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HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah presenting the Cup to the winners
Kuwait trounce Al-Arabi to lift Amir’s Cup
HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah presenting the Cup to the winnersKUWAIT: Kuwait Sports Club won His Highness Amir Football Cup for 11th time in the club’s history after beating Al-Arabi Sports Club in a thrilling 3-1 final, held at Jaber International Stadium and attended by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.Kuwait began the clash offensively attempting to score first, and indeed scoring the...
Kuwait wins 6 gold, 3 silver and a bronze
Kuwait wins 6 gold, 3 silver and a bronze - Heroes’ welcome for shooting delegation
Kuwait wins 6 gold, 3 silver and a bronzeKUWAIT: Kuwait shooting sport delegation returned home to a heroes’ welcome, following its participation in the 12th Arab Shooting Championship held in Cairo, Egypt.The delegation was received by President of Arab and Kuwait Shooting Federations Eng Duaij Al- Otaibi, Deputy Director General at Public Authority for Sports Dr Humoud Fulaiteh, Secretary General for Arab and Kuwait Shooting Federations...
BIRMINGHAM: Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a question and answer session on the forthcoming European Union referendum with staff of PricewaterhouseCoopers yesterday. —AFP
Tackling tax havens is a tough task - Panama Papers bring renewed calls for global clampdown
BIRMINGHAM: Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a question and answer session on the forthcoming European Union referendum with staff of PricewaterhouseCoopers yesterday. —AFPLONDON: There's one part of the British Empire on which the sun still does not set: Its tax havens. Britain's former world dominance has left it with a string of tiny territories scattered around the globe, and many of them have become hubs for hiding...
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Safat Home presents cooking show featuring celebrity chef
KUWAIT: Safat Home collaborated with AHLAN! Magazine and X-cite and organized The Cooking Show on March 22nd at the Safat Home Shuwaikh showroom, starring none other than the renowned local celebrity chef Adlah Al Sharhan. It was an eventful night attended by culinary admirers, local media personalities and select invitees. Chef Adlah brought her culinary expertise and her enthusiasm to teach the audience a variety of refined cooking...
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Facebook tests tech to help blind people enjoy photos
MENLO PARK, California: Facebook on Monday began using artificial intelligence to help people with visual impairments enjoy photos posted at the leading social network. Facebook introduced machine learning technology trained to recognize objects in pictures and then describe photos aloud. "As Facebook becomes an increasingly visual experience, we hope our new automatic alternative text technology will help the blind community experience Facebook...
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting in the Novo-Ogaryov residence on Monday.-AP
Leaks about offshore accounts leave Russians unimpressed - Putin in the clear although he has 'has very many friends'
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting in the Novo-Ogaryov residence on Monday.-APMOSCOW: In the list of presidents, prime ministers, sheikhs, billionaires and other magnates cited in a sweeping worldwide investigation into hidden assets in offshore accounts, there was an odd man out: A Russian cellist. Up until now, 64-year-old Sergei Roldugin was known only in the Russian music community - as a People's Artist of...
CHINA: In this file photo a man lights a cigarette as a cook roasts dogs at a restaurant in Yulin in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. — AP
Animal activists target China dog meat festival
CHINA: In this file photo a man lights a cigarette as a cook roasts dogs at a restaurant in Yulin in south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. — APBEIJING: Animal rights activists are seeking to shut down an annual summer dog meat festival in southern China blamed for blackening the country's international reputation as well as fueling extreme cruelty to canines and unhygienic food handling practices. Activists from a coalition of...
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‘The Huntsman: Winter’s War’ - Film review
Spare a thought for Snow White: So casually has she been written out of "The Huntsman: Winter's War" that even Queen Ravenna's all-knowing mirror, when called upon to name the fairest of them all, omits her as a contender. Vague excuses are made for her absence from a film that awkwardly positions itself as both prequel and sequel to the Goth-lite derring-do of 2012's "Snow White and the Huntsman," though perhaps Snow skimmed Evan Spiliotopoulos...
MUNICH: Bayern Munich's midfielder Thomas Mueller and Benfica's midfielder Renato Sanches (R) vie for the ball during the Champions League quarter-final, first-leg football match between Bayern Munich and Benfica Lisbon in Munich, southern Germany, yesterday. -- AFP
Vidal gives Bayern slim lead against Benfica
MUNICH: Bayern Munich's midfielder Thomas Mueller and Benfica's midfielder Renato Sanches (R) vie for the ball during the Champions League quarter-final, first-leg football match between Bayern Munich and Benfica Lisbon in Munich, southern Germany, yesterday. -- AFPMUNICH: Arturo Vidal gave Bayern Munich a slender 1-0 lead for their Champions League quarter-final return leg at Benfica next week, after hitting the winner just 109 seconds into...
BARCELONA: Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (R) vies with Atletico Madrid's French defender Lucas Hernandez during the UEFA Champions League quarter finals first leg football match FC Barcelona vs Atletico de Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona yesterday. -- AFP
Barca comes back to beat 10-man Atletico
BARCELONA: Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (R) vies with Atletico Madrid's French defender Lucas Hernandez during the UEFA Champions League quarter finals first leg football match FC Barcelona vs Atletico de Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona yesterday. -- AFPBARCELONA: Luis Suarez scored two second-half goals to lead Barcelona to a 2-1 comeback victory over 10-man Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League...
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Public bodies move to lay off expat workers - Measures seek to boost Kuwaitization, cut expenses
KUWAIT: Various ministries and government bodies have started taking measures towards reducing the number of expat employees in order to provide more job opportunities for Kuwaitis and cut expenses in the state's budget. The measures are also meant to handle demographic imbalances that have so far resulted in limiting national manpower in the local market to less than 25 percent.In this regard, the education ministry has made a list of 450 expat...