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Blazes at Kuwait's industrial area contained: Fire force
Kuwait: Firefighters have contained a fire that erupted at warehouses in the industrial zone Ardiya Thursday, Kuwait Fire Force (KFF) declared.The KFF said in a statement that the central operations department was notified about the fire in the industrial region, thus squads from six fire stations were immediately dispatched to the scene, where they had to deal with flames raging at warehouses packed with food, consumer and electronic...
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Oscar-winning UK actress turned MP Glenda Jackson dies at 87
London: British actress Glenda Jackson, the two-time Oscar-winning actress who went on to become an MP, died on Thursday at the age of 87, her agent said.Lionel Larner said Jackson "died peacefully at her home in Blackheath London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side"."She recently completed filming 'The Great Escaper' in which she co-starred with Michael Caine," he added.The film tells the true story of a World War II...
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Kuwait's Amb. Al-Banai becomes non-resident envoy to the Bahamas
New York: Kuwait's Permanent Representative to the UN headquarters in New York Ambassador Tareq Al-Banai presented his credentials to the Bahamas as the non-resident Ambassador of his country to the Island nation, said a statement late Wednesday.A statement by the Kuwaiti mission to the UN indicated that Al-Banai presented his credentials to the Governor-General Sir Cornelius Smith during a ceremony in the capital of the Bahamas Nassau.Al-Banai...
First secretary in the Kuwaiti mission at the UN headquarters in New York Fahad Haji
Diplomat: Kuwait keen on bolstering culture of peace worldwide
New York: The State of Kuwait is keen on bolstering the culture of peace worldwide to avoid more tragedy, hatred and violence, said a diplomat on Thursday.In a statement to the UNGA session on the culture of peace, first secretary in the Kuwaiti mission at the UN headquarters in New York Fahad Haji affirmed that boost peace globally required intensive efforts by the world community.He reflected support towards the UN General Secretariat's...
Russia's lower house of parliament, the Duma.
Russian MPs vote to ban gender reassignment
Moscow: Russia's lower house of parliament, the Duma, voted on Wednesday to ban surgical and legal gender reassignment as Moscow solidifies its conservative turn while troops fight in Ukraine.MPs approved the first reading of a bill that bans "medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person" and "the state registration of a change of gender without an operation", the Duma website said.
Members of the media (L) gather at the entrance to the Hino basic firing range in the city of Gifu, Gifu prefecture, on June 14, 2023, where a shooting incident occurred with soldiers from Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (SDF) at the training range.
Two killed in shooting at Japan army training range
Tokyo: A new military recruit shot and killed two fellow soldiers and wounded a third at a training range in central Japan on Wednesday, the military said, with the 18-year-old suspect detained at the scene."During a live-bullet exercise as part of new personnel training, one Self-Defense Forces candidate fired at three personnel," the Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) said in a statement, confirming two deaths.The shooter was an 18-year-old SDF...
Kuwait Amir to Italy on private visit
Kuwait's Amir heads to Italy on private visit
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah left Kuwait on Wednesday, heading to Italy on a private visit. His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, His Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Deputy Chief of Kuwait National Guards (KNG)...
Fishermen moor their boat at Karachi port as a part of precautionary measures before the due onset of cyclone, in Karachi on June 14, 2023.
100,000 evacuated as cyclone threatens India and Pakistan
Mandvi: More than 100,000 people have been evacuated from the path of a fierce cyclone heading towards India and Pakistan, with forecasters warning Wednesday it could devastate homes and tear down power lines. Biparjoy, meaning "disaster" in Bengali, is making its way across the Arabian Sea and is expected to make landfall as a "very severe cyclonic storm" on Thursday evening, government weather monitors said.Powerful winds, storm surges and...
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Man held after three killed in UK's Nottingham
Nottingham: Police arrested a man Tuesday after three people were found dead and a van tried to mow down three others in the central English city of Nottingham in incidents authorities believe are linked.Nottingham's centre was cordoned off, with a heavy police presence, including some armed officers following the events that left residents shaken.A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder, police said.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...
NEW YORK: In this file photo taken on November 07, 2013, a banner with the logo of Twitter is set on the front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. -- AFP
India denies threatening Twitter with shutdown
New Delhi: India on Tuesday denied claims it had threatened to shut down Twitter inside the country if it did not block accounts critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.The world's biggest democracy petitions Twitter for content removals more than almost any other country, and the platform regularly takes down or blocks content at the request of Indian authorities.Former chief executive Jack Dorsey said Monday that the platform he...
HH Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah receives HH Sheikh Ahmad Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah
Kuwait Crown Prince holds more discussions on new gov't formation
Kuwait: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace a number of local figures in a continuation of traditional discussions on forming the new cabinet.Amongst those received were former Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, former Prime Minister His Highness Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad...
Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Sabah meets with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan
Kuwait, Saudi FMs discuss bilateral ties in Riyadh
Riyadh: Kuwait Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Monday met with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan on the sidelines of the second ministerial meeting for the Arab League countries and small developing Pacific nations held in the Saudi capital Riyadh.During the meeting, both sides discussed the strong bilateral ties between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, ways to enhance those ties and common efforts to...
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Crackdown on visa violators
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Kuwait expands ‘open door’ policy to virtual domain
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Minister of Municipal Affairs Dr Noura Al-Mashaan and Head of the Municipal Council Abdullah Al-Mahari inspect the Darwazat Abdulrazzaq project. – KUNA photos
Darwaza Abdulrazzaq project set to reopen
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Interior cracks down on residency violators
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Saudi energy minister announces discovery of multiple oil, gas fields