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James Hetfield of the band Metallica performs at the Super Bowl 50 Metallica Soundcheck held at AT&T Park on Friday, Feb 5, 2016
No Super Bowl halftime show for Metallica
James Hetfield of the band Metallica performs at the Super Bowl 50 Metallica Soundcheck held at AT&T Park on Friday, Feb 5, 2016While Metallica has steadily attracted more of a mainstream audience throughout its 35-year career, frontman James Hetfield feels they will never play the Super Bowl, and he doesn’t seem to mind. “As far as us playing halftime for the Super Bowl, I have a feeling that ship has passed,” Hetfield told The Associated...
Guy Hutchinson, Chief Operating Officer, Rotana
Rotana unveils strategic roadmap for Kuwait expansion - GCC largest outbound and inbound travel market in region for Rotana
Guy Hutchinson, Chief Operating Officer, RotanaKUWAIT: Rotana, one of the leading hotel management companies in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Eastern Europe, has revealed ambitious plans for the Kuwaiti market as it continues on its aggressive expansion drive in the region. In 2018, Rotana will open a new hotel, the company's Chief Operating Officer Guy Hutchinson said at a media roundtable hosted yesterday in Al-Manshar Rotana,...
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Aman Exchange opens its 7th branch in Salmiya - New entrant to industry offers premium services to customers
KUWAIT: Aman Exchange, the new entrant to the Kuwait money remittance business, yesterday opened its 7th branch in Kuwait in the prime location on Issa Al-Qatami Street in Salmiya. Indian Ambassador Sunil Jain officially inaugurated the branch in the presence of Aman Exchange General Manager Adel Yousef Al-Muzaini, Philippines Ambassador Renato Perdro Villa, Nepalese Ambassador Yagya Bahadur Hamal, E D Titus, Head of Operations, Aman Exchange and...
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Twitter blocks 125,000 accounts for ‘promoting terrorist acts’
WASHINGTON: Twitter Inc has shut down more than 125,000 terrorism-related accounts since the middle of 2015, most of them linked to the Islamic State group, the company said in a blog post on Friday. Twitter has said it only takes down accounts when they are reported by other users, but said that it has increased the size of teams monitoring and responding to reports and has decreased its response time "significantly."...
MANCHESTER: Manchester City's Sergio Aguero, centre, scores during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, yesterday. - AP
Huth fires Leicester six points clear
MANCHESTER: Manchester City's Sergio Aguero, centre, scores during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, yesterday. - APMANCHESTER: Robert Huth scored twice as Leicester City produced an astonishing demonstration of their Premier League title credentials by winning 3-1 at closest rivals Manchester City yesterday. Huth broke the deadlock in the third minute...
Liverpool's English midfielder James Milner (L) vies with Sunderland’s Tunisian midfielder Wahbi Khazri during the English Premier Leaguenfootball match between Liverpool and Sunderland at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, Merseyside England on February 6th, 2016.
Sunderland fight back to draw 2-2 with Liverpool
Liverpool's English midfielder James Milner (L) vies with Sunderland’s Tunisian midfielder Wahbi Khazri during the English Premier Leaguefootball match between Liverpool and Sunderland at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool, Merseyside England on February 6th, 2016.LIVERPOOL: Jermain Defoe capped a dramatic Sunderland fightback as the Premier League strugglers recovered from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Liverpool yesterday. Goals from Roberto...
STOKE-ON-TRENT: Everton's Tom Cleverley, left, and Stoke City's Peter Odemwingie battle for the ball during the English Premier League match at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent yesterday. - AP
Lukaku scores as Everton blow Stoke off course
STOKE-ON-TRENT: Everton's Tom Cleverley, left, and Stoke City's Peter Odemwingie battle for the ball during the English Premier League match at the Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent yesterday. - APSTOKE-ON-TRENT: Romelu Lukaku bagged his 20th goal of the season as Everton made light of horrendous conditions to storm to a 3-0 victory over Stoke yesterday.Lukaku netted with an early penalty and Roberto Martinez's side ignored the howling wind and...
MADRID: Atletico's Fernando Torres, left, duels for the ball with Eibar's Mauro Javier dos Santos during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Atletico de Madrid and Eibar at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain, yesterday. - AP
Torres scores 100th goal for Atletico in 3-1 win over Eibar
MADRID: Atletico's Fernando Torres, left, duels for the ball with Eibar's Mauro Javier dos Santos during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Atletico de Madrid and Eibar at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, Spain, yesterday. - APMADRID: Fernando Torres finally scored his 100th goal for Atletico Madrid, helping his team come from behind to defeat Eibar 3-1 in the Spanish league yesterday.Torres found the net from close range after a low...
PORT ELIZABETH: South Africa's A.B. De Villiers, right, at the wicket with England's Jos Butler keeps wicket, left, during the second One Day International cricket match in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, yesterday. - AP
Hales leads England to victory in second ODI
PORT ELIZABETH: South Africa's A.B. De Villiers, right, at the wicket with England's Jos Butler keeps wicket, left, during the second One Day International cricket match in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, yesterday. - APPORT ELIZABETH: Alex Hales fell one run short of a century but did enough to set up a five-wicket win for England over South Africa in the second one-day international at St George's Park yesterday.The victory gave England a...
WELLINGTON: Australia's Usman Khawaja bats in front of New Zealand's Luke Ronchi in their second One Day International cricket match at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand, yesterday. - APn
Australia beat N Zealand by 4 wickets in 2nd ODI
WELLINGTON: Australia's Usman Khawaja bats in front of New Zealand's Luke Ronchi in their second One Day International cricket match at Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand, yesterday. - APWELLINGTON" David Warner stood firm amid a top-order collapse to make 98 and set Australia on course to a four- wicket win over New Zealand in the second one-day cricket international yesterday, leveling the three-match series at 1-1.Warner left...
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Kuwaiti man abducted in Lebanon released - Interior minister thanks Lebanese security forces
Mohsen MajedKUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah yesterday expressed deep gratitude to Lebanese security authorities for their efforts that led to unconditional release of Kuwaiti citizen Mohsen Barrak Falah Majed. Releasing the Kuwaiti national was the fruit of constructive and continuing cooperation between the Kuwaiti and Lebanese security authorities, he said, stressing that he was...
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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