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GAZA: An injured Palestinian boy stands next to the rubble of a family house that was hit overnight in Zionist bombardment in the Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood of Rafah in southern Gaza on May 20, 2024. - AFP
ICC seeks Gaza war crimes arrest warrant for Bibi
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti jeweler Mohammad Fadhel displays a gold bar at his shop in downtown Kuwait City on May 20, 2024. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gold hits record as Iran shock boosts support
TEHRAN: Pictures show empty seats of Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian during a cabinet meeting on May 20, 2024, following a plane crash in which they were both killed the previous day. - AFP
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Iran mourns Raisi’s demise
TEHRAN: Iranians on Monday mourned the death of President Ebrahim Raisi when his helicopter crashed into a fog-shrouded mountain, setting off a period of political uncertainty in the Islamic republic. Raisi, 63, his foreign minister and seven others...
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Is Gen Alpha in danger?
By Ahmad Albarjas With the increase in technological advancements and societal growth, Gen Z is expected to pave the way for the younger generation, Gen Alpha. However, the literacy rate among children in Kuwait tells another story. The fact that 51...
Shining source of artistic creativity
Dr Nirmin Al-Houti It has been more than 20 years, and creativity still emanates from the Artistic Creativity Center, which was opened on August 27th, 2022. This mini-cultural center has become the nucleus of an artistic cultural establishment that ...
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TEHRAN: Iranians gather at Valiasr Square in central Tehran to mourn the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and seven others in a helicopter crash the previous day, on May 20, 2024. — AFP
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Iran’s allies in ‘Axis of Resistance’ mourn Raisi
MUMBAI: Mukesh Ambani (center), chairman and managing director at Reliance Industries with his wife Nita Ambani (left) leave a polling booth after casting their ballots. — AFP photos
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Business and Bollywood vote in India's marathon election
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KISR inaugurates project to assist deaf patients
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) inaugurated on Monday a project to develop a sign language communication system in pharmacies in cooperation with the software development department at the institute and pharmacists at the...
Minister of Health, Dr Ahmed Al-Awadi and US delegation pose for a group photo. - KUNA
Health Minister and US delegation discuss ties
KUWAIT: The Minister of Health, Dr Ahmad Al-Awadi, discussed ways of joint cooperation and exchange of experiences with the National Children’s Hospital Foundation in Washington, DC, USA, as part of an effort to strengthen partnerships with intern...
Head of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Sheikh Humoud Al-Sabah with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Secretary General Juan Carlos.- KUNA
DGCA Chief, ICAO Secretary General discuss cooperation
RIYADH: Head of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Sheikh Humoud Al-Sabah, discussed bilateral cooperation on Monday with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Secretary General Juan Carlos. In a statement to KUNA, Sheikh H...
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Members of Abolish 153 and artists take a group photo.
Women’s empowerment, upliftment in focus at Abolish 153 art exhibition

KUWAIT: In line with its mission, Abolish 153 held an art exhibition at Boushahri Gallery to showcase the work of artists expressing their perspectives through painting. The...
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KISR inaugurates project to assist deaf patients
Minister of Health, Dr Ahmed Al-Awadi and US delegation pose for a group photo. - KUNA
Health Minister and US delegation discuss ties
Head of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) Sheikh Humoud Al-Sabah with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Secretary General Juan Carlos.- KUNA
DGCA Chief, ICAO Secretary General discuss cooperation
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, Dr Bader Al Mutairii honors Al Musaibeeh with Ministry officials present.
Ministry of Awqaf recognizes Zain for contributions to community
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This handout picture provided by the Iranian president's office shows President Ebrahim Raisi chairing a cabinet meeting in Tehran on April 2, 2024.--AFP
Iran mourns president Raisi’s death in helicopter crash
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KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Al-Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah chairs a Cabinet meeting on May 19, 2024. – KUNA
Nod to Civil Service Council, citizenship investigation panel
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A handout picture shows Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi during a meeting with his Azeri counterpart ahead of the inauguration ceremony of a dam jointly built by Iran and Azerbaijan on the Aras River on May 19, 2024. - AFP
Intense search as Iran president’s helicopter missing after ‘accident’
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(FILES) Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi addresses his first press conference in the capital Tehran, on June 21, 2021. - Iranian media declared President Ebrahim Raisi dead on May 20, 2024 after his helicopter crashed in a mountainous northwestern region, but there has not yet been any official confirmation. -AFP
What we know about Iranian president’s helicopter crash
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A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi during a meeting with his Azeri counterpart at the site of Qiz Qalasi, the third dam jointly built by Iran and Azerbaijan on the Aras River, ahead of its inauguration ceremony on May 19, 2024. - A helicopter in the convoy of the Iranian president was involved in "an accident" in East Azerbaijan province on May 19, state televsion reported, without specifying if the president was on board. — AFP
Iran presidential helicopter in ‘accident’, search underway: state media
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GAZA: An injured Palestinian boy stands next to the rubble of a family house that was hit overnight in Zionist bombardment in the Tal al-Sultan neighbourhood of Rafah in southern Gaza on May 20, 2024. - AFP
ICC seeks Gaza war crimes arrest warrant for Bibi

THE HAGUE: The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday applied for arrest warrants against Zionist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hamas leaders on...
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti jeweler Mohammad Fadhel displays a gold bar at his shop in downtown Kuwait City on May 20, 2024. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gold hits record as Iran shock boosts support
TEHRAN: Pictures show empty seats of Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian during a cabinet meeting on May 20, 2024, following a plane crash in which they were both killed the previous day. - AFP
Iran mourns Raisi’s demise
KHAN YUNIS: People inspect the damage in a room following Zionist bombardment at Nasser hospital in this file photo taken in December 2023. — AFP
Damaged Gaza hospital reopens
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil: People displaced by the floods are seen in a shelter in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, on May 18, 2024. — AFP photos
Uncertain future for thousands after deadly Brazil floods
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76th Anniversary of the Nakba
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Kuwait Times Interns Video Report
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Emergency training center
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Economic trends in major economies are likely to affect Kuwait’s real estate market, particularly in terms of transaction volumes and market values. -- Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Global economic trends could impact Kuwait real estate sector, says expert

KUWAIT: The interconnectedness of global markets means that economic developments in major economies can have profound effects on Kuwait. Economic trends in major economies are...
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IMF: Qatar economy resilient despite global headwinds
RIYADH: Saudis and foreign delegates attend the Future Aviation Forum in Riyadh on May 20, 2024. – AFP
Saudia Group in ‘landmark’ deal for 105 Airbus planes
SANTO ANTTONIO DO AMPARO, Brazil: Coffee producer Neide Peixoto (right) harvests coffee beans at the Santo Antonio farm in Santo Antonio do Amparo, Minas Gerais, Brazil on May 15, 2024.--AFP
Black farmers in Brazil changing views on coffee production
Central Bank of Kuwait Governor Basil Al-Haroun.
CBK launches 4th session of ‘cybersecurity program’
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COLORADO: Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves shoots the ball against Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets during the first half in Game Seven of the Western Conference Second Round Playoffs at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. – AFP
Timberwolves knock out defending champion Nuggets

LOS ANGELES: The Minnesota Timberwolves erased a 20-point deficit to stun Denver 98-90, knocking the defending NBA champions out of the playoffs Sunday as Indiana ousted the New...
TOULOUSE : Brest’s French defender #03 Lilian Brassier ( R ) runs with the ball during the French L1 football match between Toulouse (TFC) and Stade Brestois 29 (Brest) at the Stadium TFC in Toulouse, south-western France. – AFP
Brest secure CL qualification, PSG win without Mbappe
LEVERKUSEN: (FILES) Bayer Leverkusen’s Spanish head coach Xabi Alonso and his players celebrate with the Bundesliga trophy after the German first division Bundesliga football match between Bayer 04 Leverkusen and FC Augsburg in Leverkusen. – AFP
Wirtz returns to help Leverkusen chase history
HYDERABAD: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s captain Pat Cummins ( C ) greets supporters after his team’s win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. – AFP
High-priced Cummins, Starc face off as IPL enters playoffs
TOKYO: This picture taken on April 19, 2024 shows people visiting a pop-up store for the Japanese volleyball manga series “Haikyu!!” in Tokyo. – AFP
Comic heroes fuel Japan Olympic volleyball mania
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UK clears way for Microsoft-Mistral AI tie-up
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Dutch fine Fortnite maker for ‘pressuring’ kids with ads
A car lights illuminate a rock formation in a camp ground as thousands of visitors came tonight in hope to see the northern lights or aurora borealis illuminate the night sky over the Joshua Tree National Park, California.--AFP photos
Second night of auroras seen amid ‘extreme’ solar storm
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Katy Perry fools internet with fake AI photos of Met Gala
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TikTok reaches music licensing deal with Universal, ending feud
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Dutch fine Fortnite maker for ‘pressuring’ kids with ads
A car lights illuminate a rock formation in a camp ground as thousands of visitors came tonight in hope to see the northern lights or aurora borealis illuminate the night sky over the Joshua Tree National Park, California.--AFP photos
Second night of auroras seen amid ‘extreme’ solar storm
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Katy Perry fools internet with fake AI photos of Met Gala
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TikTok reaches music licensing deal with Universal, ending feud
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Cambodian farmer Chhim Laem picking peppercorn from dead pepper plants at his farm in Kampot province.--AFP photos
Cambodia’s famed Kampot pepper withers in scorching heatwave

Farmer Chhim Laem shakes his head as he walks between long rows of dead bushes, their brown leaves scorched by heat and drought that have devastated Cambodia’s famed Kampot...
This photo shows baskets of durian at the durian suppliers Paeng Jae Ting at Noen Sung wholesale fruit market in Thailand's eastern Chanthaburi province.--AFP photos
Heatwave hammers Thailand’s stinky but lucrative durian farms
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Men or bears? Women’s safety debate pops on social media
BOSTON: In this March 16, 2024, image courtesy of the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, surgeons perform the world’s first genetically modified pig kidney transplant into a living human. -- AFP
First patient to get gene-edited pig kidney transplant dies
Travellers pet a therapy dog providing solace to stressed travellers before they board their flight.
Turkey therapy dogs join Istanbul Airport staff
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Nelson Orepocanga, a student of Formacion Artistica Coro y Orquesta Urubicha, carves a piece of wood to make a violin in the town of Urubicha, Bolivia.—AFP photos
Violin village: Artisanal hub in Bolivian Amazon
A visitor looks at photographs of Britain's King Charles III (Center) and the late Queen Elizabeth II, during a press preview for "Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography" ahead of the exhibition.
100 years of British royal photography goes on display in London
Hungarian inventor Erno Rubik sits next to several Rubik's Cubes.
Forever fad: Rubik says his cube ‘reminds us why we have hands’
A model presents a creation of Saudi designer Tima Abid during the Red Sea Fashion Week in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea resort of Ummahat Island, on May 16, 2024. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)
‘Maldives what?’: Saudi fashionistas attempt beach rebrand
French model Iris Mittenaere
Six fashion moments on the Cannes red carpet
A visitor looks at photographs of Britain's King Charles III (Center) and the late Queen Elizabeth II, during a press preview for "Royal Portraits: A Century of Photography" ahead of the exhibition.
100 years of British royal photography goes on display in London
Hungarian inventor Erno Rubik sits next to several Rubik's Cubes.
Forever fad: Rubik says his cube ‘reminds us why we have hands’
A model presents a creation of Saudi designer Tima Abid during the Red Sea Fashion Week in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea resort of Ummahat Island, on May 16, 2024. (Photo by Fayez Nureldine / AFP)
‘Maldives what?’: Saudi fashionistas attempt beach rebrand
French model Iris Mittenaere
Six fashion moments on the Cannes red carpet