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CAPE TOWN: Elita Georgiades (R), wife of former South African President FW de Klerk, greets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, at de Klerk's state memorial service at the Groote Kerk church in Cape Town yesterday. - AFPnnnn
South Africa pays tribute to last apartheid leader de Klerk
CAPE TOWN: Elita Georgiades (R), wife of former South African President FW de Klerk, greets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, at de Klerk's state memorial service at the Groote Kerk church in Cape Town yesterday. - AFPCAPE TOWN: South Africa yesterday paid an official tribute to FW de Klerk, the final president of white rule, who freed Nelson Mandela from prison and steered the country from apartheid to democracy. De Klerk died on...
KUWAIT: This photo released by the Kuwait Environmental Lens team (Instagram: @kuwaitelens) shows a flock of great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) on a beach in Kuwait, where they usually make a stop in their annual migration route before leaving in April.n
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KUWAIT: This photo released by the Kuwait Environmental Lens team (Instagram: @kuwaitelens) shows a flock of great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) on a beach in Kuwait, where they usually make a stop in their annual migration route before leaving in April.
DHAKA: The conjoined twins Lamisa (R) and Labiba sit beside their mother Monufa on the eve of their surgery at a hospital in Dhaka yesterday. - AFPnn
Bangladesh surgeons to separate conjoined twin
DHAKA: The conjoined twins Lamisa (R) and Labiba sit beside their mother Monufa on the eve of their surgery at a hospital in Dhaka yesterday. - AFPDHAKA: Bangladeshi surgeons will today separate conjoined twin toddlers in a marathon procedure long-delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The two-and-a-half year old girls, Labiba and Lamisa, were born joined at the back and share a spine, genitalia and part of their intestinal tract.Doctors partially...
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Vienna exhibition tests ethics of displaying human remains
A vast, bloated liver. An infant with lacerated skin. The deformed skeleton of a young girl. The recent renovation of one of the collections belonging to Vienna's prestigious Natural History Museum provided curators with a new test of how to display its vast trove of human medical remains, some dating back more than two centuries, without crossing modern red lines of ethics and good taste. The collection of around 50,000 human body parts was...
Congolese singer and musician Fally Ipupa poses during a photo session in Paris. - AFP n
In the groove: Congolese rumba fans aim at coveted culture list
Congolese singer and musician Fally Ipupa poses during a photo session in Paris. - AFP photosThe band strikes up the rumba, and the dance floor in Kinshasa fills with couples who sway to its slinky, sensual rhythm. Rumba is a music that has an international following, especially for its brassy Cuban version. But in Congo, the guitar-driven local variant has a deep and passionate following, and devotees hope that next week the genre will be...
Waleed Al-Khashti and Eman Al-Saidi from Zain KSA receive the Best Brand Award.
Zain awarded 'Best Brand' in Mideast Recognition at Telecom Review Excellence Awards 2021
Waleed Al-Khashti and Eman Al-Saidi from Zain KSA receive the Best Brand Award.DUBAI: Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator in seven markets across the Middle East and Africa, announced its Zain brand has been identified as the 'Best Brand' for telecom in the Middle East for 2021 at the Telecom Review Summit Excellence Awards gala ceremony held in Dubai on 8 December 2021. Zain Saudi Arabia was also awarded 'Best 5G User Growth' and...
HERAT, Afghanistan: A worker walks while holding bundles wool while making carpets in Herat.  - AFPn
Afghans go back to making carpets as economy unravels
HERAT, Afghanistan: A worker walks while holding bundles wool while making carpets in Herat. - AFP photosKABUL: Four Afghan brothers have hauled their family's carpet loom out of storage in the desperate hope of earning a living as the nation's economy teeters on the edge of ruin. The Haidari brothers now spend their days sitting abreast on a squat bench-as generations of the family did before them-weaving the complex rugs for which Afghanistan...
BERLIN: New German Finance Minister Christian Lindner gestures as he takes the oath from the President of the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) during a session at the Bundestag in Berlin.-AFPnn
Lindner, car lover at wheel of Europe's top economy
BERLIN: New German Finance Minister Christian Lindner gestures as he takes the oath from the President of the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) during a session at the Bundestag in Berlin.-AFPBERLIN: Germany's new finance minister Christian Lindner is known for a firm hand at the wheel of his pro-business Free Democrats (FDP), which he has steered back into power after years in the wilderness. The fast-talking 42-year-old grabbed the keys to...
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Jazeera Airways takes delivery of 9th Airbus A320neo
KUWAIT: Jazeera Airways took delivery of its ninth Airbus A320neo aircraft from Airbus in Toulouse over the weekend, bringing the airline's fleet to a total of 17 aircraft. The A320neo has a range of benefits which include 18 percent fuel-saving, longer range flights, and quieter engines with 50 percent less CO2 emissions. All delivered aircraft are fitted with the airline's standard cabin configuration including its signature leather...
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool's Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker (left) prevents a shot from Aston Villa's English striker Danny Ings during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Aston Villa at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England yesterday. - AFP n
Salah spoils Gerrard's return
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool's Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker (left) prevents a shot from Aston Villa's English striker Danny Ings during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Aston Villa at Anfield in Liverpool, north west England yesterday. - AFPLIVERPOOL: Mohamed Salah's penalty ensured Steven Gerrard's return to Liverpool as Aston Villa manager ended in a 1-0 defeat while Manchester City and Chelsea also needed...
KUWAIT: Salmiya's Mohammad Al-Huwaidi #8 vies for the ball against Kuwait's Meshari Al-Azmi #4 during their match at Thamer Stadium in Salmiya on Friday. - KUNA photon
Kazma on top as Kuwait stunned in premier league
KUWAIT: Salmiya's Mohammad Al-Huwaidi #8 vies for the ball against Kuwait's Meshari Al-Azmi #4 during their match at Thamer Stadium in Salmiya on Friday. - KUNA photoBy Ahmad JabrKUWAIT: Kazma climbed to the top of the Kuwait Premier League standings after former leaders Kuwait were stunned by Salmiya 1-0 on Friday - suffering their first defeat of the season. Kazma had beaten Al-Shabab 1-0 two days earlier, improving to 10 points from four...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al-Saud, in the presence of His Highness the Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. - Amiri Diwan photon
Prince Mohammad's visit newest chapter in Kuwait, Saudi historic ties
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al-Saud, in the presence of His Highness the Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. - Amiri DiwanKUWAIT: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister, paid an official visit to the State of Kuwait on Friday. The visit stems from the deep-rooted...