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Gulf Bank launches Ramadan activities week at 360 Mall
KUWAIT: As part of its ongoing initiatives for community sustainability, Gulf Bank launched the Gulf Bank Fit Ramadan Week of Activities at 360 Mall. The initiative encompassed multiple sports and health events, competitions, and prizes, and falls within the Bank's efforts to engage with the local community with various "GB COMMUNITY" events.On this occasion, Lujain Al-Qenaei, the manager of Corporate Communications at Gulf Bank, said: "We have...
Members of the KFH voluntary team.
KFH distributes iftar meals in various locations in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House (KFH) continued its efforts in distributing Ramadan iftar meals in various locations in Kuwait as part of its campaign "increase good deeds in Ramadan" which comprises several social events and activities.KFH voluntary team was present in various locations in Kuwait to cover the largest possible number of fasting people in those locations. This initiative, which KFH is accustomed to performing annually, reiterates KFH...
SEVASTOPOL: File photo shows the Moskva, missile cruiser flagship of Russian Black Sea Fleet, entering Sevastopol bay. – AFP
Lost warship dents Russian pride
PARIS, France: Russia's loss of its flagship cruiser Moskva represents a dent in the operational capabilities of the Russian navy and a severe wound to Russian pride at the height of the war against Ukraine, analysts say. The Moskva sank on Thursday after an explosion and fire that Ukraine claimed was a successful missile strike and Russia said was the result of exploding ammunition. Until the sinking of the Moskva, nobody had good reason to...
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Thousands join Pope for Good Friday service with Ukraine in mind
ROME: Thousands of faithful attended the "Way of the Cross" prayer service, presided over by Pope Francis at Rome's Colosseum on Friday, a ceremony overtaken by the war in Ukraine. It was the first time the traditional event on Good Friday, which marks the day Jesus Christ died on the cross in the Christian calendar, was held at the Roman monument since 2019, due to the COVID pandemic.It also comes two days before Easter, Christianity's most...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Police vans are on fire during a counter-protest in the park Sveaparken in Orebro, south-centre Sweden, where Danish far-right party Stram Kurs had permission for a square meeting on Good Friday. – AFP
Nine police injured during protest in Sweden
STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Counter-protesters demonstrating against a far-right group's intention to burn a Koran in Orebro in central Sweden clashed with police on Friday, leaving nine police officers injured, authorities said. Police said in a statement that nine officers were injured in all. Their injuries included "broken arms and police officers who have been hit by stones," police spokesperson Diana Qudhaib told the daily Aftonbladet. A member of...
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Myanmar rebel troupe takes aim at junta with folk satire
KAYIN STATE, Myanmar: A troupe of Myanmar folk singers and satirists are taking their new show on a jungle tour, hoping to rally anti-coup fighters far from their families with barbs against the junta and jokes about home. Myanmar has been in chaos since last year's coup sparked renewed fighting with ethnic rebels and sprouted dozens of "People's Defence Forces" that have battled the junta across the country.In eastern Kayin state, the "Peacock...
PYONGYANG, North Korea: Photo released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 16 shows a fireworks display over the Taedong river and Juche tower to mark the Day of the Sun, the 110th birth anniversary of late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang. - AFP
N Korea marks founder's birth
SEOUL: Kim Jong Un oversaw a huge public procession to celebrate the birthday of North Korea's founding leader, state media images showed Saturday, but the anniversary passed without an anticipated show of military strength. Known as the Day of the Sun in the nuclear-armed country, the April 15 birthday of the late Kim Il Sung-grandfather of current leader Kim Jong Un-is one of the most important dates in Pyongyang's political calendar.Analysts...
COLOMBO: People shout slogans during an ongoing anti-government demonstration outside the president's office in Colombo on April 15, 2022, demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the country's crippling economic crisis. - AFP
Sri Lanka halts share trading after debt default, rate hike
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Saturday announced a five-day share trading halt after the crisis-hit country hiked interest rates and declared a default on its external debt during the traditional New Year holiday, as trade unions and top cricket stars joined protests demanding the president's resignation. The move came ahead of Colombo's planned talks with the International Monetary Fund in Washington on Monday to negotiate a bailout as the country has...
Elon Musk's fortune does not mean it will be easy for him to buy Twitter.
Elon Musk's move to buy Twitter faces roadblocks
WASHINTON: Even for the richest person on the planet, buying Twitter was always going to be a challenge-a highly complex financial transaction now made even trickier by a defensive "poison pill" move from the platform's board. Musk's $43 billion offer lays out the myriad potential pitfalls: possible government approvals, legal as well as regulatory due diligence, negotiations of a final agreement and, of course, how to pay for it all.Then...
GREENSBORO, US: US President Joe Biden arrives to speak at the Alumni-Foundation Event Center of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina.—AFP
Biden touts US innovation on trip to battleground state
GREENSBORO, U S: President Joe Biden hailed US innovation on a visit to the south to promote his efforts to combat inflation, jumpstart high-tech manufacturing and return the United States to pole position in the global economy. The president said his top priority from his first day in office had been to promote products "made in America" as he met students at the country's largest historically Black university in Greensboro, North Carolina."More...
LOS ANGELES: Brandon Ingram #14 of the New Orleans Pelicans attempts a shot in front of Terance Mann #14, Marcus Morris Sr #8 and Nicolas Batum #33 of the LA Clippers during a 105-101 Pelican win in an NBA play-in tournament game at Crypto.com Arena on April 15, 2022. - AFP
Hawks, Pelicans book final playoff berths
LOS ANGELES: Trae Young scored 32 of his 38 points in the second half as the Atlanta Hawks rallied to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday and book the final NBA Eastern Conference playoff berth. The New Orleans Pelicans grabbed the last spot in the West, thwarting a Clippers rally in a 105-101 victory in Los Angeles. The Hawks erased a double-digit halftime deficit in the play-in contest to line up a first-round series with Eastern Conference...
LA SPEZIA, Italy: Inter Milan's Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez challenges Spezia's Spanish defender Salvador Ferrer during their Italian Serie A match on April 15, 2022 at the Alberto-Picco stadium. - AFP
Milan beat Genoa to hold summit amid takeover talk
MILAN: AC Milan will stay top of Serie A this weekend thanks to Friday's 2-0 win over struggling Genoa after Inter Milan struck first with a 3-1 victory at Spezia. Milan, who are reportedly to be sold to Bahrain based investment firm Investcorp, reclaimed the summit after briefly being bumped down to second before kick-off in front of over 70,000 fans at the San Siro.But Leao's cushioned 11th-minute volley from Pierre Kalulu's cross and a Junior...
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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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MEW: Power cuts in high-consumption Industrial areas in Kuwait