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‘Saq Al Bamboo’ and ‘Been Galbin’: Episode 3

‘Saq Al Bamboo’ and Been Galbin: Episode 17

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Times is publishing daily recaps of two of the Kuwaiti soap operas airing on Al Rai TV and MBC Drama. Here are the recaps of the 17th episode: Kuwaiti soap operas in Ramadan: ‘Saq Al Bamboo’, Been GalbinSaq Al Bamboo’ (Bamboo Stalk)Nooriya takes her daughter Noor out of the house to know the things she is hiding from her. Noor tells her that her aunt Awatef asked for her son and not Nooriya’s son. Nooriya then tells her...

The Japan High Heel Association managing director ‘Madame’ Yumiko (right) giving a lesson on high heels in Tokyo

Japan's 'waddling ducks' undergo stiletto therapy

The Japan High Heel Association managing director ‘Madame’ Yumiko (right) giving a lesson on high heels in TokyoFeminists, look away! Fashion police in Japan want to 'empower' women by persuading them to wear high heels, insisting the country's historic 'kimono culture' has led to many women having poor posture. The Japan High Heel Association (JHA) is calling on women across the country to trade sensible shoes for a pair of stilettos,...

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How I changed my relationship with food

My whole life, I have had a love/hate relationship with food. I loved it while I was eating it, but hated myself after. That hate translated to me scolding myself: “You are disgusting. You are worthless. You have no control..”When I was a little kid, food was always there. The freezer always had ice cream, the fridge always had chocolate milk and sugary juice boxes, the pantry “secret hiding place” was filled with chips, candy and...

PARIS: CGT Union leader Philippe Martinez, left, and FO union leader Jean-Claude Mailly leave after a meeting with Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Wednesday.-AP

Police to watch Paris protest amid fears of new violence

PARIS: CGT Union leader Philippe Martinez, left, and FO union leader Jean-Claude Mailly leave after a meeting with Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Wednesday.-APPARIS: Amid fears of new violence, thousands of protesters were gathering in Paris, closely watched by police after the demonstration was authorized under a tense compromise between unions and the government.Unions are holding a short march yesterday around the Bastille plaza to...

Kuwait Shooting Sports Club opens Jahra branch

Kuwait Shooting Sports Club opens Jahra branch

Kuwait Shooting Sports Club opens Jahra branchKUWAIT: Kuwait Shooting Sports Club opened its Jahra branch on Wednesday evening under the patronage of Jahra Governor Lt General, Pilot (Ret) Fahad Ahmad Al-Amir. President of Arab and Kuwait Shooting Federations, member of ISSF Eng Duaij Al-Otaibi, MP Adel Al- Ruwaiee, Deputy General Manager of Public Authority for Sports Ahmad Al-Khazal, Former MP Dr Mohammad Al-Busairi, Qasar area Mayor Khalid...

LILLE: Ireland’s midfielder Robert Brady scores a goal past Italy’s goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu during the Euro 2016 group E football match between Italy and Ireland at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d’Ascq.— AFP

Brady heroics take Ireland into last 16

LILLE: Ireland’s midfielder Robert Brady scores a goal past Italy’s goalkeeper Salvatore Sirigu during the Euro 2016 group E football match between Italy and Ireland at the Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve-d’Ascq.— AFPLILLE: Robbie Brady struck with just five minutes remaining as the Republic of Ireland claimed a dramatic 1-0 win over Italy in Lille on Wednesday to reach the knockout phase of Euro 2016. Brady’s goal arrived just...

CHICAGO: Chile’s Charles Aranguiz (C) dribbles past Colombia’s Edwin Cardona and Daniel Torres (R) during the Copa America Centenario semifinal football match. — AFP

Chile down Colombia to reach Copa final

CHICAGO: Chile’s Charles Aranguiz (C) dribbles past Colombia’s Edwin Cardona and Daniel Torres (R) during the Copa America Centenario semifinal football match. — AFPCHICAGO: Chile stormed into the Copa America final here Wednesday, beating Colombia 2-0 in a weather-disrupted semi-final that took more than four hours to complete. The defending champions advanced to a repeat of last year’s final against Argentina on Sunday after a...

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah (center) greets MPs as he arrives for a parliamentary session at the National Assembly in Kuwait City. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

National Assembly approves amendment to election law - New election law bars those who insult God, prophets, Amir

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah (center) greets MPs as he arrives for a parliamentary session at the National Assembly in Kuwait City. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: The National Assembly yesterday overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the election law that bars all those convicted by court for insulting the Almighty, prophets or the Amir. The amendment, passed by 40 members against just three, means...

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Eid Al-Fitr holiday from July 5th to July 9th: CSC

KUWAIT: The Civil Service Commission (CSC) said yesterday that Eid Al-Fitr holiday would last five days starting from July 5th until July 9th, whether Ramadan is 29 or 30 days. It said in a statement that if Eid was to fall on Tuesday (July 5th), the official holiday would last till July 8th, whereas Saturday July 9th would be considered rest day.However if Eid starts on Wednesday July 6th, Tuesday - Ramadan 30th would still be a rest day while...

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Citizens, expats urged to abide by MoI’s directions

KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior yesterday urged citizens and residents to abide by the Ministry’s directions on roads, in markets and mosques during the last ten days of Ramadan.Adel Al-Hashash, the General Director of Security Information, said in a statement that the special security plan covers the Grand Mosque, mosques in the six governorates, main roads, intersections, commercial and popular malls.Security monitoring will be tighter in...

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Airport authorities tackle congestion

KUWAIT: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) yesterday declared that new measures would be executed this week to revamp work and services at Kuwait International Airport. Yousef Al-Fozan, the DGCA General Director, said in a statement to KUNA that the entry zone for departing passengers would be expanded, with a gate for all passengers, another for Kuwaiti and GCC citizens and a third for first-class, business travelers and crew...

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Talal Al-Ghannam Good morning dear brothers and sister, and I wish all of you a blessed month of Ramadan. In this article, I would like to talk about the blessings of this holy month and some of the 'dos and don'ts' during it. The days of Ramadan are days of blessings, community and togetherness; a spiritual feast to replace the physical one of which we are deprived. Entirely understandable, we see Ramadan through a soft-focus lens: a...

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(File photo) Hamas senior leader Ismail Haniyah, standing in front of a portrait of the radical group's slain spiritual guide Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, addresses the crowd during rally by the radical group in the former Jewish settlement of Neve Dekalim in the southern Gaza Strip, 16 September 2005. - The Palestinian militant group Hamas said on July 31, 2024, its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Zionist strike in Iran, where he was attending the inauguration of the country's new president, and vowed the act "will not go unanswered". — AFP

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