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Palestinian kids celebrate their tradition and culture
Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Balad Al Khair and Himam Al Shabab Club yesterday organized a community event for Palestinian children (4 to 12 years). The event showcased cultural performances and exhibition of Palestinian homemade products. "We do organize this event annually but due to COVID-19, we were unable to celebrate it for two years. Now we can celebrate this special day with the kids," said Noor Arar. "We want to inculcate the sacrifices of our...
nnKUWAIT: Kuwait is experiencing cloudy and cold weather for the past few days.- KUNAnn
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KHARKIV: Black smoke rises into the sky from the Barabashovo market - one of the largest markets in the eastern Europe covering an area of more than 75 hectares - which is reportedly hit by shelling, in Kharkiv yesterday amid the ongoing Russia's invasion of Ukraine. - AFPn
Russian strikes kill 21 civilians
KYIV: Ukraine's leader yesterday charged Moscow with building a new Cold War wall across Europe "between freedom and bondage", as his government said Russian shelling had killed 21 civilians near one city. Three weeks in to their devastating invasion, Russian forces also stood accused of bombing a theatre sheltering many civilians and marked with the word "children". Kyiv emerged from a 35-hour curfew to its own fresh destruction, as Russian...
FUKUSHIMA PREFECTURE: A priest inspects the collapsed stone lanterns at a shrine in Minamisoma, Fukushima prefecture yesterday following a 7.3-magnitude quake jolted east Japan the night before. - AFPn
Powerful quake rocks east Japan
FUKUSHIMA: People in northeast Japan were cleaning up and surveying the damage yesterday after a powerful 7.4-magnitude quake derailed a bullet train, opened cracks in highways and initially cut power to over two million homes. At least one death was directly caused by the overnight quake, government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno said, but the toll is still being finalized after two suspected fatalities were found to be unrelated to the tremor and...
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Belarus' counterpart Alexander Lukashenko at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 11, 2022. - AFPnnn
Diplomats voice outrage at Belarus over rights abuses, invasion role
GENEVA, Switzerland:  Diplomats at the United Nations voiced outrage yesterday over Belarus's widespread human rights violations at home, and also for "enabling" Russia's invasion of Ukraine. At the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, a wide range of countries decried Minsk's role in supporting Moscow's war against its pro-Western neighbor, which began on February 24. US Ambassador Michele Taylor called out authoritarian Belarus leader Alexander...
LVIV, Ukraine: People fleeing Russia's invasion of Ukraine board an evacuation train to the Polish city of Przemysl at the railway station of the western Ukrainian city of Lviv on Wednesday. - AFPn
Lonely passengers ride ghost trains back to Ukraine
LVIV: The station in the west Ukraine city of Lviv teems with outgoing passengers, vying for seats on trains leaving the war-torn nation. But on a desolate platform, far from the main hall, carriages disgorge small huddles of refugees returning home despite the conflict still raging with Russia to the east. While grateful for Europe's welcome, many find themselves unable to start a new life abroad. Wiping a tear from her grandson's eye,...
NORD: Chelsea's English defender Trevoh Chalobah (left) and Lille's Turkish forward Burak Yilmaz jump for the ball during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg football match between Lille (LOSC) and Chelsea FC on March 16, 2022. - AFPn
Troubled Chelsea book CL quarters
LILLE: Chelsea coach Thomas Tuchel praised his players for remaining focused amid the uncertainty about the club's future after they progressed Wednesday to the Champions League (CL) quarter-finals, where he said they would be "the team nobody wants to play". The reigning European champions came from behind to beat Lille 2-1 in northern France and win their last-16 tie 4-1 on aggregate with Christian Pulisic and captain Cesar Azpilicueta scoring...
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Amir Annual Grand Prix kicks off Sunday
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Kuwait Shooting Sport Club facilities are now ready for the launch of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah International Annual Grand Prix on Sunday March 20th, 2022. The event will be held at the Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex.Secretary General of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations Obaid Munahi Al-Osaimi said the opening ceremony will be at 5:00 pm in the presence of...
NEW YORK: Spencer Dinwiddie #26 of the Dallas Mavericks drives against Nic Claxton #33 of the Brooklyn Nets during their game at Barclays Center on March 16, 2022.- AFPn
Dinwiddie buzzer-beater as Mavericks down Nets
LOS ANGELES: Spencer Dinwiddie scored a buzzer-beating three-pointer as the Dallas Mavericks staged a dramatic comeback to end the Brooklyn Nets' four-game winning streak on Wednesday. Dinwiddie's 25-foot winner sealed a pulsating tussle in Brooklyn which had been dominated by a thrilling duel between Nets star Kevin Durant and the Mavericks' Luka Doncic.Durant looked to have edged the Nets into a game-winning position with 10 seconds remaining...
KARACHI: A local resident poses for a selfie with Australian cricket fan Luke Gillian (right) in Karachi. - AFPn
From stones to selfies: Australia super fan welcomed in Pakistan
KARACHI: When Australian cricket fan Luke Gillian last visited Pakistan in 1998, home supporters threw stones at him when he ventured out in public. These days everyone wants a selfie. Gillian is back in Pakistan with a small contingent of Australian fans on their first tour of the country in nearly a quarter of a century-and has been blown away by the welcome they have received.  Australia for 24 years, along with many international teams,...
INDIAN WELLS: Rafael Nadal of Spain returns a shot to Reilly Opelka during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 16, 2022.- AFPn
Nadal neutralizes Opelka as Alcaraz and Norrie win
INDIAN WELLS: Rafael Nadal battled past big-hitting American Reilly Opelka 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/5) on Wednesday to push his 2022 record to 18-0 and reach the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells WTA and ATP Masters. The 35-year-old Spaniard, who won a record-setting 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January and lifted the trophy in Acapulco last month, stayed on track for a fourth title in the California desert. But he had all he could...
BRIDGETOWN: Dan Lawrence (left) and Joe Root, of England, celebrate their 100 partnership during the first day of the 2nd Test between West Indies and England at Kensington Oval on March 16, 2022. - AFPn
Root century puts England in command against West Indies
BRIDGETOWN: Dan Lawrence's last-over impetuousness cost him a maiden Test hundred but Joe Root's composed, unbeaten century guided England to a comfortable 244 for three at the close of the first day of the second Test against the West Indies in Barbados on Wednesday.England's captain reached stumps at 119 off 246 deliveries with 12 fours and has already gone a long way towards justifying his decision to bat first again on winning the toss in...
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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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Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
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EL KFOUR: Lebanon: People inspect the damage to a building after a Zionist airstrike in the southern town of Kfour, in the Nabatiyeh district, on August 17, 2024, amid the ongoing cross-border clashes between Zionist troops and Hezbollah fighters. – AFP
Hezbollah reveals its military muscle
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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka
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KUWAIT: His Excellency the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil Dr Imad Mohamed Al-Ateeqi (center) is greeted by Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (second right) and other officials. — KUNA
Oil minister returns to Kuwait after treatment in Turkey