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Miss South Africa wins Miss Universe crown

Miss South Africa was crowned Miss Universe on Sunday in Atlanta after a lavish ceremony filled with glitter and heartfelt speeches about female empowerment. Zozibini Tunzi, 26, finished first ahead of the Puerto Rican and Mexican finalists in a flashy televised event, hosted by American comic turned TV personality Steve Harvey. Television personalities Vanessa Lachey and Olivia Culpo served as backstage commentators, and a panel of seven women...

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Kuwait ready to host world junior water polo tourney

KUWAIT: Head of Kuwait and Asian Swimming Federations Sheikh Khalid Al-Bader Al-Sabah said preparations for the 20th FINA World Men's Junior Water Polo Championship, to be held in Kuwait this Thursday at HH Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Olympic Swimming Pools Complex at Al-Naser Sports Club are ready. He said 20 national teams will participate under the supervision of the International Federation (FINA). Sheikh Khalid spoke during a press conference...

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Bahrain beat Saudi to lift Gulf Cup

Bahrain crowned champions of 24th Gulf Cup for the first time DOHA: Bahrain was crown champions of the 24th Gulf Arab Cup soccer tournament held in Qatar yesterday after its victory over its Saudi counterpart with one goal. Bahrain waited for 49 years until it achieved her first title since the first tournament that was held on its soil in 1970 registered her name in the records of the champions of the Arab Gulf Cup. The first half was a...

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W Indies beat India to level T20 series

Thiruvananthapuram: Opener Lendl Simmons struck an unbeaten 67 as West Indies beat India by eight wickets in the second Twenty20 international yesterday to level the three-match series at 1-1. Simmons put on crucial partnerships including a 73-run opening stand with Evin Lewis, who made 40, as West Indies chased down their target of 171 with nine balls to spare in Thiruvananthapuram. Wicketkeeper-batsman Nicholas Pooran hit the winning boundary...

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Lawmaker questions education minister over school fee hikes

Court backs shelving Dow case - Ex-justice ministers probed as anti-graft tips pour inKUWAIT: MP Farraj Al-Arbeed yesterday asked the education minister about the mechanism of increasing fees of private Arab and foreign schools in the country, saying that in some cases annual fee hikes reach five percent. The lawmaker asked the minister if there are any laws and regulations or ministerial decisions that govern the change in school fees. Arbeed...

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African leaders highly appreciate Kuwait's Amir: Gabon

Gabonese Deputy Foreign Minister Nanette Kinda receives a memento from Kuwaiti Assistant Foreign Minister for Africa Affairs Ambassador Hamad Al-Mishaan CAIRO: Gabonese Deputy Foreign Minister Nanette Kinda said yesterday that His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah is held in high regards by African leaders. In a statement to the press, Kuwaiti Assistant Foreign Minister for Africa Affairs Ambassador Hamad Al-Mishaan said...

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Qatari envoy lauds Kuwait Amir efforts to end GCC rift

Bandar Al-Attiya KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has played a crucial role in ending the rift amongst GCC countries, said Qatari Ambassador to Kuwait Bandar Al-Attiya. Delivering a speech yesterday in a national Qatari celebration of founder of their country Sheikh Jassem bin Thani, Ambassador Attiya stressed that His Highness the Amir was one of the most important Arab and international figures especially...

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Souq Mubarakiya development project to start in new fiscal year

Health insurance likely won't be extended to cover all citizensKUWAIT: Under auspices of the Capital Governor Sheikh Talal Al-Khaled Al-Sabah, the Municipal Council's Capital committee organized a workshop on developing various projects and services within the capital. The workshop included a presentation made by Kuwait Municipality's structural plan department on the capital's development in the fourth structural plan currently in progress. ...

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KUWAIT: A compilation of photos showing a ‘confrontation’ between two cats at a Kuwait City beach. —Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

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Zain strategic partner of 24-hour coding challenge 'CODED Hackathon'

Company keen on supporting, developing tech innovation ecosystemKUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, concluded its strategic partnership of the CODED Hackathon, a 24-hour coding challenge that aimed at boosting participants' coding skills in a unique academic and social setting. Zain's extended strategic partnership with CODED comes in line with its corporate sustainability strategy towards the education sector, through...

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Screams, goodbyes as dozens killed in Delhi factory fire

NEW DELHI: At least 43 people were killed yesterday in a devastating fire that ripped through a bag factory in the congested old quarter of the Indian capital New Delhi, with survivors describing the screams of scores of trapped workers who were sleeping inside. The blaze was the worst in Delhi since 59 movie-goers died in a cinema in 1997, with the city's poor planning and enforcement of building and safety regulations often responsible for such...

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Gunman showed mass shooting videos at party

MIAMI: The Saudi military student who carried out a deadly shooting spree at a US naval base showed videos of mass shootings at a dinner party the night before the attack, US media reported Saturday. The shooting Friday in a classroom building at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida killed three sailors and wounded eight other people, including two responding sheriff’s deputies, before police shot dead the assailant. The dinner party...