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ILLINOIS: USA’s Clint Dempsey shoots to score a penalty against Costa Rica during their Copa America Centenario football tournament in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on Tuesday. — AFP

Dempsey nets 50th as US rout Costa Rica - Colombia first team to book place in last eight

ILLINOIS: USA’s Clint Dempsey shoots to score a penalty against Costa Rica during their Copa America Centenario football tournament in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on Tuesday. — AFPPASADENA: Colombia became the first side to book a spot in the Copa America Centenario quarter-finals on Tuesday after beating Paraguay in Pasadena, while the United States kept their hopes of advancing alive by thrashing Costa Rica 4-0. Colombia's 2-1 win...

GEORGETOWN: Australia’s Aaron Finch plays a shot during a One-day International (ODI) cricket match between South Africa and Australia in the Tri-Nation Series in Georgetown, Guyana on Tuesday.— AFP

S Africa back in business after ODI win over Australia

GEORGETOWN: Australia’s Aaron Finch plays a shot during a One-day International (ODI) cricket match between South Africa and Australia in the Tri-Nation Series in Georgetown, Guyana on Tuesday.— AFPPROVIDENCE: South Africa roared back into contention in the Tri-Nation One-Day International series with a 47-run victory over Australia in the third match of the tournament at the Guyana National Stadium on Tuesday.Defending a modest 189 for...

The Champions Young Stars.

Young Stars Cricket Club clinch U-19 title of Kuwait Cricket Tournament

The Champions Young Stars.KUWAIT: The finals of Kuwait Cricket U-19 Tournament, organized by Kuwait Cricket, was played between Future Star XI and Junior Young Star at Sulaibiya Turf Cricket Ground on Saturday the 4th of June at 4:30 PM. Young Star Cricket Club won the toss and elected to bowl on a pitch that looked conducive to batting.The weather very hot and humid, certainly not the weather in which the cricketers would enjoy playing on it,...

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Oil hits eight-month high on disruptions

LONDON: Oil prices jumped to their highest level in eight months yesterday, rising for a third consecutive session on supply disruptions in Nigeria and strong Chinese demand data. There was also a larger-than-expected drop in US crude inventories on Tuesday, indicating an easing of the global supply glut. A weak dollar, which hit a five-week trough against a basket of currencies yesterday, also boosted prices. "The market sentiment is positive;...

Najah Al-Sulaiman

Bank Muscat appoints new CEO for Kuwait branch

Najah Al-SulaimanKUWAIT: Bank Muscat, the flagship financial services provider in the Sultanate of Oman, has appointed Najah Al-Sulaiman as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Kuwait branch. Najah is a seasoned banker with 25 years of experience in the field of corporate banking. She joined Bank Muscat's Kuwait branch in 2014 as Head of Corporate Banking and led the team to expand corporate business as part of the bank's strategic plan to...

France launches ‘terror alert’ app

This photo taken yesterday shows a smartphone with the logo of the SAIP (Systeme d’Alerte et d’Information aux populations, or Population Alert and Information System), a new smartphone app designed to alert users to possible terror attacks amid growing security concerns over the UEFA Euro 2016 football tournament, launched by the French government. —AFPPARIS: A new smartphone app designed to alert users to possible terror attacks was...

THAILAND: In this file photo, Thai children who are HIV positive and orphaned wait for a function to begin at the Human Development Foundation in Klong Toey slum of Bangkok, Thailand. —AP

Thailand to eliminate mother-to-baby HIV - First Asian country to eliminate transmission

THAILAND: In this file photo, Thai children who are HIV positive and orphaned wait for a function to begin at the Human Development Foundation in Klong Toey slum of Bangkok, Thailand. —APBANGKOK: Thailand has become the first Asian country to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV, the World Health Organization said yesterday, a milestone in the fight against the disease. The announcement is a boost for a generation of Thai health...

Saq Al Bamboo

‘Saq Al Bamboo’ and ‘Been Galbin’: Episode 2

The Kuwait Times is publishing daily review of two of Kuwaiti soap operas showing on Al Rai TV and MBC Drama. Here are the reviews of the second episodes of the season: Saq Al Bamboo'Saq Al Bamboo' (Bamboo stalk)While on their way to the chalet, Rashid decides to marry Josephine and bring his two friends as witnesses. When the mother complains of Josephine's behavior, Rashid pretends to shouting at Josephine.Ghasan speaks to Rashid's sister Hind...

This image released by Warner Bros. shows Madison Wolfe in a scene from the New Line Cinema thriller, “The Conjuring 2.” — AP photos

‘Conjuring 2’ scares but not as well as the first

This image released by Warner Bros. shows Madison Wolfe in a scene from the New Line Cinema thriller, “The Conjuring 2.” — AP photosIf "The Conjuring" was a chilling whisper, the sequel is a deafening shriek. That might not be a bad thing for some, but the shock jumps and cheesy-looking demons in "The Conjuring 2 "was a definite departure from the first, and not necessarily for the better. The brilliance of director James Wan's elegant...

The front of the Palace Theatre promotes its new show ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ in London. — AFP

Harry Potter play gets rave reviews

The front of the Palace Theatre promotes its new show ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ in London. — AFPHarry Potter's stage debut got a standing ovation from a packed theatre audience in a new London play that imagines the fictional boy wizard as a grown-up father of three, British media reported on Wednesday."Judging by the whooping and cheering, nobody was disappointed," Clare Fitzimons wrote in The Mirror after the first showing of...

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Nurturing my child and my life

Nurturing my child and my life - By Yalda GolsharifiBalancing a hectic schedule while meeting with brands, handling businesses and modeling part time, my favorite full time job with no excuses is being a mom to my two beautiful angels! My life changed forever with my first mischievous bundle on 12th June, 2010. I went from being an early 20 something who had met the love of my life to being a mom!I wish words were enough to explain the joy of...

In this image released by Sony Pictures, from left, Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon from the film, “Ghostbusters”. —AP

The uphill battle for female-driven comedies

In this image released by Sony Pictures, from left, Leslie Jones, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Kate McKinnon from the film, “Ghostbusters”. —AP"Bridesmaids" was supposed to change the game for the female-driven comedy. But each new movie is still treated like a beta test for the genre and the next unwitting subjects are "Ghostbusters," out July 15, and "Bad Moms," out July 29. Isn't it supposed to be summer?"Let's wait and see how...

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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

MoI: No one above the law

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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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(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

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Zionist strike