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Prague opera lovers watch 'Don Giovanni' on rooftop - and in bath tubs

Mozart's "Don Giovanni" has been a favorites among opera lovers since it premiered in Prague in 1787 but it is unlikely that any have ever watched it on a rooftop in the Czech capital while submerged in a bath tub, a glass of bubbly in hand - till now. That's how Prague cafe owner and culture promoter Ondrej Kobza arranged his performance, delivered by top Czech opera singers, including soloist Adam Plachetka from the Vienna Opera, as the sun set...

Turkey’s micro artist Hasan Kale gestures as he speaks during an interview in Istanbul. — AFP photos

Turkey's 'Microangelo' turns tiny objects into artworks

For Turkey's "Microangelo", any tiny, discarded item could be the canvas for his next mini masterpiece, from a matchstick to a pumpkin seed. The delicate, impeccably detailed miniature paintings of Hasan Kale often require a magnifying glass to be able to see the nuances but can take months to complete. Some of his best-known pieces include a scene from the movie "Pulp Fiction" on the side of a piece of popcorn and the silhouette of Turkey's...

NEW YORK: Naomi Osaka of Japan hits a return to Coco Gauff of the US during their Round Three Women’s Singles match at the 2019 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. — AFP

Osaka, crowd help tearful Coco cope with lopsided loss

Kyrgios sent packing as Rublev reaches last 16NEW YORK: US teen sensation Coco Gauff's first appearance at Arthur Ashe Stadium left both players crying Saturday night and produced one of the most touching moments in US Open history. Top-ranked defending champion Naomi Osaka captured the last eight games in a dominating 6-3, 6-0 third-round victory that had 15-year-old Gauff wiping away tears, but it was what happened next that was memorable. The...

PAMPLONA: Barcelona's Brazilian midfielder Rafinha (R) vies with Osasuna's Spanish midfielder Fran Merida during the Spanish league football match CA Osasuna against FC Barcelona at El Sadar stadium in Pamplona. - AFP

Fati became the third youngest player to score in La Liga

Barcelona pegged back by Osasuna despite Fati heroicsPAMPLONA: Ansu Fati became the third youngest player to score in La Liga on Saturday but the 16-year-old could not rescue Barcelona from being held to a 2-2 draw away at newly-promoted Osasuna. Fati equalised five minutes after coming on at half-time and Barca looked likely to complete the comeback when Arthur Melo, also on a substitute, made it two 13 minutes later at El Sadar Stadium. Yet...

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Egyptian president arrives in Kuwait

KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on his arrival at the Kuwait International Airport yesterday.-KUNA KUWAIT: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, accompanied by a delegation of officials, arrived in Kuwait yesterday beginning an official visit during which he would hold talks with His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.The...

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US blacklists Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya in Mediterranean

In this file photo, an Iranian flag flutters on board the Adrian Darya oil tanker, formerly known as Grace 1, off the coast of Gibraltar. The United States on Friday sanctioned an Iranian oil tanker previously held for weeks by Gibraltar and released despite Washington's efforts to keep it detained. - AFP WASHINGTON: The United States has blacklisted the Iranian tanker Adrian Darya, saying it had "reliable information" it was transporting oil...

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Sudan's Bashir charged with illegal use of foreign funds

KHARTOUM: Sudan's ex-president Omar Al-Bashir (right) appears in court in the capital Khartoum yesterday to face charges of illegal acquisition and use of foreign funds. - AFP KHARTOUM: Sudan's ousted president Omar Al-Bashir was charged in court yesterday with illegal acquisition and use of foreign funds, offences that could land him behind bars for more than a decade. Bashir, who was deposed in April following months of mass protests...

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India leaves nearly two million off citizens' list

GUWAHATI: People check their names on the final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) at Buraburi village in Morigaon district of Assam yesterday. - AFP GUWAHATI: Almost two million people in northeast India were left facing statelessness yesterday after they were excluded from a citizenship list aimed at weeding out "foreign infiltrators", in a process the central government wants to replicate nationwide.A total of 31.1 million...

KUWAIT: The Education Ministry’s new headquarters building.

No hiring of expat teachers from inside Kuwait

KUWAIT: The Education Ministry’s new headquarters building. KUWAIT: The Ministry of Education will not sign contracts with expatriate teachers and will cover shortages by hiring Kuwaiti graduates, children of Kuwaiti women and bedoons who have valid security IDs, official sources said. This decision was made in an attempt to prevent a problem that happened last year when the ministry hired teachers living in Kuwait, but later discovered...

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Kuwait presents draft resolution calling for truce in Syria's Idlib

URUM AL-KUBRA: Members of the Syrian Civil Defense, also known as the "White Helmets," walk in the rubble outside a health facility that was hit by a reported Russian air strike after midnight in town of Urum al-Kubra in the western countryside of Syria's northern Aleppo province just before a truce went into effect, on August 31, 2019. - AFP NEW YORK: Kuwait, Germany and Belgium jointly put forward on Thursday a draft resolution to the UN...

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Authority inspectors ensure safety of all produced, imported foods in Kuwait

Mohammed Jragh KUWAIT: Starting from the beginning of this year checking and inspecting on restaurants, cafes, and other institutions dealing with food became part of the responsibilities of the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition (PAFN).PAFN is an internationally recognized authority for food and nutrition safety. "It is an independent body that aims to protect consumers' health through inspecting the produced or distributed food in the...

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Kuwaitis urged to update personal info ahead of bourse IPO

KUWAIT: Traders seen at the local stock market in this file photo. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait's Capital Market Authority (CMA) has requested citizens to update their personal details ahead of the local stock market's initial public offering (IPO), which allows nationals to own 50 percent of shares. The names of Kuwaiti citizens registered with the Public Authority For Civil Information will be released on September 8th, while the stock market's...

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AYRSHIRE: Britain's King Charles III holds an audience with His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, at Dumfries House, Cumnock, on January 15, 2025. - AFP

Kuwait's Amir visits UK King in Dumfries House

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Taxes will target commodities harmful to human health: Kuwait's Finance Minister

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Last tourist information center in Paris closes

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GAZA: People celebrate along a street in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan 15, 2025 as news spread that a ceasefire had been reached between the Zionist entity and Hamas. — AFP

RESILIENT GAZA HAILS TRUCE

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A waxwork head of murderer John Thurtell, who was executed by hanging at the time of Jack the Ripper in 1883, is displayed at a press preview of the 'Jack the Ripper and the East End' exhibition at Museum in Docklands, in London, on May 14, 2008. --AFP

Relative of Jack the Ripper victim demands new inquest