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Palestinian Ambassador lauds Awadhi's sacrifice
KUWAIT: Palestinian Ambassador to Kuwait Rami Tahboub released a statement in which he expressed gratitude towards 13-year-old Kuwaiti tennis player Mohammed Al-Awadhi for his decision to withdraw from the Ten-Pro Global Junior Tour after he was drawn to face a player from the Zionist entity.On behalf of the Palestinian leadership and Palestinian people we salute Kuwait's champion, Mohammed Al-Awadhi for sacrificing a title he dreamed of, and...
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Defense Ministry launches blood donation campaign
KUWAIT: As part of its social responsibility, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense launched yesterday a blood donation campaign under the slogan 'My Blood for Kuwait'. In a statement to the press, Kuwait Army Director of Morale Guidance and Public Relations Colonel Mohammad Al-Awadhi said that this weeklong campaign comes from its belief in the importance of blood donation, and the army's social responsibility. "This campaign comes as part of several...
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UK MP sacked from govt over ‘Muslimness’
LONDON: British minister Nadhim Zahawi yesterday urged a probe into claims by a fellow Conservative MP that she lost her ministerial role because of her ‘Muslimness’, piling further pressure on the government. Nusrat Ghani, 49, was sacked as a transport minister in 2020, and told the Sunday Times that a whip said her “Muslimness was raised as an issue” at a meeting in Downing Street. She was also told her “Muslim woman minister status...
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Taleban, Afghan civil society begin Oslo talks
OSLO: The first Taleban delegation to visit Europe since the hardline Islamists returned to power in Afghanistan began talks focused on human rights with Afghan civil society members in Oslo yesterday, ahead of highly anticipated meetings with Western officials. Headed by Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, the delegation dedicated the first day of their three-day visit to talks with women activists and journalists, among others.The discussions,...
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#MeToo wave in Morocco over ‘sex for grades’ scandal
RABAT: Female Moroccan university students have broken their silence about professors demanding sexual favors in return for good grades, a scandal that has shaken the higher education system. Testimonies have flooded social media in the style of the #MeToo movement, encouraged by activists in the conservative North African nation where victims of sexual violence often keep quiet.“I was expelled from university a year ago under the pretext that...
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UAE bans drones for a month; US navy stops ship from Iran
ABU DHABI/MANAMA/CAIRO: The United Arab Emirates has banned the use of drones for one month, days after Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a deadly drone and missile attack on Abu Dhabi. “The Ministry of Interior is currently stopping all flying operations for owners, practitioners and enthusiasts of drones, including drones and light sports aircraft,” the official WAM news agency reported late Saturday. “Anyone performing these activities...
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Covax opens new front in pandemic arms race
WASHINGTON: Covax aims to break the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022 by ensuring a steady supply of vaccines at last for the world's poorest countries -- and swiftly getting them into arms. The global scheme, aimed at procuring donor-funded jabs for the 91 weakest economies, delivered its one billionth dose last weekend -- a major milestone that came far later than anticipated after a year of setbacks.The battle for Covax in 2021 was getting hold of...
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NY shootings an early test for ex-cop turned-mayor
NEW YORK: Gun violence has rocked the first three weeks of Eric Adams' tenure as New York mayor, piling pressure on the former cop to deliver on his promise to improve public safety in America's largest city. A shooting in the neighborhood of Harlem Friday left one police officer dead and another in critical condition.It was the latest flashpoint of the Democratic mayor's nascent rule, in which he has yet to present a comprehensive plan to rein...
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Le Pen shrugs off defections in battle for French far-right
PARIS: Veteran French far-right politician Marine Le Pen shrugged off another defection from her party to rival Eric Zemmour yesterday amid an increasingly bitter battle ahead of presidential elections in April. One-time Le Pen ally and confidant Gilbert Collard formally announced Saturday that he was joining Zemmour's team and appeared at a rally alongside the anti-Islam writer and pundit in the south of France. The European MP follows two other...
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East Timor Nobel laureate Ramos-Horta to run for president
DILI, East Timor: Former East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta yesterday announced he would run for the top job again in the upcoming election, a decade after the end of his first term. The 72-year-old was a critical figure in East Timor's independence struggle, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996 along with Carlos Filipe Ximines Belo.The presidential election will be held on March 19, with the winner taking office on May 20, the day East Timor...
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India unveils monument of anti-British hero
NEW DELHI: A hologram monument to one of India's most celebrated independence figures was illuminated yesterday in a tribute to a nationalist leader who advocated violent resistance to colonial rule. Subhas Chandra Bose was a contemporary of Mahatma Gandhi but broke with the pacifist icon and sought alliances with Nazi Germany and Japan to overthrow the British Raj during World War II.His courtship of fascist powers made Bose a controversial...
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Turkish Cypriots vote under shadow of economic crisis
NICOSIA: Turkish Cypriots cast their ballots yesterday in a snap legislative election in the breakaway northern third of the Mediterranean island after a campaign dominated by an economic crisis. The self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) -- recognised only by Ankara-has been hit hard by the COVID pandemic and the plummeting value of the Turkish lira. Analysts said there has been a lack of interest in the poll among 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
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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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NEW DELHI: In this photograph taken on May 27, 2024, lawyer Karuna Nundy speaks during an interview at her residence in New Delhi. -- AFP
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