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Kuwait wins in UAE jet ski championship
DUBAI: Kuwait Speed Racing (KSR) team won two trophies in the 4th leg of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 2016 championship, which came to an end on Saturday evening. Kuwait racer Ahmad Al-Dawwas, speaking to KUNA after the conclusion of the 4th leg, said he was satisfied for finishing the race fourth in the senior GP category. He said KSR was proud of the achievement of 10-year-old Shaheen Ramadhan, who came fifth in the junior stand-up category....
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KSC defeat Salmiya Club in Kuwait Tennis Federation Cup
KUWAIT: Kuwait Tennis Federation Cup for under 14 conducted earlier in the week in the presence of Assistant Treasurer Ahmad Al-Qallaf, and Technical Director Abbas Al-Busairi.Kuwait Sports Club defeated Salmiya Club with the score of 2-1, as Salmiya player Mushin Jamal defeated Kuwait's Abdallah Khalid by a score of 6-2, 6-0.Kuwait player Hussein Al-Sarraf tied the score when he defeated Salmiya player Rashid Al-Jaafar 6-1, 6-0, then in the...
NEWLANDS: South African batsman AB de Villiers, misses a shot during the 5th and final One Day International (ODI) match, being played against South Africa, at Newlands yesterday, in Cape Town. This match will decide the ODI series as both teams have won 2 matches. — AFP
S Africa back from 2-0 down to win ODI series
NEWLANDS: South African batsman AB de Villiers, misses a shot during the 5th and final One Day International (ODI) match, being played against South Africa, at Newlands yesterday, in Cape Town. This match will decide the ODI series as both teams have won 2 matches. — AFPCAPE TOWN: AB de Villiers hit a series-winning century as South Africa came back from 2-0 down to clinch the one-day international contest 3-2 over England yesterday.South...
VISHAKAPATNAM: Members of the Indian cricket team celebrate with the winning trophy after their Twenty20 cricket series win against Sri Lanka, in Visakhapatnam, India, yesterday. India won the series 2-1.—AP
Four-wicket Ashwin helps India clinch T20 series
VISHAKAPATNAM: Members of the Indian cricket team celebrate with the winning trophy after their Twenty20 cricket series win against Sri Lanka, in Visakhapatnam, India, yesterday. India won the series 2-1.—APVISAKHAPATNAM: Premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's four-wicket haul helped India crush Sri Lanka by nine wickets in the third T20 international as the hosts clinched the series 2-1 in Visakhapatnam yesterday.Electing to bowl on what...
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Gold no longer a safe haven asset
Yet again panicky investors are rushing to buy gold at a time of global financial turmoil. It seems that most of the buying of gold is done by ordinary people who are not fully aware of what is actually happening in the global financial markets or the world economy. The rush to buy gold has pushed its price up sharply this year ignoring the rout in global commodity markets. Just for a reminder that price of gold has been falling for the past six...
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Gulf Bank recognized 'Best Cash Management Provider in Kuwait' Global Finance magazine
KUWAIT: Gulf Bank is pleased to announce it has been named 'Best Cash Management Provider in Kuwait' by Global Finance magazine. This award recognizes providers that offer sophisticated domestic, regional and/or global solutions with an innovative technology backbone and a client-centric front end.Global Finance uses a multi-tiered assessment process-which includes input from industry analysts, corporate executives, technology experts,...
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Smart City: All for One, One for All
DUBAI: There was a time, not too long ago when smart phones were a work of fiction and wearable technology, unheard of, a time when the word 'smart' was used to describe 'people' not devices or style of living. Take a look around you, the world has drastically changed.Whether we're working, learning, playing, purchasing or we're traveling, managing our finances, keeping fit or watching TV, we expect faster, more streamlined access to services,...
BRAZIL: Lara, who is less than three months old and was born with microcephaly, is examined by a neurologist at the Pedro hospital in Campina Grande, Paraiba state. — AP photos
Brazil's Zika-related abortion debate sparks backlash - 'Abortion is not the answer to the Zika virus'
BRAZIL: Lara, who is less than three months old and was born with microcephaly, is examined by a neurologist at the Pedro hospital in Campina Grande, Paraiba state. — AP photosRIO DE JANEIRO: Before her son was born, Danielle Alves didn't know Luiz Gustavo would have microcephaly, a condition that has left the 3-year-old so disabled he can't walk, talk or eat without help. Still, Alves says she would have gone ahead with the pregnancy even if...
Leonardo DiCaprio (left) and Robert De Niro attend the 2016 amfAR New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on February 10, 2016 in New York City. — AFP
DiCaprio favored for best-actor prize at Britain's BAFTAs
Leonardo DiCaprio (left) and Robert De Niro attend the 2016 amfAR New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on February 10, 2016 in New York City. — AFPLeonardo DiCaprio could add to his accolades for epic endurance story "The Revenant" with a win at the British Academy Film Awards. DiCaprio is bookies' favorite to take the best-actor trophy at yesterday's ceremony, considered a portent of success at Hollywood's Feb 28 Academy Awards. The role of...
Honoree Lionel Richie performs at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday. — AP photos
Rihanna, Grohl perform at the Grammy event for Lionel Richie
Honoree Lionel Richie performs at the MusiCares Person of the Year tribute at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday. — AP photosRihanna, Dave Grohl and Chris Stapleton have performed honoring Lionel Richie at a pre-Grammy event on Saturday. Florence Welch, Yolanda Adams, Ellie Goulding and Leon Bridges also performed at the concert naming Richie the 2016 MusiCares person of the year.The event was held Saturday at the Los Angeles...
Tommy Hilfiger (left) and Kenneth Cole attend the 2016 amfAR New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on February 10, 2016 in New York City. — AFP
Breaking the rules: Click and buy with Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger (left) and Kenneth Cole attend the 2016 amfAR New York Gala at Cipriani Wall Street on February 10, 2016 in New York City. — AFPTommy Hilfiger has been breaking the rules his whole life. So it's no surprise he's revolutionizing fashion by gearing up to sell clothes straight from the catwalk at the click of a perfectly manicured finger. The 64-year-old dapper American designer, effortlessly charming with a precise attention to...
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Stripping of French Nationality
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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