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Finland to expel 9 Russian embassy staff for 'intelligence' activities
Helsinki: NATO's newest member Finland on Tuesday said it would expel nine diplomats working at the Russian embassy in Helsinki for acting in an "intelligence capacity"."Finland will expel nine people working in the Russian embassy who have been acting in an intelligence capacity," the government said in a statement.It added that the "activities are in violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations," and the announcement followed a...
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Tottenham appoint Postecoglou as new manager
London: Tottenham announced Tuesday they had appointed Ange Postecoglou as their new manager on a four-year deal, ending their long wait for a new coach.The 57-year-old Australian, who won the domestic treble with Celtic this season, will replace Antonio Conte at the Premier League club.Conte left the club by "mutual agreement" in late March, with Cristian Stellini and then Ryan Mason taking temporary charge.Postecoglou will officially join...
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Karim Benzema signs for Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad
Riyadh: Real Madrid's Ballon d'Or winner Karim Benzema has signed for Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad for three years starting next season, a source in the Jeddah-based club told AFP on Tuesday.The announcement comes days after Real Madrid announced that the 35-year-old was leaving the club after 14 seasons, the day after coach Carlo Ancelotti had said there was "no doubt" Benzema's future lay in the Spanish capital."Benzema has signed a contract for...
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Kuwait crude oil surge USD 5.04 Mon. to USD 78.18 pb
Kuwait: Kuwait crude oil surged USD 5.04 during Monday's trading sessions to reach USD 78.18 per barrel compared to USD 73.14 pb last Thursday, according to Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) Tuesday.Benchmark Brent crude rose 58 cents to USD 76.71 pb and West Texas Intermediate gained 41 cents to USD 72.15 pb.
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Kuwait Interior Minister follows up on Nat'l Assembly voting process
KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Acting Defense Minister Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah took on Tuesday an inspection tour of polling stations involved in the 2023 National Assembly elections. The minister began his tour of polling stations across the country starting with Jahra governorate. Senior Interior Ministry officials and governor of Jahra Nasser Al-Hajraf accompanied him in his first stop.He called for...
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Kuwaiti gov't highlights youth, workforce, cultural projects during weekly meeting
Kuwait: The Kuwaiti cabinet focused during its weekly meeting, Monday, on a number of topics pertaining to projects connected with youth development, the workforce, and boosting cultural activities.During the meeting, Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi briefed the meeting on projects aimed cultivating the youths' talents.The minister touched on the establishment of a business pioneering...
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Kuwait's hlt min. ready for 2023 Nat'l Assembly elections
Kuwait: The Health Ministry affirmed that it was ready for the 2023 parliamentary elections on June 6, Tuesday, via providing 123 fully equipped clinics at polling stations with the participation of 740 medical staff in addition to 30 ambulances.In a press statement, the ministry's spokesperson Dr. Abdullah Al-Sanad said that five medical clinics will operate at the main voting centers, while 118 clinics would be at the subcommittee's...
Tunisia's Ons Jabeur celebrates after winning against US Bernarda Pera at the end of their women's singles match on day nine of the Roland-Garros Open tennis tournament at the Court Philippe-Chatrier in Paris on June 5, 2023.
Jabeur sweeps into French Open quarter-finals
PARIS: Iga Swiatek targets a place in the French Open quarter-finals as Beatriz Haddad Maia won the third longest ever women’s match at Roland Garros to become the first Brazilian female in the last eight of a Slam since 1968. Swiatek, bidding to become the first woman since Justine Henin in 2007 to win back-to-back titles in Paris, has made the fourth round with ease. Four of the six sets the 22-year-old has played have been ‘bagels’ where...
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Zain offers latest parental control tools to protect children online
Kuwait: Zain recently celebrated International Children’s Day by announcing a new partnership with Kaspersky® Safe Kids to offer 3 months FREE when subscribing to the service from the Zain app. Kaspersky® Safe Kids brings the latest parental control tools to protect children online via a bundle of unique features that allow parents to monitor and control their kids’ online usage on their smart devices to shield them from harmful and...
Kuwait FM holds talks with UN Black Sea grain deal coordinator
Kuwait FM holds talks with UN Black Sea grain deal coordinator
Kuwait: Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah received on Sunday the United Nations' (UN) coordinator for the Black Sea Grain Initiative, Abdullah Abdulsamad Dashti, discussing the latest on the deal that allows the safe export of grain from Ukrainian ports. Kuwait firmly supports any measure that seeks to protect global food security, in addition to efforts aiming to find a definitive solution to the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the foreign...
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Naval Force: Live-ammunition exercise on June 5-8 southeast Kuwaiti
Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Naval Force announced on Sunday that a live-ammunition exercise would take place on June 5-8 daily from 7:00 am until 6:00 pm local-time southeast of the country's waters.The force said in a statement that the exercise would take place 16.5 nautical miles from east of Ras Julaia area to Qaruh Island and six nautical miles east of Ras Al-Zour to Umm Al-Maradim Island.The statement asked seafarers to take precaution and avoid...
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PSG announce Sergio Ramos' departure
Paris: French champions Paris Saint-Germain said Friday that veteran former Spain defender Sergio Ramos will leave the club at the end of the season."We would like to express our immense gratitude to Sergio Ramos for the two years he has spent with us," PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said in a statement.
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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