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MINNEAPOLIS: Hundreds of Black Lives Matter demonstrators and supporters occupy the street in front of the federal building on Tuesday after marching from the Police Department's Fourth Precinct. - AP
Chicago on edge after police shooting video - Cop's lawyer says video 'distorts images'
MINNEAPOLIS: Hundreds of Black Lives Matter demonstrators and supporters occupy the street in front of the federal building on Tuesday after marching from the Police Department's Fourth Precinct. - APCHICAGO: Racial tensions soared in Chicago Tuesday as officials released a graphic video of a police officer shooting a black teen 16 times, shortly after he was charged for the death. The "chilling" video is the latest in a string of police...
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IS claims deadly Tunisia bombing
TUNIS: The Islamic State group yesterday claimed the suicide bombing of a busload of presidential guards in Tunisia's capital, the latest attack in a country plagued by Islamist violence. President Beji Caid Essebsi and other members of the National Security Council met to discuss more crisis measures, after imposing a nationwide state of emergency following Tuesday's blast. IS said a Tunisian, named as Abou Abdallah Al-Tounissi, had boarded the...
MOSCOW: Protesters hold placards and shout slogans as they take part in an anti-Turkey picket outside the Turkish embassy yesterday. — AFP
Russia says jet downing 'provocation' ; Pilot denies warning - Ankara seeks to ease tensions - Moscow sends missiles to Syria
MOSCOW: Protesters hold placards and shout slogans as they take part in an anti-Turkey picket outside the Turkish embassy yesterday. — AFPMOSCOW: Russia yesterday accused Turkey of a "planned provocation" over the downing of a warplane on the Syrian border as a rescued pilot claimed that no warning had been given. As the diplomatic fallout from Tuesday's incident raged on, Ankara sought to play down tensions and its allies in NATO issued...
PARIS: French soldiers patrol the Arch of Triumph on the Champs Elysees avenue of Paris, in France yesterday. — AP
Brussels schools and metro reopen despite terror alert - Two suspects still being at large
PARIS: French soldiers patrol the Arch of Triumph on the Champs Elysees avenue of Paris, in France yesterday. — APBRUSSELS: Brussels struggled to return to normal yesterday after four days on maximum terror alert, with schools and the metro reopening despite two suspects from the Paris attacks still being at large.Troops and police were still patrolling the streets of the Belgian capital and the alert status remained at the highest possible...
ants queue during a snow shower to board a bus after crossing the border between Austria and Germany in Wegscheid near Passau, Germany, yesterday. — AP
In Sweden, migrants live in fear of arson attacks
LUND, Sweden: "I came from my room to see what was happening. I saw the fire and ran outside," says Dawit, a 13-year-old Ethiopian boy living in a Swedish centre for asylum seekers. His voice is steady and lacking emotion, but the arson attack on his temporary home for unaccompanied children has cast a shadow over his hopes of living in safety one day.At least 25 centres for asylum seekers in the Scandinavian country have been reduced to ashes or...
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Russian jet shot down by Turkey
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NBK-Egypt reports EGP 445.6m in net profits for 9-month 2015 - Total assets grew by 60.6% y-o-y to EGP 36.7 billion
KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait-Egypt (NBK-E), reported net profits of EGP 445.6 million for the first nine months of 2015 compared with EGP 273.5 million for the same period last year, an increase of 62.9 percent year-on-year (y-o-y).As of end of September 2015, NBK-Egypt total assets increased by 60.6 percent y-o-y to EGP 36.7 billion compared to EGP 22.9 billion as of end-September 2014. Customers' deposits grew by 56.1 percent y-o-y to EGP...
NAGPUR: India’s wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha (C) and captain Virat Kohli (R) appeal unsuccessfully for a stumping against South Africa’s Imran Tahir (L) during play on the first day of the third Test cricket match between India and South Africa at The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur yesterday. — AFP
Morkel, Harmer skittle India on dicey pitch
NAGPUR: India’s wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha (C) and captain Virat Kohli (R) appeal unsuccessfully for a stumping against South Africa’s Imran Tahir (L) during play on the first day of the third Test cricket match between India and South Africa at The Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur yesterday. — AFPNAGPUR: Morne Morkel and Simon Harmer bamboozled India with pace and spin on a tricky wicket but South Africa also suffered...
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A New French Luxury Ambiance for Korloff Boutique Renovation
To present its French collections, Korloff Paris has upgraded its boutique concept and has brought innovations into the concept of the Korloff Prestige boutique at the 360 MALL in Kuwait City.In-store launch of a new conceptThe new façade of the Korloff Paris Boutique offers shimmering columns of astrakhan which highlight the flagship collection of the brand. The space of the store has been enlarged by combining two main areas: Jewelry...
US President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to movie director Steven Spielberg at the White House in Washington on November 24, 2015. — AFP
Obama hails Spielberg's 'boundless imagination'
US President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to movie director Steven Spielberg at the White House in Washington on November 24, 2015. — AFPPresident Barack Obama awarded the highest civilian honor Tuesday to filmmaker Steven Spielberg, the man behind Hollywood hits "E.T.," "Jurassic Park" and "Indiana Jones." "Steven's films are marked most importantly by a faith in our common humanity," Obama said as he awarded him...
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Alarming increase in negativity
Once in a while, we go through ups and downs that either give us a reality check or makes us truly appreciate the things we have in life and what we shouldn't take for granted. Lately, I've been amazed by the alarming increase in negativity within people, maybe because I live my life with public I get to see or experience it more, but it has become an issue most people deal with.Wether or not you live your life publicly, I'm sure you realize how...
Models display new creations by Haya Al-Bugayli during the fashion week on November 24, 2015
Kuwait Fashion Week 'Elegance and stylish'
Models display new creations by Haya Al-Bugayli during the fashion week on November 24, 2015Kuwait Fashion Week proved to be a full 360° spectrum of surreal and daring surprises. Saeed Qubaisi presented a collection of glamorous decadence. The gowns hugged the models. The delicate fabrics were opulent and the sheer magnitude of the dresses was impressive. Angelina Jolin, stylist to the A-Listers based in New York commented "these dresses were...
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Set of female hands holding beautiful flowers. Different skin colored elegant woman hands isolated. Happy international women's day. Girl power. Feminism. Modern vector illustration in flat style
Inner seasons of a woman
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Kuwait posts KD 1.6bn deficit
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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