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Ukraine's auto parts industry at standstill amid raging war
PARIS: Ukraine's car parts industry, which supplies many vehicle manufacturers in western European, has taken a battering since the Russian invasion one month ago. Factories are at a standstill, cable production has slumped and there are concerns about neon supplies. Ukraine saw its domestic car production industry nosedive when the Soviet Union collapsed but successfully reinvented itself in the early 2000s as a major producer of automotive...
MANCHESTER: Manchester City's Dutch defender Nathan Ake vies with Atletico Madrid's Croatian defender Sime Vrsaljko during their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal first leg match at the Etihad Stadium on April 5, 2022. – AFP
Man City in slender lead over Atletico
MANCHESTER: Pep Guardiola praised Manchester City's patience after Kevin De Bruyne broke Atletico Madrid's stubborn resistance to clinch a 1-0 win in Tuesday's Champions League quarterfinal first leg. Guardiola's side spent much of the night banging their heads against the red and white wall of Atletico's massed defense at the Etihad Stadium.But Guardiola sent on Phil Foden midway through the second half and his sublime pass teed up De Bruyne to...
PHOENIX: Torrey Craig #0 of the Phoenix Suns handles the ball against Carmelo Anthony #7 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half of their NBA game at Footprint Center on April 5, 2022. - AFP
Lakers out of NBA postseason contention after Suns rout
LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Lakers were officially eliminated from postseason contention on Tuesday as the Phoenix Suns sent the crisis-stricken NBA giants spinning to a seventh straight defeat. With an injured LeBron James watching from the sidelines, the Lakers' faint hopes of scraping into the playoffs were snuffed out as the Western Conference leaders turned on the style to complete a convincing 121-110 win in Phoenix.The Los Angeles defeat...
LAHORE: Australia's players pose with the trophy after winning a Twenty20 international cricket match between Pakistan and Australia at the Gaddafi Cricket Stadium on April 5, 2022. - AFP
Finch, Ellis help world champions Australia thump Pakistan in T20I
LAHORE: Skipper Aaron Finch returned to form with a half century and pace bowler Nathan Ellis took four wickets as world champions Australia beat Pakistan by three wickets in the only Twenty20 international in Lahore on Tuesday. Finch scored a 45-ball 55 to anchor Australia's chased a 163-run target after Ellis took 4-28 kept Pakistan down to 162-8 in their allotted 20 overs.Pakistan failed to reach a big score despite skipper Babar Azam's brisk...
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Alshaya & Alsagar hails Mobil, Red Bull victory at 2022 Saudi Arabian GP
KUWAIT: Mobil 1, along with Red Bull Racing, is one of the most successful teams in recent Formula One history, winning 63 Formula One Grand Prix races, four Drivers' and four Constructors' World Championships during the last 16 years. The vast knowledge and expertise needed to succeed in Grand Prix Racing fit perfectly with the Mobil 1 team's approach: Clear thinking, extensive research, and a combined effort of technology and...
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Gazans' Ramadan habits return after COVID-19 restrictions
The people of the Gaza Strip resumed their Ramadan habits after two years of COVID-19 restrictions and also despite of the ongoing Zionist entity brutal blockade. Folks in the Gaza Strip returned to old bazars and markets to buy their goods. They also packed mosques to offer daily and Tarawih prayers. - KUNA
An employee works at the Atmosfera sound studio in Moscow. - AFP photos
Russian cinema in turmoil as Hollywood pulls out
After years spent translating Hollywood films, Russian Mila Grekova was suddenly thrown out of work after Moscow's military intervention in Ukraine. Five Hollywood giants-Disney, Warner Bros, Universal, Sony Pictures and Paramount-have all stopped releasing new films there, leaving Russian cinemas bereft of the latest blockbusters. But it has not made Grekova turn against President Vladimir Putin. "It's the West that I hate today and not Putin,"...
French street-artist Christian Guemy, known as C215, paints one of his works next to a metro station and food market that were badly damaged by a Russian strike in Kyiv. 
French artist sprays 'smiles and humanity' on Ukraine walls
Paris-based graffiti legend C215 puts the final touches on a blue and yellow portrait of a young girl on a Kyiv bus shelter, a colorful contrast with the badly damaged buildings nearby. "It's a sign of support," the energetic 48-year-old tells AFP, spray can in hand. "If this can bring a little smile or a bit of humanity in a difficult situation, then I'm satisfied." One of France's leading street artists, the man-whose real name is Christian...
Britain's Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (third right) and Spain's Queen Letizia (fourth left) unveil a plaque to officially open the Spanish Gallery in Bishop Aukland, north east England.—AFP photos
Queen Letizia inaugurates first UK museum of Spanish art
Queen Letizia of Spain teamed up with Britain's Prince Charles on Tuesday to inaugurate the first UK museum dedicated exclusively to Spanish art, which is part of an ambitious town regeneration effort. Letizia, 49, and the 73-year-old British heir to the throne visited the new "Spanish Gallery" in Bishop Auckland, in northeast England, which boasts one of Europe's best-preserved bishop's palaces. The gallery is home to around 120 works by great...
In this file photo British singer Edward Christopher Sheeran aka 'Ed Sheeran' poses on the red carpet prior the 23st NRJ Music Awards ceremony at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, south-eastern France. –AFP
Singer Ed Sheeran wins 'Shape of You' copyright dispute
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran on Wednesday won his copyright trial at London's High Court after a judge ruled that his hit song "Shape of You" did not lift musical phrases from another track. Judge Antony Zacaroli said that Sheeran "neither deliberately nor subconsciously" copied a phrase from British grime track, "Oh Why", when writing the worldwide smash hit. "Shape of You", released in 2017, remains the most-streamed song ever on...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah reads a Cabinet resignation letter during a meeting with His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace on Tuesday. - KUNA
Kuwait government quits 3 months after formation
By B IzzakKUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday submitted his government's resignation to the Crown Prince. The resignation came after three opposition MPs grilled the premier last week, accusing him of failing to check rife corruption. Sheikh Sabah categorically denied the allegations.Following the grilling debate, 10 opposition MPs filed a non-cooperation motion against the prime minister. As a result,...
MADRID: A man walks past the Russian embassy in Madrid. Spain's foreign minister said on April 5, 2022 his country will expel 'around' 25 Russian diplomats over the Russian aggression in Ukraine.- AFP
EU, allies expel 150 Russian diplomats
ROME: Italy, Spain and Denmark joined EU allies Tuesday in expelling Russian diplomats amid increasing outrage over the Ukraine conflict, with around 150 sent home in the last 48 hours. The expulsions-many for alleged spying-follow international condemnation of killings in the town of Bucha, near Kyiv, where dozens of bodies were discovered after Russian troops withdrew. Moscow has rejected Western accusations that its forces were responsible,...
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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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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
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GAZA: A Palestinian man carries a cat as he flees with others a makeshift camp for displaced people in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip after Zionist tanks took position on a hill overlooking the area on Aug 18, 2024. - AFP
Under-fire Bibi blames Hamas as Gaza suffers