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UAE beat Saudi Arabia to boost World Cup hopes
AL-AIN: The UAE maintained their hopes of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia with a shock 2-1 victory at home against regional giants Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. It was only the fourth win in nine matches for the Emiratis, who took their tally to 13 points from nine matches to be placed fourth in Group B in the final round of Asian qualifying. Japan top the standings with 17 points with Saudi Arabia and Australia on 16 each, meaning all the...
DHAKA: Australia’s Glenn Maxwell, right, is bowled out by Bangladesh’s Sakib Al Hasan, unseen, as Bangladesh’s wicketkeeper captain Mushfiqur Rahim watches during the fourth day of their first Test cricket match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, yesterday. — AP
Bangladesh stun Australia with historic Test win
DHAKA: Australia’s Glenn Maxwell, right, is bowled out by Bangladesh’s Sakib Al Hasan, unseen, as Bangladesh’s wicketkeeper captain Mushfiqur Rahim watches during the fourth day of their first Test cricket match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, yesterday. — APDHAKA: Bangladesh yesterday registered their first-ever win over Australia in Test cricket, beating Steve Smith’s men by 20 runs in a thrilling match in Dhaka. All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan...
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ASSK meets with the pope
MAKKAH: Muslim pilgrims take a selfie at the Grand Mosque in the holy Saudi city of Makkah, early yesterday, on the eve of the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. For the faithful it is a deeply spiritual journey, which for centuries every capable Muslim has been required to make at least once in their lifetimes. —AFP
In smartphone age, the hajj is for sharing
MAKKAH: Muslim pilgrims take a selfie at the Grand Mosque in the holy Saudi city of Makkah, early yesterday, on the eve of the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. For the faithful it is a deeply spiritual journey, which for centuries every capable Muslim has been required to make at least once in their lifetimes. —AFPMAKKAH: Arm outstretched, Abdul Rahman sweeps his mobile phone across the vista of Mecca, the Great Mosque dazzling in the sun,...
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Rapid treatment of heart attacks is crucial to survival
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates: The risk of cardiac complications and even death after a myocardial infarction (heart attack) is significantly elevated if not managed appropriately with rapid treatment, according to healthcare experts ahead of World Heart Day 2017. With cardiovascular disease (CVD) continuing to be the leading cause of death in the UAE, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, the region's leading heart care hospital, has warned that every...
Sheikh Nawaf Saud Nasir Al-Sabah
KUFPEC doubles its interest in Gina Krog Field, Norway
Firm acquires a 15% interest from Total E&P Norge Sheikh Nawaf Saud Nasir Al-SabahKUWAIT: Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company ksc ("KUFPEC") announced yesterday that its wholly-owned subsidiary KUFPEC Norway AS has reached agreement to acquire a 15 percent interest in the Gina Krog field from Total E&P Norge AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TOTAL SA, for a consideration of $317 million with effective date of 1 January 2017.At closing,...
Khalid Al-Sanousi
Gulf Insurance Group wins ‘The Best Insurance Brand’ award
Khalid Al-SanousiKUWAIT: Gulf Insurance Group K S C P [gig], one of the leading insurance service provider in the Middle East and North Africa region, won 'The Best Insurance Brand, Mena Region 2017' by the Global Brands Awards for the second time. This award is in recognition of the Group's consistent and exceptional commitment to Innovation, Quality, Branding Activities, and Customer Service & Performance in the MENA Region.Global Brand Awards...
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Viewership down for MTV's Video Music Awards
Kendrick Lamar accepts the award for video of the year for "HUMBLE." at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on Sunday in Inglewood, Calif. — APNo longer the event it was when Eminem ruled the charts, the MTV Video Music Awards tallied 5.68 million viewers across 10 different networks on Sunday for a show dominated by Kendrick Lamar's coronation and the debut of Taylor Swift's new video. That's down from the 6.5 million people who watched...
Pulie Wegener, center, a music teacher with the MusicLink Foundation, her student Anmy Paulino Collado, left, and Anmy's mom, Andolina Collado, as they finish a music session.
Some things to know about music lessons for children
Encourage your child to learn a new instrument Pulie Wegener, center, a music teacher with the MusicLink Foundation, her student Anmy Paulino Collado, left, and Anmy's mom, Andolina Collado, as they finish a music session.Andolina Collado didn't know where to start when her young daughter asked for violin lessons. An immigrant from the Dominican Republican who works as a home health aide, she asked everyone she saw carrying an instrument in her...
KUALA LUMPUR: Thailand's football team players celebrate on the podium after defeating Malaysia during their men's football final match ofnthe 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) at Shah Alam Stadium,noutside Kuala Lumpur yesterday. - AFPn
Haziq own goal dampens Malaysia's golden day
KUALA LUMPUR: Thailand's football team players celebrate on the podium after defeating Malaysia during their men's football final match ofthe 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) at Shah Alam Stadium,outside Kuala Lumpur yesterday. - AFPKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian goalkeeper Haziq Nadzli scored a horrendous own goal to hand Thailand a 1-0 win in the Southeast Asian Games football final yesterday, puncturing the hosts' celebrations as they finished...
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A letter from an expat
Talal Al-Ghannam Good morning dear brothers and sisters, and I greet you in advance on the advent of Eid Al-Adha. In this article, I am posting a letter sent to me by an expat in which he detailed the hardships witnessed by the majority of expats here in Kuwait due to the recent proposals submitted by MPs or other relevant authorities. I am publishing his appeal in the hope his message would be heard by those concerned:   (Letter...
Naji Al-Ali
British police seeking 1987 Qabas cartoonist's killer
Naji Al-AliLONDON: British police re-launched an investigation yesterday into the murder of a Palestinian cartoonist 30 years to the day after he was shot dead in a London street. Naji Salim Hussain Al-Ali, a political cartoonist for the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Qabas, was shot in the back of the neck as he walked to his office on July 22, 1987. The 51-year-old died in a coma in hospital on Aug 29 that year. Scotland Yard's Counter Terrorism...
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This undated imageshows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox particles (green) found within an infected cell (pink and purple) cultured in the laboratory. - AFP
Mpox global health emergency, Kuwait monitoring situation
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NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the guard of honor to mark the country's Independence Day, at the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2024. -AFP
Modi renews push for common civil code for India
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VARANASI: Medical students shout slogans and hold posters as they protest the rape and murder of a young medic from Kolkata, in Varanasi on August 15, 2024. -- AFP
Protests sweep India over rape and murder of doctor
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KUWAIT: People watch pearl diving boats as they arrive at the main beach at the end of the 33rd annual pearl diving festival. Pearl-diving trips are held annually under the patronage of the Kuwaiti Amir in order to keep traditions alive.
Pearl diving trip winds up
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Minouche Shafik
Columbia president resigns months after campus Gaza demos