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Malaysia bags first gold in bowling championship
KUWAIT: Malaysia's Shalin Zulkifli snatched the first gold medal of the 25th Asian Ten Pin Bowling Championships 2019 being held in Kuwait under the patronage of HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, as she ended first in the women's individual category. Shalin Zulkifli collected 1,498 points, ahead of Indonesia's Nadia Pramanik who took the silver medal with 1,492 points while Malaysia's Sin li Jane was satisfied with the...
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India sweep series, Rohit reinvents himself in Tests
India cement lead in Test ChampionshipNEW DELHI: India completed a 3-0 series sweep against South Africa yesterday to consolidate their lead in the World Test Championship race, with Rohit Sharma providing the icing on the cake by successfully reinventing himself as a Test opener. South Africa, made to follow on for the second straight test in the series, had managed to escape a defeat inside three days on Monday, but their final two batsmen...
IN SPACE: This handout artist impression released by the European Space Agency (ESA) shows a multi-dome lunar base being constructed based on the 3D printing. — AFP
NASA wants international partners to go to Moon too
WASHINGTON: As it looks to return to the Moon, NASA is open to the idea of international participation, which could mean a non-American setting foot on Earth's natural satellite for the first time in history, global space chiefs said Monday. "I think there's lots of room on the Moon, and we need all our international partners to go with us to the Moon," NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine told reporters at the 70th International Astronautical...
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Syria rapper shines light on Idlib woes
Between the blighted buildings of war-torn northwest Syria, 20-year-old rapper Amir al-Muarri rails against regime bombs, but also shuttered universities and jihadist domination. "I chose rap because the genre is political," Muarri said. "It speaks out against dictatorship, tyranny, government corruption, and social issues." Muarri's home region of Idlib is the last major bastion of opposition to the rule of President Bashar al-Assad, which over...
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Louvre blockbuster: Honoring Leonardo da Vinci 500 years on
A blockbuster retrospective of Leonardo da Vinci opens Thursday at the Louvre museum to mark 500 years since the death of the Renaissance master in the historic town of Amboise, France. Nearly 200,000 people have already reserved their place in line for the exhibition, the biggest ever organized to showcase the Tuscan polymath's indelible contributions to humanity-with an emphasis on his painting. A decade in the planning, the show simply titled...
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Ex-Speaker calls for general amnesty; ex-MPs may return
Musical concert sparks controversy; MP wants old buildings renovated Ahmad Al-Saadoun KUWAIT: Former National Assembly Speaker Ahmad Al-Saadoun yesterday called on lawmakers to press for a general amnesty law that pardons all those who took part in the protests against corruption. The opposition leader said that it must be stressed that all activists jailed for taking part in the protests were in fact protesting against corruption in the country...
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Society decries Kuwait's 'low educational standards'
KUWAIT: Kuwait Society for Education Quality (KSEQ) stressed that educational standards in Kuwait have been deteriorating due to several factors including failure to set effective policies and regulations, which caused the deterioration of Kuwait University (KU) and Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) outputs. "According to World Bank reports, Kuwait's public education has been suffering from the lack of good technical,...
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ACK Professor urges Kuwait to keep up with 'fast changing' E-Learning age
ACK hosts 'E-Learning' symposium as part of SPHERE 2019 Professor Isam Zabalawi KUWAIT: "Whether we like it or not, the age of global 'E-Learning' is fast changing and it is up to us whether to embrace it or watch other countries reap its benefits and step up relentlessly," said Professor Isam Zabalawi, President of the Australian College in Kuwait as he inaugurated the Symposia for Private Higher Education-Road to Excellence (SPHERE 2019), held...
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Northern Economic Zone adds up to KD 7 billion to Kuwait's GDP: Official
KJA hosts 'Draft Law for the Northern Economic Zone' symposium KUWAIT: A group photo of participants in a symposium hosted by KJA titled ‘Draft Law for the Northern Economic Zone’. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: The Northern Economic Zone will add KD 5 - 7 billion addition to the gross domestic product (GDP), a senior official said. "It will be established on an area of 1,655 square kilometers that includes a net space of 900 square...
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Court sets date for Twitter block hearing
KUWAIT: A local court yesterday set a hearing to be held on November 5th to discuss a first-of-its-kind case to ever be filed in Kuwait, demanding that Twitter be blocked in the country, well-informed sources said. Lawyer Anwar Al-Jabali had filed the case on grounds that Twitter had 'turned into an out-of-control destruction tool,' and that the government is incapable of stopping fake accounts that have been slandering many people. Meanwhile,...
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Worker dead after being trapped in cargo elevator
KUWAIT: A picture showing a small space between the elevator and steel support where the victim became trapped KUWAIT: A worker died from fatal wounds he sustained when he became trapped between a cargo elevator and a steel support in Fahaheel. Firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving an emergency call, but the Asian man had succumbed to his injuries by the time they arrived. Criminal Evidence Department men were called to investigate...
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Fishing boats near Souq Sharq
KUWAIT: Fishing boats near Souq Sharq as Kuwait City skyscrapers are seen in the background. — Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
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Kuwait opens visa 20 to visa 18 transfer from July 14 to September 12
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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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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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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
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LONDON: Britain's incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria wave as they pose on the steps of 10 Downing Street on July 5, 2024. - AFP
‘Restless’ Starmer seeks ‘reset’, axes Rwanda scheme