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Kuwait SC win volleyball title

KUWAIT: Kuwait Sports Club volleyball team won the Federation's Cup after beating Kazma 3-1 in the final held on Saturday at Saad Al-Abdullah Complex. Kuwait SC have now won the Football Premier League, the Federation's Cup and the refresher tournament.Head of the volleyball department at the club said he was happy for winning the title, adding the titles came as a result of hard work and long-term planning by the administration and technical...

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Special Ramadan bowling tourney concludes

By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The Fourth Ramadan Bowling Tournament of the Special Olympics was organized by Tumooh Sports Club at the Bowling Club in Salmiya with the participation of 48 players of both genders. The two-day tournament saw the women's doubles team of Anwar Al-Ghadban and Fatima Al-Hareeri from Kuwait Academy win first place, Ayat Al-Tulaihi and Mariam Al-Hindi from Yumooh in second place, and Loulwa Al-Hajji and Rawan Al-Balhan...

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Florida governor signs law revoking Disney's special status

Florida governor Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a law that eliminates a statute that has for decades allowed entertainment giant Disney to act as a local government in Orlando, where it has its theme park. The move was the latest episode in a dispute between DeSantis' Republican administration and Disney, after the company criticized the passage in March of a law banning school lessons on sexual orientation. There was no immediate response by...

A handout picture shows a wild-born, pure Australian desert dingo called Sandy at 3 weeks of age.—AFP photos

Dingoes aren't just feral dogs, says study

Dingoes might look like regular mutts, but in fact they're genetically in between wolves and dogs, according to a new study published Friday in Science Advances. The species-revered in Aboriginal culture but the bane of modern ranchers-has been Australia's top predator since the extinction of Tasmanian tigers last century. However, "the evolutionary position of the dingo has been debated for a substantial period of time," co-author Bill Ballard...

Photo shows Sheikha Intisar Salem Al-Ali posing with her daughter and Iranian artist Reza Doust during his exhibition “Forty-Three Narrative Portraits” at Den Gallery at Crystal tower in Kuwait city.—Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Doust's art depict 43 pictures of a young girl

By Faten OmarDen Gallery at Crystal Tower in Kuwait City is hosting the "Forty-Three Narrative Portraits" exhibition of Iranian artist Reza Doust. The exhibition started from April 19, featuring 43 paintings by the artist, telling the story of his life. Doust, who is based in Canada, lived in Kuwait from 1993 with his family. "I have a long history in Kuwait. In 1994, I held my first exhibition at Boushahri Art Gallery; since then almost every...

MARIUPOL: Photo shows clouds of smoke billowing above Azovstal steel plant and the destroyed gates of Azov Shipyard, as Russia continues its push to capture the besieged port city of Mariupol. - AFP

Putin claims 'liberation' of flattened city of Mariupol

ZAPORIZHZHIA: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday claimed the "liberation" of the flattened city of Mariupol after nearly two months of fighting, demanding its trapped Ukrainian defenders be sealed up in their underground last stand. The fate of the besieged port has become totemic as Russia battles to complete a land bridge covering territories of Ukraine already under its control, including Crimea - which would deprive the country of...

LONDON: Members of the Honorable Artillery Company stand guard during the fire of the 62 Gun Royal Salute for the Queen's Birthday, from Tower Wharf on April 21, 2022. (Inset) In this file photo, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II cuts a cake to celebrate the start of the Platinum Jubilee.- AFP

UK Queen turns 96

LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II turned 96 on Thursday, receiving a rousing "Happy Birthday" from a military band and ceremonial gun salutes, after a troubled year hit by health concerns. The Band of the Coldstream Guards, in red tunics and bearskin hats, played the tribute to crowds of onlookers outside her Windsor Castle home west of London. Ceremonial gun salutes resounded across the country, including at the Tower of London. But the queen - the...

JERUSALEM: A Palestinian man prays in the street in Jerusalem, on April 21, 2022, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. - AFP

Rockets, Zionist airstrikes stoke new clashes

JERUSALEM: Palestinian militants in Gaza and Zionist warplanes exchanged fire early Thursday in the biggest escalation in months, followed by fresh violence at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque. Zionists carried out air strikes in central Gaza after midnight, hours after a rocket fired by militants hit the garden of a house in southern Zionist entity-the first such fire to hit the Jewish state since January. The military said it had hit an...

AMMAN: The Arab Ministerial Committee in charge of international action to confront illegal Zionist policies and measures in the occupied city of Jerusalem, holds an emergency meeting in the Jordanian capital, Amman on Thursday. -KUNA

Arab ministerial committee decries Zionist actions on Al-Aqsa Mosque

AMMAN: The Arab Ministerial Committee in charge of international action to confront illegal Zionist policies and measures in the occupied city of Jerusalem condemned the Zionist violations against worshipers in Al-Aqsa Mosque, which escalated during the past few days and led to hundreds of injuries and arrests. This came from a press release issued by the emergency meeting in the Jordanian capital, Amman on Thursday to discuss the recent Zionist...

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Quran contest held in Ahmadi

KUWAIT: Ahmadi Governor Sheikh Fawaz Khalid Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said Kuwait was and still is a leader in caring for the Holy Quran and its sciences by organizing scientific, cultural and knowledge contests at various levels, led by Kuwait's major Holy Quran competition under the patronage of HH the Amir, "which distinguishes our beloved country".The governor was speaking at the end of the Ahmadi governorate Ramadan Quran learning and reciting...

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Malaysian embassy holds 'Yes2Malaysia Day' on April 22, 23

KUWAIT: Embassy of Malaysia, in the State of Kuwait in collaboration with Rexpocentral Malaysia and Education Malaysia Office in Jordan, proudly presents Yes2Malaysia Information Day, which will be held on 22 and 23 April 2022 from 9 pm to 1 am during the holy month of Ramadan.Malaysian Ambassador Dato' Mohammad Ali Selamat is proud to be able to host it at the Embassy of Malaysia in the State of Kuwait and very pleased to welcome all the...

KUWAIT: Resident workers lining up to receive Iftar meals prior to the Maghreb prayer. - KUNA

Citizens distribute iftar meals to less privileged residents

KUWAIT: Ramadan always represents a chance for people to enhance their good deeds and helping those less fortunate to break their fast is an honorable act during the holy month. It would be common to see rows of expatriate workers lining up to receive Iftar meals prior to the Maghreb (sunset) prayers from food trucks placed near cooperative societies or auditoriums. The distribution of the food is streamlined with meals available free in line...

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This photograph taken in 1967 shows French actor Alain Delon accompanied by his wife Nathalie Delon. --AFP photos

Alain Delon: Women he loved and left

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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