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KUWAIT: A scene from the old. It shows Kuwait's aspect of daily life, including clothing, architecture and style of the simple life. (Source: 'Kuwait in Black and White' by Basem Al-Loughani. Prepared by Mahmoud Zakaria Abu Alella, heritage researcher at the Ministry of Information)

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KUWAIT: Workers prepare sweets for customers at a shop in Kuwait on the second day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan on April 3, 2022. Various types of Arabic sweets including Qatayef and Kunafa are usually presented to guests during ghabqas. – Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Ghabqas make cautious return after two-year absence in Kuwait

By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: After almost two years of disrupted social activities due to the coronavirus pandemic that included two Ramadans, Kuwait is back to normal, and this year is the first Ramadan when gatherings are permitted again. The ghabqa, which is a Kuwaiti tradition where people gather for a meal that is after iftar and before the suhour, is one of the activities that was abandoned or very limited due to the pandemic for the past two...

Faten Omar

Faten Omar joins Kuwait Times

KUWAIT: Faten Omar has recently joined the editorial staff of Kuwait Times as a reporter. Omar has been working in the field of Journalism for more than 11 years. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in media from Jordan and began her career as a journalist in local and international news outlets.Previously she was a reporter at Kuwait-based daily English newspaper Kuwait Times, reporter and video journalist...

Ameck Solangon

A day in a life of a household cook

By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Ramadan is a busy month for domestic workers in Kuwait, including housemaids, drivers and cooks. Kuwait Times spoke to Ameck Solangon, a Filipino cook for a Kuwaiti family in Dasman. She knew the entire month of Ramadan will be as busy, so she made sure she got her day off last Friday. "I met some of my Facebook friends whom I got to know through Pinoy Arabia ME, an online radio station," she said.Solangon cooks for a family...

COLOMBO: Protestors hold banners and placards during a demonstration against the surge in prices and shortage of fuel and other essential commodities in Colombo on April 3, 2022. Armed troops in Sri Lanka had a tense confrontation with a crowd protesting a worsening economic crisis on April 3, after a social media blackout failed to halt another day of anti-government demonstrations. - AFP

S Lanka leader offers to share power

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's embattled president offered to share power with the opposition on Monday as protests demanding his resignation grew over the worsening shortages of food, fuel and medicines. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's invitation to legislators came as heavily armed security forces looked to quell more demonstrations over what the government itself has acknowledged as the worst shortages of essentials since independence from Britain in...

ISLAMABAD: A resident stands beside a picture of Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan as he looks at the morning newspapers displayed for sale at a roadside stall in Islamabad on April 4, 2022, a day after Khan foiled an attempt to boot him from office. - AFP

Pakistan's top court meets as crisis rages

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Supreme Court was hearing arguments Monday around Prime Minister Imran Khan's shock decision to call an early election, sidestepping a no-confidence vote that would have seen him booted from office. The opposition had expected to take power on Sunday after mustering enough votes to oust the cricketer-turned-politician, but the national assembly deputy speaker refused to allow the motion to proceed because of "foreign...

LOS ANGELES: Anthony Davis #3 of the Los Angeles Lakers splits the defense of Davon Reed #9 and Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets during the second half of a game at Crypto.com Arena on April 3, 2022. - AFP

Lakers, LeBron on brink after Denver rout

LOS ANGELES: Nikola Jokic scored 38 points Sunday as the Denver Nuggets sent the Los Angeles Lakers spinning to a sixth straight defeat and closer to elimination from NBA postseason contention. With LeBron James looking on from the sidelines, a patched-up Lakers team was unable to contain Jokic down the stretch as the Nuggets powered to a 129-118 win at the Lakers' Crypto.com Arena.The defeat leaves the Lakers needing a miracle to overtake the...

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur's English striker Harry Kane has this shot blocked by Newcastle United's Swiss defender Fabian Schar during their English Premier League match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 3, 2022. – AFP

Rampant Spurs go fourth, West Ham leave Everton in relegation danger

LONDON: Tottenham powered into fourth place in the Premier League with a 5-1 rout of Newcastle, while West Ham's 2-1 victory pushed Everton deeper into relegation trouble on Sunday. Antonio Conte's side staged a stirring comeback to make it five wins from their last six league games. Newcastle struck first through Fabian Schar, but Ben Davies equalized before the break in north London.Matt Doherty, Son Heung-min, Emerson Royal and Steven Bergwijn...

MIAMI GARDENS: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain poses for a portrait with the Butch Buchholz Trophy after defeating Casper Ruud in the Men's Singles final during the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on April 03, 2022.- AFP

Nadal inspires teen star to Miami Open crown

MIAMI: Carlos Alcaraz believes watching boyhood idol Rafael Nadal helped him become the youngest ever Miami Open champion on Sunday. Alcaraz, who turns 19 next month, showed why many believe he is currently the hottest young prospect in men's tennis with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Norway's world number eight Casper Ruud to land a first ATP Masters crown.Only two men have won titles at this level at a younger age - Michael Chang, who was 18 years and...

BELGRADE, Serbia: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic addresses the public after the first unofficial results of the general elections were known, in Belgrade. - AFP

Serbia leader claims landslide victory in general elections

BELGRADE: Serbia’s leader Aleksandar Vucic claimed a landslide victory in general elections Sunday paving the way for another term as president and extending his decade-long rule in the Balkan nation. Official results were set to be announced late Monday but Vucic appeared confident in his commanding performance just hours after the polls closed, saying a run-off would not be needed.“I am pleased that a huge number of people voted and showed...

HONG KONG, China: File photo taken on March 26, 2017 shows Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam waving after she won the Hong Kong chief executive election. Lam announced on April 4, 2022 that she will not seek another term in office as a pro-Beijing committee prepares to select a new leader next month. – AFPn

Hong Kong’s leader to leave office, ending a divisive term

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam announced Monday that she will step down in June, ending a divisive term that saw democracy protests squashed and strict pandemic curbs plunge the business hub into international isolation. Ending months of speculation, Lam confirmed she would not seek a second term when a committee made up of the city’s political elite chooses a new leader next month. “I will complete my five-year term as chief...

CUENCA, Ecuador:Inmates are seen on the roof of the CRS Turi prison after a riot in Cuenca, Ecuador, on April 3, 2022. At least 12 people died in a prison riot early Sunday in southern Ecuador, the president's office said, the latest outburst of deadly violence in the South American country's detention facilities. – AFP

At least 20 dead in Ecuador prison riot

CUENCA, Ecuador: At least 20 people died in a prison riot early Sunday in southern Ecuador, the president's office said, the latest outburst of deadly violence in the South American country's detention facilities. "There are 20 reported dead who have been transferred to the Forensic Center of Cuenca," said President Guillermo Lasso's press office. Five of the inmates were "mutilated" in the clash in the El Turi prison in Cuenca, Interior...

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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

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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

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