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US annual inflation eased in August, but likely not enough
WASHINGTON: US annual inflation slowed in slightly in August, largely thanks to falling gasoline prices-but likely not enough to satisfy the Federal Reserve and President Joe Biden, as high prices continue inflicting pain on Americans. The consumer price index (CPI), a key measure of inflation, actually rose 0.1 percent in August compared to July, when prices were flat, the Labor Department said Tuesday, a disappointing result amid widespread...
Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi
Egyptian Pres. begins official visit to Qatar
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi headed on Tuesday to the Qatari capital of Doha for a two-day official visit at the invitation of Qatar's Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.The visit culminates intensive discussions between both sides during the recent period with the aim of strengthening joint cooperation at all levels, Egypt's Presidential Spokesman Ambassador Bassam Rady said in a statement.Al-Sisi will discuss with Sheikh...
Pope Francis arrives to meets participants in the public assembly of the General Confederation of Italian Industry on September 12, 2022.
Pope arrives in Kazakhstan for three-day visit
Aboard the Papal Plane: Pope Francis arrived Tuesday in Kazakhstan's capital Nur-Sultan for a three-day visit to take part in an inter-religious summit marked by the absence of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill amid tensions over Ukraine.His plane landed shortly after 5:15 pm (1115 GMT), an AFP journalist onboard said, and the 85-year-old pontiff was to be received by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev before giving a first speech to the authorities...
Minister of industry and trade of the Czech Republic Jozef Sikela speaks during a joint press conference with EU commissioner for Energy Estonia's after a meeting of EU energy ministers to find solutions to rising energy prices at the EU headquarters in Brussels on Septembre 9, 2022.
EU presidency calls new round of energy crisis talks
Prague: The European Union presidency said Tuesday it would convene another round of talks for the bloc's energy ministers to discuss the energy crisis linked to the Ukraine war."I am calling another extraordinary meeting of the energy ministers' council for September 30," Czech Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Sikela, whose country now holds the rotating presidency, said in a tweet.At the meeting, EU ministers pledged "unprecedented measures"...
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Kuwait Deputy Amir receives new Public Prosecutor
Kuwait: His Highness Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Tuesday at Bayan Palace Minister of Awqaf (Endowment) and Islamic Affairs, State Minister for Nazaha (Integrity) Enhancement, and Minister of Justice Jamal Al-Jalawi and the newly appointed Public Prosecutor Saad Al-Safran, where he took the oath.Several senior officials attended the meeting.
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Kuwait's PM heads to Saudi Arabia on official visit
Kuwait: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah departed Tuesday to Saudi Arabia on an official visit.His Highness the Prime Minister was seen off at the airport by Deputy Prime Minister, Defense Minister and Acting Minister of Interior Sheikh Talal Khaled Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister, Ministerof Oil, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs and Acting Minister of State for National Assembly Affairs,...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. - KUNA photos
Kuwait's Deputy Amir receives Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad
Kuwait: His Highness Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received Tuesday His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.
This file photo from December 20, 2020 shows an Azerbaijani tank along a highway after the transfer of Kalbajar region to Azerbaijan's control as part of a November peace deal that required Armenian forces to cede Azerbaijani territories they held outside Nagorno-Karabakh, near Kalbajar, Azerbaijan.
At least 49 Armenian troops killed in Azerbaijan border clashes
Yerevan: Armenia said Tuesday that at least 49 of its troops were killed in border clashes with Azerbaijan, the worst fighting between the arch foes since their 2020 war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region."For the moment, we have 49 (troops) killed and unfortunately it's not the final figure," Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told parliament.
GCC states support all efforts to stabilize Yemen
GCC states support all efforts to stabilize Yemen: Al-Hajraf
Riyadh: Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf on Monday reaffirmed the GCC states' support to UN efforts aiming to restore security, stability and peace in Yemen.This came in a meeting between Al-Hajraf and the US Special Envoy to Yemen Timothy Linderking at the GCC Secretariat in Riyadh.Both sides reviewed the UN efforts to end the conflict in Yemen and to intensify the international community pressure on the...
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Boursa Kuwait Data now available on “Yahoo Finance” Media Platform and “Apple Stocks” Application
Kuwait: Boursa Kuwait today announced that the exchange’s data and that of the listed companies is now available on the “Yahoo Finance” online platform and the “Apple Stocks” application. Boursa Kuwait announced this as part of its efforts to offer regional and global investors access to stock prices and associated data, and to Boursa Kuwait indices, which could all be added to the users watch list.The” Apple Stocks” application is...
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Cabinet names Dr Essam Al-Rubaiaan as Civil Services Commission Chief
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Oil, Minister of State for Cabinet, and Acting Minister of National Assembly Affairs Dr Mohammad Al-Fares announced Monday that the Cabinet approved a bill appointing Dr Essam Saad Al-Rubaiaan as Chairman of the Civil Services Commission (CSC).
His Highness Deputy Amir and Crown Prince receives the invitation from Algerian Minister of Energy
Kuwait's Amir invited to Arab Summit in November
KUWAIT: His Highness Deputy Amir and Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received at Bayan Palace Monday an invitation addressed to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah to attend the Arab summit in Algeria in November. Algerian Minister of Energy and Mining Mohammad Arkab handed in the invitation sent by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune with the ceremony attended by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Oil,...
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HATHRAS, India: Policemen carry a person who died in a melee during a sermon in Uttar Pradesh state on July 2, 2024. - AFP
Stampede at India religious event kills 116
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GAZA: Displaced Palestinians from areas in east Khan Yunis flee after the Zionist army issued a new evacuation order for parts of the city and Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on July 2, 2024. - AFP
Arabs reaffirm Zionist boycott
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BEIRUT: Lebanese Uber driver Hussein Khalil shows his GPS jammed geolocation as Gaza's southern city of Rafah, as he sits in his vehicle in Beirut's Hamra Street on June 11, 2024.- AFP
Zionist jamming disrupts Lebanon ground, air traffic
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NAVI MUMBAI, India: Billionaire tycoon Mukesh Ambani (front third left) along with his family attends a mass wedding ceremony at Reliance Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai on July 2, 2024. -- AFP
Ambanis celebrate son’s nuptials with mass wedding