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US actor Tom Cruise receives a Palme d’Or d’honneur (honor Palme d’Or) ahead of the screening of the film “Top Gun : Maverick” during the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France.—AFP photos

Tom Cruise receives honorary Palme as 'Top Gun' jets into Cannes

Tom Cruise received an honorary Palme d'Or and gushed about his passion for cinema as he made his first visit in 30 years to the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday for the launch of "Top Gun: Maverick". The French Air Force display team streaked across the sky over the red carpet as the stars headed into the screening for the long-awaited sequel to Cruise's superstar-making 1986 blockbuster.The movie was supposed to premiere at the French Riviera...

Environmental activist Rob Greenfield walks around Beverly Hills, wearing a suit filled with every piece of trash he has generated living and consuming like a typical American for one month to raise awareness about how much garbage just one person generates.—AFP photos

What a waste: US campaigner wears his trash for a month

We all know someone with a rubbish fashion sense, but Rob Greenfield is proud to be wearing garbage-it's all part of a plan to show just how much trash we unthinkingly throw away every month. The campaigner is wandering the streets of Los Angeles and surrounding cities in a specially designed suit that holds all of the junk he has produced over the last few weeks."For most of us, trash is out of sight, out of mind," he told AFP on the swanky...

Russian Bolshoi Ballet's former prima ballerina Olga Smirnova (right) rehearses in a studio at the Dutch National Opera, in Amsterdam.—AFP photos

Russian ballet star 'followed conscience' to leave Bolshoi

Russian superstar ballerina Olga Smirnova quit the Bolshoi Ballet over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, but says the famed dance company will outlive the vagaries of war. "History changes, but the Bolshoi stays," Smirnova told AFP as she rehearsed in Amsterdam, where she joined the Dutch National Ballet in March. Smirnova, who made headlines when she left the Bolshoi, added: "I had to follow my conscience."The 30-year-old prima ballerina said she...

KUWAIT: Workers pack pita bread from a conveyer belt at a factory in this June 24, 2019 file photo. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Curbs on meats, oils leaving Kuwait; wheat supply stable

KUWAIT: The General Administration of Customs sent orders to all border posts to ban sedans carrying frozen chicken, vegetable oils and meats from leaving Kuwait, as food prices soar around the world. Russia's invasion of Ukraine and international economic sanctions on Moscow have disrupted supplies of wheat and other food supplies from both countries and pushed up fuel and diesel prices, especially in developing nations. And India over the...

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Lebanon faces tense times after elections

BEIRUT: Hezbollah's opponents might rejoice at their loss of majority in parliament but Lebanon's packed political calendar now sets the stage for protracted deadlocks at best or violence at worst. Sunday's polls passed without any major incident, in itself an achievement in a country which has a history of political violence and is suffering its worst crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war.Iran-backed Hezbollah is a major political and military...

DUBAI: This picture taken on May 18, 2022 shows a view of the haze obscuring the skyline with a mosque in the foreground during a heavy sandstorm. - AFP

Burj Khalifa engulfed by sandstorm

DUBAI: The world's tallest building disappeared behind a grey layer of dust on Wednesday as sandstorms that have swept the Middle East hit the United Arab Emirates, prompting weather and traffic warnings. The 828-metre Burj Khalifa, which towers over Dubai and is usually visible across the busy financial hub, retreated behind a curtain of airborne dirt that shrouded much of the country.The UAE is just the latest country in the path of sandstorms...

KUWAIT: Minster of Commerce and Industry Fahad Al-Shuraian speaks during the forum. - KUNA photos

Fluctuating oil prices requires measures to enhance Kuwaiti economy: Commerce Minister

KUWAIT: Minster of Commerce and Industry Fahad Al-Shuraian said on Wednesday that the political and economic changes that the world was going through amidst the sharp fluctuating oil prices required some serious measures to enhance the economy through economic restoration programs and initiatives to privatize a number of public sector institutions. This came in an economic forum organized by the Arab Planning Institute entitled 'towards more...

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stc takes part in AUM career fair

KUWAIT: Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, participated in the American University of the Middle East's (AUM) annual career fair. stc's participation falls in line with the various initiatives the Company has organized and pursued to empower the younger generation, while attracting aspiring candidates that...

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NBK gold sponsor of AUM career fair

KUWAIT: In line with its continuous support of fresh graduates as they make the first step in their professional career, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) participated as the Gold Sponsor of the American University of the Middle East (AUM) Career Fair 2022 held during May with a view to encourage students to navigate the labor market and get directly in touch with employers.NBK's participation in AUM Career Fair reflects its belief in the importance...

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ABK participates in AUM career fair

KUWAIT: Al-Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) successfully concluded its participation in the American University of the Middle East's (AUM) hybrid career fair, which was launched last week. As the event's gold sponsor, ABK is reinforcing its commitment to investing in local talent and providing opportunities to students who aspire a career in the banking sector.Students and alumni visited the ABK booth, where they were provided with networking...

KUWAIT: Vehicles drive on a main road as Kuwait City skyscrapers are seen in the background. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh

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Finland, Sweden apply to join NATO

BRUSSELS: Finland and Sweden on Wednesday submitted a joint application to join NATO as Russia's invasion of Ukraine forces a dramatic reappraisal of security in Europe. The reversal of the Nordic countries' longstanding policy of non-alignment came as Ukraine opened the first war crimes trial of a Russian soldier since the invasion began.Vadim Shishimarin, 21, from Irkutsk in Siberia, pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed 62-year-old man in...

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