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Former Japan PM Abe pronounced dead after shooting: hospital

Kashihara: Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated on Friday by a gunman who opened fire at close range as the hugely influential politician delivered a campaign speech.The murder of the 67-year-old, who had been Japan's longest-serving leader, stunned the nation and prompted an international outpouring of grief and condemnation.It was all the more shocking given Japan's strict gun laws and low rates of violent crime, with Prime...

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UK PM Johnson steps down as Conservative leader

LONDON: Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday as leader of Britain's Conservative party, paving the way for the selection of a new prime minister after dozens of ministers quit his government over 48 hours of frenzied political drama. "It is clearly the will of the parliamentary Conservative party that there should be a new leader of that party, and therefore a new prime minister," Johnson said outside 10 Downing Street.The timetable for a Tory...

His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah

Amiri Diwan congratulates citizens, residents on Eid Al-Adha

Kuwait: The Amiri Diwan is pleased to convey to citizens and residents the congratulations of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah on Eid Al-Adha, wishing them amity, security and safety.The Amiri Diwan seizes this blessed occasion to convey to His Highness the Amir, His Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Prime Minister the highest congratulations and blessings on this occasion.His Highness the Amir also...

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Ons Jabeur reaches first Grand Slam final at Wimbledon

LONDON: Ons Jabeur became the first African woman in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam singles final on Thursday when she defeated close friend Tatjana Maria in the Wimbledon semi-finals. The 27-year-old world number two from Tunisia triumphed 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 and will face either 2019 champion Simona Halep or Elena Rybakina in Saturday's championship match. "I'm a proud Tunisian woman standing here," said Jabeur, who was the first Arab player to...

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Kuwait pardons soldiers held for disciplinary offenses

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Army's Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Khaled Al-Sabah on Thursday granted amnesty to soldiers penalized for disciplinary offenses, as a gesture of goodwill to mark the holy Eid Al-Adha festival.The decision was made as per instructions given by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Sheikh Talal Al-Sabah to allow the soldiers the chance to celebrate the joyous occasion with their families, read a statement by the...

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov

Russia hopes 'more professional people' will lead UK

Moscow: The Kremlin said Thursday it hoped that "more professional people" would come to power in Britain as the BBC reported Boris Johnson will resign as Conservative party leader."We would like to hope that some day in Great Britain more professional people who can make decisions through dialogue will come to power," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "But at the moment there is little hope for that."

Kuwait Fire Force with Zain employees

Zain hosts Kuwait Fire Force at HQ

Kuwait: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, hosted a number of officials from the Kuwait Fire Force at its main headquarters in Shuwaikh to conduct an awareness seminar on safety measures and guidelines during the summer season.The step came under the umbrella of Zain’s internal strategy that caters to its employees’ various personal and professional life aspects. The company is keen on enriching communications with its own...

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UK's Johnson will resign Thursday as Conservative leader

London: Boris Johnson will resign as Conservative party leader on Thursday, the BBC reported, paving the way for a successor to replace him as British prime minister, after dozens of his ministers quit the government."Boris Johnson will resign as Conservative leader today -- he will continue as prime minister until the autumn," BBC political editor Chris Mason reported, adding a Tory leadership race will take place this summer and the victor...

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Kuwait oil price sheds USD 9.25 to USD 107.91 pb - KPC

Kuwait: The price of Kuwaiti crude oil on Wednesday plunged by USD 9.25 to USD 107.91 pb, compared with USD 117.16 a day earlier, said the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) on Thursday.At the global oil market, the price of the Brent crude plummeted by USD 2.08 to USD 100.69 per barrel, the same with the West Texas Intermediate, which fell by 97 cents to USD 98.53 pb.

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Five more junior ministers quit Johnson's UK govt en masse: letter

London: Five more junior ministers quit British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government en masse on Wednesday, taking the total number of Tory MPs to have resigned since Tuesday evening to 27."In good faith, we must ask that, for the good of the party and the country, you step aside," the quintet said in their letter to him, as a chorus of calls for Johnson to resign from within the ruling Conservatives multiplies.

Engineer Fahad Ali Alghanim and team

Ali Alghanim Sons holds first Annual General Assembly post listing

Kuwait: Ali Alghanim Sons Automotive Company K.S.C.C. (Ali Alghanim Sons) held its first Ordinary and Extraordinary General Assembly meetings on Wednesday, 6 July 2022, with a complete quorum. The assembly approved all items of the agenda, granting the Board of Directors authorization to buy or sell the company’s shares (treasury shares), in accordance with the provisions of Law No 7 of 2010 and its executive regulations and amendments.Earlier...

Al Roumi honoring Al Khashti for Zain’s support with the presence of Salman and Al Shayji

Zain platinum sponsor of Engineering Design Exhibition

Kuwait: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its platinum sponsorship of the 41st Engineering Design Exhibition and the annual Zain Award for Innovation and Excellence. The event, organized by Kuwait University’s College of Engineering and Petroleum (CEP), is held under official support from the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) at Sabah Al Salem University City in Shadadiya under the patronage...

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Mohammad Al-Wasmi, Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.

Kuwait’s International Quran competition announces winners

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Automak’s founding members, including Group President Hussam Fawzi Al-Kharafi and CEO Ghazi Al-Omar, along with ROX Motor’s representatives, CEO and Co-founder Yan Feng, and Vice President Wu Yue, during the launch ceremony.

Automak launches ROX Motor in Kuwait with all-new ROX01 model

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OPEC Secretary-General Haitham Al-Ghais.

OPEC to COP29: Oil gift from God

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DOHA: Kuwait’s Minister of Interior Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah speaks at the 41st meeting of the Interior Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council. — KUNA photos

Interior minister calls for uniting GCC security efforts

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TUNIS: President of Tunisia Kais Saied receives Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Al-Yahya. — KUNA

Tunisian president receives Kuwaiti foreign minister