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KABUL: Horsemen from Kandahar team (in black) and Kunduz team compete during the final of Afghanistan's Buzkashi League on March 6, 2022. - AFP n
Not for the faint-hearted, Taleban embrace buzkashi in Afghanistan
KABUL: The announcer roared over the public address system as a lone rider separated from a melee of horses and galloped towards a chalk circle drawn in the middle of a muddy field in the Afghan capital. Despite being pursued by what appeared to be a cavalry charge, the rider dumped his "prize" in the circle and raised an arm in triumph. Kandahar had taken the lead against Kunduz in Sunday's grand final of Afghanistan's national buzkashi...
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Preparations continue for shooting grand prix
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: The Higher Organizing Committee of HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Annual International Grand Prix will hold a press conference on March 12, 2022 at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex to speak about the details regarding the championship and the preparations of Kuwait's national and other participating teams.Secretary General of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations and Director General...
People have lunch at a McDonald's fast food restaurant in central Moscow on March 9, 2022. - McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Starbucks on March 8, 2022 bowed to public pressure and suspended their operations in Russia, joining the international corporate chorus of outrage over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Several of these companies, symbols of American cultural influence in the world, have been the subject of boycott calls on social media as investors have also begun to ask questions about their presence. (Photo by - / AFP)
McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Starbucks halting Russia operations
MOSCOW: McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Starbucks on Tuesday bowed to public pressure and suspended their operations in Russia, joining the international corporate chorus of outrage over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Several of these companies, symbols of American cultural influence in the world, have been the subject of boycott calls on social media as investors have also begun to ask questions about their presence."We cannot ignore the needless human...
MOSCOW, Russia: A view of a Starbucks coffee shop in Moscow yesterday. McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Starbucks bowed to public pressure and suspended their operations in Russia, joining the international corporate chorus of outrage over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. -- AFPnn
Russian economy hit by series of sanctions
MOSCOW: From closed airspace to frozen assets and oil bans, Western countries have announced increasingly severe economic sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.Here is an overview:EnergyThe United States and Britain took a major swing at Russia's economy on Tuesday as they targeted the country's vital energy sector. President Joe Biden announced a ban on US imports of Russian oil and gas while Britain said it would phase out crude...
ISTANBUL: Millions of Turkish women are battling poverty in addition to inequality and marginalization in a male-dominated society. - AFPnn
Inflation hits women hardest in male-dominated Turkey
ISTANBUL: Battered by soaring food prices, inflation and a plunging currency, Sumeyye Alayumat is among millions of Turkish women battling poverty in addition to inequality and marginalization in a male-dominated society. The 28-year-old shares a tiny studio apartment in an Istanbul suburb with her mother. Her sister Rahsan joined them with her seven-year-old son, Ruzgar after she got divorced. In the evening, the three women unfold mattresses...
KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Ali Al-Mousa gestures during a National Assembly session yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
Public works minister refutes all allegations made in grilling
By B IzzakKUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Ali Al-Mousa yesterday denied allegations that he failed to carry out his duties and implement a final court ruling regarding the illegal distribution of hundreds of state-owned agricultural plots. Speaking during a grilling by opposition MP Abdullah Al-Mudhaf, the minister said some 400 land parcels mentioned in the court ruling were all distributed in 2013, more than nine years before he was appointed...
BILA TSERKVA, Ukraine: A man walks between houses destroyed during air strikes on this central Ukrainian city yesterday. - AFP n
Ukrainians flee cities; US bans Russian oil
KYIV: Desperate civilians fled besieged Ukrainian cities yesterday as US President Joe Biden announced a ban on Russian oil imports to punish Moscow for the invasion. The announcement by Biden will further tighten unprecedented sanctions on Russia, targeting the economic lifeline that is bankrolling President Vladimir Putin's war."We're banning all imports of Russian oil and gas and energy. That means Russian oil will no longer be acceptable at...
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Iran puts military satellite in orbit
TEHRAN: Iran announced yesterday it had successfully placed a military satellite in orbit, as talks on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major powers reach a critical stage. "Iran's second military satellite - named Nour-2 - has been launched into space by the Qassed rocket of the aerospace wing of the Revolutionary Guards and successfully placed in orbit 500 km above the Earth," the official IRNA news agency reported.The Islamic...
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Changes bring chances for Arab women
CAIRO: "I think the way to happiness is to be around the people you love, to do the work you love, and to be able to live the way you want," said Ayesha Al-Hamall, now a media specialist of Saudia, the flag carrier of Saudi Arabia. Changes in the Gulf state have become increasingly visible since 2017, especially with the introduction of the Saudi Vision 2030, as the government has implemented a series of measures aimed at bridging the gender gap...
KUWAIT: Former prime minister HH Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (right) and former defense minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah are seen in this file photo. n
Kuwait's top court acquits ex-premier, defense minister
By B IzzakKUWAIT: The special ministers' tribunal yesterday acquitted former prime minister, former defense minister and seven top officials in a high-profile graft case that involved the embezzlement of over KD 150 million of public funds, lawyers said. After months of deliberations, the court found that former premier HH Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, who resigned two years ago, former defense minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Premier Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s meeting. – KUNAn
Kuwait donates $5 million to Afghanistan, $2 million to Ukraine
KUWAIT: In its weekly meeting on Monday, the Cabinet, headed by His Highness the Premier Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, said that upon directives of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and in light of humanitarian fallout and refugees' influx; some $5 million will be donated to Afghanistan, and another $2 million to the Ukraine via relevant UN agencies and the International Committee of the Red...
KUWAIT: Officials applaud after ringing the closing bell at Boursa Kuwait on International Women's Day yesterday.n
Kuwait rings bell for women's empowerment on Int'l Women's Day
KUWAIT: For the fifth consecutive year, the closing bell at Boursa Kuwait rang in support of women's empowerment on International Women's Day, which falls on March 8 of every year. The bell ringing ceremony aims to raise awareness to the empowerment of women financially, specifically in the private sector, as well as highlighting the key role the sector plays in support of the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) to achieve the United Nations'...
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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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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
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JAHRA: Part of the Al-Shagaya Concentrated Solar Power Project is seen in this photo taken from the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research website.
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