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Messi hat-trick punishes Man City
Lionel MessiBARCELONA: Manchester City’s Claudio Bravo and Pep Guardiola endured a nightmare return to Barcelona as Lionel Messi’s hat-trick spearheaded a 4-0 Champions League rout for the Spanish champions yesterday. Guardiola led Barca to 14 trophies in a glorious four-year reign between 2008 and 2012, but his homecoming was undone by a series of shocking defensive errors and Messi’s clinical touch on his return from injury.Messi pounced...
Ludogorets' Madagascan midfielder Anicet Abel (C) tackles Arsenal's Spanish defender Hector Bellerin during the UEFA Champions League Group A football match between Arsenal and Ludogorets Razgrad at The Emirates Stadium in London on October 19, 2016.
Ozil treble, Sanchez gem inspire rampant Arsenal
Ludogorets' Madagascan midfielder Anicet Abel (C) tackles Arsenal's Spanish defender Hector Bellerin during the UEFA Champions League Group A football match between Arsenal and Ludogorets Razgrad at The Emirates Stadium in London on October 19, 2016.LONDON: Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez showed why their value to Arsenal is priceless as the peerless duo inspired a 6-0 thrashing of Bulgarian minnows Ludogorets in the Champions League...
Shooters seen during practise
Otaibi thanks Crown Prince for his support and care of shooting
Shooters seen during practiseKUWAIT: The higher organizing committee of HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al- Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Shooting Tournament, which starts today at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex, inspected facilities and ranges to make sure all is set and ready. President of Kuwait and Arab Shooting Federations, Chairman of HOC Eng Duaij Al-Otaibi said efforts of all committees are evident in preparations that were...
MADRID: Legia’s Adam Hlousek fights for the ball next to Real Madrid’s head coach Zinedine Zidane during a Champions League, Group F soccer match between Real Madrid and Legia Warsaw, at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, yesterday — AP
Madrid cruise past Legia, towards last 16
MADRID: Legia’s Adam Hlousek fights for the ball next to Real Madrid’s head coach Zinedine Zidane during a Champions League, Group F soccer match between Real Madrid and Legia Warsaw, at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, yesterday — APMADRID: Holders Real Madrid edged towards the last 16 of the Champions League, but disturbances between visiting Polish ultras and the police marred their 5-1 win at the Santiago Bernabeu yesterday....
LEICESTER: Leicester’s Islam Slimani, left, heads the ball past Copenhagen’s Mathias Jorgensen during the Champions League Group G soccer match between Leicester City and FC Copenhagen at the King Power stadium in Leicester, England, yesterday. — AP
Mahrez takes Leicester to brink of last 16
LEICESTER: Leicester’s Islam Slimani, left, heads the ball past Copenhagen’s Mathias Jorgensen during the Champions League Group G soccer match between Leicester City and FC Copenhagen at the King Power stadium in Leicester, England, yesterday. — APLEICESTER: Riyad Mahrez struck to give Leicester City a third consecutive Champions League victory as the fairytale Premier League champions edged FC Copenhagen 1-0 yesterday. Mahrez’s...
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New medical tests for domestic laborers on each residency renewal
KUWAIT: The Health Ministry yesterday issued a decision that will from now on require all domestic laborers from 40 countries to take new medical tests on each residency renewal. The rule imposed on all expatriate workers holding Article 20 residency visas including housekeepers, drivers, gardeners and other helpers. The new requirements will be necessary regardless if the visa holder has traveled out of Kuwait or not.The 40 countries include:...
KUWAIT: Opposition leader and former Islamist MP Jamaan Al-Harbash (second right) speaks as activists gather at his house yesterday to urge him to run for office and to end his boycott of the coming parliamentary elections. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Former opposition MPs to likely end polls boycott
KUWAIT: Opposition leader and former Islamist MP Jamaan Al-Harbash (second right) speaks as activists gather at his house yesterday to urge him to run for office and to end his boycott of the coming parliamentary elections. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat'Registration of candidates starts today'KUWAIT: The stage looks set for a stiff election battle after many leading opposition figures and former lawmakers said they plan to end a four-year...
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'Hyperactive' boy dies of 'torture'
KUWAIT: The interior ministry's security and media department yesterday said a nine-year-old Kuwaiti boy died after being "tortured" and locked up for several days by his parents. It was reported earlier that Eid Talaq told Sulaibkhat police that his son Waleed died of natural causes after he rushed him to Jahra Hospital on Monday.The ministry statement said the child's body had cuts and bruises, while his hands and clothes were wet, and he was...
His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Kuwaiti Paralympic athlete Ahmad Naqa Al-Mutairi, in the presence of Information Minister Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah and other officials
Amir honors Kuwaiti wheelchair champion
His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets with Kuwaiti Paralympic athlete Ahmad Naqa Al-Mutairi, in the presence of Information Minister Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud Al-Sabah and other officialsKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has ordered honoring Kuwaiti athlete Ahmad Naqa Al-Mutairi with the 'Kuwait first-degree medal with the ribbon' for winning the gold medal in the 100-m...
TASHKENT: Group picture of participants in the 43rd session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Foreign Ministers council meeting in the Uzbek capital. — KUNA
Kuwait keen on religious tolerance, counterterrorism: Foreign Minister
TASHKENT: Group picture of participants in the 43rd session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Foreign Ministers council meeting in the Uzbek capital. — KUNATASHKENT: Kuwait strongly believes in the joint efforts to spread religious tolerance and fight terrorism, said First Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Speaking at the 43rd session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Foreign...
Arwa Al-Waqian
Kuwait Airport, the 8th wonder of the world!
Kuwait International Airport is the eighth wonder of the world that has not yet been discovered by the Guinness Book of World Records, archeologists or UNESCO. It is the only airport with unrivalled characteristics hardly found at any other airport. It is the only airport where outbound passengers mingle with those arriving without any separation. It is the only airport where you walk according to intuition unless you reside in Kuwait and are...
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