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KUWAIT: An Egyptian told Maidan Hawally police a motorist beat him badly without justification for reasons related to the right of way. The Egyptian submitted a medical report stating the injuries he received. He said he was driving near a private hospital when he was involved in a verbal exchange regarding the right of way, but he was surprised with the driver of the other car coming towards him and attacking him in front of his wife. Detectives...

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Kuwait and sports

Muna Al Fuzai Kuwait is an independent state and we have a glorious history in sports for over 40 years. Sport is also a human right, so why are we deprived of participation in international sporting events? This may seem like a simple question, but unfortunately, the answer is very complex and incomprehensible to many of us. I am a Kuwaiti citizen and not a politician or a detective, so I do not want to know the details of the subject behind...

Jeri Al-Jeri

Laughter, deciphered!

Jeri Al-Jeri Forever, laughter is the most raw and uncanny of all human emotions that can only be compared to its polar opposite. Sometimes it can be hurtfully honest, and at times it is the best medicine. But what made some Arabian tribes consider it to be a bad omen? Is it a sign of unprofessionalism? What do scientists and wise men and women think about our daily giggles? Pr. Sophie Scott of UCL, shared her thoughts about laughter. Her...

Sana Kalim

The new face of Kuwait

Children born in the early 2000s are teenagers now. The Gen 'Z', 'Home Generation', Post-Millennials or whatever strange label they wear, are trying to find themselves in this morphing world we live in. They are looked upon as being more open minded - accepting other cultures a lot more readily (thanks to the Internet). These children are building upon the foundation of the previous generations, eyeing the world through a very unique...

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Blind Kuwaiti clarinet player wows Arabs Got Talent

Clarinet player Abdulateef Ghazi is blind. His lack of sight, however, seems to only fuel his beautiful music. His playing, along with partner guitarist Mohammed Jabbari brought tears to the eyes of the judges and the crowd and won the duo the ‘Golden Buzzer’.Kuwait was proud to see several of its best talents performing on the popular Arabs Got Talent competition this year. One young Kuwaiti musician proved not only his musical talent but...

Abdullatif Al-Saleh and Khalid Al-Muharib

Local illusionists represent Kuwait in Arabs Got Talent

Abdullatif Al-Saleh and Khalid Al-MuharibAbdullatif Al-Saleh and Khalid Al-Muharib hold entertaining "magic" shows, presenting sleight of hand tricks and illusions in a humorous way. The Kuwaiti duo of "Imagine Team" impressed the judges of the fifth season of Arabs Got Talent. They presented a spectacular show with dazzling magic tricks that stunned the judges and extracted three "yesses" to seal their journey to fame. Kuwait Times interviewed...

Al-Sawaber: Alternative narratives by Zahra Al-Mahdi

.Sawaber is a story. Or rather multitudes of stories. The hope and ambition of a young country building affordable housing for its citizens.The story of its transformation from individual family residences and community into bachelor worker flats crammed with 10 to 12 people in one apartment.A story of crime and suspicion. Of urban decay. Al Sawaber is the story of a failed social and housing experiment, a complex doomed to demolition. But also...

NEW YORK: Protesters gather outside of Trump Tower on Wednesday, a day after FBI Director James Comey was fired by President Donald Trump. - AFP

US ambassador to Qatar says news from home 'increasingly difficult'

NEW YORK: Protesters gather outside of Trump Tower on Wednesday, a day after FBI Director James Comey was fired by President Donald Trump. - AFPDOHA: The US ambassador to Qatar has expressed her dissatisfaction with political events back home in a decidedly undiplomatic message posted on social media.Dana Shell Smith, who has been the American envoy to the Gulf emirate since 2014, took to Twitter in the hours after the dramatic sacking of FBI...

YEKATERINBURG: Ruslan Sokolovsky, a blogger who played Pokemon Go on his phone in a church, leaves his hearing at a court yesterday. —AFP

Russian playing Pokemon Go in church convicted

YEKATERINBURG: Ruslan Sokolovsky, a blogger who played Pokemon Go on his phone in a church, leaves his hearing at a court yesterday. —AFPYEKATERINBURG, Russia: A Russian court yesterday convicted a video blogger of inciting hatred against believers by posting videos online showing him chasing Pokemons in a church, giving him a suspended sentence. Ruslan Sokolovsky, a militant atheist who posted the videos on his YouTube channel, was detained...

An earthquake rocked China’s western Xinjiang region on Thursday, killing eight people and injuring another 11, state media reported. Picture: Twitter

Earthquake kills eight in western Xinjiang region

An earthquake rocked China’s western Xinjiang region on Thursday, killing eight people and injuring another 11, state media reported. Picture: TwitterBEIJING: An earthquake rocked China’s western Xinjiang region yesterday, killing eight people and injuring another 23 as more than 1,500 homes crumbled, state media reported. The shallow 5.4- magnitude quake struck at 5:58 am (2158 GMT Wednesday) 213 km south-southwest of the ancient Silk Road...

LOS ANGELES: Protesters denounce the firing of FBI Director James Comey by US President Donald Trump amid investigations into possible collusion

Comey firing leaves red hot case to successor

White House clash with any FBI chief inevitable LOS ANGELES: Protesters denounce the firing of FBI Director James Comey by US President Donald Trump amid investigations into possible collusionWASHINGTON: After FBI director James Comey's firing, his successor faces a tough challenge to assert independence while pursuing a politically-charged investigation into links between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia. Analysts and former...

CARACAS: Opposition activists are hit by the jet of a riot police water cannon during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday. —AFP

Baby deaths soar in Venezuela crisis

CARACAS: Opposition activists are hit by the jet of a riot police water cannon during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday. —AFPCARACAS: Thousands of babies died in Venezuela last year, new official data show, highlighting the tragic impact of the country's economic crisis as political tension heightened with deadly street clashes Wednesday. The health ministry said deaths of infants under the age of one soared by 30 percent...

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