Suad Al-Sabah and its translation to the French language. The event was held in the presence of Dr Suad Al-Sabah, under the patronage of the Acting Dean of the College of Arts Dr Abdallah Al-Hajiri, and head of the English Language and its Cultures Department Dr Monsif Al-Khumairi.Dr Suad Al-Sabah gave a speech during the seminar in...
AMMAN: Director General of Kuwait's Youth Public Authority Dr Mishaal Al-Rubaie attends the event. - KUNA
Kuwait empowers youth, seeks their development: Official
AMMAN: Director General of Kuwait's Youth Public Authority (YPA) Dr Mishaal Al-Rubaie said Tuesday that Kuwait achieved tangible performance of empowering and rehabilitate youth in society in the framework of a specific programs in cooperation with local sectors. This came on the sidelines of a high-level UN regional meeting held in Jordan in participation with the participation of officials from governments, private sector, and non-profit...
DOHA: Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stressed attends the opening of the Security and Safety Exhibition (Milipol Qatar 2022). - KUNA photos
Kuwait's political leadership keen to support security system in the country: First Deputy PM
DOHA: Kuwait's First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stressed Tuesday the supreme political leadership's keenness on supporting the security system in the State of Kuwait with the latest devices and technologies to enhance security, safety and stability in the country. In a statement to the press following his participation at the opening of the Security and Safety Exhibition (Milipol...
DAVOS: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Sabah holds talks with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh. - KUNA photos
Foreign Minister meets Palestinian PM on WEF sidelines
DAVOS: Representative of His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Sabah held talks on Tuesday with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos. The talks focused on current happenings around the world, in addition to recent Palestinian developments, with the Kuwaiti top diplomat...
TOKYO: (From left) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wave to the media prior to the Quad meeting at Kishida's office on May 24, 2022. - AFP
Quad nations warn against 'change by force'
TOKYO: Leaders of Japan, India, Australia and the United States warned Tuesday against attempts to "change the status quo by force" as concerns grow about whether China could invade self-ruled Taiwan. A joint statement by the so-called Quad bloc avoided any direct mention of China's growing military power in the region, but left little doubt about where its concerns lie. The carefully worded document also made reference to the conflict in...
BEIRUT: In this file photo taken on Oct 20, 2019, young Lebanese demonstrators wave national flags as they take part in a rally in the capital's downtown district. - AFP
Young voters shake grip of Lebanon parties
BEIRUT: Lebanese law student Charbel Chaaya spent the election campaign distributing flyers in Beirut and trying to convince his parents to vote for independents to shake the grip of established parties. The 21-year-old activist is one of many young voters who went against their parents' political views, and helped propel at least 13 independents to parliament last week for the first time in decades."My parents think I'm too idealistic, that this...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet's meeting. - KUNA
Kuwait remains food secure, keeps eye on monkeypox: Cabinet
KUWAIT: Kuwait is committed to its food security in light of global concerns over the price and supply of key staples, while it continues to monitor the global spread of monkeypox, the Cabinet said on Monday. In order to enhance food security and ensure the adequate availability of major staples, the government has formed an ad hoc ministerial committee to look into the matter after a surge in food prices triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict,...
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GAZA: Friends and relatives mourn over the body of photojournalist Ibrahim Muhareb, who was killed as he was covering the advance of Zionist forces north of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip the previous day, at Al-Nasser Hospital on Aug 19, 2024. - AFP
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KUWAIT: Inmates line up at the new deportation center in Sulaibiya.
New deportation center opens