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Looking Beyond the Horizon

Kuwait's development goals: Part IIKuwait has been glorified as being the perfect country that it truly is; however, what determines a true perfect country? Is it a place where all companies prosper? A place where all resources are managed and meticulously balanced? A place where no child wakes up in terror of the hours ahead? The Sustainable Development Goals aim to answer all of these thoughts, whether comfortable or not. This is done by...

Kuwait's famous 'Gazelle Club': Now & Then

.The neighborhood of Abu Halifa, overlooking the coast, is a quiet one, despite the continuous demolition and construction works nearby. Residential villas and buildings isolate the area from the inconvenience and annoyance of the streets, and only the sounds of birds and sea waves can be heard during the day.Walking around, a rickety wall caught my eye. Broken glass was embedded at the top to prevent curious people, like myself, from sneaking...

Summertime fun in Kuwait

Things to do outdoors in Kuwait .People generally tend to mope about the hot weather and a lack of outdoor entertainment activities as summer approaches. They also tend to participate in indoor activities and avoid spending time outdoors. But there are many places and various outdoor activities that can be found in Kuwait during the summer.Besides beach activities and sports that most people engage in either on public beaches or private clubs,...

photo taken from the rebel-held town of Douma shows flames rising in the distance which are believed to be coming from Damascus International Airport following an explosion early in the morning yesterday. — AFP

Israel strikes near Damascus airport

Rebel sources say airport used by Iran to resupply Hezbollah photo taken from the rebel-held town of Douma shows flames rising in the distance which are believed to be coming from Damascus International Airport following an explosion early in the morning yesterday. — AFPAMMAN/BEIRUT: Israel struck an arms supply hub operated by the Lebanese group Hezbollah near Damascus airport yesterday, targeting weapons sent from Iran via commercial and...

LONDON: Pedestrians cross Westminster Bridge in the shadow of the Houses of Parliament in central London yesterday after the bridge reopened to traffic following its closure during the March 22 terror attack. — AFP

Knifeman arrested near UK parliament

LONDON: Police swooped on a man armed with knives meters away from the Houses of Parliament in London yesterday, arresting him on suspicion of preparing “acts of terrorism”.The 27-year-old man was pinned to the ground in the middle of the road close to the Treasury and entrances to Westminster station on the London Underground train network. The area has been on a state of heightened alert since a deadly attack on March 22 perpetrated by...

A picture taken on September 21, 2016 shows the Liman, a Russian naval spy ship, passing through the Bosphorus on its way to Syria. — AFP

Russian spy ship sinks off Turkey's Black Sea coast

Vessel collides with livestock carrier A picture taken on September 21, 2016 shows the Liman, a Russian naval spy ship, passing through the Bosphorus on its way to Syria. — AFPISTANBUL: A Russian naval spy ship yesterday sank in the Black Sea off Turkey's coast after hitting a Togo-flagged vessel packed with livestock but all of its 78 crew were rescued by Turkish coastguards. The Russian military said the Liman - a former research ship...

CARACAS: Opposition activists clash with riot police during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday. — AFP

Venezuela snubs regional powers as more people die

Caracas quits OAS in anger over pressure CARACAS: Opposition activists clash with riot police during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday. — AFPCARACAS: Venezuela says it is quitting the Organization of American States in anger at pressure from the bloc over the government's handling of a deadly political crisis. The announcement late Wednesday raised international tension over Venezuela, where unrest has left 28 people dead...

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In Muslim Indonesia, tiny Jewish community lives on

Community feels safe to practice openly TONDANO, Indonesia: This photograph taken on Feb 17, 2017 shows Indonesian Rabbi Yaakov Baruch (right) speaking to a member of the Jewish community at a synagogue in North Sulawesi. — AFPTONDANO, Indonesia: In a remote corner of the Indonesian archipelago, a modest synagogue stands in a tiny Jewish community that has found acceptance despite rising intolerance in the world's most populous Muslim-majority...

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China bans list of Islamic names in restive Xinjiang

BEIJING: Authorities in China's Xinjiang region are prohibiting parents from giving children some Islamic names in the latest effort to dilute the influence of religion on life in the ethnic Uighur minority heartland. "Muhammad", "Jihad" and "Islam" are among at least 29 names now banned in the heavily Muslim region, according to a list distributed by overseas Uighur activists.An official at a county-level public security office in Kashgar, a hub...

A woman leaves a polling booth during the state assembly election in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton/Files

Muslim women fight family, tradition for property rights

Local customs determine inheritance rights A woman leaves a polling booth during the state assembly election in Deoband, Uttar Pradesh February 15, 2017. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton/FilesLUCKNOW: Shabana was 18 years old when she was married to a man 15 years her senior, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It wasn't long before he began beating her. Worried for her safety and that of her two young kids, Shabana begged her eldest brother...

PANZGAM: An Indian security personnel aims a pellet gun towards Kashmiri protestors during a clash between Indian government forces and Kashmiri villagers near the site of a gun battle in this village in Kupwara, north of Srinagar, yesterday. — AFP

Protester, three soldiers killed in Kashmir

PANZGAM: An Indian security personnel aims a pellet gun towards Kashmiri protestors during a clash between Indian government forces and Kashmiri villagers near the site of a gun battle in this village in Kupwara, north of Srinagar, yesterday. — AFPSRINAGAR: Troops in Indian-administered Kashmir yesterday opened fire on a crowd of demonstrators outside an army garrison where militants earlier killed three soldiers, hitting one civilian who...

Vinod Khanna

Veteran Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna dies aged 70

Vinod KhannaAcclaimed Indian actor Vinod Khanna, who starred in dozens of hit Bollywood movies including "Amar Akbar Anthony" and "Mere Apne", died aged 70 from cancer yesterday, a Mumbai hospital said. Tributes poured in from the world of Hindi cinema for the award-winning actor, who was lauded for his roles playing angry young men in the 1970s. Khanna was also an MP in the northern state of Punjab. "Veteran actor and Member of Parliament Mr...

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