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QUEENS, NEW YORK: Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg (R) and Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard celebrate after the successful landing of the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft at JFK International Airport on Saturday. — AFP

Pioneering solar pilots 'make sci-fi a reality'

QUEENS, NEW YORK: Swiss pilot Andre Borschberg (R) and Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard celebrate after the successful landing of the Solar Impulse 2 aircraft at JFK International Airport on Saturday. — AFPNEW YORK: The Swiss pilot readying to cross the Atlantic in a solar-powered plane on the next leg of a record-breaking, round-the-world mission says he is making science fiction reality.Bertrand Piccard, a psychiatrist and balloonist, will next...

Fitch reaffirms GIC’s ‘A-’ ratings and ‘Stable’ outlook

.KUWAIT: The Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) announced that Fitch Credit Rating Agency affirmed its Long Term IDR ratings at A-, Short Term ratings at F1, and Stable outlook. The viability ratings were reaffirmed at bb.The action by Fitch is positive, especially in the current regional context where ratings have been under pressure for governments and financial institutions. Fitch have highlighted the capability of GIC’s shareholders as a...

File photo shows British musician Jimmy Page poses for pictures before signing his new book entitled ‘Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page’ at a Waterstones book shop in central London.—AFP

Led Zeppelin on trial over 'Stairway to Heaven' theft claim

File photo shows British musician Jimmy Page poses for pictures before signing his new book entitled ‘Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page’ at a Waterstones book shop in central London.—AFPLed Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Robert Plant will appear in court on Tuesday to defend "Stairway to Heaven," one of the most recognizable songs in rock history, from accusations of plagiarism. Spirit, a psychedelic band from Los Angeles that enjoyed a niche following...

Kuwaiti soap operas in Ramadan: ‘Saq Al Bamboo’, Been Galbin

'Saq Al Bamboo' and 'Been Galbin' : Episodes 4, 5 and 6

Kuwait Times is publishing daily recaps of two Kuwaiti soap operas airing on Al Rai TV and MBC Drama. Here are the recaps of the 4th, 5th and 6th episodes:'Saq Al Bamboo' (Bamboo Stalk)Ghasan tells Hind that Eisa has arrived in Kuwait, and she tries to convince her mother Ghanima to meet Eisa. Ghasan and Eisa meet Hind at the mall, and while sitting in a restaurant, the son of Nooriya, Eisa's aunt, sees them and sits with them, before Ghasan...

Fortnum and Mason in house milliner Adrian Phillip Howard poses for a photograph with his creations in London. — AFP photos

British hat maker turns heads with 'outrageous' creations

Fortnum and Mason in house milliner Adrian Phillip Howard poses for a photograph with his creations in London. — AFP photosFrom racing at Royal Ascot to high society weddings, summer is the busiest time of year for British hat maker Adrian Phillip Hoard, who says he revels in the "outrageous and outlandish". Howard is the in-house milliner at distinguished London department store Fortnum and Mason, where on the second floor only the hum of his...

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Poland’s Milik breaks N Ireland hearts

STADE DE NICE: Northern Ireland's midfielder Oliver Norwood (L) and Northern Ireland's defender Jonny Evans (foreground R) vie with Poland's midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski (C) during the Euro 2016 group C football match between Poland and Northern Ireland at the Stadede Nice in Nice yesterday. -- AFPNICE: Ajax striker Arkadiusz Milik broke Northern Ireland hearts yesterday after rifling home the only goal in their Euro 2016 Group C opener in...

PARC DES PRINCES: Turkey's goalkeeper Volkan Babacan (2nd R) clears his line during the Euro 2016 group D football match between Turkey and Croatia at the Parc des Princes in Paris yesterday. -- AFP

Modric stunner sees Croatia past Turkey

PARC DES PRINCES: Turkey's goalkeeper Volkan Babacan (2nd R) clears his line during the Euro 2016 group D football match between Turkey and Croatia at the Parc des Princes in Paris yesterday. -- AFPPARIS: Luka Modric’s perfect technique lifted Croatia to a 1-0 win over Turkey yesterday at the European Championship.The Real Madrid midfielder scored with a dipping volley in the 41st minute of a rugged and bloodied Group D game at Parc des...

Eighth Ramadan disabled games kicks off

Eighth Ramadan disabled games kicks off

Eighth Ramadan disabled games kicks offKUWAIT: The eighth Ramadan disabled games kicked off Saturday night, organized by Kuwait Disabled Sports Club that includes wheelchair basketball, table tennis, fencing and bocce, with the participation of a large number of players of both genders and will continue for three days. Competitions of the first day resulted in Kuwait team defeating Al-Ittihad with the score of 54-52 in the opening basketball...

HOUSTON: Celso Borges #5 of Costa Rica battles for the ball with Marlos Moreno #21 of Colombia in the second half at NRG Stadium on Saturday in Houston, Texas. — AFP

Costa Rica upsets Colombia 3-2 in Copa America

HOUSTON: Celso Borges #5 of Costa Rica battles for the ball with Marlos Moreno #21 of Colombia in the second half at NRG Stadium on Saturday in Houston, Texas. — AFPHOUSTON: Johan Venegas and Celso Borges each scored and Costa Rica benefited from an own goal by Colombia in a 3-2 upset victory to wrap up Group A play in the Copa America on Saturday night.The match was largely inconsequential to these teams because Colombia earned a berth in the...

PHILADELPHIA: Paraguay’s Rodrigo Rojas (R) and USA’s Bobby Wood vie for the ball during their Copa America Centenario football tournament match in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on Saturday.— AFP

US reaches Copa quarters with win over Paraguay

PHILADELPHIA: Paraguay’s Rodrigo Rojas (R) and USA’s Bobby Wood vie for the ball during their Copa America Centenario football tournament match in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on Saturday.— AFPPHILADELPHIA: Protecting a lead after Clint Dempsey's first-half goal, the United States' Copa America planning was suddenly upended.DeAndre Yedlin got a pair of yellow cards 57 seconds apart just into the second half for two rash...

BASSETERRE: Australian cricket team captain Steven Smith plays a shot during their Tri-nation series One Day International match against South Africa at the Warner Park stadium in Basseterre, Saint Kitts, on Saturday. Australia have scored 288 runs, at the end of their innings. — AFP

Warner century lifts Australia over SA

BASSETERRE: Australian cricket team captain Steven Smith plays a shot during their Tri-nation series One Day International match against South Africa at the Warner Park stadium in Basseterre, Saint Kitts, on Saturday. Australia have scored 288 runs, at the end of their innings. — AFPBASSETERRE: Australia showed the stuff of champions and South Africa’s suspect temperament was again exposed as they crashed to a 36-run defeat in the fourth...

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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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KUWAIT: First Deputy PM and Defense and Interior Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah receives Dr Emad Yousef on July 31, 2024. - KUNA

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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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Minister of Finance and Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment Dr Anwar Al-Mudhaf with Morocco's Ambassador to Kuwait Ali bin Issa. - KUNA

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