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Japan pop group SMAP to split
Hugely popular Japanese boy band SMAP will break up at the end of the year, their management said Sunday, saddening their army of fans across Asia and marking the end of an era. The five members of the group, now in their late 30s and early 40s, are regularly referred to as “national idols” and have dominated Japan’s show business industry for the past quarter of a century.The news came after months of speculation about deep divisions...
The grandmother of Fayez Msallem (center) congratulates him during his wedding ceremony.
Palestinian wedding season can hit the wallet hard
The grandmother of Fayez Msallem (center) congratulates him during his wedding ceremony.For Palestinians, summer is wedding season-time for brides and grooms to celebrate. But for guests, who are expected to help cover the costs, it can mean financial misery. The tradition of "naqout" encourages those invited to donate cash to help pay for the often lavish feasts. They pick up an envelope, fill it with cash, usually sign it and place it in a box...
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Michael Phelps
RIO DE JANEIRO: Nathan Adrian, Michael Phelps, Ryan Murphy, and Cody Miller hold a banner during the victory lap after winning gold in the men’s 4 x 100-meter medley relay final during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, yesterday, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. — AP
Over and out for Phelps with 23 gold
RIO DE JANEIRO: Nathan Adrian, Michael Phelps, Ryan Murphy, and Cody Miller hold a banner during the victory lap after winning gold in the men’s 4 x 100-meter medley relay final during the swimming competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics, yesterday, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. — APRIO DE JANEIRO: Michael Phelps brought the curtain down on one of sport’s most storied careers with a dynamite relay swim to give himself 23 Olympic gold medals...
From left, Dagmara Wozniak, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Monica Aksamit and Mariel Zagunis of the United States kiss the bronze medals they won in a women's team sabre fencing competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Bronze for hijabi US fencer Muhammad
From left, Dagmara Wozniak, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Monica Aksamit and Mariel Zagunis of the United States kiss the bronze medals they won in a women's team sabre fencing competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)RIO DE JANEIRO: Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad came to the Rio Games determined to show the world that Muslim-American women could compete in elite sports. And the...
BOURNEMOUTH: Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, left, and Bournemouth’s Harry Arter challenge for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Manchester United at Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, England, yesterday. —AP
Mourinho’s United off to flying start
BOURNEMOUTH: Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic, left, and Bournemouth’s Harry Arter challenge for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Bournemouth and Manchester United at Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, England, yesterday. —APBOURNEMOUTH: Manchester United made a flying start to the Jose Mourinho era as goals from Juan Mata, Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic sealed a 3-1 win in their Premier League...
BANGALORE: Captain of the Indian cricket Test team Virat Kohli waves to supporters after rains led to a draw of the second Test cricket match between India and South Africa at The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore yesterday. — AFP
Kohli joy as India rout W Indies to win series
ST LUCIA: India crushed West Indies at the third test in St Lucia on Saturday, clinching the series and prompting captain Virat Kohli to say his team were going from “strength to strength”. The touring side won by 237 runs on the fifth and final day after bowling out West Indies for 108, the second lowest score by the hosts against India in the Caribbean.The victory gave Kohli’s men an unassailable 2- 0 lead in the four-match series and...
LONDON: Pakistan’s Azhar Ali hits a six for the winning runs during day four of the Fourth Test match against England at The Oval in London, yesterday. —AP
Pakistan win 4th Test to draw England series
LONDON: Pakistan’s Azhar Ali hits a six for the winning runs during day four of the Fourth Test match against England at The Oval in London, yesterday. —APLONDON: Yasir Shah took five wickets as Pakistan marked the country’s Independence Day with a 10- wicket win over England in the fourth Test at The Oval yesterday. Victory saw Pakistan end the four-match series all square at 2-2 on an Oval ground where they won their first Test match in...
Hundreds arrested in police crackdowns
Hundreds arrested in police crackdowns around Kuwait
Hundreds arrested in police crackdownsKUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior's Relations and Security Information Department said the Interior Ministry continues its strategy that aims at enforcing the law and pursuing violators everywhere without exception, adding that it will not spare any effort to urge various sectors to carry out their duties in full in order to ensure stability and security in the society.In that context, the general security...
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Jahra wedding arsonist, others to be executed; Plan to ban ‘e-shisha
KUWAIT: Thirty-six convicts sentenced to death will be executed at Nayef Palace soon. They include a Kuwaiti woman who was found guilty of burning a tent during a wedding in Jahra in 2009, which left 50 people dead. Other death row inmates have been convicted of charges that include first degree murder, drug trafficking, kidnap and rape.Women-only shelterThe Public Authority for Manpower plans to build a separate shelter for female expatriate...
RIO DE JANEIRO: Abdullah Al-Rashidi of Kuwait, competing on the Independent Olympic Team, kisses his bronze medal during the award ceremony for the men's skeet event at Olympic Shooting Center at the 2016 Summer Olympics yesterday. - AFP
Crowd favorite Rashidi wins men's skeet bronze - Second Kuwaiti shooter to make podium after Deehani
RIO DE JANEIRO: Abdullah Al-Rashidi of Kuwait, competing on the Independent Olympic Team, kisses his bronze medal during the award ceremony for the men's skeet event at Olympic Shooting Center at the 2016 Summer Olympics yesterday. - AFPRIO DE JANEIRO: Crowd favorite Abdullah Al-Rashidi of Kuwait won the bronze in the men's skeet event yesterday, his first medal in six Olympic Games. After he beat Mikola Milchev of Ukraine, the 52-year-old...
Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled inspects a packet of drugs busted in a recent raid.
20 million pills, 420 kg hashish seized in 8 months
Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled inspects a packet of drugs busted in a recent raid.KUWAIT: The Interior Ministry was able to confiscate nearly 20 million illicit pills, in addition to 420 kg of hashish and large amounts of mind-altering drugs during the past eight month. A total of 1,031 cases were registered, 1,374 suspects were sent to concerned authorities, while 235 suspects were deported during the same period, Interior...
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A helicopter flied over burning oil fields which were set on fire by Iraqi soldiers before they retreated from Kuwait.
How Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait upended lives of expatriates
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KUWAIT: Oil wells were set ablaze by Iraqi troops. – KUNA
Kuwait marks 34th invasion anniversary, remembers support
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(Left) Iranians take part in a funeral procession for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Aug 1, 2024, ahead of his burial in Qatar. (Right) Hezbollah fighters and mourners carry the casket of slain top commander Fuad Shukr during his funeral in Beirut's southern suburbs on Aug 1, 2024. - AFP photos
Hamas, Hezbollah vow revenge
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Being in Kuwait during invasion: Soldier’s sister shares story
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British Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, Belinda Lewis
British envoy reaffirms UK’s commitment to Kuwait’s security