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GCC FMs hold preparatory meeting in Riyadh

GCC FMs hold preparatory meeting in Riyadh

Riyadh: The 154th preparatory for the GCC Foreign Ministers began on Wednesday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ahead of the 43rd Gulf Summit.Foreign Minister Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah heads the Kuwaiti delegation to the preparatory meeting.During the meeting, Omani Foreign Minister Bader Al-Busaidi, the current chair of the gathering, highlighted the importance of the upcoming summit and its topics focusing on the security and welfare of the...

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'Call of Duty' to be released on Nintendo Switch: Microsoft

Tokyo: The hugely popular "Call of Duty" game franchise will become available on Nintendo's Switch console if the acquisition of its developer goes ahead, a Microsoft executive said Wednesday.The US tech giant is in the process of buying the game maker Activision Blizzard, but the huge $69-billion purchase has yet to be finalised while it is examined by antitrust authorities."Microsoft is committed to helping bring more games to more people --...

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Portugal hammer Switzerland 6-1 to reach World Cup quarters

DOHA: Goncalo Ramos justified the shock decision to drop Cristiano Ronaldo by scoring a hat-trick on his full debut as Portugal demolished Switzerland 6-1 on Tuesday to power into the World Cup quarter-finals. The 21-year-old Ramos, who started instead of Ronaldo, became the youngest player to strike three times in a World Cup knockout match since Pele in 1958.Pepe, Raphael Guerreiro and Rafael Leao were also on target for a rampant Portugal, who...

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Morocco beat Spain on penalties to reach World Cup quarter-finals

Doha: Morocco beat Spain on penalties to reach the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in their history on Tuesday after the match finished 0-0.The African side won the shoot-out 3-0 after Spain failed to convert all three of their spot kicks.

BEIJING: China's President Xi Jinping waves during the introduction of members of the Chinese Communist Party's new Politburo Standing Committee on Oct 23, 2022. - AFP

China's Xi to visit Saudi Arabia from Wednesday

Riyadh: Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia this week, meeting the king and de facto ruler of the world's biggest oil exporter, Saudi state media reported on Tuesday.Xi, head of the world's number-two economy, will also attend a summit with rulers from the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council and talks with leaders from elsewhere in the Middle East, strengthening China's growing ties with the region.The Chinese...

Waleed Al Khashti and Farah Al Humaidhi with Zain’s team.

Zain showcases its latest smart home solutions

Kuwait: Zain, Kuwait’s leading digital service provider, announced its third consecutive platinum sponsorship of Mirzaam Expo, the biggest interior design event in Kuwait. This year’s expo, held at Kuwait International Fair in Mishref, is the event’s biggest yet, and offers visitors a wide-ranging set of the best products and services in interior design, decoration, and home essentials.Zain continues to support this unique event to...

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Kuwait Crown Prince receives invitation for Amir to attend GCC summit

KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Tuesday an invitation addressed to HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah from Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud to partake in the 43rd GCC summit due in Riyadh on Dec 9. The invitation letter was handed over by the Saudi Ambassador to Kuwait Prince Sultan bin Saad bin Khaled Al-Saud.Meanwhile, Kuwait Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sheikh Ali Al-Sabah...

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Kuwait PM heads to Qatar to attend World Cup game at counterpart's

Kuwait: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah and his accompanying delegation on Tuesday left for Qatar to attend a World Cup match at the invitation of Qatari Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled bin Khalifa Al Thani.

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Kuwait water drainage system can absorb rain water accumulations

Kuwait: Kuwait's drainage system can cope with water accumulations resulting from the ongoing rain falls on the country, the Public Works Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday.Ahmad Al-Saleh, the official spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Works and the Public Authority for Roads and Land Roads, told KUNA that rain has been continuously falling since early today.Emergency teams of the ministry and the authority are handling some water puddles in...

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Brazil crush South Korea to reach World Cup quarter-finals

DOHA: Neymar returned from injury to help inspire Brazil to a 4-1 victory over South Korea on Monday as the favorites cruised through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup. The world's most expensive player had sat out his team's last two matches with a sprained ankle suffered in their opening 2-0 win over Serbia. But he came back for this last-16 tie as Tite's team clicked into gear and delivered an ominous message to their rivals, at least...

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Croatia beat Japan on penalties to reach World Cup quarter-finals

DOHA: Croatia reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Monday with a dramatic 3-1 penalty shoot-out win over Japan after a tense last-16 clash ended 1-1. Mario Pasalic struck the winning penalty to send Croatia through after Ivan Perisic had pulled Croatia level in the 55th minute of normal time following Daizen Maeda's opener for Japan just before the break.Croatia now face either Brazil or South Korea in the last eight and continued...

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Kuwaiti official urges ending violence against women

Kuwait: Cases of violence against women are among the most dangerous phenomena threating our society, Acting Undersecretary of Kuwait Ministry of Social Affairs and Community Development Mesllam Al-Subai said Monday.This came in remarks he gave during his participating as well as his accompanying delegation in the opening ceremony of the Arab Declaration for the Elimination of All Forms of Violence against Women and Girls, held in Abu Dhabi,...

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KUWAIT: Officials and citizens carry the body of Kuwaiti firefighter Abdullah Al-Farsi before he was laid to rest at Sulaibikhat Cemetery on Nov 23, 2024. — KUNA

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