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'Saq Al Bamboo' and 'Been Galbin': Episode 21
Kuwait Times is publishing a daily recap of two Kuwaiti soap operas aired on Al Rai TV and MBC Drama. Here are the recaps of the 21st episodes:'Saq Al Bamboo' (Bamboo Stalk)Nooriya tells her son that he must fight for Khawla. Ghanima tells Eisa not to repeat what happened yesterday when he entered the house when all the family and relatives were inside. She also tells him not to call her mama Ghanima even if they are alone. He leaves crying and...
This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows, from left, Samuel L Jackson, Margot Robbie and Alexander Skarsgard in a scene from ‘The Legend of Tarzan.’ — AP
Robbie plays thoroughly modern ‘Jane’ in new ‘Tarzan’ film
This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows, from left, Samuel L Jackson, Margot Robbie and Alexander Skarsgard in a scene from ‘The Legend of Tarzan.’ — APWith her cut-glass cheekbones, porcelain skin and cascading flaxen locks, it is hard to imagine a better choice to play Tarzan's love interest than Australian actress Margot Robbie. But the 25-year-old, who appears as Jane in "The Legend of Tarzan," the latest take on one of...
SAINT-DENIS: Italy's defender Giorgio Chiellini (R) shoots to score the team's first goal during Euro 2016 round of 16 football match between Italy and Spain at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris, yesterday. -- AFP
Italy dump Spain out of Euro 2016
SAINT-DENIS: Italy's defender Giorgio Chiellini (R) shoots to score the team's first goal during Euro 2016 round of 16 football match between Italy and Spain at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris, yesterday. -- AFPPARIS: Giorgio Chiellini and Graziano Pelle scored the goals as Italy exacted revenge for their Euro 2012 final hammering by dumping Spain out of Euro 2016 with a deserved 2-0 last 16 win in Paris...
EAST RUTHERFORD: Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina reacts to the loss to Chile during the Copa America Centenario Championship match at MetLife Stadium on Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey. — AFP
Thousands of Argentina fans despair at ‘Leo Mexit’
EAST RUTHERFORD: Lionel Messi #10 of Argentina reacts to the loss to Chile during the Copa America Centenario Championship match at MetLife Stadium on Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey. — AFPBUENOS AIRES/SANTIAGO: Argentines begged Lionel Messi yesterday not to abandon the national team before the 2018 World Cup after he tearfully announced his retirement in frustration at another last-gasp international defeat. As Chileans danced in the...
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS: Australian cricketers pose with their winning trophy at the end of the final match of the Tri-nation Series between Australia and West Indies in Bridgetown on June 26, 2016.
Marsh powers Aussies to Tri-Nation victory
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS: Australian cricketers pose with their winning trophy at the end of the final match of the Tri-nation Series between Australia and West Indies in Bridgetown on June 26, 2016.BRIDGETOWN: Mitchell Marsh emerged as the unlikely bowling hero for Australia as the World Cupholders defeated the West Indies by 58 runs in the final of the Tri-Nation One-Day International Series. Set a challenging target of 271 after wicketkeeper...
TOULOUSE: Belgium’s midfielder Marouane Fellaini (C) jumps for the ball during the Euro 2016 round of 16 football match between Hungary and Belgium at the Stadium Municipal in Toulouse on Sunday. — AFP
Belgium thrash Hungary 4-0 to advance to quarterfinal
TOULOUSE: Belgium’s midfielder Marouane Fellaini (C) jumps for the ball during the Euro 2016 round of 16 football match between Hungary and Belgium at the Stadium Municipal in Toulouse on Sunday. — AFPTOULOUSE: A superb performance by Eden Hazard guided Belgium to a 4-0 victory over Hungary on Sunday and a place in the European Championship quarterfinals. Center back Toby Alderweireld opened the scoring with a header in the 10th minute after...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday received UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his accompanying delegation at Bayan Palace.— Amiri Diwan
Amir receives UN chief, delegation - Accept peace plan, Ban urges Yemeni factions
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday received UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his accompanying delegation at Bayan Palace.— Amiri DiwanKUWAIT: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon met with Yemen's warring sides here yesterday and urged them to accept a peace plan in a bid to push forward talks that have made no headway even after two months. Ban, who arrived in Kuwait City late on Saturday, met the...
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Kuwait mosque hit by IS bomb reopens
KUWAIT: The wood paneling bearing Quranic verses gleams inside the Imam Sadiq Mosque and the carpeting is soft underfoot for worshippers who come to pray in what is one of Kuwait's oldest Shiite mosques - and the site of the country's worst militant attack in modern history.It's been a year since an Islamic State suicide attacker, his explosives' vest hidden under traditional male white robes, interrupted prayers to shout "God is Great" in Arabic...
KUWAIT: A Kuwaiti vendor holds British Pound banknotes at a money exchange shop in Kuwait City yesterday. The British Pound has plunged to its lowest rate since 1985 after the United Kingdom's vote to exit from the European Union. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait, Gulf stocks dive on Brexit vote
KUWAIT: Stock markets in the energy-rich Gulf states dropped yesterday in the first trading session after Britain voted to leave the European Union. All seven Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stock markets were closed for the Muslim weekend on Friday when the result of the British referendum was announced. Share prices in most Gulf markets dropped sharply at the start of trading yesterday, but had recovered some of the losses by the close. The...
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18 minimum age to obtain bike license
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammad Al- Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah amended the ministerial decision number 81/1976 pertaining with the traffic law’s executive charter.The decision amended article 88 of the aforementioned decision, setting the minimum age to obtain a motorcycle’s driving license at 18 years, the ministry’s Relations and Security Media Department announced in a press release yesterday.
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312 houses cited over construction violations - 13 owners remove violations
KUWAIT: Kuwait Municipality inspectors continued tracking construction violations in various governorates, said the municipality's public relations department, noting that over 312 houses had been cited with construction violations. The department also stressed that with direct cooperation with the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW), power was disconnected to 29 of the houses, while power disconnection decisions were pending for 52 more...
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KD 221 million for MEW staff allowances
KUWAIT: The Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) has allocated in its 2016-2017 budget over KD 221 million in allowances and raises for employees in various departments, said informed sources, noting that this year's sum exceeded the amount allocated for raises and allowances in last year's budget by KD 4.491 million.Teachers' childrenKuwait University approved new amendments made to the Sabah Al-Salem University campus' structural plan to...
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ADDIS ABABA: Pedestrians walk on the newly built walkway in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian birr weakened by 28 percent against the dollar this week after the central bank adopted a market-determined foreign exchange rate. – AFP
Ethiopian authorities crack down on price hikes after currency float
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TEHRAN: Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh (center) flashes the victory sign during a swearing in ceremony of the new president at the parliament in Tehran on July 30 2024. - AFP
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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: First Deputy PM and Defense and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah receives Dr Emad Yousef on July 31, 2024. - KUNA
MoI: No one above the law