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Hanging from the skies - A chat with the window cleaners of Kuwait's skyscrapers
If you suffer from vertigo, window-cleaning is not the job for you. But for some some, it's an everyday task. The job is challenging considering the safety risks for the cleaners, especially in Kuwait where safety precautions are not always implemented or enforced.Kuwait Times spoke to several window cleaners who work in Kuwait City skyscrapers and was amazed by their bravery. "Yes we are insured and our salary is better than regular cleaners,"...
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Getting to know Qairawan - Exploring Kuwait: An occasional series
As part of our occasional series exploring the various areas of Kuwait, Kuwait Times visited Qairawan to discover the main features of this area.Qairawan is a Kuwaiti area characterized by its strategic location between the Fourth and Fifth ring roads. It is a modern area consisting of three residential blocks with 1,700 residential houses and all amenities, with a population of approximately 15,000. Qairawan is named after the historic city of...
JAKARTA: Indonesian police carry a wounded policeman (back center) near dead bodies on the road outside the bomb-damaged traffic police outpost outside a damaged Starbucks coffee shop after a series of explosions yesterday. —AFP
IS-linked suicide attackers hit Indonesia - Wave of killing bore hallmarks of Paris attacks
JAKARTA: Indonesian police carry a wounded policeman (back center) near dead bodies on the road outside the bomb-damaged traffic police outpost outside a damaged Starbucks coffee shop after a series of explosions yesterday. —AFPJAKARTA: Islamic State-linked jihadists struck the capital of Muslim-majority Indonesia yesterday, executing a Westerner and blowing up a Starbucks in a wave of killings police said bore the hallmarks of the Paris...
LONDON: US Secretary of State John Kerry (right) is pictured during a meeting with Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir. US Secretary of State John Kerry met his Saudi counterpart Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir in London yesterday amid concerns over the dramatic breakdown in relations between his country and Iran. —AFP
US, Iran forge new diplomatic relationship as deal advances - Kerry talking to Zarif more than any other leader
LONDON: US Secretary of State John Kerry (right) is pictured during a meeting with Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir. US Secretary of State John Kerry met his Saudi counterpart Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir in London yesterday amid concerns over the dramatic breakdown in relations between his country and Iran. —AFPWASHINGTON: For diplomats from countries without diplomatic relations, Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian...
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Turkish ground forces pound IS Jihadists
ANKARA: Turkish ground forces pounded Islamic State jihadists in Iraq and Syria after a suicide attack blamed on the group killed 10 German tourists, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said yesterday. "After the heinous attack in Istanbul, our armed forces hit in the last 48 hours some 500 positions of Daesh in Syria and Iraq with artillery and tank fire," Davutoglu told Turkish ambassadors in Ankara, using an Arabic acronym for IS.Around 200 IS...
BOULOGNE-SUR-MER: Rob Lawrie, of Britain, holds in his arms Bahar Ahmadi, a 4-yearold Afghan girl, during a press conference. — AP
Briton on trial for helping migrant girl Hero or smuggler?
BOULOGNE-SUR-MER: Rob Lawrie, of Britain, holds in his arms Bahar Ahmadi, a 4-yearold Afghan girl, during a press conference. — APBOULOGNE-SUR-MER, France: A French court must decide whether a British man who went on trial yesterday is a smuggler or a hero after he tried to spirit a 4-year-old Afghan girl from a squalid migrant camp in the French city of Calais to family members in Britain. Just before the trial, Rob Lawrie appeared with the...
MANILA: Protesters rally in front of the US embassy against the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). The Philippines is set to offer the US military use of eight bases, a military spokesman said on January 13, after the country’s Supreme Court upheld a security agreement with Washington forged in the face of rising tensions with China. — AFP
Philippines seeks joint patrols with US in disputed China Sea
MANILA: Protesters rally in front of the US embassy against the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). The Philippines is set to offer the US military use of eight bases, a military spokesman said on January 13, after the country’s Supreme Court upheld a security agreement with Washington forged in the face of rising tensions with China. — AFPMANILA: The Philippines has called for joint patrols with the United States in the disputed...
NEW DELHI: An Indian vendor prepares samosas at a roadside stall. — AFP
Indian state's 'luxury tax' on samosas sparks row
NEW DELHI: An Indian vendor prepares samosas at a roadside stall. — AFPNEW DELHI: One of India's poorest states has said it will impose a "luxury tax" on samosas-one of the country's most popular snacks-sparking widespread outrage. The Bihar government announced plans this week for the new levy to offset an anticipated plunge in the state's revenues when a ban on alcohol sales comes into force in April.Cosmetics, perfumes and some sweets were...
rMUMBAI: Indian protestors shout slogans holding placards with pictures of Pakistani Mujahiddeen leader Masood Azhar, left and Jama’at-ud-Da’wah chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, right, as they condemn the attack on the Pathankot air force base. — AP
India, Pakistan postpone high-level peace talks - Seeking roadmap on Kashmir, other irritants
rMUMBAI: Indian protestors shout slogans holding placards with pictures of Pakistani Mujahiddeen leader Masood Azhar, left and Jama’at-ud-Da’wah chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, right, as they condemn the attack on the Pathankot air force base. — APNEW DELHI: India rescheduled high-level peace talks with Pakistan yesterday while it evaluated actions taken by Islamabad against Pakistan-based insurgents it blames for an attack on an Indian air...
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Alan Rickman, star of stage and 'Harry Potter' dies at 69
British actor Alan Rickman, whose career ranged from the Royal Shakespeare Company to the "Harry Potter" films, has died. He was 69. Rickman's family said yesterday that the actor had died after a battle with cancer. Trained at the prestigious Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Rickman was often cast as the bad guy; with his rich, languid voice he could invest evil with wicked, irresistible relish. His breakout role was as scheming French aristocrat...
7-Eleven store clerk M Faroqui celebrates with customers after learning the store sold a winning Powerball ticket on Wednesday in Chino Hills, Calif.—AP
Three winners hit $1.6 bn US lottery jackpot
7-Eleven store clerk M Faroqui celebrates with customers after learning the store sold a winning Powerball ticket on Wednesday in Chino Hills, Calif.—APThree winning tickets shared a $1.6 billion bonanza in the US Powerball lottery on Wednesday, after millions of people tuned in to see the fate of the world-record jackpot live on TV.The winning numbers were 4, 8, 19, 27 and 34, with a 10 as the so-called Powerball number. Lottery fever gripped...
This photo provided by courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox shows, Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass, in a scene from the film, “The Revenant,” directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. — AP
Leonardo DiCaprio's silent,frozen 'Revenant' puts Oscar in sight
This photo provided by courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox shows, Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass, in a scene from the film, “The Revenant,” directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. — APreLeonardo DiCaprio sent girls swooning in "Titanic," swaggered as "The Wolf of Wall Street," and creeped audiences out as reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes. But it took a seven-month, sub-zero shoot, and a role in which he barely speaks to give him his...
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Britain's King Charles III (L) welcomes Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, during an audience at Buckingham Palace, in London, on October 25, 2023. (Photo by Jordan Pettitt / POOL / AFP)
Amir’s visit to UK... a significant milestone in Kuwaiti British relations
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HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrives in Scotland on the personal invitation of King Charles III of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland on Jan 14, 2025. - Amiri Diwn photos
Amir’s visit to UK boosts ties
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Maha Al-Sager performs, representing Kuwait during a gymnastics competition.
Against the odds: From Kuwait to rhythmic resilience