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RAMADI: A member of Iraq’s elite counter-terrorism service sits in a vehicle after being wounded in fighting the Islamic State group’s jihadists in the Al- Sajariyah area, east of the city of Ramadi. —AFP

Iraq to take IS offline to silence propaganda - IS uses satellite, microwave for Internet

RAMADI: A member of Iraq’s elite counter-terrorism service sits in a vehicle after being wounded in fighting the Islamic State group’s jihadists in the Al- Sajariyah area, east of the city of Ramadi. —AFPDUBAI: Iraq is trying to persuade satellite firms to halt Internet services in areas under Islamic State’s rule, seeking to deal a major blow to the group’s potent propaganda machine which relies heavily on social media to inspire its...

In this file photo, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton gets off the plane at the Mineta San Jose International Airport in San Jose, Calif. — AP

Cam Newton took fancy pants where other pros dare not go

In this file photo, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton gets off the plane at the Mineta San Jose International Airport in San Jose, Calif. — APLots of athletes have style, but could they rock the Cam pants? Super Bowl 50 is just days away and already has a breakout star: the $849 Versace skinny pants of Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton. Newton was snapped Sunday in the zebra stripe, gold swirl rocker pants as he boarded a plane...

In this file photo, Joseph Simmons, left, and Darryl McDaniels of Run DMC perform at Christmas in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. — AP

Run-DMC to open for Chili Peppers at pre-Super Bowl concert

In this file photo, Joseph Simmons, left, and Darryl McDaniels of Run DMC perform at Christmas in Brooklyn at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. — APRun-DMC will open up for the Red Hot Chili Peppers at a pre-Super Bowl concert in San Francisco. The famed rap group is expected to hit the stage at the sixth annual DirecTV Super Saturday Night concert party at Pier 70. The show is an invitation-only event cohosted by Mark...

KUWAIT: Traders follow stock market activity at the Kuwait Stock Exchange yesterday. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Kuwait equities rise on news of Americana sale - Gulf bourses rise as oil rallies

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Stock Exchange surged yesterday on news that the country’s wealthiest family has agreed to sell its majority stake in Americana food company in an expected multi-billion-dollar deal. The normally dormant Kuwait bourse was trading up 1.5 percent at 5,196 points after the market announced an initial conditional agreement had been reached to sell the Kharafi family’s 69 percent stake in Americana.Al-Khair National for Stocks...

BLOEMFONTEIN: England batsman Jos Buttler plays a shot during the first One Day International (ODI) cricket match between England and South Africa at Magaung Oval. — AFP

Centurion Buttler leads England to DLM triumph

BLOEMFONTEIN: England batsman Jos Buttler plays a shot during the first One Day International (ODI) cricket match between England and South Africa at Magaung Oval. — AFPBLOEMFONTEIN: A century by Jos Buttler set up victory for England by 39 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method in the first one-day international against South Africa at the Mangaung Oval on Wednesday. Buttler’s 105 was the main contribution as England piled up 399 for nine,...

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Under 16 tennis tournament concludes

KUWAIT: The under 16 Tennis General Tournament was concluded Tuesday in the presence of Kuwait Tennis Association Secretary General Abdelredha Al-Ghareeb, and Yarmouk Sports Club Board Member Hussein Al- Ghareeb. Yarmouk Sports Club defeated Kuwait Club 2-1. Salmiya Club was in second place and Kuwait Club was third. Abdelredha Al-Ghareeb congratulated the clubs that won top places headed by Yarmouk club. He said the tournament discovered several...

Everton’s English midfielder Ross Barkley celebrates scoring their second goal from the penalty spot during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Newcastle United at Goodison Park. — AFP

Barkley inspires Everton to victory over Newcastle

Everton’s English midfielder Ross Barkley celebrates scoring their second goal from the penalty spot during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Newcastle United at Goodison Park. — AFPLIVERPOOL: Everton defeated Newcastle 3-0 for their first home win in the Premier League since November on Wednesday as the struggling Magpies were left inside the relegation zone. Aaron Lennon was on target after 23 minutes while Ross...

BARCELONA: FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, center, duels for the ball against Valencia’s goalkeeper Mathew Ryan, left, during a semifinal, first leg, Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium. — AP

Suarez, Messi hat-tricks crush Neville’s Valencia

BARCELONA: FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi, center, duels for the ball against Valencia’s goalkeeper Mathew Ryan, left, during a semifinal, first leg, Copa del Rey soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium. — APBARCELONA: Luis Suarez scored four and Lionel Messi hit a hat-trick as Barcelona piled more misery on Gary Neville’s illfated reign as Valencia boss to take an unassailable 7-0 lead in their Copa del Rey semi-final, first-leg on Wednesday....

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Americana acquired by Gulf consortium

DUBAI: A Gulf-based consortium will acquire Al Khair National for Stocks and Real Estate Company's stake in Kuwait's Americana food company. Al Khair has notified Americana about its deal, and asked Americana's board to cooperate with the consortium led by UAE-businessman Mohammad Al-Abbar. The deal must still be approved by Kuwait's Capital Markets Authority. The consortium said it is planning to offer a mandatory acquisition of Americana as per...

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The Only Solution ...

Badrya Darwish As I cannot lately write freely about many things in Kuwait like faux budget deficits, rising prices and inflation, subsidy removals and the effects on the nation, school tuition fees, foreign relations and many other topics, I've decided to focus on our beautiful Kuwait environment. In a recent report I read about the global environment, Kuwait ranked very poorly in all indicators. I was not surprised to see that the report...

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Saudis commute Palestinian poet's death sentence

DUBAI: A Saudi court has commuted the death sentence against a Palestinian poet convicted of apostasy, to eight years' jail and 800 lashes, his lawyer said. Ashraf Fayadh was detained by the religious police in 2013. His conviction was based on evidence from a prosecution witness who claimed to have heard him cursing God, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and Saudi Arabia. He was also prosecuted for the contents of a poetry book he had written years...

KUWAIT: (From left) Belkis Wille, Researcher Middle East and North Africa at Human Rights Watch, Mohammad Al-Humaidhi, Director of Kuwait Human Rights Society and Joe Stork, Deputy Director for Middle East and North Africa at Human Rights Watch attend the press conference. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

Limited progress for Kuwait's human rights: Human Rights Watch

KUWAIT: (From left) Belkis Wille, Researcher Middle East and North Africa at Human Rights Watch, Mohammad Al-Humaidhi, Director of Kuwait Human Rights Society and Joe Stork, Deputy Director for Middle East and North Africa at Human Rights Watch attend the press conference. — Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT: Human Rights Watch (HRW) noted some important improvements and setbacks for human rights in Kuwait this past year. Improvements in...

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AYRSHIRE: Britain's King Charles III holds an audience with His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, at Dumfries House, Cumnock, on January 15, 2025. - AFP

Kuwait's Amir visits UK King in Dumfries House

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Taxes will target commodities harmful to human health: Kuwait's Finance Minister

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Last tourist information center in Paris closes

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GAZA: People celebrate along a street in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan 15, 2025 as news spread that a ceasefire had been reached between the Zionist entity and Hamas. — AFP

RESILIENT GAZA HAILS TRUCE

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A waxwork head of murderer John Thurtell, who was executed by hanging at the time of Jack the Ripper in 1883, is displayed at a press preview of the 'Jack the Ripper and the East End' exhibition at Museum in Docklands, in London, on May 14, 2008. --AFP

Relative of Jack the Ripper victim demands new inquest