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Palestinians renovate church at Jesus' birthplace
BETHLEHEM: Restoration experts work on the rooftop of the Church of the Nativity, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem. — AP photosBETHLEHEM: After two years of painstaking work, experts have completed the initial phase of a delicate restoration project at the Church of the Nativity, giving a much needed face-lift to one of Christianity's holiest sites. The project, partially funded by the Palestinians and conducted by a team of Palestinian and...
Pope John Paul II
John Paul II 'intimate letters' report a 'Valentine's joke'
WARSAW: Picture shows a letter written in1976 by Cardinal Karol Wojtyla, later Pope John Paul II, to Professor Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka. The director of Poland’s national library dismissed a BBC report alleging that pope John Paul II had a close relationship with a married woman lasting 30 years as a ‘Valentine’s Day joke.’ — AFPWARSAW: The director of Poland's national library yesterday dismissed a BBC report alleging that pope John...
Manny Pacquiao
Pacquiao apologizes for describing homosexuals as 'worse than animals'
Manny PacquiaoMANILA: Eight-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao apologized yesterday for describing homosexuals as "worse than animals" after his remarks sparked a firestorm of criticism in his native Philippines. Nearing the end of a glorious decades-long boxing career, the 37-year-old is reinventing himself as a conservative Bible-bearing politician before the country's May elections, when he is running for a senate seat."I'm sorry for...
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Indonesia toughens anti-terrorism laws - Islamist radicalization in prison to be addressed
JAKARTA: Indonesia has drawn up plans for tougher anti-terrorism laws following last month's militant attack on the capital, including detention without trial for up to three months compared with a week now, government sources said yesterday. The proposals are likely to draw fire from human rights activists, who have warned against jeopardizing hard-won freedoms over nearly two decades since the end of authoritarian president Suharto's...
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Kuwait Open Tennis committee announces extension of registration
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-SabahKUWAIT: The Higher Organizing Committee of Kuwait 7th Open Tennis Tournament announced the extension of registration one more day in order to allow the largest number possible of players to register in the tournament that will last from 1st until 7th March. The deadline for registration will now be 7:00 pm on Sunday 28/3 at Kuwait Tennis Association premises located at Yarmouk Sports Club in Mishref.The HOC, on the...
ROME: Real Madrid's French head coach Zinedine Zidane looks on during a press conference at the Olympic Stadium in Rome yesterday, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League round of sixteen first leg football match against AS Roma. – AFP
Confidence key for Keita as Roma await Zidane's Real
ROME: Real Madrid's French head coach Zinedine Zidane looks on during a press conference at the Olympic Stadium in Rome yesterday, on the eve of their UEFA Champions League round of sixteen first leg football match against AS Roma. – AFPMILAN: The prospect of spoiling Zinedine Zidane's Champions League coaching debut with Real Madrid may be formidable, but Roma midfielder Seydou Keita believes his side can upset the 10-time record champions in...
Serena Williams
Flu forces Serena out of Qatar Open
Serena WilliamsDOHA: World number one Serena Williams yesterday became the latest high-profile name to pull out of the Qatar Open, citing flu for her withdrawal. It is the latest blow for organisers coming less than a week after Maria Sharapova pulled out of the Doha tournament which starts on February 21 with an arm injury. “I unfortunately have to withdraw from the Qatar Total Open as I have come down with the flu and do not feel 100...
Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic
Ivanovic starts Dubai with crushing defeat of Gavrilova
Serbian tennis player Ana IvanovicDUBAI: Ana Ivanovic followed up last week’s semi-final in Russia with a dynamic start at the Dubai Tennis Championships as the former world number one crushed Australian Daria Gavrilova 6-1, 6-0. The first-round rout for the Serb required just 53 minutes as she showed no mercy to her Russian-born opponent, who thrilled her new home audience in Melbourne by reaching the Australian Open fourth round. Ivanovic...
SINGAPORE: Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier speaks to the media during a press conference at the Singapore Airshow at the Changi exhibition centre in Singapore yesterday. — AFP
Airbus chief brushes off downturn fears - Qatar Airways threatens to cancel P&W engine order
SINGAPORE: Airbus CEO Fabrice Bregier speaks to the media during a press conference at the Singapore Airshow at the Changi exhibition centre in Singapore yesterday. — AFPSINGAPORE: The chief executive of Airbus said yesterday that growth in airline passengers in Asia is likely to remain strong despite the current uncertainty about global economic growth prospects.Speaking at the Singapore Airshow, Fabrice Bregier said that Airbus and its...
Faten Abu-Ghazaleh, Service Hero President.
Service Hero announces Kuwait's top performing service providers for 2015 - 1st place Infiniti, 2nd place Boubyan Bank, 3rd place Caribou Coffee
Faten Abu-Ghazaleh, Service Hero President.KUWAIT: Service Hero, the Arab World's only 100 percent consumer powered customer satisfaction index, honored Kuwait's top performing companies at the 2015 Customer Service Assessment Awards Ceremony, which took place at the JW Marriott - Kuwait city, on 15 February, 2016. The overall country winners are: 1st place -Infiniti, 2nd place - Boubyan Bank, 3rd place - Caribou Coffee.The 16 industry...
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US ASEAN SUMMIT
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police officer Suresh Mariah (right) exercising with others as he takes part in the special weight-loss and fitness program “Trim and Fit” at police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.
Overweight Malaysian cops feel the burn - It is survival of the fittest for 11,000 officers
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police officer Suresh Mariah (right) exercising with others as he takes part in the special weight-loss and fitness program “Trim and Fit” at police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.KUALA LUMPUR: Huffing and puffing, sweat-soaked Malaysian police officer Mohamad Ra'ayim Jemahir strains in hot pursuit of an elusive quarry: a fit physique.Panting on an exercise bike, the 102-kilogramme (224-pound) Ra'ayim is among thousands...
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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