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In this March 2, 2014 file photo, Harvey Weinstein arrives at thenOscars in Los Angeles. — AP/AFP photos
Motion picture Academy kicks out disgraced Harvey Weinstein
This file photo shows Producer Harvey Weinstein, left, and actress Meryl Streep attending the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. — AFP photosThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expelled Harvey Weinstein on Saturday, vowing that the era of "shameful complicity in sexually predatory behavior" in the movie industry was over. An emergency meeting of its 54-member board of...
A cannabis field is seen near a vineyard on the outskirts of Deir Al-Ahmar.
Turning weed into drinks in Lebanon
A cannabis field is seen near a vineyard on the outskirts of Deir Al-Ahmar.Sitting among the vines of Sauvignon Blanc and Tempranillo growing on his spectacular farm in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, Michel Emad remembers the not-so-distant time when he opted to cultivate cannabis. The retired soldier was not alone in this illicit trade: cannabis fields used to stretch as far as the eye could see in this part of Lebanon over which the state has tenuous...
South Indian musician Kavalam Sreekumar performs during NAFO’s ‘Onam 2017’ in Kuwait
An exciting voyage through classical and folk music
South Indian musician Kavalam performs in KuwaitNeed to revive the folk tradition South Indian musician Kavalam Sreekumar performs during NAFO’s ‘Onam 2017’ in KuwaitIn his fascinating concert 'Ragamanjari,' a mix of Carnatic classical, semi-classical and folkloric tunes, South Indian musician Kavalam Sreekumar took the audience on a musical voyage on Friday at ICSK auditorium, Salmiya. Demonstrating his expertise in both classical and folk...
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NANJIE: Photo shows a plate featuring a portrait of China's President Xi Jinping (right) next to statues of late communist leader Mao Zedong, at a stall in the 'East is Red Square', in Nanjie village, in China's central Henan province. - AFP
Chinese leader to tighten clutch on power at conclave
NANJIE: Photo shows a plate featuring a portrait of China's President Xi Jinping (right) next to statues of late communist leader Mao Zedong, at a stall in the 'East is Red Square', in Nanjie village, in China's central Henan province. - AFPBEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to tighten his grip on power at a Communist Party conclave this week, cementing his stature as the country's most dominant ruler in decades. The five-yearly...
BARCELONA: Catalan regional government president Carles Puigdemont (center) lays a wreath next to Catalan parliament president Carme Forcadell (left) and Barcelona mayor Ada Colau (2ndleft) during a ceremony commemorating the 77th anniversary of the death of Catalan leader Lluis Companys yesterday. - AFP
Yes or No? Catalan separatists face critical question to Spain
BARCELONA: Catalan regional government president Carles Puigdemont (center) lays a wreath next to Catalan parliament president Carme Forcadell (left) and Barcelona mayor Ada Colau (2ndleft) during a ceremony commemorating the 77th anniversary of the death of Catalan leader Lluis Companys yesterday. - AFPBARCELONA: Catalonia's president is facing a critical decision that could determine the course of the region's secessionist movement to break...
BAGHDAD: An Iraqi woman visits the grave of a relative, who was killed during battles with Islamic State (IS) group fighters, at a graveyard in the Iraqi town of Dhuluiyah. -AFP
Once promised paradise, IS fighters end up in mass graves
BAGHDAD: An Iraqi woman visits the grave of a relative, who was killed during battles with Islamic State (IS) group fighters, at a graveyard in the Iraqi town of Dhuluiyah.-AFPDHULUIYAH: The Islamic State group once drew recruits from near and far with promises of paradise but now bodies of jihadists lie in mass graves or at the mercy of wild dogs as its “caliphate” collapses. Flies buzz around human remains poking through the dusty earth in...
CALIFORNIA: People watch water-dropping helicopters amidst smoke from the Canyon Fire 2 in Orange, California. - AFP
‘Hell on Earth’: California fire death toll rises to 40
CALIFORNIA: People watch water-dropping helicopters amidst smoke from the Canyon Fire 2 in Orange, California. - AFPLOS ANGELES: The death toll from California’s raging wildfires rose to 40 yesterday, with more than 10,000 firefighters battling 16 large blazes and 100,000 people evacuated, the state’s fire service said. Around 335 square miles (864 square kilometers) of residential neighborhoods, forests and other property have been burned...
DUBAI: Shadia Bseiso poses for a picture.
WWE signs first woman wrestler from Arab world in global push
DUBAI: Shadia Bseiso poses for a picture.DUBAI: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc signed its first female performer from the Arab world on Sunday, smashing cultural taboos as the US-based pageant seeks to piledrive its way into lucrative foreign markets. Shadia Bseiso, a Jordanian versed in jiu-jitsu, dreams of encouraging more Arab women to take up sports - and of one day maybe even crashing a metal chair over WWE mega-star John Cena. “Female...
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Envoy compares S Korea-Kuwait relations to ‘unsinkable’ warship Kang Gam Chan
KUWAIT: A destroyer from South Korea began an official four-day visit to Kuwait in an elaborate ceremony held at Shuwaikh Port yesterday. The Republic of Korea (ROK) Kang Gam Chan destroyer ship was welcomed by Kuwaiti navy counterparts, South Korean Ambassador to Kuwait Yoo Yeonchul and Korean citizens in the country. ROK Kang Gam Chan is a modern destroyer warship built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co Ltd.The mission of the...
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Is Kuwait facing a serious talent crisis?
Before his demise a year ago, Dr George Abouna - a world pioneer in organ transplantation - had another sad, albeit earthly departure from Kuwait in 1990. He had to rush out of Kuwait, contract term unfinished, presumably due to his Iraqi origins and after setting up in Kuwait an organ transplantation unit that was the first of its kind in the Middle East then. The departure of Abouna was probably a leading indicator of a serious and burgeoning...
SMANCHESTER: Stoke City's Kurt Zouma, left, and Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccernmatch between Manchester City and Stoke City at Etihad Stadium,nManchester, England, yesterday. - APnn
Seven up City put Stoke to the sword
SMANCHESTER: Stoke City's Kurt Zouma, left, and Manchester City's Ilkay Gundogan battle for the ball during the English Premier League soccermatch between Manchester City and Stoke City at Etihad Stadium,Manchester, England, yesterday. - APMANCHESTER: Gabriel Jesus scored twice as Manchester City produced an outstanding display to thrash Stoke 7-2 and move two points clear at the top of the Premier League yesterday.  City scored seven goals for...
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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.
KAPP shortlists companies for Dabdeba, Shagaya