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SYDNEY: Fireworks light up the midnight sky over Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during 2025 New Year celebrations on Jan 1, 2025. - AFP (More pics on Page 11)
World greets 2025 with hope
KUWAIT: Security officers process the data information as residents submit their biometrics.- Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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24% have yet to submit biometrics; last day for expats
KUWAIT: The deadline for expatriates to register their biometric data ends on Tuesday and the period will not be extended, officials of the General Department of Criminal Evidence said. Those who fail to submit the compulsory biometric data will hav...
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Gulf Cup’s true power lies in uniting the region’s youth
Dr Khalid Al-Saleh
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Welcome Modi
By Dr Hala Al-Mekaimi Not only is the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to Kuwait significant because it comes after a 43-year gap, but its timing is also crucial. It occurs against the backdrop of rapid development in the Gulf region, which has the p...
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 ...
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KUWAIT: Cabinet ministers convene for their weekly meeting in Bayan Palace on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. — KUNA
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Cabinet orders expediting Entertainment City project
KUWAIT: Firefighters and security forces gather outside a building which was engulfed by fire in Mangaf on June 12, 2024. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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2024 in review: Key events that shaped expats’ lives in Kuwait
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RIYADH: Deputy Chief of Staff of the Kuwaiti Army Major General Sheikh Sabah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, meets Commander of the Saudi Royal Air Force, Lieutenant General Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz. — KUNA
Kuwait discusses military cooperation with Saudi Arabia
RIYADH: Deputy Chief of Staff of the Kuwaiti Army Major General Sheikh Sabah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, met with the Commander of the Saudi Royal Air Force, Lieutenant General Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, to discuss important topics of mutual inter...
GAZA: Namaa Charity personnel prepare to distribute bread bundles to families in need in the Gaza Strip as part of the "Loaf of Bread" initiative launched in collaboration with the Palestinian Wafa foundation. — KUNA
Kuwaiti charity launches ‘Loaf of Bread’ in Gaza
RAMALLAH: A Kuwaiti charity launched Tuesday a relief project to provide bread to the most deprived families in the Gaza Strip, amidst the harsh humanitarian conditions caused by over a year of Zionist occupation and genocide. The “Loaf of Bread�...
A child holds the Omani flag high during Oman's participation in the Khaleeji Zain 26 tournament.
Children’s joy adds flavor to atmosphere of Khaleeji Zain 26
KUWAIT: The involvement and excitement of children in the ongoing Gulf Cup (Khaleeji Zain 26) have added a unique charm to the tournament being held in Kuwait. Their laughter and joy fill the stadiums and entertainment venues, making this major spor...
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People who falsely obtained citizenship must repay benefits

KUWAIT: People who had their Kuwaiti citizenship revoked because of obtaining it through fraud and false statements and documents are required to repay all benefits they had...
RIYADH: Deputy Chief of Staff of the Kuwaiti Army Major General Sheikh Sabah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, meets Commander of the Saudi Royal Air Force, Lieutenant General Turki bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz. — KUNA
Kuwait discusses military cooperation with Saudi Arabia
GAZA: Namaa Charity personnel prepare to distribute bread bundles to families in need in the Gaza Strip as part of the "Loaf of Bread" initiative launched in collaboration with the Palestinian Wafa foundation. — KUNA
Kuwaiti charity launches ‘Loaf of Bread’ in Gaza
A child holds the Omani flag high during Oman's participation in the Khaleeji Zain 26 tournament.
Children’s joy adds flavor to atmosphere of Khaleeji Zain 26
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah attends the official inauguration of Al-Zour refinery. —KUNA
Al-Zour refinery’s 2024 inauguration an energy milestone
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KUWAIT: Security officers process the data information as residents submit their biometrics.- Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
24% have yet to submit biometrics; last day for expats
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Kuwait’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya meets Syria’s new leader Ahmed Al-Sharaa in Damascus on Dec 30, 2024. – KUNA photos
Kuwaiti FM meets Syrian leader
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Syria names Sabrine as first woman to lead central bank
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Flags of the eight teams participating in the Gulf Cup tournament (Khaleeji Zain 26) are hung above the open-air Souq Al-Mubarakiya.
Gulf Cup fever unites fans in Mubarakiya
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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Saud Al-Sabah honors military personnel for their role in securing the Gulf Cup tournament (Khaleeji Zain 26). — KUNA
Sheikh Fahad honors 3 military personnel for role during Gulf Cup
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London mayor Sadiq Khan knighted in New Year honors

LONDON: London Mayor Sadiq Khan, England football boss Gareth Southgate and Paris Olympics gold medalist Keely Hodgkinson were among the hundreds named in King Charles’s New Year...
SYDNEY: Fireworks light up the midnight sky over Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during 2025 New Year celebrations on Jan 1, 2025. - AFP (More pics on Page 11)
World greets 2025 with hope
RAMALLAH: Newly-released activist Ahed Tamimi is greeted by relatives during a welcome ceremony following the release of Palestinian prisoners from Zionist jails on Nov 30, 2023. – AFP
Palestinians released from Zionist jails bear mental, physical scars
A member of the Syrian security forces stands guard outside the central bank in Damascus on December 31, 2024.-- AFP
Former Syria rebels take the homes of Assad’s officers
A woman looks at his husband who sits in a room in the psychiatric centre of the CHS hospital in Nouakchott on December 12, 2024. -- AFP
Patients brave mental health desert in Mauritania
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'Wicked' banned in Kuwait
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A vist to Bayan International School
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Pedestrians walk past an electronic board showing the closing numbers on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, along a street in central Tokyo.-- AFP
Global markets ring out 2024 with gains

PARIS: Wall Street stocks moved higher on Tuesday, looking to ring out the year with gains as did Europe’s main stock markets, as all eyes turn to 2025 and the impact that the...
Tom Barcellos, of T-Bar Dairy, stands near his dairy cattle in Porterville, California, on December 17, 2024.-- AFP
US farmers fret over Trump’s deportation plans
OGUN, Nigeria: Motorists queue to buy fuel at a petrol station at Magboro, Ogun State in southwest Nigeria. -- AFP
Nigeria targets 3 million bpd oil production
HONG KONG: An employee sits inside a Bitcoin exchange advertisement truck in Hong Kong on November 27, 2024. — AFP
Chinese stocks post first annual gain since 2020, HK ends rout
People walk at a shopping mall complex in Beijing on December 28, 2024. — AFP
China must apply ‘more proactive’ macroeconomic policies in 2025: Xi
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Sheikh Ahmad Al-Yousef, Sheikh Fahad Al-Nasser, Saad Enad and others attend a luncheon hosted by Kuwait Football Association.
Khaleeji Zain 26 best organized, most competitive

KUWAIT: The Gulf Cup’s 26th edition, Khaleeji Zain 26, is just three days away from concluding, marking one of the most competitive and well-organized tournaments since its...
MANCHESTER: Manchester United’s Argentinian defender #06 Lisandro Martinez ( R ) vies with Newcastle United’s Brazilian midfielder #39 Bruno Guimaraes during the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Newcastle United at Old Trafford. –AFP
Man Utd in battle for survival as losing run goes on
SACRAMENTO: Brandon Williams #10 of the Dallas Mavericks drives to the basket during the game against the Sacramento Kings on December 30, 2024 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. – AFP
Denver Nuggets get two triple-doubles, down Jazz
PERTH: USA’s Taylor Fritz hits a return against Croatia’s Borna Coric during their men’s singles match at the United Cup tennis tournament in Perth on December 31, 2024. – AFP
Gauff, Paolini on fire as Italy, USA surge in United Cup quarters
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Novak Djokovic, Sabalenka win season-openers
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This photograph shows a USB-C plug reflected on the Apple logo in Brest, western France. - AFP
EU universal charger rules come into force
This handout illustration obtained July 6, 2018 courtesy of NASA/Johns Hopkins APL shows an artist’s conception of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, the spacecraft that will fly through the Sun’s corona to trace how energy and heat move through the star’s atmosphere.—AFP
NASA probe makes closest ever pass by the Sun
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 handout illustration obtained July 6, 2018 courtesy of NASA/Johns Hopkins APL shows an artist’s conception of NASA’s Parker Solar Probe, the spacecraft that will fly through the Sun’s corona to trace how energy and heat move through the star’s atmosphere.—AFP
NASA probe makes closest ever pass by the Sun
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
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Fishermen bring their pirogues to the shores of Lake Ossa to sell their fish, in Dizangue.
Saving the mysterious African manatee at Cameroon hotspot

Ever since his first hard-won sightings of African manatees, award-winning marine biologist Aristide Takoukam Kamla has been devoted to protecting the little known and at risk...
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
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
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US actress and special UN envoy Angelina Jolie and her husband US actor Brad Pitt arrive on the fourth day of the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in London on June 13, 2014. - AFP
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt reach divorce settlement
Men work on ice sculptures during the 37th Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin in China's northeastern Heilongjiang province on Dec 25, 2024. - AFP photos
China’s frigid northeast thrives on ‘little potato’ tourism boom
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North Korea’s Kim ‘feasts his eyes’ on new resort project
Nepali Buddhist nuns perform kung fu for a demonstration at the Amitabha Drukpa Nunnery during International Women's Day on the outskirts of Kathmandu on March 8, 2018. - AFP
Nepal’s kung fu nuns kick off reopening of nunnery to public
The artist's dress, reflected in a mirror and surrounded by rubber threads, symbolizes a state of confusion and loss. - KUNA photos
The Soul Trembles: Immersive Shiota exhibition at Grand Palais
Men work on ice sculptures during the 37th Sun Island International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin in China's northeastern Heilongjiang province on Dec 25, 2024. - AFP photos
China’s frigid northeast thrives on ‘little potato’ tourism boom
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North Korea’s Kim ‘feasts his eyes’ on new resort project
Nepali Buddhist nuns perform kung fu for a demonstration at the Amitabha Drukpa Nunnery during International Women's Day on the outskirts of Kathmandu on March 8, 2018. - AFP
Nepal’s kung fu nuns kick off reopening of nunnery to public
The artist's dress, reflected in a mirror and surrounded by rubber threads, symbolizes a state of confusion and loss. - KUNA photos
The Soul Trembles: Immersive Shiota exhibition at Grand Palais