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25th Asian Ten Pin Bowling Tournament starts this Sunday

Nader Al-Mansour KUWAIT: The 25th Asian Ten Pin Bowling Tournament is scheduled to start Sunday at the Crowne Plaza hotel in Farwaniya, in the presence of Information Minister, State Minister for Youth Affairs Mohammad Al-Jabri, representing tournament patron His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah. Bowling club board member, head of the men and women teams, Nader Al-Mansour said the club will spare no effort to...

A falcon is pictured at the Nebli Falcon Center in Fuentespina on August 25, 2019. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP)

Spanish falcons feed Arab passion for raptor hunting

A falcon is pictured at the Nebli Falcon Center in Fuentespina on August 25, 2019. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP)A falcon is pictured at the Nebli Falcon Center in Fuentespina on August 25, 2019. A falcon is pictured at the Nebli Falcon Center in Fuentespina on August 25, 2019. -AFP photos For centuries, the art of falconry has been a prestigious tradition within Arab society. Today most of these formidable predators come from Spain, which has...

Tunisians gather to celebrate the victory of Kais Saied in the Tunisia's presidential runoff on October 13, 2019, in the capital Tunis. - Conservative academic Kais Saied, a political outsider, won a landslide victory Sunday in Tunisia's presidential runoff, sweeping aside his rival, media magnate Nabil Karoui, state television said. - AFP

Despite Tunisia vote, enduring miseries driving youth exodus

Tunisians gather to celebrate the victory of Kais Saied in the Tunisia's presidential runoff on October 13, 2019, in the capital Tunis. - Conservative academic Kais Saied, a political outsider, won a landslide victory Sunday in Tunisia's presidential runoff, sweeping aside his rival, media magnate Nabil Karoui, state television said. - AFP SFAX: It only took 10 minutes for Fakher Hmidi to slip out of his house, past the cafes where unemployed...

A handout picture made available by the National Iranian Oil Tanker Company (NITC) on October 13, 2019, shows the reported damage in the hull of the Iranian-flagged Sabiti tanker. - Iran released pictures showing two gaping holes in the hull of an oil tanker it alleges was attacked off Saudi Arabia last week. Tehran says the Iranian-flagged Sabiti tanker was hit by two separate explosions off the Red Sea port of Jeddah. -AFP

Diplomatic stalemate fuels a dangerous Saudi-Iran rivalry

A handout picture made available by the National Iranian Oil Tanker Company (NITC) on October 13, 2019, shows the reported damage in the hull of the Iranian-flagged Sabiti tanker. - Iran released pictures showing two gaping holes in the hull of an oil tanker it alleges was attacked off Saudi Arabia last week. Tehran says the Iranian-flagged Sabiti tanker was hit by two separate explosions off the Red Sea port of Jeddah. -AFP ABU DHABI: The...

A handout picture from the Saudi Red Crescent obtained by AFP on October 17, 2019 shows a pilgrims' bus in flames on the road near the town of Medina, 840 kms north-west of the Saudi capital Riyadh, late on October 16, 2019. - Thirty-five foreigners were killed and four others injured when the bus collided with another heavy vehicle near the Muslim holy city of Medina, Saudi state media said on today. Those involved were Arab and Asian pilgrims travelling from Medina to Mecca, according to local media, which carried pictures of the bus engulfed in flames and with its windows blown out. The injured have been transferred to Al-Hamna Hospital, SPA added. Authorities have launched an investigation. -AFP

35 foreigners die in Saudi bus crash

A handout picture from the Saudi Red Crescent obtained by AFP on October 17, 2019 shows a pilgrims' bus in flames on the road near the town of Medina, 840 kms north-west of the Saudi capital Riyadh, late on October 16, 2019. -AFP RIYADH: Thirty-five foreigners were killed and four others injured when a bus collided with another heavy vehicle near the Muslim holy city of Medina, Saudi state media said yesterday. The accident on Wednesday...

Heavy air pollution is pictured around Rashtrapati Bhavan and government buildings in New Delhi on October 15, 2019. - New Delhi banned the use of diesel generators on October 15 as pollution levels in the Indian capital exceeded safe limits by more than four times. - AFP

Tens of thousands to run in polluted India capital Delhi

Heavy air pollution is pictured around Rashtrapati Bhavan and government buildings in New Delhi on October 15, 2019. - New Delhi banned the use of diesel generators on October 15 as pollution levels in the Indian capital exceeded safe limits by more than four times. - AFP NEW DELHI: Tens of thousands of runners have signed up for the Indian capital's half marathon and other races on Sunday, officials said, despite the air quality hitting...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (C) gestures as he salutes French President Emmanuel Macron (front R) as he arrives for a round table meeting as part of a European Union summit at European Union Headquarters in Brussels on October 17, 2019. - Britain and the European Union reached a new divorce deal on October 17, 2019 that could allow Brexit on October 31, but faced immediate opposition among MPs in London -- who can still block it. - AFP

Britain clinches Brexit deal, PM now faces a parliament hurdle

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (C) gestures as he salutes French President Emmanuel Macron (front R) as he arrives for a round table meeting as part of a European Union summit at European Union Headquarters in Brussels on October 17, 2019. - Britain and the European Union reached a new divorce deal on October 17, 2019 that could allow Brexit on October 31, but faced immediate opposition among MPs in London -- who can still block it. -...

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KD 2,000 worth of fake coins confiscated at airport cargo

KUWIAT: In a bizarre case described as 'the first of its kind in Kuwait,' customs officers yesterday confiscated a shipment containing forged 100 fils valued at KD 2,000 in total before it made its way inside Kuwait. Customs officers became suspicious of a parcel weighing nearly 127 kilograms that arrived at Kuwait International Airport from an Asian country. They obtained a warrant to open and search the parcel, upon which they discovered the...

World Bank President David Malpass speaks at a news conference during the IMF/World Bank 2019 Annual Fall Meetings, in Washington, DC, on October 17, 2019. - AFP

Germany blames trade wars and Brexit for falling growth outlook

World Bank President David Malpass speaks at a news conference during the IMF/World Bank 2019 Annual Fall Meetings, in Washington, DC, on October 17, 2019. - AFP BERLIN: Germany yesterday slashed its growth outlook for next year, saying it expects trade conflicts, Brexit and other sources of uncertainty abroad to continue weighing on an economy that remains buttressed by domestic strength. Europe's largest economy should expand by 1.0 percent in...

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 17: Flags at the U.S. Capitol are lowered to half staff to honor House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD), on October 17, 2019 in Washington, DC. Representing Maryland's 7th Congressional District since 1996, Cummings passed away early Thursday at the age of 68. - AFP

Democrat Cummings, at center of Trump impeachment inquiry dies

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 17: Flags at the U.S. Capitol are lowered to half staff to honor House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD), on October 17, 2019 in Washington, DC. Representing Maryland's 7th Congressional District since 1996, Cummings passed away early Thursday at the age of 68. - AFP WASHINGTON: Senior Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings, who was at the center of the Trump impeachment inquiry,...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C-L) and US Vice President Mike Pence (C-R), joined by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (4R) and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (3L) and senior aides, meet at the presidential complex in Ankara, Turkey, on October 17, 2019. - Pence is seeking a ceasefire in Turkeyís offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters. -AFP

Trump warned Erdogan in letter: 'Don't be a tough guy' or 'a fool'

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (C-L) and US Vice President Mike Pence (C-R), joined by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (4R) and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (3L) and senior aides, meet at the presidential complex in Ankara, Turkey, on October 17, 2019. - Pence is seeking a ceasefire in Turkeyís offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters. -AFP WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump warned Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in a...

Muna Al-Fuzai

Nobel for poverty

Muna Al-Fuzai Three US citizens, including one woman, have won the Nobel Prize in Economics for their work on poverty; the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences stated last week that the award is given to achievements of individuals who are working for a very important issue, in this case, global poverty.The three economists were rewarded for introducing a new approach to obtain reliable answers about the best way to reduce global poverty .The...

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