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KUWAIT: BNK Group Chairman Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi with padel's world number one Juan Lebron. – Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
BNK official sponsor of padel's world number one Juan Lebron
KUWAIT: BNK Group is the official sponsor of padel's world number one Juan Lebron after BNK Group Chairman Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi signed a sponsorship contract with Lebron. Volvo Studio Kuwait and BNK Group hosted Lebron as a guest in the presence of Kuwaiti padel stars and young players. Juan Lebron with Bader Nasser Al-KharafiEver since he started playing padel at age eight, Juan Lebron has never stopped working on his game. And now at 27, he...
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Key Libyan oil port for exports closed amid shutdown 'wave'
TRIPOLI: Libya's National Oil Corporation announced Monday the closure of operations in major oil fields after staff in the key export terminal of Zueitina were blocked from working. "The National Oil Corporation is obliged to declare a state of force majeure on the oil port of Zueitina, including all fields and producing stations associated with this port and shipping facilities until further notice," NOC chief Mustafa Sanalla said in a...
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Boursa Kuwait edges lower
KUWAIT: Boursa Kuwait shares edged lower on Monday, closing 69.19 points lower at 8232.71, down 0.83 percent. A total of 203.15 million shares were traded through 13,431 cash transactions worth KD 70.2 million (about $245.7 million). The main market index fell 61.50 points to 44.6474, down 0.94 percent from 109 million shares in 5,717 cash transactions worth KD 18.4 million (about $64.4 million). The first market index fell 73.56 points to...
TOKYO: An electronic quotation board displays the yen's rate against the US dollar (center top) and the share price of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (center bottom) at a foreign exchange brokerage in Tokyo on April 18, 2022. – AFP
Asian markets slide on COVID fears, inflation
HONG KONG: Asian stocks closed lower on Monday in cautious trade, as figures showed China's economic growth accelerated in the first quarter of the year, but the government warned of "significant challenges" ahead. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 ended down more than one percent and Shanghai posted small losses, while Hong Kong and Sydney were closed for holidays.Shanghai reported its first Covid-19 deaths since the start of its weeks-long...
This photo taken on April 17, 2022 shows a worker welding wheels at a factory in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT / CHINA OUT
China economy accelerates in Q1 but virus stalks outlook
BEIJING: China's economic growth accelerated in the first quarter of the year to 4.8 percent, official data showed Monday, but the government warned of "significant challenges" ahead while massive COVID-19 lockdowns started to bite. The world's second-biggest economy had lost steam in the latter half of last year with a property slump and regulatory crackdowns, pulling down growth.But it exceeded expectations in the first three months of 2022,...
LONDON: Chelsea's German striker Timo Werner fights for the ball with Crystal Palace's Danish defender Joachim Andersen during their English FA Cup semifinal match at Wembley Stadium on April 17, 2022. - AFP
Chelsea sink Palace to book FA Cup final clash with Liverpool
LONDON: Thomas Tuchel praised Chelsea's focus and composure as they beat Crystal Palace 2-0 on Sunday to earn an FA Cup final showdown with quadruple chasers Liverpool. Tuchel's side had to work hard to break Palace's stubborn resistance in the semi-final at Wembley, but Ruben Loftus-Cheek's ferocious strike put them on course for a third successive FA Cup final appearance.Mason Mount put the result beyond doubt with a fine finish of his own,...
BOSTON: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics celebrates the game-winning basket as Kyrie Irving #11 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on during the fourth quarter of Round 1 Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs at TD Garden on April 17, 2022. - AFP
Tatum's winner lifts Celtics over Nets; Heat, Bucks, Suns win playoff openers
MIAMI: Jayson Tatum spun in for a buzzer-beating layup to give the Boston Celtics a thrilling 115-114 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday in the first game of their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series. Tatum scored 31 points to lead the Celtics, who thwarted a fourth-quarter comeback bid by the Nets to take a 1-0 lead in their best-of-seven first-round series.The reigning champion Milwaukee Bucks, Eastern Conference top seeds Miami and...
A resident walking her dog in a residential housing compound during the COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai.—AFP photos
Volunteer rescuers step in to save Shanghai’s locked-down pets
With quarantine looming after a positive COVID-19 test, Shanghai resident Sarah Wang said her first worry was who would look after her cat. China’s pursuit of “zero-COVID” means anyone who catches the virus is sent to central facilities, sometimes for weeks, leaving their pets at the mercy of local authorities. Aside from fears the animals will be unfed or abandoned, a video showing a health worker in Shanghai bludgeoning a corgi dog to...
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British School of Kuwait (BSK) celebrates Girgian
Students from Reception to Year 5 at The British School of Kuwait (BSK) enjoyed Girgian celebrations on campus last week, with staff and students in the Primary section attending school dressed in their finest traditional clothing to enjoy a day of Girgian themed activities.The Founder and Director of BSK, Madam Vera Al-Mutawa MBE, joined the students in their celebrations and the day began in lively fashion with entertainment provided by a group...
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Sudanese observe Ramadan amid pandemic free constraints
Sudanese have restored normal living activities during the fasting month of Ramadan, two years after constraints warranted by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.  The Sudanese, weeks ahead of Ramadan's onset, begin preparing for the month long fasting from dawn to dusk, making the favorite beverages, locally called "helo mur" and "ebri."Many people hold their iftar meals at public locations, sharing them with others of low-income fellow...
Pakistani vocalist Arooj Aftab poses for a portrait at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.—AFP photos
Arooj Aftab, the Grammy-winning Pakistani singer serenading Coachella
Fresh off of her historic Grammy win, the Brooklyn-based Pakistani singer Arooj Aftab has added another feather to her cap with a debut at the much-touted Coachella music festival. She graced the California desert with a set that centered her melodious Urdu lyricism, a barrier-breaking move as she became the first Pakistani to play the prestigious festival. For Aftab, the language barrier no longer exists: "This is a door that's opened."The...
Syrian actors Yazan Al-Khalil (second left) and Abbas Al-Nouri (left) perform a scene for the Syrian Social series “Maa Qaid Al-Tanfith” in Ashrafieh Al-Wadi, in the Wadi Barada suburb of Damascus, a former battleground between rebels and government forces.—AFP photos
Syrian war drama makes TV breakthrough on Saudi-owned channel
Breaking a decade-old boycott by Gulf broadcasters over a diplomatic standoff with the Damascus government, a Syrian war drama figures this month on the Ramadan menu of a Saudi-owned television channel. Syrian dramas have long been popular across the region, but since Arab states in the Gulf suspended ties with President Bashar al-Assad’s government in 2012, broadcasters in the region have shied away from Syrian-produced shows, especially those...