author
Home
Kuwait
World
Middle East
Subcontinent
Asia
Africa
America
Europe
Opinion
Conspiracy Theory
Editor's Desk
Others
Business
Sports
Football
Cricket
Shooting
Tennis
Other Sports
Lifestyle
Movies & Music
Art & Fashion
Food
Archive PDF
Latest News
Gazans ‘afraid to sleep’ amid Zionist bombardment
|
Harris bets US is ready for first black woman president
|
Protests spread after Indian doctor’s rape and murder
|
Belarus says Ukraine amassing troops at border
|
MEW: Power cuts in high-consumption Industrial areas in Kuwait
|
Gazans ‘afraid to sleep’ amid Zionist bombardment
|
Harris bets US is ready for first black woman president
|
Protests spread after Indian doctor’s rape and murder
|
Belarus says Ukraine amassing troops at border
|
MEW: Power cuts in high-consumption Industrial areas in Kuwait
|
Follow Us
Kuwait Times
Merkel warns of tough talks; clock ticks on coalition deal
'Serious differences' remain, Chancellor warns BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, also leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, arrives for further exploratory talks with members of potential coalition parties to form a new government yesterday. —AFPBERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that "serious differences" remain between the parties hoping to form Germany's next government but voiced hope a deal would...
‘Mounting evidence’ of Myanmar genocide
UKHIA: General view of the Thankhali refugee camp in the Bangladeshi district of Ukhia. More than 600,000 Rohingya have arrived in Bangladesh since a military crackdown in Myanmar. _ AFPWASHINGTON: Myanmar security forces slit the throats of Muslim Rohingya, burned victims alive, and gang-raped women and girls, according to two separate reports detailing mounting evidence of genocide against the minority group. Human Rights Watch focused on the...
India PM remains overwhelmingly popular: Pew poll
Indian Prime Minister Narendra ModiNEW DELHI: Nearly nine out of 10 Indians hold a favorable opinion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and more than two-thirds are satisfied with the direction he is taking the country, a Pew survey has found, two years before he heads into a general election. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition won the biggest parliamentary majority in three decades in a 2014 election and the poll by the US-based research...
Pakistan indifferent as smog kills more people than militancy
ISLAMABAD: The toxic smog that has covered parts of Pakistan for weeks has exposed official torpor over rampant pollution that has killed thousands more people than have died in years of militancy. The polluted air that has lingered in Islamabad in recent days was finally dispelled by rain this week, bringing the surrounding Margalla Hills into view once again.In Lahore, where the situation was most critical, the level of PM2.5 - microscopic...
Peru beat New Zealand 2-0 to capture last World Cup berth
It’s a big emotion, beyond making history: Christian Cueva LIMA: Peru’s Christian Ramos (R) celebrates with teammates, after scoring against New Zealand during their 2018 World Cup qualifying play-off second leg football match, in Lima. —AFPLIMA: Emotional Peru advanced to the World Cup for the first time since 1982 by defeating New Zealand 2-0 on Wednesday, goals by Jefferson Farfan and Christian Ramos sealing the last ticket to Russia....
Libyans swap jewelry for medical treatment
Inflation, cash crisis hit ordinary Libyans TRIPOLI: A man displays Libyan Dinar bank notes in a jewelry store in the old city of Tripoli, Libya. —ReutersTRIPOLI: In a square behind Libya's central bank, black market dealers, some of them armed, carry small plastic bags filled with dollars and larger ones with dinars in and out of one of many informal exchanges. Traders buy food and other goods from abroad at the official rate and sell them at...
Sri Lanka’s Lakmal rattles India on rain-hit day
Kohli, out for a rare duck in his glowing career KOLKATA: Sri Lanka’s Suranga Lakmal celebrates after taking the wicket of India’s Shikhar Dhawan during the first day of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens cricket stadium in Kolkata.—AFPKOLKATA: Sri Lanka paceman Suranga Lakmal jolted India with three wickets, including skipper Virat Kohli, to leave them reeling at 17-3 on a rain-hit opening day of the first Test...
Saudi, UAE, Bahrain out of Gulf Cup amid Qatar crisis
DOHA: Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al-Thani (C), the president of Qatar’s football federation, holds a meeting with the executiveboard of the Gulf Cup in the Qatari capital Doha. —AFPDOHA: Gulf Cup organisers yesterday said Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain had "withdrawn" from the Qatar-hosted tournament, amid a deepening political crisis in the region. Tournament bosses said they had received no response from the three...
Film Review: 'Mudbound' a moving, literary epic of family, race
Perhaps it's a sign of the times that after seeing an epic story as poetically told as Dee Rees' "Mudbound" feelings of awe and admiration are quickly replaced with frustration that Hollywood hasn't traditionally embraced the artistic visions of people who aren't white and male. Maybe it's because feelings are so raw in this post-Weinstein era, where the obstacles women face on their way to success are just beginning to be publicly...
Nepal's musicians retune to tradition
Nepali band ‘Night’ gather for a rehearsal during an interview with AFP in Kathmandu. — AFP photosNepal's musical heritage is enjoying a revival as young musicians fuse the sounds of traditional instruments once at risk of disappearing with lyrics that examine the modern challenges facing the country. The Himalayan country has a rich folk tradition, but its unusual traditional instruments-which include a leaf from a native tree that is...
Dutch woman with a trumpet takes Colombian salsa by storm
Dutch musician and trumpet player Maite Hontele performs on stage at Colon Theatre in Bogota. — AFP photosA woman playing trumpet in a salsa band in traditionally macho South America is a rare thing. It's rarer still when that woman is Dutch. Since arriving on Colombia's salsa scene, Maite Hontele has been blasting her horn to full houses from Bogota to Seoul and has gradually won the respect of salsa's greats. "I was born on the wrong...
To keep girls in school, Ethiopians opening up about menstruation
Girls are left to muddle through puberty SHENO: This file photo taken on October 18, 2017 shows Zenashe Fantahun telling her experience about menstruation in front of a class at the Sheno primary school. —AFPSHENO: There's one room at the Sheno primary school in rural Ethiopia that's different from all the others, starting with the sign over the door reading: "Menstruation is a gift from God." Inside this converted classroom, boys and girls...
1
2
1485
1486
1487
1488
1489
3085
3086
most read
1
Alain Delon: Women he loved and left
2
Kuwait swelters amid power cuts
3
India looks to upgrade bilateral ties with Kuwait: Dr Jaishankar
4
Schools reopening amid extreme heat sparks concerns
5
MEW: Power cuts in high-consumption Industrial areas in Kuwait