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Kuwait sends 7th relief aid plane to Sudan

Kuwait: The seventh relief aid plane, filled with 10 tons of relief aid, departed Kuwait on its way to Sudan, the Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) announced on Sunday.KRCS's head of public relations and media Khaled Al-Zaid told KUNA that the campaign would hopefully lessen the suffering of the Sudanese people and help aid them during their ordeal.The relief aid campaign would maintain the air bridge between Kuwait and Sudan to ensure the...

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Unveiling of ‘Zain Omantel International’ (ZOI) to revolutionize the telecommunications landscape

Kuwait: Zain, a leading telecommunications operator providing digital and ICT services in seven markets across the Middle East and Africa, and Omantel, Oman's leading integrated telecommunications services provider and the preeminent regional wholesale provider, announce the launch of ‘Zain Omantel International’ (ZOI), an unprecedented joint venture that will establish itself as the Middle East’s premier international wholesale services...

Pope Francis meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a private audience in The Vatican.

Zelensky says thanked pope for focusing on 'tragedy of millions of Ukrainians'

Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had thanked Pope Francis during a meeting in the Vatican Saturday for focusing on the plight of millions of Ukrainians after the Russian invasion."I am very grateful to him for his personal attention to the tragedy of millions of Ukrainians," Zelensky said on Telegram, adding that they had also discussed the fate of "tens of thousands of children" that Kyiv says were deported to Russia.

(KPC) CEO Sheikh Nawaf Saud Al-Sabah and Shell CEO Wael Sawwan sign the memorandum of understanding

KPC, Shell ink MoU to exchange expertise

Kuwait: Kuwait Petroleum Corporation and the international Shell energy company have signed a memo for exchanging know-how and expertise in various divisions of the fossil fuel sector.The KPC said in a statement on Saturday that the memorandum of understanding (MoU) was inked as part of the approach by the corporation and its subsidiary companies to benefit from top international companies in the oil and gas industries.The accord implies no...

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30 candidates submit documents for Kuwait parliament election

Thirty Kuwaitis, including four females, submitted on Saturday their candidacy documents to the Ministry of Interior's election affairs department to run for the 2023 National Assembly election set on June 6. The total number of the candidates has so far risen to 212, including nine females, after one candidate withdrew.The first and second constituencies included six and nine competitors respectively.Two candidates submitted their documents in...

Assistant FM for Asian Affairs Ambassador Samih Hayat and Japanese Assistant FM, Director-General of the Middle Eastern and African Bureau Nagaoka Kansuke

Kuwait, Japan hold 3rd session of political consultations

Tokyo: The State of Kuwait and Japan held on Saturday the third session of political consultations at the level of officials of both countries' foreign ministries.Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs Ambassador Samih Hayat led the Kuwaiti side, while Assistant Foreign Minister and Director-General of the Middle Eastern and African Bureau Nagaoka Kansuke chaired the Japanese side.Speaking to KUNA, the Kuwaiti official hailed the meeting as...

Ukrainian servicemen of a Reconnaissance team fly a drone at a front line near the town of Bakhmut, Donetsk region on May 8, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine says 'moving forward' along parts of Bakhmut front

Kyiv: A senior Ukrainian military commander said Saturday that Kyiv's forces were advancing along parts of the front line against Russian forces near the eastern town of Bakhmut."Our soldiers are moving forward in some areas of the front, and the enemy is losing equipment and manpower," Commander of Ukrainian ground forces Oleksandr Syrskyi said on social media.

Kuwait Permanent Representative, alongwith the UN chief

Kuwait's 60th anniv. of UN membership marks important phase in diplomacy

New York: Kuwait's Permanent Representative at the United Nations Ambassador Tariq Al-Bannai said that the 60th anniversary of Kuwait's membership at the UN is an important phase in the history of Kuwati diplomacy.In a statement to KUNA late Friday, commemorating Kuwait's joining of the UN on 14 May, 1963, Al-Bannai noted that Kuwait and the UN share strong ties, as the Kuwaiti leadership is continuously exerting efforts to enhance partnership...

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Musk picks ad exec Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO

San Francisco: Elon Musk has chosen top ad executive Linda Yaccarino to take the day-to-day reins of Twitter as he fights to reverse the tide at the struggling platform he bought for $44 billion last year.Yaccarino is a highly respected advertising executive who stepped down from NBCUniversal "effectively immediately" on Friday as rumors swirled that she would replace the mercurial tycoon as Twitter CEO.Twitter is struggling to find its footing...

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One of world's oldest lions killed by herders in Kenya

Nairobi: A Kenyan lion believed to have been the world's oldest in the wild has died after being speared by herders, wildlife officials said on Friday.Loonkito, an iconic 19-year-old male lion, was speared to death by Maasai morans (warriors) after straying into a livestock pen in the outskirts of the famed Amboseli National Park, Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) spokesman Paul Jinaro told AFP."It was an old lion that had issues... getting prey on...

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US to send reinforcements to Gulf after Iran ship threats

Washington: The United States said Friday it was sending reinforcements to the Gulf after what it called increasing harassment by Iran of ships in the oil-rich waters."The Department of Defense will be making a series of moves to bolster our defensive posture" in the Gulf, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters, saying there would be "details on those reinforcements in coming days."Kirby said that Iran, which has tense...

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Kuwait acclaims Sudan declaration for protecting civilians

Kuwait: The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry on Friday applauded the Jeddah declaration on sparing civilians in Sudan and facilitating delivery of relief supplies to those in need in the afflicted nation.The ministry in a statement acclaimed the Saudi-US declaration with respect of the signing by representatives of the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces of the commitment to protect civilians and facilitate humanitarian works to meet the emergency...

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

Kuwait’s International Quran competition announces winners

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OPEC Secretary-General Haitham Al-Ghais.

OPEC to COP29: Oil gift from God

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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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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