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Kuwait dispatches its 15th aid plane to Sudan
Kuwait: The State of Kuwait on Sunday sent its 15th Air Force aircraft carrying 10 tons of food and medical supplies to violence-hit Sudan.The aid plane is part of Kuwait's humanitarian initiative "Kuwait Is by Your Side", and was directed by Kuwait's political leadership, aiming at helping the Sudanese people amid their country's tough circumstances due to ongoing fighting there, Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) Media Chief Khaled Al-Zeid told...
His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Kuwait Deputy Amir, Crown Prince receives First Deputy PM
Kuwait: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Acting Minister of Defense Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah at Bayan Palace on Sunday.
Zain employees were eager to contribute and help save lives.
Zain celebrates World Blood Donor Day
Kuwait: Zain recently held its annual blood drive campaign in celebration of World Blood Donor Day, the globally celebrated initiative held on 14 June of every year. The step came in continuation of the company’s strategic partnership with the Central Blood Bank of Kuwait and witnessed wide participation from Zain employees who where keen on contributing by donating to help save lives and add to the nation’s strategic blood reserve.Zain...
Britain's Prince George of Wales, Britain's Catherine, Princess of Wales, Britain's Prince Louis of Wales, Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales, Britain's Princess Charlotte of Wales, Britain's King Charles III, Britain's Queen Camilla, Britain's Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh and Britain's Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace after attending the King's Birthday Parade, 'Trooping the Colour', in London on June 17, 2023.
UK royal family unite for King Charles III's birthday parade
London: Britain's royal family rounded off King Charles III's inaugural birthday parade Saturday with a balcony appearance at Buckingham Palace to watch a spectacular fly-past.Three of the king's young grandchildren -- future king Prince George, nine, Prince Louis, five, and Princess Charlotte, eight -- joined the rest of the family on the balcony with the princes sporting red ties and blue blazers and Charlotte in a sailor suit with red...
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UK stabbings suspect appears in court on murder charges
London: A 31-year-old former university student detained after three people were stabbed to death in the central English city of Nottingham appeared in court Saturday charged with three counts of murder.Valdo Calocane, who gave his name in court as Adam Mendes, was dressed in a T-shirt and jogging bottoms and was flanked by three security officers.He is accused of killing 19-year-olds Grace O'Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber, both students at the...
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Death toll from militant attack on school in Uganda hits 37
Mpondwe: Militants linked to the Islamic State group hacked and burned 37 students to death in western Uganda in the country's worst such attack in over a decade, army and police officials said Saturday.The army said it was pursuing militants from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) after the cross-border raid late Friday on a secondary school in Mpondwe in Kasese district near the Democratic Republic of Congo.Investigators said dormitories were...
This handout picture taken on June 16, 2023 and released by host photo agency RIA Novosti shows Russian President Vladimir Putin giving a speech at a plenary session of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg.
Putin says sent nuclear warheads to Belarus
Moscow: President Vladimir Putin on Friday confirmed Russia had sent nuclear arms to its ally Belarus which borders Ukraine."The first nuclear warheads were delivered to the territory of Belarus... This is the first part," Putin told an annual economic forum, where AFP and media of other countries Russia deems "unfriendly" were not accredited.The Russian leader had announced the plans to send tactical nuclear weapons -- less powerful than...
EPA Director General Dr. Sameera Al-Kanderi
Kuwait joins Mangrove Allaince for Climate initiative
Kuwait: The Environment Public Authority (EPA) said that Kuwait has joined the Mangrove Alliance for Climate (MAC) initiative, launched by the UAE in partnership with Indonesia during the COP27 climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt in 2022.In a statement to KUNA on Friday, EPA Director General Dr. Sameera Al-Kanderi affirmed Kuwait's commitment to the initiative, focusing on protecting mangrove trees ecosystem and enhance their role in...
High Representative Josep Borrell with Jasem Albudaiwi, Secretary General of GCC
GCC chief Al Budaiwi: EU remains a very important strategic partner
Brussels: Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) Jasem Al Budaiwi Friday met with EU High Representative Josep Borrell in Brussels, discussing bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest."The meeting with Mr. Borrell was very important and comprehensive. We discussed issues that are related to GCC and EU and other topics related to regional files," Al Budaiwi told the Kuwait News agency (KUNA) after...
Kuwaiti Minister of Finance, Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment and Acting Minister of Oil Manaf Al-Hajeri
Oil Min.: Kuwait working to be secure source of energy
Baghdad: Kuwaiti Minister of Finance, Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment and Acting Minister of Oil Manaf Al-Hajeri said Friday that Kuwait is investing and working within its announced strategic plans to continue playing an enhanced role within the world as a secure source of energy and calls on the world to invest in all kinds of energy to ensure that the world's growing needs are met.This came in a speech delivered by...
Honoring Kuwaiti winners of Arab Radio and Television Festival awards
Kuwait wins three awards at Arab Radio, TV Festival
Tunis: The Kuwaiti Ministry of Information, through radio and TV bodies, won three awards at the 23rd edition of the Arab Radio and Television Festival, which concluded earlier Thursday, with an artistic ceremony on the stage of the Carthage Theater in Tunis.The competitions committee of the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) announced that the series "Saleh in the Heart of Astronomy," which was produced by Kuwait Radio, won first place in the...
Dr. Bibi Al-Omairi
Kuwait committed to protect disabled persons' rights
New York: Kuwait affirmed commitment to protect the rights of disabled people and allow them to become an important part of society.The remakrs came during a speech by director general of the Public Authority for Disability Affairs (PADA) Dr. Bibi Al-Omairi, in the 16th conference of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York late Thursday.Kuwait believes in enabling disabled people to play an effective role in...