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GAZA: Members of the civil defence mourn over the bodies of their colleague Najib Sukkar and his son Mohammed, who were killed in a Zionist strike, during their funeral in Gaza City on Dec 24, 2024. - AFP
Zionists force patients out of Gaza hospital
DAMASCUS: A member of the security forces sorts firearms surrendered by former soldiers, police members and civilians at a centre for handing over weapons and security registration with the new authorities on Dec 24, 2024. - AFP
Syrian armed groups agree to disband, merge
BETHLEHEM: Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Pierbattista Pizzaballa delivers a speech on Dec 24, 2024 near the Church of the Nativity. - AFP
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Mideast marks somber Xmas
BETHLEHEM: Hundreds of people gathered at the Church of the Nativity in the holy city of Bethlehem on Tuesday to mark another solemn Christmas overshadowed by the war in Gaza. Missing for a second consecutive year were the festive decorations, and t...
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India-Kuwait relations: A long history and ongoing partnership
By Dr Khaled Mahdi In a historic move that coincides with the new era under the leadership of HH the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, and following the meeting of HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Indian ...
Syria’s path forward
Everyone I met expressed heartfelt prayers for the Syrian people, hoping they will succeed in rebuilding their country. Perhaps this great people will learn from the experiences of other nations — from those who failed to unite their ranks and tho...
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Syrian street vender Abou Ali sells juice at the Khan el-Khalili bazaar area in the old Islamic quarter of Cairo on August 29, 2024. -- AFP
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Syrians face uncertain future in Egypt
Displaced people board a bus from Port Sudan in northeastern Sudan on December 17, 2024 to return home to the southern city of Singah in Sennar province. -- AFP
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Global hunger monitor: Famine in war-torn Sudan is spreading
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NEW YORK: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. -- AFP
Markets edge up in quiet Christmas Eve trading session
NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Tuesday in a truncated trading session before Christmas, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq up for the third consecutive day, helped by gains in a handful of megacap and growth stocks. Broadcom and Nvidia ...
Consumers shop at an Outlet mall in Los Angeles, California. -- AFP
US consumer confidence takes unexpected hit
WASHINGTON: US consumer confidence fell unexpectedly in December, according to survey data published Monday, as concerns were raised about the impact of tariffs on the economy before Donald Trump takes office. The president-elect pledged on the camp...
NEW YORK: Starbucks employees, union members and supporters strike outside of a Starbuck store which is closed down due to the strike on December 23, 2024 in New York City. -- AFP
Starbucks strike to expand to over 300 US stores: Union
NEW YORK: A strike at Starbucks will expand to over 300 US stores with more than 5,000 workers expected to walk off the job before the five-day work stoppage ends later on Christmas Eve, the workers’ union said. Starbucks Workers United, represent...
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KUWAIT: Fans from across the Arabian Gulf region enjoy Souq Al-Mubarakiya during the Khaleeji Zain 26 football tournament. — KUNA photos
Souq Al-Mubarakiya: A popular stop for Khaleeji Zain 26 fans

KUWAIT: Souq Al-Mubarakiya has become a top destination for football fans attending Khaleeji Zain 26, the regional football tournament bringing together the eight Gulf nations....
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MoH urges caution with heaters amid winter weather
KUWAIT: A tourist from the United Arab Emirates tours the Hussein Al-Bloushi Museum. — KUNA photos
Al-Bloushi Museum honors Kuwait’s Gulf Cup glory
KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets with Lieutenant General Sahir Shamshad Mirza at Bayan Palace on December 24, 2024. — KUNA photos
Kuwait, Pakistan discuss military ties
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Health experts warn of e-cigarette risks
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Kuwait nationality law amended
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Kuwaiti pastor Emmanuel Gharib, Chairman of the National Evangelical Church Kuwait and Pastor of the Kuwait Presbyterian Church, leads a Christmas mass at a church in Kuwait City on December 24, 2018. — Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Kuwait’s unity seen through the eyes of its first pastor
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Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in this file photo.
Bangladesh tells India it wants Hasina back for ‘judicial process’
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RIYADH: Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Saud Al-Sabah tours key security facilities accompanied by officials during an official visit to Saudi Arabia on Monday, December 23, 2024. — KUNA photos
Deputy Prime Minister visits key security facilities in Saudi Arabia
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UAB: 7 Kuwaiti banks among top 100 banks
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PHOENIX, US: US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during Turning Point USA''s AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 22, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. -- AFP
Trump blasts Biden over death sentence commutations

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump hit out Tuesday at Joe Biden for commuting the sentences of almost every American federal prisoner on death row, as the president-elect prepares to replace...
Students attend a class on media literacy at the Hiidenkiven Koulu school on November 19, 2024 in Helsinki, Finland. -AFP
How Finnish youth learn to spot disinfo
SEAFDEC ship crew pulling a rope to bring tsunami buoy Thai 23461 back onto the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) ship in the Andaman Sea. - AFP
Tsunami detection buoys safeguarding lives in Thailand
An effigy of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is seen in a mock prison as protesters take part in a rally calling for Yoon's ouster in front of the Gwanghwamun Gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. -- AFP
S Korean oppn puts off plan to impeach acting president
GAZA: Members of the civil defence mourn over the bodies of their colleague Najib Sukkar and his son Mohammed, who were killed in a Zionist strike, during their funeral in Gaza City on Dec 24, 2024. - AFP
Zionists force patients out of Gaza hospital
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A vist to Bayan International School
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NEW YORK: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. -- AFP
Markets edge up in quiet Christmas Eve trading session

NEW YORK: Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Tuesday in a truncated trading session before Christmas, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq up for the third consecutive day, helped by...
Consumers shop at an Outlet mall in Los Angeles, California. -- AFP
US consumer confidence takes unexpected hit
NEW YORK: Starbucks employees, union members and supporters strike outside of a Starbuck store which is closed down due to the strike on December 23, 2024 in New York City. -- AFP
Starbucks strike to expand to over 300 US stores: Union
Employees of Chinese electric truck startup Windrose working on an electic truck assembly line at a factory in Suzhou, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. --AFP
China’s CATL launches EV chassis, flagging safety as selling point
Riot police guard an entrance to the Legislative Assembly during a protest against the repeal of the law banning mining in San Salvador on December 23, 2024. -AFP
El Salvador Congress votes to end ban on metal mining
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Amorim questions ‘choices’ of Rashford’s entourage

LONDON: Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has questioned the “choices” of those close to forward Marcus Rashford, whose time at Old Trafford could be coming to an end. The...
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Supermaxi yachts eye record in Sydney-Hobart race
(From left sixth) Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi with other officials.
Minister hails regional cooperation
KUWAIT: Oman and Qatar players vie for the ball.
Oman secure crucial win over Qatar
ATLANTA: Trae Young #11 of the Atlanta Hawks drives to the basket during the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on December 23, 2024 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. – AFP
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads Thunder to 8th straight win
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CALIFORNIA: A giant Google logo is seen at Google’s Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. -- AFP
Japan watchdog accuses Google of antitrust violation
In this photo illustration taken on December 21, 2024, the mobile game "Balatro" is seen on an iPhone in Washington, DC.-- AFP
Secretive game developer codes hit ‘Balatro’ in Canadian prairie province
WASHINGTON: People trade Pokemon cards in Washington, DC. With more than 60 million downloads and nearly 180 million dollars (171 million euros) generated worldwide since the end of October 2024, the mobile game adaptation of Pokémon cards has enjoyed global success, not far from the records of its predecessor. - AFP
Pokemon is back with a hit new gaming app
This picture shows Nicolas Doucet, a Frenchman who heads the Japanese studio Team Asobi behind the video game “Astro Bot”, posing with a stuffed toy for upcoming game during an interview with AFP at the offices of Sony Interactive Entertainment in Tokyo. —AFP
‘Astro Bot’ wins highest award at Oscars of video games
CALIFORNIA: This undated image courtesy of Google shows the company’s new quantum computing chip ‘Willow’. Google on December 9, 2024, said the chip was a major breakthrough that could bring practical quantum computing closer to reality. - AFP
Google announces quantum computing chip breakthrough
In this photo illustration taken on December 21, 2024, the mobile game "Balatro" is seen on an iPhone in Washington, DC.-- AFP
Secretive game developer codes hit ‘Balatro’ in Canadian prairie province
WASHINGTON: People trade Pokemon cards in Washington, DC. With more than 60 million downloads and nearly 180 million dollars (171 million euros) generated worldwide since the end of October 2024, the mobile game adaptation of Pokémon cards has enjoyed global success, not far from the records of its predecessor. - AFP
Pokemon is back with a hit new gaming app
This picture shows Nicolas Doucet, a Frenchman who heads the Japanese studio Team Asobi behind the video game “Astro Bot”, posing with a stuffed toy for upcoming game during an interview with AFP at the offices of Sony Interactive Entertainment in Tokyo. —AFP
‘Astro Bot’ wins highest award at Oscars of video games
CALIFORNIA: This undated image courtesy of Google shows the company’s new quantum computing chip ‘Willow’. Google on December 9, 2024, said the chip was a major breakthrough that could bring practical quantum computing closer to reality. - AFP
Google announces quantum computing chip breakthrough
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File photos shows Paul Hogan carrying a deceased crocodile in a bar in a scene from the film "Crocodile Dundee" in 1986.--AFP
Reptile star of ‘Crocodile Dundee’ dies at 90

An Australian saltwater crocodile who starred in the hit film “Crocodile Dundee” has died aged 90, the reptile’s zoo confirmed Tuesday. Burt, the five meter (16.4 foot)...
Women harvest aromatic and medicinal plants in the mountains of Tbainia village near the city of Ain Drahem, in the north west of Tunisia.--AFP photos
Tunisia women herb harvesters struggle with drought and heat
A leopard shark being released back into the aquarium after it was artificially inseminated with wild leopard shark sperm, at the Sydney Aquarium in Sydney.
Scientists artificially inseminate leopard sharks to boost diversity
This undated handout photo shows a newly discovered species of snake named as the limestone eyelash pit viper.
‘Eyelash viper’, leaf-nosed bat among new species found in Mekong
This picture shows a female (right) and a male killer whale (Orcinus Orca) swimming in Skjervoy Fjord, in northern Norway within the Arctic Circle, on November 15, 2024.--AFP
Iceland authorizes whale hunting until 2029
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Volunteers hang lights on The National COVID Memorial Wall.
London wall illuminates COVID's enduring pain at Christmas
Items are seen from the collection of Bob Borzello, 88, owner of 43 Camden Passage, in London.--AFP photos
London toy ‘shop’ window where nothing is for sale
Carriages are pictured in an exhibition hall at the Imperial Carriage Castle Museum (Wagenburg) of the Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna.
Pimp my carriage: How to ride in style like Austria’s famed emperor Franz Joseph
Ronaldo Teixeira, owner of Bar do Lacador, shows a photo of him with singer Bruno Mars at the bar in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.--AFP photos
Brazil bar gets 24K Magic moment with Bruno Mars visit
Actors Ryan Reynolds (left) and Blake Lively pose with their daughters as Ryan Reynolds is honored with star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 15, 2016 in Hollywood, California.
Support grows for Blake Lively over smear campaign claim
Items are seen from the collection of Bob Borzello, 88, owner of 43 Camden Passage, in London.--AFP photos
London toy ‘shop’ window where nothing is for sale
Carriages are pictured in an exhibition hall at the Imperial Carriage Castle Museum (Wagenburg) of the Schoenbrunn Palace in Vienna.
Pimp my carriage: How to ride in style like Austria’s famed emperor Franz Joseph
Ronaldo Teixeira, owner of Bar do Lacador, shows a photo of him with singer Bruno Mars at the bar in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.--AFP photos
Brazil bar gets 24K Magic moment with Bruno Mars visit
Actors Ryan Reynolds (left) and Blake Lively pose with their daughters as Ryan Reynolds is honored with star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on December 15, 2016 in Hollywood, California.
Support grows for Blake Lively over smear campaign claim