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No Twitter deal without clarity on spam accounts, says Musk

NEW YORK: Billionaire Elon Musk said Tuesday that his purchase of Twitter would not go ahead unless he was given assurances on the bots he says plague the platform, further complicating his acrimonious bid for the social media giant. The chief of SpaceX as well as Tesla, Musk is currently listed by Forbes as the world's wealthiest person, with a fortune of about $230 billion, much of it in Tesla stock. Seen by his champions as an iconoclastic...

SINGAPORE: Director General of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Willie Walsh delivers his keynote address at the Changi Aviation Summit in Singapore on May 17, 2022. – AFP

China's zero-COVID policy to hit Asia aviation recovery: IATA

SINGAPORE: China's zero-COVID policy will hold back a full air travel recovery in the Asia-Pacific region, a top airline industry group warned Tuesday, adding to calls for Beijing to ease its hardline stance. The world's second-biggest economy is seeking to stamp out the coronavirus entirely, with rapid lockdowns and mass testing, and the measures have hammered both domestic and international air travel.The aviation sector's recovery in Asia was...

LONDON, UK: In this file photo taken on January 27, 2022, pedestrians on their way to work cross the London Bridge backdropped by The Shard in central London. Britain's unemployment rate has fallen further to a near five-decade low, official data showed May 17, 2022, but the value of wages continues to erode as inflation soars. - AFP

UK unemployment dips but wages hit by soaring inflation

LONDON: Britain's unemployment rate has fallen further to a near five-decade low, official data showed Tuesday, but the value of wages continues to erode as inflation soars. The unemployment rate eased to 3.7 percent in the three months to the end of March, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement, sending the pound rising against the dollar on expectations of another interest rate hike. That was the lowest level in more than...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (right) visits Paddington Station in London on Tuesday, to mark the completion of London's Crossrail project, ahead of the opening of the new 'Elizabeth Line' rail service next week.—AFP photos

Queen Elizabeth II visits new Elizabeth railway line

Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday made a surprise appearance at a new railway line named in her honor, after health issues prevented her attending recent events. The 96-year-old monarch smiled as she visited Paddington Station in London to see the new Elizabeth line, a major new railway that is set to speed up transport links within the city and beyond.Dressed in a yellow wool coat and hat trimmed with flowers, she took a lift down to the platform,...

A man wearing a hat passes by the official poster of the 75th Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals main entrance in Cannes, southeastern France.—AFP photos

Cannes film fest launches with veterans and zombies

The red carpet is ready for the opening of the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday, with Oscar winner Forest Whitaker as the first guest of honor and a French zombie comedy to kick off proceedings. The masks are off, health passes are no longer needed and the world's leading cinema get-together is ready to party after two years in which the pandemic put a dampener on proceedings. Whitaker, the 60-year-old star of "The Last King of Scotland" and...

Egyptian composer Hesham Nazih poses during a studio photoshoot session in the capital Cairo.—AFP

Egypt composer's star rises with 'Moon Knight' fame

For nearly 30 years, his music has made its way to every young Egyptian's ringtone-but it's the country's ancient history that recently propelled composer Hesham Nazih to the realm of superheroes. Following his career-defining score for the Pharaohs' Golden Parade last year-a grandiose spectacle that saw 22 mummies transferred across Cairo to a new museum-Nazih was tapped to write the music for Marvel Studios' latest series, "Moon Knight".The...

KUWAIT: HH the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Ahmad Al-Yusuf Al-Sabah, Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi, Khalid Al-Muzaire, Hamad Al-Bahar, Gilberto Silva and other officials, who displayed the World Cup original trophy on May 16, 2022. – KUNA

Deputy Amir hails efforts of Qatar to organize World Cup

KUWAIT: HH the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received Monday a FIFA delegation as part of a tour of GCC countries ahead of the 2022 Qatar World Cup. HH Sheikh Mishal praised the tireless efforts made by Qatar to organize this world championship, expressing his pride in the unprecedented capabilities offered by the sisterly state, wishing them success in organizing such a global tournament.The meeting was...

KUWAIT: Vehicles drive amid a heavy sandstorm on May 16, 2022. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Massive dust storm engulfs Kuwait, Iraq

KUWAIT: Flights to and from Kuwait International Airport were temporarily halted on Monday due to a dust storm that reduced visibility throughout Kuwait. Flights have been affected with the current weather conditions, said Imad Al-Jalawi, Deputy Director General for Air Navigation Services at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. The flight schedule will be reviewed and regular flights will resume once visibility improves, Jalawi added. He...

MANAMA: Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman addresses the 29th annual Middle East Petroleum and Gas conference on May 16, 2022. - AFP

Saudi eyes 13m bpd oil capacity

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia expects to ramp up its daily oil production capacity by more than one million barrels to exceed 13 million barrels by early 2027, the kingdom’s energy minister announced Monday. “Most likely it will be 13.2 to 13.4 (million barrels per day, bpd), but that would be (reached) at the end of 2026, beginning 2027,” Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman told an energy conference in Bahrain. Production at that level would be maintained...

AMMAN: Yemeni passengers leave Queen Alia Airport following their arrival on May 16, 2022 on the first commercial flight in nearly six years from Sanaa. - AFP

First commercial flight in 6 years leaves Sanaa

SANAA: The first commercial flight in nearly six years took off from Yemen's rebel-held capital Monday, a major step forward in a peace process that has provided rare relief from conflict. The Yemenia plane carrying 126 passengers, including hospital patients needing treatment abroad and their relatives, took off from Sanaa for the Jordanian capital Amman just after 9:00 am (0600 GMT).Before take-off, the plane with red-and-blue tail livery...

KUWAIT: A general view of participants attending the course. - Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh

Course to improve quality of environmental news in Kuwait

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The Environment Public Authority launched on Monday a basic course in environmental media in cooperation with Kuwait Journalists Association (KJA). The four-day course will include various media topics, such as preparing environmental news reports and environment investigation, in addition to how to write an environmental story.Abdullah Al-Zaidan, EPA Deputy Director-General of Technical Affairs, said the course aims to raise...

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Kuwaiti calligrapher maintains legacy of Kufic script via workshops, exhibits

KUWAIT: To maintain the legacy and history of Arabic calligraphy, Kuwaiti artist Abdulaziz Al-Awadhi continues his mission to provide intricate details and knowledge of the Arabic Kufic script via numerous workshops and exhibits. The Kufic script is known for its historical significance to the language and was used in the early years of Islam to record the early copies of the Holy Quran. - KUNA

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