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KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah (center) attends the heritage live show. - KUNA photos

Kuwait Prime Minister attends Dar Al-Jamayel heritage live show at JACC

KUWAIT: Kuwait's Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah attended yesterday under his patronage the first heritage live show 'Dar Al-Jamayel' at Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre (JACC). On this occasion, His Highness the Prime Minister wished Kuwait and its people more progress and prosperity, especially during Kuwait's 61st anniversary of independence and 31st anniversary of liberation. His Highness the Prime...

CAIRO: Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly Marzouq Al-Ghanem speaks during the conference. - KUNA

Speaker underscores necessity of regular Arab meetings

CAIRO: Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly Marzouq Ali Al-Ghanem yesterday underscored necessity of pan-Arab meetings, namely at the parliamentary and grassroot levels for greater interaction among the nation's peoples. Addressing the fourth conference of Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU), Ghanem called upon decision makers in Arab states to set priorities in order and unify rhetoric towards key issues. Such an objective can be attained...

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Outgoing envoy says Kuwait 'very important strategic ally' to US

By Ben Garcia KUWAIT: US Ambassador to Kuwait Alina L Romanowski will soon head to Baghdad after she was nominated as ambassador to Iraq by US President Joe Biden. "Kuwait is a very important strategic ally to us, but Iraq is not too far away. I was nominated by the president because I can bring a lot of experience from this region, with 40 years of experience in various government agencies at different capacities," she said."I bring with me a...

KUWAIT: British Ambassador to Kuwait Belinda Lewis (left) during her visit to Dasman Diabetes Institute.

UK Ambassador visits Dasman Diabetes Institute

KUWAIT: British Ambassador to Kuwait Belinda Lewis paid a visit to Dasman Diabetes Institute, which was established by Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences. Ambassador Lewis was received by Dr Qais Saleh Al-Duwairi, Director-General, and Tarek Abdullah Aleryan, Director of Public Relations and Media at the Dasman Diabetes Institute. The purpose of the Ambassador's visit to the Institute was to get to know more about the important...

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool's Senegalese striker Sadio Mane scores their first goal with this acrobatic shot during the English Premier League football match between Liverpool and Norwich City yesterday.- AFP

Chelsea down Palace; Arsenal move into pole position

MANCHESTER: Mohamed Salah's 150th Liverpool goal and Luis Diaz's first kept the Reds in the hunt for the Premier League title as they came from behind to beat Norwich 3-1, while Chelsea snatched a late win at Crystal Palace yesterday. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp made seven changes from the side that won 2-0 at Inter Milan in the Champions League in midweek and nearly paid a heavy price when the Canaries took a shock lead at Anfield.Milot...

ZHANGJIAKOU, China: Sweden's Jens Burman competes in the men's 50km mass start free event, which was shortened to 30km due to high winds, yesterday. – AFP

US skaters fail in an 11th-hour court bid to get silver medals

BEIJING: American figure skaters failed yesterday in an 11th-hour court bid to receive their Beijing Olympics team event silver medals after they were held back because of the Kamila Valieva doping scandal. The skaters challenged the International Olympic Committee's decision that the medals cannot be awarded until the 15-year-old Russian's case has been investigated.But the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said in a statement that it had...

From the Kuwaiti charity Insan's campaign in Ramallah, the West Bank.

Kuwait continues sending relief to people in need

KUWAIT: Kuwaiti charities continued extending a hand of mercy for stricken nations and communities throughout the globe. The delight inspired by marking Kuwait's national days is doubled with the relief efforts, bringing a measure of joy for the impoverished across the world. The Kuwaiti charities and relief associations have been heeding guidelines by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to aid peoples in need wherever...

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Experts say digital banks to help Kuwait keep pace with global trends

KUWAIT: The Central Bank of Kuwait's recent decision to open the door for the establishment of digital banks signaled a new milestone in the state financial regulator's drive for digitization and keeping abreast with the latest trends in global financial services, Kuwaiti banking officials and experts have concurred. In separate interviews, they argued that the move was also driven by growing needs from a tech-savvy young generation who are...

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Airport back to pre-pandemic stage for vaccinated travelers

KUWAIT: Kuwait’s airport opens today for people who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 for the first time in two years – albeit with restrictions, while fully vaccinated travelers can travel with almost no constraints, in another sign that the country is inching closer towards a return to normal life.As of today, passengers of all nationalities travelling to and from Kuwait International Airport must follow a set of regulations...

This handout video grab released yesterday shows a Russian Iskander-K missile launching during as part of the Grom-2022 Strategic Deterrence Force exercise at an undefined location in Russia. – AFP

Ukraine calls to back 'shield' against Russia

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said yesterday that his country was a "shield" against Russia and deserved more support in the face of a feared Russian invasion, as Moscow test-fired nuclear-capable missiles in a defiant show of force. In a speech at the Munich Security Conference, Zelensky condemned "a policy of appeasement" towards Moscow. "For eight years, Ukraine has been a shield. For eight years, Ukraine has been holding back...

LONDON: This file photo taken on June 13, 2014 shows Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. – AFP

Pitt sues Jolie over sale of French vineyard

LOS ANGELES: Brad Pitt is suing Angelina Jolie for selling her share of the French vineyard where they got married. Superstars Pitt and Jolie, who were once Hollywood’s highest profile couple, bought a controlling stake of Chateau Miraval in southern France in 2008, and tied the knot there six years later. But they filed to dissolve their marriage in 2016 and have remained locked in court battles since, including over custody rights for their...

PETROPOLIS, Brazil: Rescue workers search for victims after a giant landslide in Petropolis, Brazil yesterday. - AFP

Rescuers retrieve more bodies days after Brazil storm

PETROPOLIS, Brazil: Rescue workers pulled more bodies yesterday from the muddy wreckage left by devastating floods and landslides in the scenic Brazilian city of Petropolis, where the death toll stands at 136, including 26 children. In a dense fog, rescue workers dug with spades and shovels through the rubble and muck as the search entered its fifth day.An AFP photographer saw rescue workers carrying out two recovered corpses in body bags in the...

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HATHRAS, India: Policemen carry a person who died in a melee during a sermon in Uttar Pradesh state on July 2, 2024. - AFP

Stampede at India religious event kills 116

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BEIRUT: Lebanese Uber driver Hussein Khalil shows his GPS jammed geolocation as Gaza's southern city of Rafah, as he sits in his vehicle in Beirut's Hamra Street on June 11, 2024.- AFP

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GAZA: Displaced Palestinians from areas in east Khan Yunis flee after the Zionist army issued a new evacuation order for parts of the city and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 2, 2024. - AFP

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NAVI MUMBAI, India: Billionaire tycoon Mukesh Ambani (front third left) along with his family attends a mass wedding ceremony at Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai on July 2, 2024. -- AFP

Ambanis celebrate son’s nuptials with mass wedding