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Bethlehem: A woman walks past a billboard, part of a campaign organized by Israeli rights group B'Tselem, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on July 13, 2022, ahead of US President's arrival for an official visit. -- AFP
Biden lands in Zionist entity on first Middle East tour as US president
JERUSALEM: US President Joe Biden started a Middle East tour on Wednesday in the Zionist entity, where leaders will urge tougher action against their common foe Iran, before a delicate stop in oil-rich Saudi Arabia on Friday that will be the focus of the tour. Air Force One will make a first direct flight from Israel to Saudi Arabia amid efforts to forge a relationship between the Jewish state and the conservative Gulf kingdom that does not...
Sri Lanka's President-elect Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Protesters storm Sri Lanka PM's office after President flees abroad
COLOMBO: Protesters in Sri Lanka defied tear gas, water cannon and a state of emergency to storm the prime minister's office on Wednesday after the president fled overseas, with the crowd demanding both men step down in the face of an economic crisis. In a televised statement Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he had instructed the military and police to do "what is necessary to restore order".But footage showed armed security personnel...
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NASA releases next wave of images from James Webb Space Telescope
WASHINGTON: The cosmic cliffs of a stellar nursery, a quintet of galaxies bound in a celestial dance: the James Webb Space Telescope released its next wave of images Tuesday, heralding a new era of astronomy."Every image is a new discovery," said NASA administrator Bill Nelson. "Each will give humanity a view of the universe that we've never seen before."Released one by one, the new images demonstrated the full power of the $10 billion...
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
COVID-19 pandemic is 'nowhere near over': WHO
GENEVA: Fresh waves of COVID infections show the pandemic is "nowhere near over", the World Health Organization's chief warned Tuesday, voicing concern the virus is "running freely".Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was worried that case numbers were continuing to rise, putting further pressure on stretched health systems and  workers."New waves of the virus demonstrate again that COVID-19 is nowhere near over," he told a news conference,...
In this file photo taken on February 16, 2019 a Lego logo is pictured during the annual New York Toy Fair, at the Jacob K Javits Convention Center in New York City. - AFP
Lego to cease Russian operations 'indefinitely', 81 stores impacted
Copenhagen: The world's largest toymaker, Denmark's Lego, said Tuesday it would stop all its Russian operations, ending the employment of its Moscow staff and a partnership with a company operating 81 stores in Russia.A Lego spokeswoman said the company had decided to "indefinitely cease commercial operations in Russia given the continued extensive disruption in the operating environment".This included terminating the employment of most of the...
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Euro strikes dollar parity for first time since 2002 
LONDON: The euro struck parity with the dollar Tuesday for the first time in nearly 20 years as a cut in Russian gas supplies to Europe heightened fears of a recession in the eurozone.The European single currency hit exactly one dollar -- its lowest level since December 2002 -- before rising to $1.0023.Oil prices meanwhile fell heavily on concerns of a wider recession as central banks hike interest rates to fight decades-high inflation.European...
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Military man kills colleague in Kuwait 
KUWAIT: A military man killed his colleague using a firearm at a Ministry of Defense camp, Kuwait's interior ministry said on Tuesday. The suspect was arrested and transferred to the proper authorities for further investigations to reveal the circumstances behind the incident, the ministry's media department added in a statement.
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Webb telescope reveals deepest infrared image of early universe
Washington: The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful observatory to be placed in orbit, has revealed the "deepest and sharpest infrared image of the early universe" ever taken, going back 13 billion years, NASA said Monday.The stunning shot, revealed in a White House briefing by President Joe Biden, is overflowing with thousands of galaxies and features the faintest objects ever observed, colorized from infrared to blue, orange and white...
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More genocide victims buried on Srebrenica anniversary
Srebrenica: The remains of 50 victims of the Srebrenica genocide were laid to rest Monday as thousands of people commemorated the 27th anniversary of the atrocity, which most Serbs and their leaders still refuse to recognise in ethnically divided Bosnia.After a joint prayer, the remains of more recently identified victims of Europe's worst massacre since World War II were buried alongside 6,671 others in a joint funeral at a memorial site, just...
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Djokovic wins seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam
LONDON: Novak Djokovic won a seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam crown on Sunday with a four-set triumph over Nick Kyrgios, whose challenge unravelled in frustration after a blistering start.Top seed Djokovic won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) to equal Pete Sampras's mark of seven titles at the All England Club and move within one of the men's record of eight held by Roger Federer.The 35-year-old Serb is now one Slam ahead of Federer in the...
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Kuwait police find body of missing child
KUWAIT: Ahmadi police found the body of a child who went missing a few days ago, while investigations revealed that he was murdered by a family member, the interior ministry said.Police were able to locate the crime scene following intensive investigations, and discovered that the suspect had murdered the child then buried his body, the ministry explained in a statement on Sunday.The suspect is in police's custody and will face legal procedures...
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Rybakina beats Jabeur to win Wimbledon title
LONDON: Russian-born Elena Rybakina powered back from a set down against Ons Jabeur to win the Wimbledon title on Saturday, denying the Tunisian world number two the chance to make African tennis history.Jabeur was in charge at the start of the match but the 17th seed, representing Kazakhstan, regrouped and dropped just four more games on the way to a 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 victory."I never felt anything like this before," said the champion....
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KUWAIT: Officials and citizens carry the body of Kuwaiti firefighter Abdullah Al-Farsi before he was laid to rest at Sulaibikhat Cemetery on Nov 23, 2024. — KUNA
Kuwait honors martyred fireman
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Bone fragments of the fossil skeleton of 'Lucy' are displayed at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa.--AFP photos
Human ancestor Lucy still has secrets 50 years after discovery
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A Kuwaiti folklore group performs at the ceremony.
Kuwait hosts Gulf Weeks ahead of 45th GCC summit
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UFO's in Kuwait?
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People hold placards and shout slogans during a protest march against the sectarian attacks in Kurram district in Parachinar, the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Lahore on November 22, 2024. - AFP
Families fleeing after 32 killed in new sectarian clashes in Pakistan