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Consultant and head of the orthopedic ward at Al-Razi Hospital Dr. Mishal Al-Hadhoud
Kuwaiti orthopedic surgeon: Narcotics factors in injuries caused by traffic accidents
Kuwait: There is an increasing relationship between narcotic abuse and injuries caused by traffic accidents in Kuwait, said an orthopedic surgeon on Sunday.Consultant and head of the orthopedic ward at Al-Razi Hospital Dr. Mishal Al-Hadhoud in an exclusive interview to KUNA that driving under the influence of drugs was becoming more predominant in recent years.Some illicit drugs increase violent tendencies and having that on the road was...
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Kuwait rejects Egyptian policemen's assault on students in Alexandria
Kuwait: Kuwait on Sunday voiced dismay and rejection of an assault by Egyptian policemen on a number of Kuwaiti students in Egypt's northern city of Alexandria on Saturday.This came in a statement by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi communicated with Egyptian Ambassador in Kuwait Osama Shaltout, calling on Egyptian authorities to take official and legal action in this...
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Kuwait Embassy follows investigation into Alexandria quarrel
Cairo: Kuwait Embassy in Cairo said it is following up, in cooperation with Kuwaiti Cultural Attachأ© in Alexandria Governorate, the developments of the probes by the Egyptian authorities into a recent quarrel of Kuwaiti students at an Alexandria mall.With regard to a video circulated on social media, there was a row between a group of Kuwaiti students in Alexandria in a commercial complex that led to some minor injuries, and the complex's...
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Iraq Football Asso. apologizes to Kuwaiti delegation
Baghdad: Iraq Football Association (IFA) expressed Saturday its regret to the Kuwaiti delegation for being unable to attend the inauguration ceremony of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup due to stampede that occurred in front of the stadium in Basra City. In a statement, the association expressed its great sorrow over some unorganized matters during the inauguration ceremony in Basra City.Head of IFA Adnan Darjal apologized to the Kuwaiti delegation for...
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Kuwait to witness rainfalls Monday morning until Tuesday - Met. Dept
Kuwait: The country is expecting rainfalls starting from Monday morning until Tuesday night, Kuwait Meteorological Department of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said Saturday.Speaking to KUNA in a statement, Abdulaziz Al-Qaraqi, a meteorologist at the department, said cold and clouds would increase gradually with light and variable southeasterly wind, accompanying moderate to heavy rainy clouds.Furthermore, there will be active winds...
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Police arrest Indian executive for urinating on plane passenger
NEW DELHI: A sacked executive of US banking giant Wells Fargo accused of urinating on a fellow passenger aboard an Air India flight has been arrested, a police spokesperson said Saturday. Shankar Mishra, the former vice president of the bank's Indian operations, was on the run from authorities after an elderly woman complained about the November incident to the airline's management.Media reports said Mishra had switched his phone off but remained...
US dollar notes are photographed in Buenos Aires, on June 23, 2022. - Argentines do their accounts in dollars, traumatised by recurrent economic crises and tormented by the inflation that is eating away at their pockets and is projected to exceed 60% this year. (Photo by Luis ROBAYO / AFP)
Dollar sinks against pound on US jobs data
London: The dollar fell Friday versus the pound on news that US wage growth slowed in December, dimming expectations of more aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, dealers said.At about 1600 GMT, sterling climbed 1.2 percent to $1.2043 following publication of the data.
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29 killed in arrest of Mexico drug kingpin son: government
Mexico City: Ten soldiers and 19 criminal suspects died in a massive operation to arrest a son of jailed drug trafficker Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the Mexican government said Friday, with a dramatic shootout damaging three planes and sowing terror at a local airport.Ovidio Guzman, nicknamed "El Raton" (The Mouse), had allegedly helped to run his father's operations since the former Sinaloa cartel boss was extradited to the United States in...
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Eurozone inflation falls for second month
Brussels: The eurozone's annual inflation rate fell for a second month in a row, to 9.2 percent in December, driven by easing energy prices, official data showed Friday, bringing some relief to Europe in the new year.Boosted by the slowdown in the rate of energy cost rises, inflation fell last month from 10.1 percent in November, according to EU statistics agency Eurostat.It is the first time the rate is in single digits since September.Consumer...
Africa Int'l Univ. honors Kuwaiti former Awqaf Minister
Africa Int'l Univ. honors Kuwaiti former Awqaf Minister
Khartoum: The International University of Africa in Sudan honored the former Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs in Kuwait Dr. Muhammad Nasser Al-Hamdhan.This came during the opening ceremony of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of Africa University in its 26th session.The member of the Sovereignty Council, Minister of Higher Education, and University Director Dr. Al-Hadi Idris honored Dr. Al-Hamdhan in appreciation of his great...
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UK's Extinction Rebellion pauses radical tactics to seek wider support
London: Extinction Rebellion climate campaigners have announced a temporary halt to public disruption in the UK as they seek broader support, even as other activist groups vow to maintain radical tactics.A loosely linked network that originated in the UK in 2018, Extinction Rebellion has pushed businesses and the government to take action on the climate crisis with eye-catching but non-violent acts of civil disobedience that have led to mass...
Kuwait Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Kuwait FM receives phone call from Iranian counterpart
Kuwait: Kuwaiti Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Thursday a telephone call from his Iranian counterpart Dr. Hossein Amir Abdollahian.During the call, both sides exchanged greetings and best wishes, discussed bilateral ties and ways to enhance them, and went over the latest regional and international developments.
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Committee strips Kuwaiti citizenship of 1,647 individuals
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NEW YORK: Italian visual artist Maurizio Cattelan's duct-taped banana entitled "Comedian" is on display during a media preview at Sotheby's on Nov 8, 2024. - AFP
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Municipal Councilmember Aliaa Al-Farsi
Municipal Council environment committee urges urgent reforms for Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh
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Oxford Academy School students pose for a photo with their Kuwait Times copies.
Oxford Academy School students visit Kuwait Times and Kuwait News
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Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrives for the opening ceremony of the country's tenth parliament at the national parliament in Colombo on November 21, 2024. -- AFP
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