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A combination of photographs shows (left to right) Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Argentinean forward Lionel Messi. FIFA announced on November 30, 2015 that Barcelona’s Argentinean forward Lionel Messi, Brazilian forward Neymar and Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, current winner of the award, are the three finalists for the 2015 Ballon d’Or (Golden Ball). —AFP
Messi voted ‘La Liga top striker’
A combination of photographs shows (left to right) Barcelona’s Brazilian forward Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, Portugal’s forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Argentinean forward Lionel Messi. FIFA announced on November 30, 2015 that Barcelona’s Argentinean forward Lionel Messi, Brazilian forward Neymar and Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo, current winner of the award, are the three finalists for the 2015 Ballon...
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X-cite takes first place in Pan Arab Applications Awards
KUWAIT: X-cite by Alghanim Electronics realized another admirable feat that is now part of its growing collection of success stories. This year, X-cite won first place in the Fourth Pan Arab Applications Awards for its application of its website, www.xcite.com, that is accessed through smartphones. X-cite's win of this highly sought after award confirms the company's pioneering strategies and steadfast commitment to provide its customers with...
TIANJIN: Photo shows a building facility that is undergoing interior completion to be a clone factory in Tianjin. — AFP
'Clone factory' scientist eyes human replication - China cloning pioneer offers vision of brave new world
TIANJIN: Photo shows a building facility that is undergoing interior completion to be a clone factory in Tianjin. — AFPBEIJING: The Chinese scientist behind the world's biggest cloning factory has technology advanced enough to replicate humans, he said and is only holding off for fear of the public reaction. Boyalife Group and its partners are building the giant plant in the northern Chinese port of Tianjin, where it is due to go into...
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Group funded by Coke to fight obesity disbanding
NEW YORK: A nonprofit funded by the Coca-Cola Co. to combat obesity is disbanding following revelations about the beverage maker's involvement with the group. The Global Energy Balance Network said on its website Monday night that it is "discontinuing operations due to resource limitations." The decision was effective immediately. The group had previously said that it received an "unrestricted gift" from Coke and that the Atlanta-based soft drink...
A scene during the shooting of Pashto film ‘Ma Chera Gharib Sara’.
The romance and the Kalashnikov: Pashtun cinema reborn
A scene during the shooting of Pashto film ‘Ma Chera Gharib Sara’.Their tunics drenched in sweat, hundreds gather by the big screen, shouting and dancing their pride in being Pashtun amid clouds of hashish. In Pakistan's northwest, devastated by a decade of terrorism, this is how cinema is done now the local film industry is enjoying a renaissance. In the packed, concrete Arshad Cinema in Peshawar, the air conditioning has failed rendering...
(From left) Liev Schreiber, Billy Crudup, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Brian d’Arcy James, John Slattery and Michael Keaton of ‘Spotlight’ attend the 25th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street. — AP/AFP photos
'Spotlight' named best feature at 2015 Gotham Awards
(From left) Liev Schreiber, Billy Crudup, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Brian d’Arcy James, John Slattery and Michael Keaton of ‘Spotlight’ attend the 25th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street. — AP/AFP photos"Spotlight" was named best feature at the 2015 Gotham Awards, capping an evening of wins that also included the award for screenplay and a previously announced special jury prize for its acting ensemble....
KUWAIT: Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait Dr Mohammad Yousef Al- Hashel (left) presents HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah a set of commemorative coins issued in his honor at Bayan Palace yesterday. — KUNA
CBK issues commemorative coins on Amir's UN honor
KUWAIT: Governor of the Central Bank of Kuwait Dr Mohammad Yousef Al- Hashel (left) presents HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- Sabah a set of commemorative coins issued in his honor at Bayan Palace yesterday. — KUNAKUWAIT: The Central Bank of Kuwait (CBK) has issued commemorative coins to mark the first anniversary of the UN honoring of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as a "Humanitarian Leader" in 2014, CBK...
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Dashti: Change name of Rumaithiya road - Assembly warns govt over failure to implement laws
KUWAIT: The National Assembly yesterday sent a rare warning to the government for failure to apply legislations passed by the National Assembly in the past two years. MP Youssef Al-Zalzalah said after chairing a meeting of Assembly panels that MPs are prepared to go as far as sending a non-cooperation letter with the government, which means urging HH the Amir to change the government. Zalzalah told reporters that the government is obliged to...
Kuwaiti mountaineer Fuad Qabazard waves the Kuwaiti flag at the Mount Everest Base Camp. - KUNA
Kuwaiti raises flag at Everest
Kuwaiti mountaineer Fuad Qabazard waves the Kuwaiti flag at the Mount Everest Base Camp. - KUNAKUWAIT: Another Kuwaiti mountaineer succeeded in reaching the Mount Everest Base Camp and raised the Kuwaiti flag and pictures of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. Fuad Qabazard told KUNA on arrival home yesterday that the purpose of his two-week adventure was to draw...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah welcomes minister Dr Ali Saleh Al-Omair
Omair takes oath as public works minister before Amir - UN officials laud Amir's humanitarian support
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah welcomes minister Dr Ali Saleh Al-OmairKUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace on yesterday, with attendance of His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Acting Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, who presented to His Highness Dr Ali Saleh Al-Omair...
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Prices of private houses increased in past 7 years
KUWAIT: Plots' prices in the local private property sector drastically increased in the past few years due to low supply and mounting demand, according to a report released on Monday by the Kuwait Real-Estate Union.Prices of land plots allotted for private housing significantly increased, in the past seven years. Rate of a square meter which stood at KD 334 in 2007 jumped to KD 698 in 2014, rising by 109 percent. Lands' prices have been climbing...
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Defense praises Arifjan, Beuhring military chief
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(Left) Mahmoud Al-Aloul, Vice Chairman of the Central Committee of Fatah, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Musa Abu Marzouk, senior member of Hamas, attend an event at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on July 23, 2024. - AFP photos
Palestinians to form unity govt
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BAGHDAD: First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Minister Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah met with former Iraqi prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki, and leader of the Iraqi National Wisdom Movement Ammar Al-Hakim on Monday. Following his participation in the International Drug Control Conference, Sheikh Fahad Al-Yusuf had friendly discussions with Al-Maliki and Al-Hakim which reflected the deep-rooted brotherly relations between the two nations. – KUNA photos
Kuwait affirms coordination to combat drug trafficking