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Zakariya (Zak) Al-Mousawi, Hashim Al-Nasser & Khalid Al-Mansour
'Smells like Kuwaiti spirit' - Local youth embracing western popular music
Zakariya (Zak) Al-Mousawi, Hashim Al-Nasser & Khalid Al-MansourKUWAIT: Similar to their global peers, Kuwaiti youth having been embracing western popular music, injecting it with a bit of a local flavor. Being aware of the youths' love of Rock, Rap, Reggie, Jazz, Pop, and Hip Hop music is one thing; however, having an in-depth knowledge of how the local scene operates is another. Speaking to KUNA, a number of musicians and procedures poured...
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The origins of oil - A visit to Kuwait Bay
His goal was to teach me something I didn't know. Something scientific yet enchanting. How oil is being formed over millions of years and why the land of Kuwait is a fertile environment for the most famous natural resource and continues to provide the world with oil. Many people mistakenly think that oil is a product of the decomposition of the bones of dinosaurs and trees. Bones, the trees and leaves turn to coal. On this part of Kuwait (Kuwait...
Saad Abdulwahab Al-Wuhaib
Being a kid every day - 'Artist and animator shares his passion with Kuwait'
Saad Abdulwahab Al-WuhaibMany of us miss the days of our childhood, when all we cared about was our favorite cartoons and not the newest technology, as we see today. Saad Abdulwahab Al-Wuhaib, an animator, is one of such people, working to bring '80s cartoons to life.He also hasa collection of retro toys. Kuwait Times spoke to Wuhaibto know more about his passion for being forever young.Kuwait Times: Tell us more about yourself.Saad Al-Wuhaib:...
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his annual news conference. — AP
Putin furiously lashes out against Turkey - Broadly backs Syria peace plans with US
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his annual news conference. — APMOSCOW: Russia's Vladimir Putin subjected Turkey to a furious tirade yesterday, using barrack-room language to wonder aloud whether it had shot down a Russian warplane last month to curry favor with the United States.Addressing almost 1,400 reporters in a cavernous hall inside a Moscow conference centre, the Russian president dedicated a chunk of his...
SANLIURFA: Syrian refugee children attend a class on December 14, 2015, at a school in the Sanliurfa province near the Syrian border.— AFP
Not all Syrians in Turkey 'dying to go to Europe' - 'I have no dreams of going to Europe'
SANLIURFA: Syrian refugee children attend a class on December 14, 2015, at a school in the Sanliurfa province near the Syrian border.— AFPOSMANIYE: Mohammed, 22, has lived in Turkey for four years since fleeing Syria, just months after the civil war erupted that has torn his homeland apart. But unlike hundreds of thousands of others who this year crossed the Aegean Sea in search of better lives in Europe, he has no plans to leave."I have no...
CALAIS: A French anti-riot police (CRS) officer tries to prevent illegal migrants from hiding in trucks heading for England in the French northern harbor of Calais on June 17 2015. —AFP
Migrants sell 'Wish we weren't here' postcards - Trying to make the best of life in the mud
CALAIS: A French anti-riot police (CRS) officer tries to prevent illegal migrants from hiding in trucks heading for England in the French northern harbor of Calais on June 17 2015. —AFPCALAIS: It is France's newest and most unwanted town, with its own market, makeshift restaurants, church, library and even theatre. Now Calais' "Jungle" has its own set of postcards. Migrants living in the notorious camp on the country's north coast have...
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Brazilian court blocks Whatsapp
SAO PAULO: A Brazilian court has ordered cellular service providers nationwide to block the popular WhatsApp smartphone application for two days until midnight Saturday, in a move roundly denounced by parent company Facebook. The unprecedented 48-hour blockage served to implement a Sao Paulo state court order that had requested WhatsApp cooperate in a criminal investigation.Authorities say they cannot disclose details of the criminal...
NEW DELHI: In this photograph taken on November 25, 2015, Indian participants attend a Sanskrit class at the Sanskrit Samvadshala. - AFP n
India's Sanskrit speakers seek to resurrect 'dead' language - 'Aim to take Sanskrit to the masses'
NEW DELHI: In this photograph taken on November 25, 2015, Indian participants attend a Sanskrit class at the Sanskrit Samvadshala. - AFPNEW DELHI: In a tiny flat in a rundown alley in New Delhi, Rakesh Kumar Misra is working against the odds to bring India's ancient Sanskrit language to the country's millions. The 4,000-year-old classical language was traditionally used by Brahmin intellectuals and Hindu priests. Rarely spoken as a mother tongue...
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Worker dies ‘after being sucked into jet engine’
MUMBAI: A technician working for Air India has died after being sucked into a jet engine as the plane pushed back for take-off at Mumbai airport, the airline and reports said. The freak accident happened on Wednesday evening when the co-pilot of flight AI 619 to Hyderabad in India’s south mistook a signal from ground staff and started the engine.It sucked in Ravi Subramanian, who was standing close by, the Press Trust of India reported, quoting...
Druze horsewoman and trainer Rajaa Kheir battles to saddle on a stray horse yesterday at her ranch-the only Arab centre in the area-in the Druze town of Majdal Shams. — AFP photos
Lone Arab woman takes the reins to tame horses on the Golan
Druze horsewoman and trainer Rajaa Kheir battles to saddle on a stray horse yesterday at her ranch-the only Arab centre in the area-in the Druze town of Majdal Shams. — AFP photosThe grey horse rears its head, rocking left and right, kicking its legs wildly. Sensing danger, Raja Kheir throws herself off and rolls on the ground. The slender, brown-haired 32-year-old in white jacket and jeans tames horses-not in itself unusual on the picturesque...
In this photograph, Indian abstract artist Vasudeo Gaitonde’s untitled painting is displayed as William Robinson, lead auctioneer (unseen) seeks bids during the third Christie’s India Sale at Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai.—AFP
Indian painting sells for record $4.4 mn at Christie's auction
In this photograph, Indian abstract artist Vasudeo Gaitonde’s untitled painting is displayed as William Robinson, lead auctioneer (unseen) seeks bids during the third Christie’s India Sale at Taj Mahal Palace in Mumbai.—AFPMUMBAI: An oil painting by abstract artist Vasudeo S Gaitonde sold for 293 million rupees ($4.4 million) at a Christie's auction in Mumbai on Tuesday, setting a new world record for Indian artwork. Gaitonde's untitled...
Malaysian Muslim women pose for pictures with members of Malaysia’s Star Wars Fan Club dressed as various characters before watching ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ at a cinema in Subang, outside Kuala Lumpur yesterday. — AP/AFP photos
'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' powers up second best opening in France
Malaysian Muslim women pose for pictures with members of Malaysia’s Star Wars Fan Club dressed as various characters before watching ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ at a cinema in Subang, outside Kuala Lumpur yesterday. — AP/AFP photos"Star Wars: The Force Awakens" powered up the biggest non-holiday opening ever in France, and the country's second best opening of all times behind "Spectre." Sources are reporting that "Star Wars: The Force...
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LOS ANGELES: Smoke and flames from the Palisades Fire burn behind Mulholland drive towards the Encino neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, January 10, 2025. -- AFP
Big Los Angeles wildfire switches direction; toll 13
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KUWAIT: People wander around Souq Al-Mubarakiya during Kuwait's national celebrations in this 2023 file photo. — KUNA
New Mubarakiya markets coming to Ahmadi and Jahra
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KUWAIT: Kuwaiti officials meet with a delegation from the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss turning Shaab into a United Nations healthy city. — KUNA
Shaab on path to becoming Kuwait’s next healthy city
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KUWAIT: Hawalli Governor Ali Al-Asfar and a World Health Organization (WHO) delegation meet to discuss the requirements for turning Shaab and other Hawalli governorate areas into a healthy city. — KUNA
What Kuwait’s vision for expanding healthy cities means for people
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BELGRADE: This photograph shows a sign for Naftna Industrija Srbije AD (NIS), and the company's owner OAO Gazprom Neft outside the headquarters in Belgrade, on January 8, 2025. -- AFP
US and Britain announce sweeping sanctions against Russia’s oil sector