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This photo provided by courtesy of A24 shows Anya Taylor-Joy, left, as Thomasin, and Harvey Scrimshaw as Caleb in a scene from the film, ‘The Witch.’ — AP
In ‘The Witch,’ a haunting prequel to Salem
This photo provided by courtesy of A24 shows Anya Taylor-Joy, left, as Thomasin, and Harvey Scrimshaw as Caleb in a scene from the film, ‘The Witch.’ — APSet under gray Puritan skies in a deathly autumn, "The Witch" is a slow-burning 1600s horror thriller so bone-dry it would only take a match for the whole movie to go up in flames. "A New England folktale" is how the opening titles describe writer-director Robert Eggers' impressively...
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ROME: Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema vies with Roma's midfielder from Bosnia-Herzegovina Miralem Pjanic and Roma's defender from Greece Konstas Manolas (R) during the UEFA Champions League football match AS Roma vs Real Madrid yesterday at the Olympic stadium in Rome. -- AFP n
Ronaldo, Jese on target as Real beat Roma
ROME: Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema vies with Roma's midfielder from Bosnia-Herzegovina Miralem Pjanic and Roma's defender from Greece Konstas Manolas (R) during the UEFA Champions League football match AS Roma vs Real Madrid yesterday at the Olympic stadium in Rome. -- AFPROME:  Cristiano Ronaldo hit his 89th Champions League goal while second-half substitute Jese added a late second as Real Madrid took a massive step towards the...
Franz Beckenbauer
Beckenbauer fined and warned by FIFA judges
Franz BeckenbauerGENEVA: FIFA's ethics committee yesterday sanctioned German football legend Franz Beckenbauer with a warning and a light fine for failing to cooperate with a probe into the bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups.The investigation into the controversial decisions to award the two tournaments to Russia (2018) and Qatar (2022) culminated in the now famous 2014 report authored by former US prosecutor Michael Garcia, which FIFA has...
Rafael Nadal of Spain
Nadal, Ferrer and Thiem advance at Rio Open
Rafael Nadal of SpainRIO DE JANEIRO: After an hour-long delay for rain, Rafael Nadal advanced to the second round at the Rio Open with 6-1, 6-4 win over fellow Spaniard Pablo Carreno.Nadal won gold in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 but missed the London Olympics with an injury. Despite being asked about it repeatedly, he's staying away from talking about the Rio's Olympics that open in six months."The Olympics is a very important event, a very...
Obaid Al-Osaimi
KOTC shooting tournament begins today
Obeid Al-OsaimiKUWAIT: Kuwait Shooting Sports Club announced that the Kuwait Oil Tankers Company Shooting Tournament will start today at Sheikh Sabah Al- Ahmad Olympic Shooting Complex and will last until Saturday, February 20.The tournament will include the 10m air pistol and rifle, 50m prone rifle, 50m three position rifle, 50m free pistol and Olympic archery events, for men, women and juniors.Secretary General of Kuwait and Arab Shooting...
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‘We Are Egypt’ soccer tournament
KUWAIT: The first “We Are Egypt” soccer tournament between the Egyptian community youth with the participation of Kuwaitis, as the “Friends” team won the title as they defeated the “Dreams” team with the score of 3-1.The tournament was held under the patronage of Public Authority for Sports, and the closing ceremony was attended by Egyptian Embassy Advisor Mohammad Adel, deputizing for the ambassador. The ceremony saw a friendly match...
DOHA: (From left) Venezuela's Minister of Petroleum and Mining Eulogio Del Pino, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources Ali Al-Naimi, Qatar's Minister of Energy and Industry Mohammed Saleh Al-Sada and Russia's Energy Minister Alexander Novak attend a press conference yesterday in the Qatari capital. - AFP
Kuwait committed to Doha deal provided others are - Saudis, Russia agree oil output freeze, Iran balks
DOHA: (From left) Venezuela's Minister of Petroleum and Mining Eulogio Del Pino, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources Ali Al-Naimi, Qatar's Minister of Energy and Industry Mohammed Saleh Al-Sada and Russia's Energy Minister Alexander Novak attend a press conference yesterday in the Qatari capital. - AFPDOHA: Top global producers Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed yesterday to freeze oil output in a bid to shore up prices after a 70...
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MPs blast govt over cuts in overseas treatment - Panel wants to cut spending by 20%
KUWAIT: The National Assembly's budgets committee yesterday strongly criticized the government for failing to cut spending despite the sharp decline in oil prices and announced it plans to cut the budget by 20 percent, head of the committee MP Adnan Abdulsamad said. The lawmaker said that after reviewing the draft budget for next year starting April 1, which was approved by the Cabinet, the committee found that public spending was cut by only KD...
Yukiya Amano
IAEA ready to provide Kuwait with nuke tech
Yukiya AmanoKUWAIT: The International Atomic Energy Agency can provide nuclear technology to Kuwait and the rest of Gulf countries to improve the way they treat diseases, better use of water resources and help monitor sea environment, the IAEA chief said. Nuclear technology, which is totally different than nuclear power generation, can help diagnose and treat cancer, Director General Yukiya Amano said, explaining one of the uses of this...
MP Mohammed Tana Al-Enezi and MP Talal Al-Jallal
Lawmakers slam decision to increase female expat teachers' allowances
MP Mohammed Tana Al-Enezi and MP Talal Al-JallalKUWAIT: Several angry reactions responded to a government decision to retroactively increase rent allowance for female expatriate teachers from KD 60 to KD 150.A number of lawmakers slammed the government for taking such measure without increasing rent allowance for Kuwaitis.Meanwhile, MP Yousef Al-Zalzelah said that he had contacted Education Minister Badr Al-Essa, who explained that the decision...
Kuwait International Airport
Agencies record drop in travel during holidays due to economic situation in the country
KUWAIT: Several airline officials as well as travel agencies attributed the drop of travel demand during the national holidays to the economic situation the country is going through due to falling oil prices, and the government’s intention to adopt austerity measures, reduce subsidies and cut employees’ allowances.Airline companies were satisfied by increasing the capacities of their aircraft to meet demands without having to operate extra...
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KUWAIT CITY: Jassim Al-Awadhi waits at a bus stop as a bus approaches in this file photo.
Disorganized bus network behind lacking transit system
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Kuwait's fencer Yusuf Al-Shamlan
Shamlan leaves Olympic Games
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KUWAIT: Young girls participate in Girl Up Kuwait's first conference which focused on the role of women in Kuwaiti society and politics.
Girl Up Kuwait: Young trailblazers give girls a voice
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Air Force carries out aeromedical evacuation exercise
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Kuwaiti pilots learn to fly Turkish Bayraktar drones