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Angry Iraqis pour into the streets in protest
BAGHDAD: Tens of thousands of Iraqis thronged central Baghdad - demanding the root-and-branch downfall of the political elite in the biggest day of mass anti-government demonstrations since the fall of Saddam Hussein. One woman died after she was struck in the head by a tear gas canister, Iraq's Human Rights Commission said, and at least 155 people were wounded on Friday as security forces used tear gas and rubber bullets on protesters camped out...
TEHRAN: Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Major General Hossein Salami (right) steps on a US flag upon his arrival to attend a ceremony organized to unveil the new murals painted on the walls of former US embassy in the capital Tehran yesterday. — AFP
40 years on, hostage crisis poisons Iran-US relations
Museum chronicles US 'arrogance' around the world TEHRAN: Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Major General Hossein Salami (right) steps on a US flag upon his arrival to attend a ceremony organized to unveil the new murals painted on the walls of former US embassy in the capital Tehran yesterday. — AFP TEHRAN: Forty years since revolutionary students stormed the American embassy in Tehran and took its staff hostage, the crisis still poisons...
ARLINGTON: US Marine Corps Gen Kenneth McKenzie, commander of US Central Command, speaks as a picture of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi is seen during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. — AFP
US looking at new ISIS leader and the role in organization
Islamic State wives start repatriation case in Netherlands ARLINGTON: US Marine Corps Gen Kenneth McKenzie, commander of US Central Command, speaks as a picture of Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi is seen during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. — AFP WASHINGTON: The United States is researching the new leader of the Islamic State to determine his previous roles in the organization, Nathan Sales, the US counter-terrorism coordinator,...
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New Delhi declares health emergency; pollution worsens
NEW DELHI: Authorities in New Delhi have declared a public health emergency and closed schools and all construction activity until next week as air pollution in the city hit its worst level this year. A thick haze has hung over the Indian capital this week caused by plumes of toxic smoke from farm fires raging in neighboring states. An index measuring the level of a deadly air pollutant hit 484 on a scale of 500 on Friday, the government's...
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Saudi Aramco to announce $2 trillion IPO today
Crown Prince approves announcement as energy giant consults investorsDUBAI/RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday agreed that the initial public offering of state oil giant Aramco will be announced today, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The world's top oil company will announce its intention to float (ITF) on Nov 3, the sources added. "The crown prince finally gave the green light," one source said....
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Huawei, Kuwait Ministry of State for Service Affairs sign MoU for ICT talent development
Contributing to capacity building and ICT talent trainingKUWAIT: Huawei Technologies Kuwait, a leading global Information and Communication Technology solutions provider, recently signed a MoU with the Kuwait Ministry of State for Service Affairs to increase internal ICT capabilities. To strengthen the capacity of high-caliber ICT professionals and accelerate efforts to build an information society in Kuwait, the ministry's employees will...
A digitally colorized scanning electron microscopic image depicts a grouping of blue-colored, rod-shaped Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria which cause tuberculosis in human beings
TB drug price slashed in push to thwart disease
HYDERABAD: A pharmaceutical multinational on Thursday slashed the price of a key anti-tuberculosis drug boosting the battle against the world's deadliest infectious disease, as a new treatment was also set to begin extensive testing. The initiatives came as the United Nations seeks to galvanise the campaign against TB, which killed 1.5 million people worldwide last year and saw 10 million more infected. "This lifesaving drug has, until now, been...
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Decade-old burger's decay livestreamed in Iceland
A decade after McDonald's shut down in Iceland, thousands of online users follow the live slow decay of the last order-a seemingly indestructible burger with a side of fries protected in a glass case like a precious gem. The American chain closed its only three branches in Iceland during the subarctic island's financial crisis in 2009, making it one of the only Western countries without a McDonald's. On October 31 of that year, just before the...
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Nigerian contemporary art booms and prices soar
First there was Tutu, the "African Mona Lisa" sold last year for 1.5 million dollars. Then a second portrait by revered Nigerian painter Ben Enwonwu, called Christine, sold in mid-October, for 1.4 million dollars. Both record sales of famous works by the late "father of African modernism", captured the emergence of Nigeria's art market. A decade ago, major African artists were largely absent from international auctions. But the continent is now a...
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For theaters, rise of streaming is a movie they've seen before
In his 60 years in the movie theater business in rural South Dakota, Jeff Logan has heard his share of gloomy predictions before, some of them long before the streaming era. Back in the 1970s, the arrival of cable network HBO was seen as a potential death knell, hitting ticket sales as subscribers paid to get a full menu of blockbusters soon after their theatrical release. But once competitors emerged and HBO no longer was able to offer as many...
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A live TV broadcast of the prayers was disrupted
Kuwait government official spokesman Tariq Al-Merzam said that police arrested a man who was in an "unstable condition" and who caused a commotion at Al-Rashed mosque in Adailiya during the live broadcast of the Friday prayer. He was taken to the proper authorities for further action.
KUWAIT: Fake goods found in a shipment that arrived to Kuwait yesterday
Customs to destroy 6,500 kg fake goods shipment stopped at airport
Watches, bags, other products carrying logos of famous trademarks KUWAIT: Fake goods found in a shipment that arrived to Kuwait yesterday KUWAIT: Airport customs foiled an attempt to smuggle into Kuwait counterfeit products that arrived in a shipment weighing 6,500 kilograms from an Asian country yesterday. The goods, which contained watches, bags and other products carrying logos of famous trademarks, will be destroyed according to customs...
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Kuwait opens visa 20 to visa 18 transfer from July 14 to September 12
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Iranian reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian raises his arms to greet his supporters as he arrives for his campaign rally, two days before a presidential election runoff following a first round marked by a historically low turnout, at a stadium in Tehran on July 3, 2024.—AFP
Iran reformist Pezeshkian wins presidential election
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KUWAIT: Interior ministry officials have monitored and conducted several inspection campaigns across the country.
MoI continues crackdown on traffic, residency law violators
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Scholarship acceptance rates: By the numbers
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HATHRAS, India: Mourners gather as the deceased who died in a stampede during a sermon are kept at a mortuary at Hathras in India's Uttar Pradesh state on July 3, 2024. -- AFP
‘Miracles’ and hope: Fatal stampede spotlights India’s craze for godmen