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Kuwait condemns terrorist attack
KUWAIT: The Foreign Ministry yesterday expressed Kuwait's condemnation and denunciation of the terrorist act in Iraq, Khidr Jija, which resulted in the death and injury of people. The statement stressed Kuwait's supportive stance rejecting all forms of terrorism and violence. It expressed sincere condolences to Iraq and the families of the victims and wished the injured speedy recovery. - KUNA 
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High school students learn diplomacy at US Embassy, UN Office
KUWAIT: Five high school students spent the day at the US Embassy and the Office of the Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Resident Coordinator in Kuwait yesterday as winners of the US Embassy-sponsored Diplomat for a Day competition, held in collaboration with the UN. The competition is part of a wider effort by the US Embassy and the UN to promote the next generation of global diplomats. Local high school students were...
Zakaria Al-Ansarin
Hate speech laws discussed in Arab talks
Zakaria Al-AnsariCAIRO: A top Kuwaiti justice official highlighted yesterday efforts to strengthen hate speech laws aiming to establish more religious tolerance during talks involving justice ministers from across the Arab region, saying he had pitched suggestions over the matter.Kuwait has made palpable progress in measures the country has taken to clamp down on hate speech and encourage religious harmony, Justice Ministry Undersecretary for...
KUWAIT: Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah inaugurates the Funaitees Medical Center yesterday. - KUNAn
Health minister assures no Omicron cases in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah inaugurates the Funaitees Medical Center yesterday. - KUNABy B Izzak & KUNAKUWAIT: Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah yesterday said although the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has spread in many countries, there are no reported cases of the strain in Kuwait. On the sidelines of celebrating the opening of the Al-Funaitees Medical Center, Sheikh Basel confirmed that the ministry's procedures in...
Chris Cuomo
CNN fires Chris Cuomo over help he gave to bro
Chris CuomoWASHINGTON: CNN fired veteran anchor and correspondent Chris Cuomo, the cable news channel said Saturday, amid an investigation into his involvement with helping defend brother Andrew Cuomo, the former New York governor, against sexual misconduct allegations. Chris Cuomo had been suspended from CNN over the matter just days before his termination. "We retained a respected law firm to conduct the review, and have terminated him,...
BAGHDAD: This picture taken on Nov 16, 2021 shows a view of the Al-Rahman Grand Mosque in the Al-Mansour district of Iraq's capital. - AFP n
Incomplete mosque bares Iraq divisions
BAGHDAD: This picture taken on Nov 16, 2021 shows a view of the Al-Rahman Grand Mosque in the Al-Mansour district of Iraq's capital. - AFPBAGHDAD: It was meant to compete with the Taj Mahal in grandeur, but former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's monumental Al-Rahman Mosque project was never completed. Instead, the half-finished edifice of grey concrete stands in the heart of Baghdad as testimony to the sectarian and political strife that has...
OXFORD, Michigan: Signs in the window of a store show support for the community after the Oxford High School shooting, in downtown in Oxford, Michigan. - AFPnn
US school shooter parents plead not guilty
OXFORD, Michigan: Signs in the window of a store show support for the community after the Oxford High School shooting, in downtown in Oxford, Michigan. - AFPWASHINGTON: The parents of a 15-year-old who shot dead four students at a US high school with a gun bought by his father pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter Saturday, as a Michigan judge set a combined million-dollar bond for their release. James and Jennifer Crumbley, the parents...
MYTILENE, Lesbos: This handout photograph taken yesterday and released by Vatican Media shows Pope Francis (2R) meeting refugees at the Reception and Identification Centre in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. - AFPnnnn
Pope calls neglect of migrants 'shipwreck' on Lesbos visit
MYTILENE, Lesbos: This handout photograph taken yesterday and released by Vatican Media shows Pope Francis (2R) meeting refugees at the Reception and Identification Centre in Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. - AFPLESBOS ISLAND: Pope Francis yesterday returned to the island of Lesbos, the migration flashpoint he first visited in 2016, calling the neglect of migrants the "shipwreck of civilisation". The pope has long championed the cause of...
YANGON, Yangon division: This handout photograph taken and released by Myanmar's military information team yesterday shows National League for Democracy (NLD) patron Tin Oo (R) meeting Myanmar's armed forces chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing at Tin Oo's home in Yangon. - AFPnn
Myanmar junta chief meets ousted Suu Kyi party stalwart
YANGON, Yangon division: This handout photograph taken and released by Myanmar's military information team yesterday shows National League for Democracy (NLD) patron Tin Oo (R) meeting Myanmar's armed forces chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing at Tin Oo's home in Yangon. - AFPYANGON: Myanmar's junta chief sat down with a prominent senior figure of Aung San Suu Kyi's ousted party yesterday, the first significant meeting since the February coup....
LUMAJANG, East Java: An area is seen covered in volcanic ash at Sumber Wuluh village in Lumajang yesterday, after the Semeru volcano eruption that killed at least 13 people. - AFPnnn
Indonesia volcano eruption death toll rises to 14
LUMAJANG, East Java: An area is seen covered in volcanic ash at Sumber Wuluh village in Lumajang yesterday, after the Semeru volcano eruption that killed at least 13 people. - AFPJAVA: Rescuers in Indonesia raced to find survivors in villages blanketed by molten ash yesterday after the eruption of Mount Semeru killed at least 14 people and left dozens injured. The eruption of the biggest mountain on the island of Java caught locals by surprise...
VILLEPINTE, Seine-Saint-Denis: Supporters of French far-right media pundit and 2022 presidential candidate Eric Zemmour wave French national flags and placards during a campaign rally in Villepinte, near Paris, yesterday. - AFPn
French police on alert as Zemmour holds first rally
VILLEPINTE, Seine-Saint-Denis: Supporters of French far-right media pundit and 2022 presidential candidate Eric Zemmour wave French national flags and placards during a campaign rally in Villepinte, near Paris, yesterday. - AFPPARIS: French far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour is to hold his first official campaign rally at a stadium outside Paris yesterday, with police on high alert over the risk of clashes with protesters. Zemmour, a...
KANDAHAR, Aghanistan: This picture taken on November 7, 2021 shows Taleban members walking near the birthplace of Taleban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada at the Sperwan village in Kandahar's Panjwai district. - AFPnnn
US, West blast Taleban over 'summary killings' of ex-security forces
KANDAHAR, Aghanistan: This picture taken on November 7, 2021 shows Taleban members walking near the birthplace of Taleban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada at the Sperwan village in Kandahar's Panjwai district. - AFPWASHINGTON: The United States on Saturday led a group of Western nations and allies in condemnation of the Taleban over the "summary killings" of former members of the Afghan security forces reported by rights groups, demanding...