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CAIRO: An Egyptian pharmacy employee sells medicine to a customer in a pharmacy in the capital Cairo.

Egyptians face medicine shortages as pound plunges

'When the official dollar price goes from 8.8 to 17.7, it becomes too costly' CAIRO: An Egyptian pharmacy employee sells medicine to a customer in a pharmacy in the capital Cairo.CAIRO: Fatima was already struggling to find cancer drugs for her father when a devaluation of the Egyptian pound this month caused the imported medicine to disappear altogether. "Before, I could still find it if I searched in several pharmacies. Today Ican't," said...

Actors Dwayne Johnson and Auliíi Cravalho attend the Disney Premiere ‘Moana’ in Hollywood, California. — AFP

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson named 'sexiest man alive' by People

Actors Dwayne Johnson and Auliíi Cravalho attend the Disney Premiere ‘Moana’ in Hollywood, California. — AFPWhatever Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is cooking these days is piping hot. Or so says People magazine, which yesterday named the wrestler-turned-actor this year's "sexiest man alive." Johnson, 44, whose famous catch phrase in the ring is, "Can you smell what The Rock is cooking?", said learning about his new title put him in a...

Rikiya Mifune, grandson of Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune attends the posthumous star ceremony for Toshiro Mifune.

Hollywood honors Japanese samurai actor Toshiro Mifune

Rikiya Mifune, grandson of Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune attends the posthumous star ceremony for Toshiro Mifune.Hollywood celebrated the life of legendary Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune on Monday, honoring him with a star on its iconic Walk of Fame two decades after his death. Mifune rose to stardom through Akira Kurosawa's classics, including "Rashomon" (1950) and "Seven Samurai" (1954), with masculine portrayals of powerful warlords that...

This file photo taken on November 09, 2013 shows Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler performing during the 2013 Miss Universe competition in Moscow. — AFP

Aerosmith announces Europe ‘farewell’ tour

This file photo taken on November 09, 2013 shows Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler performing during the 2013 Miss Universe competition in Moscow. — AFPHard rock chart-toppers Aerosmith on Monday announced a "farewell" tour for 2017, although they stopped short of saying the shows will be their last. The nearly half-century-old band behind rock classics such as "Dream On," "Walk This Way" and "Janie's Got a Gun" said it would start the tour on...

Musician Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys performs onstage at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. — AFP

Pet Shop Boys strip back to go full electric

Musician Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys performs onstage at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. — AFPOne of the pioneering acts in electronica, Pet Shop Boys blurred the line between music and theater with elaborate, quirky concerts that made crowds dance and chuckle at once. Thirty-five years since Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe formed the duo in London, electronic dance music with extravagant shows has become the norm on the...

In this file photo, Qienabh Tappii, center, holds her trophy as she stands on the stage with first runner up Sefty Castanyo, left, and third place winner Amanda Sandova, right, after winning the Miss Transgender Indonesia pageant in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Indonesia Miss Transgender crowned in a slap for hardliners

In this file photo, Qienabh Tappii, center, holds her trophy as she stands on the stage with first runner up Sefty Castanyo, left, and third place winner Amanda Sandova, right, after winning the Miss Transgender Indonesia pageant in Jakarta, Indonesia.Transgender people from across Indonesia have defied a wave of hatred against sexual minorities to crown a Miss Transgender at a national pageant held in absolute secrecy. A handful of journalists...

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Dashti out of election race after final court ruling

Opposition candidates blast dissolved Assembly Abdulhameed DashtiKUWAIT: The court of cassation yesterday ruled former MP Abdulhameed Dashti cannot run in the parliamentary elections on Nov 26 for filing his registration papers while he was outside the country. Dashti has been living in Britain since March, and asked his elder son to file his nomination papers. The election authorities rejected them, but the lower court ordered them to accept his...

The National Assembly

55,376 eligible voters in 2nd constituency

KUWAIT: Total electorate for upcoming elections due on November 26 stands at 483,186, including 29,026 females in the second constituency. The number of franchised citizens in the constituency has risen to 5,621, by 1. 16 percent of the overall electorate as compared to the figure of the July 2013 polls-with 2,870 men and 2,751 women. Total figure of the voters in the second constituency constitutes 11.46 percent of the total number of eligible...

Professor of social work at Kuwait University (KU) Dr Hayfa Al-Kandari and Political science professor at KU Dr Hanan Al-Hajeri

Kuwaiti women: a tale of adversity, triumph

Professor of social work at Kuwait University (KU) Dr Hayfa Al-Kandari and Political science professor at KU Dr Hanan Al-HajeriKUWAIT: Utterly dedicated and laborious, Kuwaiti women have long sought to be on equal footing with men in efforts to establish a leveled playing field to help build a developed and prosperous nation. In the pre-oil era, women mainly handled household chores at a time where men usually went on sabbaticals due to the...

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New private hospitals to have reduced areas

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Health will reduce the areas of private hospitals built in the future due to a lack of enough space to build hospitals the way they used to be, assistant undersecretary for private medical services Dr Mohammed Al-Khashti said. Speaking to reporters at the sidelines of Omooma Hospital's 6th anniversary celebrations, Khashti said some owners had already been granted licenses to build new hospitals. Meanwhile, Omooma...

KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s meeting yesterday. —KUNA

Cabinet congratulate US President-Elect Trump

Palestine thanks Kuwait for recognizing passport KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s meeting yesterday. —KUNAKUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Cabinet yesterday congratulated US President-Elect Donald Trump on the win of the recent presidential race, hoping that Kuwaiti-US relations would be further promoted and developed during his term of office.Meanwhile, the Cabinet voiced much...

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MUMBAI: A vendor counts a wad of Indian rupees. - AFP

Indian rupee hits record low amid geopolitical jitters

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Flag of Kuwait, visa application form and passport on table

Why small-scale project visas can be problematic

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KUWAIT: Kuwaitis walk inside the Avenues Mall, the country’s largest shopping centre. The Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) issued the latest detailed statistics on population and employment at the end of June 2024. The data shows that total population in Kuwait reached 4.919 million people. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait population hits 4.919 million

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DHAKA: Anti-government protestors display Bangladesh's national flag as they storm Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace on Aug 5, 2024. - AFP

People power rocks Bangladesh

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Al-Sawaber Complex

Kuwait’s historic buildings should be preserved