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Fashionistas in Kuwait
A fashionista is a person who is devoted to fashionable clothing, particularly unique or high fashion. This concept has entered Kuwaiti society only recently. Although it has been a well-known term around the world for years, it was not widespread in Kuwait. Today, we have more and more Kuwaiti girls - and even some boys - who are taking up fashion as a profession and hobby. But the society is not giving them the credit they deserve. I wonder...
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11 in June 26 mosque bombing case released - 'Next hearing set for Aug 10'
KUWAIT: The Criminal Court trying 29 suspects in a deadly bomb attack on the Imam Al Sadiq mosque freed 11 defendants yesterday, while the main accused said he had been told worshippers would not be harmed. Of the 29 initial suspects, five have gone on trial in absentia.Presided over by Judge Mohammad Al-Duaij, the court released the 11 suspects, including two women, without bail, but banned them from traveling and ordered them to attended all...
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Boys to men in pearl diving tradition - Dozens of young men set sail as part of annual heritage event
KUWAIT: The 27th Annual Pearl Diving festival kicked off yesterday morning at the Kuwait Sea Sports Club (KSSC) in Salmiya, under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The long running festival is a tribute to Kuwait's economic and cultural heritage and aims to to preserve the art and occupation of pearl diving and to teach young generations the lifestyle of their forefathers.KSSC has been holding a pearl...
Barcelona's Lionel Messi, right, and Roma’s Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa get involved in a scuffle during the Joan Gamper trophy soccer match between FC Barcelona and AS Roma at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Messi at the centre of a headbutt controversy - Tempers flare in Barcelona win
Barcelona's Lionel Messi, right, and Roma’s Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa get involved in a scuffle during the Joan Gamper trophy soccer match between FC Barcelona and AS Roma at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)BARCELONA: Lionel Messi was at the centre of a headbutting controversy on Wednesday as Barcelona cruised to a 3-0 victory over Serie A side Roma in a pre-season friendly at the Camp Nou....
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Bomb attack on Saudi mosque kills 15 - IS claims bombing against police in Saudi Arabia
An image grab taken from Saudi Al-Ekhbaria TV on August 6, 2015 shows Saudi security forces inspecting the site of an explosion which was reported triggered by a suicide bomber at a mosque located inside a special forces headquarters in the city of Abha, in the southern province of Asir, near the border with Yemen. The bombing was the most serious in recent months against Saudi security forces, who have been targeted in attacks blamed on the...
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Sisi inaugurates 'new Suez Canal' - Amir takes part in celebrations
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi waves as he arrives for the opening ceremony of a new waterway at the Suez Canal on August 6, 2015, in the port city of Ismailiya. Sisi staged a lavish ceremony to unveil a "new" Suez Canal, seeking to boost the country's economy and international standing by expanding the vital waterway. AFP PHOTO/ KHALED DESOUKIISMAILIYA: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi staged a lavish ceremony yesterday to...
Survivors of the capsizing and sinking of a fishing boat crowded with migrants are brought aboard Irish and Italian Navy life-boats to the Dignity I MSF search and rescue vessel which responded to the emergency in the Mediterranean sea off Libya, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. The Italian coast guard and Irish navy said at least 367 people were saved, although 25 bodies also were found in the latest human smuggling tragedy. (Marta Soszynska/MSF via AP)
Survivors head to Sicily after new shipwreck 'horror' - Search for remaining survivors to continue
Survivors of the capsizing and sinking of a fishing boat crowded with migrants are brought aboard Irish and Italian Navy life-boats to the Dignity I MSF search and rescue vessel which responded to the emergency in the Mediterranean sea off Libya, Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. The Italian coast guard and Irish navy said at least 367 people were saved, although 25 bodies also were found in the latest human smuggling tragedy. (Marta Soszynska/MSF via...
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Nuclear peace: Mankind's most dangerous bluff?
Anti-nuclear activists, symbolizing remaining international nuclear stockpile numbers, rally at the Place de la Republique in Paris on August 6, 2015, to mark the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb. American B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropped a bomb, dubbed "Little Boy", on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, in one of the closing chapters of World War II. Nearly everything around it was incinerated by a wall of heat up to 4,000...
TOPSHOTSnA relative of a passenger on missing Malaysia Airlines MH370, is consoled by a journalist outside the Malaysia Airlines' office in Beijing on August 6, 2015. Chinese relatives of passengers aboard missing flight MH370 expressed anger and disbelief on August 6 after Malaysia's prime minister said wreckage found on a French Indian Ocean island was from the plane. AFP PHOTO / GREG BAKER
Mixed messages on 777 part frustrate Flight 370 families
TOPSHOTSA relative of a passenger on missing Malaysia Airlines MH370, is consoled by a journalist outside the Malaysia Airlines' office in Beijing on August 6, 2015. Chinese relatives of passengers aboard missing flight MH370 expressed anger and disbelief on August 6 after Malaysia's prime minister said wreckage found on a French Indian Ocean island was from the plane. AFP PHOTO / GREG BAKERKUALA LUMPUR: The confusion and frustration that...
People pray for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing, at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on August 6, 2015. Tens of thousands gathered for peace ceremonies in Hiroshima on August 6 on the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing that helped end World War II, but still divides opinion today over whether the total destruction it caused was justified. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGI
Japan marks 70th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing - Mayor calls for a nuclear-weapons-free world
People pray for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing, at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on August 6, 2015. Tens of thousands gathered for peace ceremonies in Hiroshima on August 6 on the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing that helped end World War II, but still divides opinion today over whether the total destruction it caused was justified. AFP PHOTO / KAZUHIRO NOGIHIROSHIMA: Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing...
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 05: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech August 5, 2015 at American University in Washington, DC. President Obama spoke about the nuclear deal reached with Iran. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Obama: Rejecting Iran deal would spell war
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 05: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech August 5, 2015 at American University in Washington, DC. President Obama spoke about the nuclear deal reached with Iran. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama made a vigorous case for his nuclear deal with Iran Wednesday, warning lawmakers that rejecting diplomacy would lead to war and...
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MPs regret Gulf Cup's suspension
KUWAIT: MP Askar Al-Enezi expressed regret at the decision to postpone the 23rd Gulf Cup soccer tournament set to be held in Kuwait for a year. He said the move is a "shameful decision that caused the dismay of the sports community, especially that it does not agree with Kuwait's sports ability." He noted that taking the decision unilaterally embarrassed Kuwait in front of GCC countries, adding, "the government should have a stand against the...
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