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GAZA: A Palestinian man inspects a dug-up area where the Zionist army conducted operations before withdrawing in Bani Suhayla town in the east of Khan Yunis governorate in the southern Gaza Strip on July 30, 2024. - AFP
Zionists kill 300 in Khan Yunis; ‘polio epidemic’ in Gaza
WAYANAD, India: Relief personnel conduct a search and rescue operation at a site following landslides on July 30, 2024. - AFP
108 killed after landslides strike India tea estates
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Tough new traffic law in works
KUWAIT: The interior ministry is finalizing a new traffic law that will include tougher penalties and higher fines for violators in a bid to deter offenders amid rising casualty figures, a top officer at the ministry said on Tuesday. “The fine for...
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Opportunity is before us
Dr Khalid Al-Saleh
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Two sides of the same coin
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Labor and exploitation
It is time to establish a government company for home maintenance. The Kuwait’s public is complaining about the maintenance costs, and this complaint is now common. They don’t have many choices as the prices vary. If an air condition breaks down...
Wishes for the year 1446 AH
If we let our minds think critically about what we hear, most rumors spread for various reasons, especially on social media, would disappear. Always make good use of your brains. If optimism prevailed in our hearts, the flame of rage that drives som...
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CARACAS: Demonstrators clash with police close to an armored police car during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on July 29, 2024. — AFP
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Venezuelans protest ‘stolen’ vote
MASSACUSETTS: US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign fundraising event at the Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on July 27, 2024. — AFP
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Harris to tour states next week with VP pick: Sources
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TEHRAN: New Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the members of parliament and foreign dignitaries after his swearing in ceremony at the parliament in Tehran, on July 30, 2024. — AFP
Iran’s President Pezeshkian sworn in at parliament
TEHRAN: Iranian reformist Masoud Pezeshkian was sworn in before parliament on Tuesday as the Islamic republic’s ninth president at a ceremony attended by foreign dignitaries. Pezeshkian won a runoff race against ultraconservative Saeed Jalili on J...
BEIJING: Tunisia's President Kais Saied attends a signing ceremony with China's President (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 31, 2024. — AFP
Tunisia’s presidential race marred by candidacy constraints
TUNIS: Tunisia has kicked off candidacy submissions for its upcoming presidential election on October 6, amid what experts say are significant constraints on hopefuls challenging incumbent President Kais Saied. A number of conditions and requirement...
HONG KONG: Fencing students learn techniques at a fencing studio in Hong Kong. Twelve-year-old Hong Kong fencing beginner Lloyd got a new role model over the weekend—“Sword Queen” Vivian Kong Man-wai, who clawed back from 7-1 down in the women’s epee final to win Olympic gold in Paris. – AFP
Hong Kong young fencers draw inspiration from Olympic ‘Sword Queen’ Vivian Kong
HONG KONG: Twelve-year-old Hong Kong fencing beginner Lloyd got a new role model over the weekend - “Sword Queen” Vivian Kong Man-wai, who clawed back a 7-1 deficit in the women’s epee final to win Olympic gold in Paris. “I woke up to the pl...
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Tough new traffic law in works

KUWAIT: The interior ministry is finalizing a new traffic law that will include tougher penalties and higher fines for violators in a bid to deter offenders amid rising casualty...
Sheikha Jawaher Ibrahim Duaij Al-Sabah and other officials take a group photo after the 54th session of the Permanent Arab Committee for Human Rights. – KUNA photos
Kuwait promotes human rights, calls for exchange of expertise
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Teen suicide and the untold stories behind it
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Chemistry Olympiad: 333 talented people awarded
Charles Michel
Kuwait, EU deepen ties, cooperation
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Overstayers, sponsors to be deported
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Official commends Kuwait and China military cooperation
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Trailblazing Kuwaiti fish and chip fan says selection not sunk in
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman endorses Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the FIFA World Cup 2034. - KUNA
Prince Mohammed endorses Saudi FIFA World Cup 2034 bid
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Group photo of Zain interns. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Zain interns sharpen media chops at Kuwait Times and Kuwait News
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SOUTHPORT: This combination of pictures shows nine-year-old Alice Dasilva Aguiar, seven-year-old Elsie Dot Stancombe and six-year-old Bebe King, who were killed in a mass stabbing. - AFP
UK grieves as third child dies in knife attack

SOUTHPORT, United Kingdom: A third child died Tuesday from a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in northern England that Prime Minister Keir Starmer said “touches...
BEIRUT: Debris cover damaged vehicles following a Zionist military strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on July 30, 2024.
Zionist air strike targets Hezbollah commander in Beirut
TEHRAN: New Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the members of parliament and foreign dignitaries after his swearing in ceremony at the parliament in Tehran, on July 30, 2024. — AFP
Iran’s President Pezeshkian sworn in at parliament
BEIJING: Tunisia's President Kais Saied attends a signing ceremony with China's President (not pictured) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 31, 2024. — AFP
Tunisia’s presidential race marred by candidacy constraints
GAZA: A Palestinian man inspects a dug-up area where the Zionist army conducted operations before withdrawing in Bani Suhayla town in the east of Khan Yunis governorate in the southern Gaza Strip on July 30, 2024. - AFP
Zionists kill 300 in Khan Yunis; ‘polio epidemic’ in Gaza
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Top 10 Olympics opening ceremonies
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Kuwait Times Summer Program 2024
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KOLKATA: Gold jewelry kept on display inside a shop in Kolkata in this file photo. – AFP
India’s duty cut to revive gold demand: WGC

MUMBAI: India’s gold demand in the June quarter fell 5 percent from a year ago, but consumption in the second half of 2024 is set to improve due to a correction in local price...
FUYANG, China: Employees work on a circuit breaker production line at a factory of an electronics company in Fuyang, in China's eastern Anhui province on July 30, 2024. – AFP
Chinese leaders pledge support for flagging economy
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Boursa Kuwait records 11.39% growth in net profit for H1 2024
ISTANBUL: A customer holds Turkish lira banknotes outside a currency changer on a street in Istanbul. Turks are turning their attention increasingly to buying property abroad in response to surging domestic prices, worsening returns on investment and the prospect of regulatory changes. – AFP
Turks eye property investments abroad
Burgan Bank Chairman Sheikh Abdullah Nasser Al-Sabah
Burgan Bank reports net income of KD 21 million in first half of 2024
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WASHINGTON: Aryna Sabalenka speaks with the media during day 3 of the Mubadala Citi DC Open 2024 at William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center on July 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. -- AFP
Sabalenka returns from injury at Washington

WASHINGTON: Two-time reigning Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka returns to competition at this week’s WTA Washington Open after taking a month off due to a shoulder...
HONG KONG: Fencing students learn techniques at a fencing studio in Hong Kong. Twelve-year-old Hong Kong fencing beginner Lloyd got a new role model over the weekend—“Sword Queen” Vivian Kong Man-wai, who clawed back from 7-1 down in the women’s epee final to win Olympic gold in Paris. – AFP
Hong Kong young fencers draw inspiration from Olympic ‘Sword Queen’ Vivian Kong
NANTERRE: Australia's Mollie O'callaghan (R) reacts with third-placed Hong Kong's Haughey Siobhan Bernadette after winning the final of the women's 200m freestyle swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris. – AFP
Swimmers O’Callaghan, Popovici fire up again after gold win
KUWAIT: Players in action during the qualifier match between Kuwait and Bahrain. -- KUNA
Kuwait beat Bahrain in qualifiers for Asian Youth Cup
NANTERRE: Canada’s Summer Mcintosh celebrates after winning the final of the women’s 400m individual medley swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre. – AFP
Teen swimming star McIntosh sets herself up for superstardom
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Samsung launches next generation of Galaxy devices in Kuwait
PARIS: A visitors checks a display with Samsung products during the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event at the Carrousel du Louvre shopping mall in Paris.- AFP
Samsung Electronics buys British AI tech startup
GENEVA: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (right) appears on a giant screen, speaking remotely during a keynote with Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The ITU AI for Good Global Summit, in Geneva, in this file photo. – AFP
‘Strawberry’: OpenAI working on new reasoning technology
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti, US and Google officials are seen during the opening of Google Cloud's new offices in the country on July 10, 2024. - KUNA
Google Cloud opens offices in Kuwait for digital transformation
[2016-12-26] "Googleplex", Google Headquarters, Mountain View, California. Google logo on the office building is in this photo
‘Google is broken’: How an algorithm tweak cost livelihoods
PARIS: A visitors checks a display with Samsung products during the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event at the Carrousel du Louvre shopping mall in Paris.- AFP
Samsung Electronics buys British AI tech startup
GENEVA: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (right) appears on a giant screen, speaking remotely during a keynote with Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The ITU AI for Good Global Summit, in Geneva, in this file photo. – AFP
‘Strawberry’: OpenAI working on new reasoning technology
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti, US and Google officials are seen during the opening of Google Cloud's new offices in the country on July 10, 2024. - KUNA
Google Cloud opens offices in Kuwait for digital transformation
[2016-12-26] "Googleplex", Google Headquarters, Mountain View, California. Google logo on the office building is in this photo
‘Google is broken’: How an algorithm tweak cost livelihoods
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Fishermen lower the fishing net in front of the Sicilian fishing village of Marzamemi.--AFP photos
Bearded fireworm stalks shallows as Mediterranean warms

The fish in Alfonso Barone’s net are hauled aboard off Sicily half-eaten, ravaged by bearded fireworms, a voracious predator flourishing in the increasingly warm Mediterranean...
Local NGO activists from Bessida, cradle eight Rhim gazelles wrapped in protective blankets, during a short boat ride to Farwa Island, just west of the port town of Zuwara, about 160 kms West of Tripoli.--AFP photos
Endangered gazelles find Libyan ‘safe haven’
This picture shows a general view of a beach as sand is spread to protect against rising sea levels and erosion, in the tourist town of Hammamet, about 65 kilometers southeast of Tunisia's capital.--AFP photos
Tunisia’s sandy beaches eaten away by coastal erosion
Flamingos float in the wetland near Ain Mlila in northeastern Algeria that remains flush thanks to a steady flow of water, while drought hit nearby areas affecting birds around a dried-up lagoon.--AFP photos
Baby flamingos saved from drought-decimated lake in Algeria
The farmer Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Brihm poses for a portrait in front of his date palm.
Climate change threatens age-old Mauritania date harvest
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Brazil's Gabriel Medina reacts after getting a large wave in the 5th heat of the men's surfing round 3, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, on July 29, 2024.--AFP
Number 1: Photographer grabbed the perfect surf shot at Olympics
Metal band Gojira and opera singer Marina Viotti perform during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024.
Olympics shows golden age of metal music
The torchbearers French former sprinter Marie-Jose Perec and French judoka Teddy Riner arrive to light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Flame-free Olympic ring of fire becomes Games’ symbol
A general view of stilt houses at the village of the Bajau sea nomads.
Indonesia’s sea nomads turn to jobs on land
Visitors attend cat night at the Shanghai Museum.
Night at the mewseum: Ancient Egypt exhibition welcomes cats
Metal band Gojira and opera singer Marina Viotti perform during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 26, 2024.
Olympics shows golden age of metal music
The torchbearers French former sprinter Marie-Jose Perec and French judoka Teddy Riner arrive to light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Flame-free Olympic ring of fire becomes Games’ symbol
A general view of stilt houses at the village of the Bajau sea nomads.
Indonesia’s sea nomads turn to jobs on land
Visitors attend cat night at the Shanghai Museum.
Night at the mewseum: Ancient Egypt exhibition welcomes cats