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ABU DHABI: Sri Lanka's batsman Niroshan Dickwella plays a shot during their 1st Test cricket match against Pakistan. -- AP
Karunaratne leads Sri Lanka fight back on opening day
ABU DHABI: Sri Lanka's batsman Niroshan Dickwella plays a shot during their 1st Test cricket match against Pakistan. -- APABU DHABI: Opener Dimuth Karunaratne fell seven runs short of a deserved century as he anchored Sri Lanka’s fightback on the opening day of the first Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi yesterday. The left-hander was run out for 93 but helped his team recover from a precarious 61-3 to reach 227-4 at close after Sri Lanka won...
LONDON: This file photo taken on July 28, 2017 shows England's Ben Stokes batting on the second day of the third Test match between England and South Africa at The Oval cricket ground. – AFP
Stokes suspended from England duty
LONDON: This file photo taken on July 28, 2017 shows England's Ben Stokes batting on the second day of the third Test match between England and South Africa at The Oval cricket ground. – AFPLONDON: Ben Stokes will not be considered for England international matches “until further notice” after a video emerged apparently showing him fighting outside a nightclub, the England and Wales Cricket Board said yesterday. Test vice-captain Stokes...
MOSCOW: Manchester United's Romelu Lukaku, top, duels for the ball with CSKA Moscow players during the Champions League soccer match between CSKA Moscow and Manchester United. - AP
Amazing Lukaku won't lose focus: Mourinho
MOSCOW: Manchester United's Romelu Lukaku, top, duels for the ball with CSKA Moscow players during the Champions League soccer match between CSKA Moscow and Manchester United. - APMOSCOW: Jose Mourinho backed Romelu Lukaku to ignore the hype about his superb start at Manchester United after the Belgian's brace set up a 4-1 victory over CSKA Moscow. Lukaku, 24, scored twice at the VEB Arena on Wednesday to take his tally to 10 goals in his first...
DORTMUND: This file photo taken on August 05, 2017 shows Bayern Munich's Italian head coach Carlo Ancelotti reacting during the German Supercup football match final between Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich. – AP
Ancelotti sacked by Bayern Munich
DORTMUND: This file photo taken on August 05, 2017 shows Bayern Munich's Italian head coach Carlo Ancelotti reacting during the German Supercup football match final between Borussia Dortmund vs Bayern Munich. – APBERLIN: Bayern Munich have sacked coach Carlo Ancelotti in the wake of their Champions League defeat at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain, the club announced yesterday. "FC Bayern Munich have parted company with head coach Carlo...
KUWAIT: Deputy Speaker MP Essa Al-Kandari chats with other MPs in this file photo. Deputy Speaker yesterday warned Oil Minister Essam Al-Marzouk that the appointment of a foreigner as the Chief Executive Officer of Equate Petrochemicals will represent a political embarrassment for the minister. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Oil Minister warned over appointment of foreigner
Tabtabai calls for raising lawmakers' salary KUWAIT: Deputy Speaker MP Essa Al-Kandari chats with other MPs in this file photo. Deputy Speaker yesterday warned Oil Minister Essam Al-Marzouk that the appointment of a foreigner as the Chief Executive Officer of Equate Petrochemicals will represent a political embarrassment for the minister. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Deputy Speaker MP Essa Al-Kandari yesterday warned Oil Minister Essam...
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Retail sector essential factor in economic growth despite competition
KUWAIT: The cooperative sector in Kuwait uniquely characterizes the economic and social aspects of the state and is a key factor in shaping the economic structure of the country, especially in terms of retail sales and consumer goods, despite the competition of hypermarkets.Kuwait's retail sector has grown by an average of about 10 percent in the past five years despite the spread of parallel markets and the launch of world-renowned brands in the...
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Combat the rising number of cardiovascular disease
World Heart Day falls FridayKUWAIT: Today, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is responsible for claiming 17.5 million lives a year, and by 2030 this is expected to rise to 23 million. Globally, 1 in 10 people aged 30-70 die prematurely from CVD, including heart disease and stroke, but the good news is that at least 80 percent of these premature deaths could be avoided or postponed.This year, on September 29th, Sabah Al-Ahmad Cardiac Center (SACC),...
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is received at the airport by Acting Prime Minister First Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
Amir congratulates Merkel on reelection
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah sent yesterday a cable of congratulations to German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) win in Germany's parliamentary election.His Highness the Amir wished the German Chancellor continued success, affirming that Kuwait will seek all means to bolster relations with Germany. His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf...
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Congratulations my sisters!
Muna Al Fuzai Congratulations to all Saudi women and salute to King Salman of Saudi Arabia who took a courageous and historic decision to support the long standing demand of Saudi women to drive cars in their own country. The decision matches with the vision of Saudi 2030 and will be implemented from June 2018. The royal decree will implement the provisions of traffic regulations, including the issuance of driving licenses for men and...
A general view of the first regular session of the National Assembly’s 15th Legislative Term
MPs, assembly defend "exceptional" salary for some lawmakers
KUWAIT: The issue revealed in the local press that a number of MPs were receiving a "second exceptional" salary by the government has taken parliamentary circles by a storm with lawmakers strongly defending themselves.Secretary general of the national assembly Allam Al-Kundari issued an official statement saying the so-called exceptional salary was being given in accordance with the retirement laws and has no suspicion.Kundari said the salary is...
An aerial view from Google Map shows Salmiya’s residential district
TV hacking network busted in Salmiya
KUWAIT: OSN cable TV network, the leading network in the Middle East, hailed Kuwait security authorities' efforts which resulted in arresting three people for hacking. Kuwait's Criminal Investigations Department (CID) had recently announced arresting three Indian hackers who had been operating an illegal TV broadcast network in Salmiya, where detectives found dozens of illegal decoders for Dish TV network of Indi and OSN. The suspects used their...
Dr Khalid Ahmad Al-Saleh
Freedom of silence
Arab nations have innovations that the world does not know about. The Arab reformist Al-Kawakibi, author of the book 'Nature of Tyranny and Downfall of Enslavement,' who was born in Aleppo in 1855, spent his life as a reformist and promoted the nations' development and prosperity. He also worked against tyranny, called for liberties, being part of decision making and resisting tyrant regimes, which is something that the Ottoman Sultan was angry...
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Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)
Massive fuel shortage forces electricity cuts in Kuwait
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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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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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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
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Interior Minister orders removal of violations in Failaka