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MANCHESTER: Real Madrid's Croatian midfielder Luka Modric fights for the ball with Manchester City's Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne during their UEFA Champions League semifinal first leg match at the Etihad Stadium on April 26, 2022. - AFP

City let Madrid off the hook in 7-goal classic

MANCHESTER: Pep Guardiola said he had to reiterate to his players they had beaten Real Madrid 4-3 in a Champions League classic on Tuesday despite the disappointment of not killing off their semifinal tie at the Etihad. Kevin De Bruyne, Gabriel Jesus, Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva were on target for Guardiola's men, who held a two-goal lead three times. But Karim Benzema's double and a brilliant individual effort from Vinicius Junior gave Madrid...

LEICESTER: Leicester City's Belgian midfielder Youri Tielemans, Leicester City's Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho, Leicester City's English midfielder Harvey Barnes attend a training session at Leicester City's training complex on April 27, 2022 on the eve of their UEFA Conference League semifinal first leg match against Roma. - AFP

Dismissed at first, Europa Conference League captures the imagination

PARIS: The subject of some derision when it was introduced at the start of this season, the new Europa Conference League has turned out to be a hit and now has some of the continent's most famous names in the semifinals eyeing a rare piece of European silverware. Leicester City take on Jose Mourinho's Roma and Feyenoord play Marseille in the first legs of their semifinal ties this Thursday, with the winners advancing to the final in Tirana in...

MEMPHIS, Tennessee: Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies looks to pass against Anthony Edwards #1 and Taurean Prince #12 of the Minnesota Timberwolves during Game Five of the Western Conference First Round NBA Playoffs at FedExForum on April 26, 2022. – AFP

Depleted Heat down Hawks, Morant sinks Wolves in thriller

MIAMI: Victor Oladipo led the depleted Miami Heat to a series-clinching 97-94 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday as Ja Morant produced a dazzling late scoring spree to give Memphis a thrilling win over Minnesota in the NBA playoffs. Miami, missing injured stars Jimmy Butler and Kyle Lowry, produced a superb defensive performance to shut down Atlanta and advance to an Eastern Conference semi-final series against either Philadelphia or...

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In Egypt, the president is a Ramadan TV hero

As Egyptians mark the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, they are being treated to a blockbuster TV series that celebrates their army marshall turned president, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi. Fans hail "Al-Ikhtiyar 3" (The Choice 3) for enlightening the masses about Egypt's turbulent recent history. Critics see it as propaganda by a regime that rules with an iron fist.While the first two seasons paid tribute to soldiers who battle Islamist extremists and...

In this file photo tourists sit at a restaurant in the old town of Chania on Crete Island as the tourist season has started on the island. –AFP photos

Calling cooks and cleaners: Greece tourism hit by staff shortages

Chryssa Vertakis's three-star Crete hotel is nearly booked up this summer, but her guests will have to eat elsewhere because her kitchen has no chef, and no cooks. Like hotel owners across the country, she's facing acute staff shortages after two years of pandemic restrictions that have seen droves of hospitality workers seek work elsewhere. The key industry-which provides a quarter of Greece's national income-relies largely on foreign staff to...

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The Rock brings superheroes to CinemaCon as 'Elvis' returns to Vegas

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson topped a superhero-packed bill as Warner Bros presented its upcoming slate of blockbusters at CinemaCon on Tuesday, while Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis" graced the Las Vegas casino stage at the movie industry summit. Johnson-Hollywood's top-grossing actor-appeared unannounced to promote his upcoming DC film "Black Adam" at the annual gathering, where Warner bosses also confirmed a sequel to Robert Pattinson's "The Batman" is on...

File photo shows Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang smiling as he walks down the red carpet at the 31st Hong Kong Film Awards.—AFP

Veteran Hong Kong actor found dead in quarantine hotel

Kenneth Tsang, a stalwart of the "Golden Age" of Cantonese cinema, was found dead in a Hong Kong hotel room on Wednesday while undergoing mandatory quarantine after returning from overseas, local media reported. Tsang, 87, was discovered by staff in a quarantine hotel two days after returning from Singapore, multiple outlets including Now News, the South China Morning Post and Oriental Daily said.In an incident report, police said they were...

JERUSALEM: Zionist security forces deploy inside Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque complex following clashes which broke out with Palestinian protesters. - AFP

Kuwait urges Security Council to react to Zionist aggressions

NEW YORK: Kuwait has reiterated its condemnation of the Zionist aggressions against Palestinians, notably the repeated storming of the holy Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Delivering Kuwait's speech to UN Security Council open debate on the situation in the Middle East on Monday, Ambassador Bader Abdullah Al-Munayekh thanked the Council President for April, Barbara Woodward, of the United Kingdom, for her successful handling of the affairs of the...

COLOMBO: Muslim devotees break their fast during the holy fasting month of Ramadan while protesting along with others near the president's office in Colombo on April 25, 2022. - AFP

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka to sell 'golden' visas

COLOMBO: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka announced Tuesday it would sell long-term visas to attract desperately needed foreign currency after the island nation ran out of dollars to pay for food and fuel. Foreigners who deposit a minimum of $100,000 locally will be granted permission to live and work in Sri Lanka for 10 years under the "Golden Paradise Visa Program," the government said.The money should be locked in a local bank account for the duration...

CHICAGO: In this photo illustration, news about Elon Musk's bid to takeover Twitter is tweeted on April 25, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. - AFP

Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion

NEW YORK: Elon Musk, the world's richest man, struck a deal Monday to buy Twitter for $44 billion, capping a saga complete with hostile takeover threats before delivering him personal control of one of the most influential social media platforms on the planet. Twitter famously served as a megaphone for former US president Donald Trump before the platform banned him, and Musk - a self-proclaimed "free-speech absolutist" - has said he wants to...

KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah is seen during a 'sohour' banquet held in honor of the retired ambassadors and officials of the ministry. - KUNA photos

Kuwait Foreign Minister holds 'sohour' banquet for retired ambassadors

KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah held a 'sohour' banquet late Monday, in honor of the retired ambassadors and officials of the ministry. The minister conveyed greetings and appreciation of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to those diplomats and officials for their sincere efforts and contribution to represent...

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Zain continues iftar meals initiative in last 10 days of Ramadan

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced the continuation of its Iftar meals initiative during the last 10 days of the holy month of Ramadan under the theme "30 Days of Blessings". As part of its social campaign during the holy month, the company distributes over 30,000 Iftar meals throughout Ramadan in collaboration with its strategic partner the Kuwait Food Bank.Zain recently visited Souq Al-Mubarakiya at the...

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Schools reopening amid extreme heat sparks concerns

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The sun sets behind electricity pylons in this file photo. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait swelters amid power cuts

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KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah receives India’s External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar on Aug 18, 2024. — KUNA

India looks to upgrade bilateral ties with Kuwait: Dr Jaishankar

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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

Palestinian fighters claim Tel Aviv bombing, threaten more attacks

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KUWAIT: Inmates line up at the new deportation center in Sulaibiya.

New deportation center opens