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Zsa Zsa Gabor: A rare, unforgettable celebrity
Zsa Zsa GaborYou didn’t have to know exactly who she was to appreciate Zsa Zsa Gabor. She belonged to a rare, hard-to-catalog vintage of celebrity, not only the great-aunt of Paris Hilton, but a true ancestor of Hilton’s jet-set flamboyance. For such a flashy member of the leisure class, she did plenty, appearing in a number of films, including Orson Welles’ “Touch of Evil”; logging enough husbands to field a baseball team; and...
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Helplessness and apathy
CHENNAI: India’s Karun Nair plays a shot during the fourth day of the fifth and final Test cricket match between India and England at The M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai yesterday. Karun Nair smashed an unbeaten 303 as India declared their first innings on 759 for seven on day four of the fifth and final Test against England. —AFP
Nair triple ton puts India in command against England
CHENNAI: India’s Karun Nair plays a shot during the fourth day of the fifth and final Test cricket match between India and England at The M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai yesterday. Karun Nair smashed an unbeaten 303 as India declared their first innings on 759 for seven on day four of the fifth and final Test against England. —AFPCHENNAI:  Karun Nair's scintillating triple century yesterday put India in command of the final Test as...
BARCELONA: Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (L) celebrates his goal during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Sunday. – AFP
Suarez double, Messi magic hands Barca derby delight
BARCELONA: Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (L) celebrates his goal during the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Sunday. – AFPMADRID:  Lionel Messi put on a show in Barcelona's final Spanish league game of the year, scoring once and mesmerizing with his dribbling skills to set up two other goals in a 4-1 win against Espanyol in the city derby on Sunday.Luis Suarez...
BRISBANE: Pakistan’s Asad Shafiq plays a shot during play on the final day of the first cricket Test between Australia and Pakistan in Brisbane, Australia, yesterday. — AP
Run out ends thriller as Australia beat Pakistan
BRISBANE: Pakistan’s Asad Shafiq plays a shot during play on the final day of the first cricket Test between Australia and Pakistan in Brisbane, Australia, yesterday. — APBRISBANE:  After a tense and lengthy innings that was shaping as one of the greatest chases in test cricket, Pakistan's bold bid to beat Australia in the series-opening day-night Test was wrapped up in five balls yesterday.Asad Shafiq marshalled the Pakistan tail-enders...
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Gulf Insurance joins forces with Pro-Vision Sport management firm
.KUWAIT: Gulf Insurance Group, a leading company in the field of rendering the insurance services in Kuwait and the Middle East, has teamed up with a renowned company Pro-Vision Sport Management Co.Since 2007, Pro-Vison has specialized in organizing sporting events and their goal has been to raise the health awareness and sport practice among our society by creating various exciting events. This goal collerates with Gulf Insurance’s priority...
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MPs call to amend sports laws to end suspensions
Opposition MPs warn PM over citizenships, utility chargesKUWAIT: Eleven opposition MPs yesterday demanded an emergency session in the Assembly to debate a solution on how to end the international suspension of Kuwait's sports bodies. The lawmakers said they want the session to be held on Wednesday, just two days before an ultimatum given to Kuwait to rectify its sport legislations to be able to take part in qualifications for the 2019 Asian...
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Power struggle at the heart of sports crisis
KUWAIT: A lingering sports crisis in Kuwait that triggered international sanctions is seen as part of a power struggle in the state, analysts say. Over a year ago, world sports bodies led by the International Olympic Committee and world football's FIFA suspended Kuwait over alleged government interference in sports for the second time since 2010. According to world sports organizations, the suspension was due to legislation issued in 2014 and...
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Kuwaiti woman found living in the desert with two daughters - Trio taken to social care home
[video width="480" height="849" mp4="https://kuwaittimes.com/uploads/imported_images/uploads/2016/12/r4h__3YEWjh8J7BP.mp4" loop="true" autoplay="true" preload="auto"][/video]KUWAIT: Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister of State for Economic Affairs Hind Al-Subaih ordered the examination of a Kuwaiti woman found living in a tent with her two daughters in the Nuwaiseeb desert. The woman used to work for the interior ministry and was...
Sheikh KhalednAl-Jarrah Al-Sabah
Interior Minister abandons responsibility over sending staff for treatment abroad
Sheikh KhaledAl-Jarrah Al-SabahKUWAIT: Deputy Premier and Interior Minister Lt Gen Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah issued a ministerial decision transferring responsibility for the approval of sending interior ministry employees for treatment abroad or to private hospitals in Kuwait to the Ministry of Health's treatment abroad department. The interior minister previously had the authority for making such approvals, but after yesterday's...
Attorney Fajer Ahmed
Child rights in Kuwait
Every society has different traditions when it comes to what is and is not acceptable behavior regarding children, every generation also has different ways of doing things. Marriage to a 10-year-old was acceptable in many countries in the past, even in the Gulf Cooperation Council states, but is certainly not acceptable or legal now. Child labor was also legal in many countries in the previous century but is not now. What about Kuwaiti law in...
KUWAIT: Kuwait University history and antiquities professors and students examine a site in Subbiya where they say ancient remains were found. —Photos by Hanan Al-Saadoun
Ancient remains found in Subbiya
Could be older than Failaka ruins: professor KUWAIT: Kuwait University history and antiquities professors and students examine a site in Subbiya where they say ancient remains were found. —Photos by Hanan Al-SaadounKUWAIT: Kuwait University (KU) professors believe that remnants found recently at an area located north of Kuwait could even be older than Failaka's ruins, which date back to as early as 2,000 BC. The remnants found recently in...
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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah holds talks with senior defense ministry officials on Aug 7, 2024. - KUNA
Kuwait army alert, govt prepared
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WEYMOUTH: A police officer restrains a protester during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists in Weymouth, on the southwest coast of England where the Bibby Stockholm migrant accommodation barge is moored, on August 4, 2024. — AFP
No end in sight for UK riots
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Ahmed Al-Basat celebrating his birthday at the office.
A forgotten courtesy: The silent struggle of Kuwait’s expatriates
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GAZA: In this March 25, 2017 photo, Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar (right) and Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of slain Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza City. - AFP
Hamas names Sinwar new chief
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ALDERSHOT: Protesters hold placards during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists near a hotel housing asylum seekers in Aldershot on August 4, 2024. — AFP
Musk fans flames of anti-Muslim riots, spars with UK govt