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French band L'Imperatrice performs onstage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.—AFP photos

L'Imperatrice brings French pop back to Coachella

Two years after the pandemic stymied their debut at the famed Coachella stage, French disco pop band L'Imperatrice is having their California moment. "It's a cherry on top," said vocalist Flore Benguigui, speaking in English to AFP. "I think it's magic." The six-person funk-inflected pop and nu-disco group-formed in Paris in 2012 -- has finally made their way to the Coachella stage as part of a tour promoting their second album, "Taku Tsubo.""The...

Festival goers enjoy a performance at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.—AFP photos

Coachella's return brings big business to California desert

"We've waited years for this!" exclaims Jesus Medina as he dishes out burritos to the hungry masses at Coachella, the music festival that's back on in the California desert after three years. After a COVID-induced hiatus, Coachella Valley businesses are flourishing with the return of one of music's most-touted events, a boon for the region that counts festivals as key to its economic engine. With just a little over 90,000 residents, Indio's motto...

Pictures show the stray cat Anastasia in front of the 14th century Rector's Palace in Dubrovnik. –AFP photos

'Location, location, location': Dubrovnik cat eviction sparks storm

Thousands of people have signed a petition against the eviction of a 17-year-old stray cat from its home outside a historic palace in Croatia's tourist hotspot, Dubrovnik. Anastasia spends her days in front of the 14th-century Rector's Palace in the Old City and is a favorite with locals and tourists. Despite attempts to find her a home, she always returns to the palace so volunteers put a cardboard box for her in the palace porch.That failed to...

Children watch the performance of puppeteers Anton Andriushchenko (left) and Oleksandra Shlykova (right) at the metro stations of Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine.—AFP photos

Puppets and poetry go underground in besieged city of Kharkiv

In a subterranean metro station serving as a bomb shelter in eastern Ukraine, two flamboyant puppeteers act out a tabletop fairytale for a gaggle of spellbound children. With a cast of caricature dolls including a mustachioed king and a herd of pigs, Oleksandra Shlykova and Anton Andriushchenko tell the story of how "Princesses are different", entrancing the kids and their parents. They are also distracting them from the near constant...

Saudi model Ziad Al-Mesfer is pictured in Tahliya street in the capital Riyadh.—AFP photos

The male model testing gender norms in a changing Saudi Arabia

With his hot pink hair extensions and leopard print pantsuit, model Ziad Al-Mesfer was bound to turn heads during his recent public photo shoot in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia. Passers-by began sneaking pictures on their mobiles merely minutes after Mesfer emerged from his white luxury car onto the cobbled sidewalks of a high-end cafe district in Riyadh, his stylist and photographer in tow. Such appearances have helped Mesfer, 25, build a...

KHARKIV: The wreckage of a downed Russian helicopter lies in a field near Kharkiv on April 16, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia has stepped up air strikes on Kyiv, hitting another military factory a day after Moscow warned it would renew attacks following two weeks of relative calm in the Ukrainian capital. - AFP

Russian forces pound missile factory after flagship sunk

KYIV: Russia pounded a Ukrainian rocket factory following the sinking of its Black Sea flagship, as President Volodymyr Zelensky said his allies could shorten the war by delivering the weapons he had requested. The Vizar factory, near Kyiv's international airport, was seriously damaged in the overnight strikes, an AFP journalist said.Russia said it had used sea-based long-range missiles to hit the plant, which Ukraine's state weapons manufacturer...

JERUSALEM: Palestinian girls, wearing national flags and checkered 'kafiyeh' headdresses kneel to pray in front of the Dome of Rock mosque at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City. - AFP

Over 150 hurt in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM: More than 150 people were wounded Friday in clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and Zionist police in Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the first face-off at the flashpoint holy site since the start of Ramadan. Zionist police said dozens of masked men marched into Al-Aqsa setting off fireworks before crowds hurled stones towards the Western Wall-considered the holiest site where Jews can pray.Witnesses said Palestinians threw...

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Rare rough ruby on display ahead of auction

DUBAI: A rare rough ruby dubbed one of the world's biggest has gone on display for the first time ahead of an auction in the Gulf emirate of Dubai. The 8,400-carat stone-nicknamed Burj Alhamal and weighing 2.8 kilograms - was mined in Tanzania and made its debut at a Dubai hotel on Friday as part of SJ Gold and Diamond's Callisto collection.The company says it is "one of the biggest" rough rubies in the world, with managing director Patrick...

JERUSALEM: Zionist security forces prevent Palestinians from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque compound to attend the Friday prayers on April 15, 2022. - AFP

Kuwait Assembly Speaker stresses necessity to advance support for Palestinian people

KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem on Friday stressed the necessity of solidarity with the Palestinian people under occupation and supporting them with any effort, even symbolic, to advance their cause. Ghanem made this call in a series of tweets he posted on his official account on Twitter following the Zionist occupation authorities' storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque at dawn Friday and attacking worshipers, which led to injuries...

KUWAIT: US Ambassador to Kuwait Alina Romanowski speaks with journalists at the US Embassy in Kuwait. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait, US achieved a lot together despite pandemic: Ambassador Alina Romanowski

By Faten OmarKUWAIT: The US Embassy held a farewell ghabqa for outgoing US Ambassador to Kuwait Alina Romanowski on the end of her tenure and her role in promoting bilateral relations in various fields. Romanowski said in a press statement that it has been an honor to serve as the 18th US Ambassador to Kuwait, thanking HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and the Kuwaiti people for the hospitality extended to her during her stay in...

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Bedoon protestors suspend hunger strike for two months

By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: About 200 bedoons (stateless residents) gathered in a yard opposite Sulaibiya police station for a press conference organized by political activists, who called on seven bedoons who have been on hunger strike since March 27 to end their fast. They promised to work on their demands and find other ways to help them achieve their rights. The protesters agreed to suspend their hunger strike for two months in order to give...

KUWAIT: Bader Al-Kharafi with participating employees.

Zain organized first Ramadan Padel Tournament for staff

KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, successfully held the first Ramadan Padel Tournament for staff at DOMS courts in Adaliya. The competition, which lasted for two days, featured 24 teams and witnessed the participation of Zain Vice Chairman and Group CEO Bader Al-Kharafi.Zain organizes various sports competitions as part of its solid internal strategy that closely focuses on enriching the health and sports aspects of...

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

Kuwait swelters amid power cuts

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Schools reopening amid extreme heat sparks concerns

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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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MEW: Power cuts in high-consumption Industrial areas in Kuwait