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(From left) Abdulwahab Al-Rushood, Princess Ghida Talal and Maha Al-Barjas.

KFH signs two agreements with King Hussein Cancer Foundation and Kuwait Red Crescent

(From left) Abdulwahab Al-Rushood, Princess Ghida Talal and Maha Al-Barjas.KUWAIT: Acting Group CEO at Kuwait Finance House (KFH) Abdulwahab Essa Al-Rushood signed two donation agreements with Kuwait Red Crescent Society, represented by the Secretary General, Maha Al-Barjas and King Hussein Cancer Foundation, represented by Princess Ghida Talal, the Chairperson of King Hussein Cancer Center in Jordan, for the treatment of Syrian and Gaza Strip...

KUWAIT: Former opposition MPs Musallam Al-Barrak (left) and Khaled Al-Tahous are welcomed by supporters after they arrived in Kuwait after being pardoned by the Amir. – Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat and Fouad Al-Shaikhn

Barrak returns to Kuwait, thanks Amir for pardon

KUWAIT: Former opposition MPs Musallam Al-Barrak and Khaled Al-Tahous are welcomed by supporters as they arrived in Kuwait yesterday after being pardoned by the Amir. – Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat and Fouad Al-ShaikhBy B IzzakKUWAIT: Prominent opposition leader and former MP Musallam Al-Barrak yesterday returned to Kuwait after three and a half years in exile following an Amiri pardon, as hundreds of his supporters gave him a hero's welcome....

DUBAI: In this photo taken on Oct 2, 2021, visitors walk past a robot outside the Dutch pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020. – AFP n

Robots, big data as Gulf bets on AI

DUBAI: In this photo taken on Oct 2, 2021, visitors walk past a robot outside the Dutch pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020. – AFPDUBAI: Robots puttering around Dubai's hi-tech Expo site could be a sign of things to come for the Gulf, where new cities are being built from scratch with artificial intelligence at their core. The 5G-enabled Expo, covering an area twice the size of Monaco, will remain as a "city of the future" and tech industry...

DUBAI: This picture taken on Nov 14, 2021 shows a view of the Desert Sting DS-16 precision-guided glide weapon by Halcon, a part of the EDGE advanced technology group, at the 2021 Dubai Airshow. – AFP n

UAE bolstering arms industry to reduce imports

DUBAI: This picture taken on Nov 14, 2021 shows a view of the Desert Sting DS-16 precision-guided glide weapon by Halcon, a part of the EDGE advanced technology group, at the 2021 Dubai Airshow. – AFPDUBAI: Drones, guided missiles, simulators: the United Arab Emirates is on the offensive to develop its defense industry in a bid to wean itself off dependence on imports. Khalid Al-Breiki heads one of five clusters of the Emirati defense...

LAHORE: Vehicles make their way over a bridge amid heavy smog yesterday. – AFP n

Schools shut as Delhi, Lahore choke in smog

LAHORE: Vehicles make their way over a bridge amid heavy smog yesterday. – AFPNEW DELHI: India's capital has shut schools and coal plants as it battles dangerous levels of air pollution in the region that yesterday also left Lahore in neighboring Pakistan choking on acrid smog. Air quality has worsened across northern India and adjacent parts of Pakistan in recent years, as industrial pollutants, smoke from seasonal crop burn-off, and colder...

KHARTOUM: Sudanese opponents of the military coup take to the streets of the capital yesterday in the bloodiest day since the military's Oct 25 takeover. – AFP n

10 shot dead in crackdown on Sudan anti-coup protests

KHARTOUM: Sudanese opponents of the military coup take to the streets of the capital yesterday in the bloodiest day since the military's Oct 25 takeover. – AFPKHARTOUM: Sudanese security forces shot dead at least 10 anti-coup protesters and wounded dozens more yesterday, medics said, in the bloodiest day since the military's Oct 25 takeover. The fatalities - all in Khartoum, especially its northern districts - raised to 34 the death toll from...

In this file photo, a grandmother carries her laughing granddaugher outside the tourist center of Yangshou in southern China. – AFP n

It's official: Grannies are good for you

In this file photo, a grandmother carries her laughing granddaugher outside the tourist center of Yangshou in southern China. – AFPScientists say they have proven what many people fortunate enough to grow up with theirs have known all along: Grandmothers have strong nurturing instincts and are hard-wired to care deeply about their grandchildren. A new study published in the Royal Society B on Tuesday is the first to provide a neural snapshot...

DUBAI: Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Development and International Cooperation Meshari Al-Nibari speaks during a meeting held in the GCC Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai as part of the Tolerance and Inclusivity Week. – KUNAnn

Official touts Kuwait's pro-tolerance efforts

DUBAI: Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Development and International Cooperation Meshari Al-Nibari speaks during a meeting held in the GCC Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai as part of the Tolerance and Inclusivity Week. – KUNADUBAI: A Kuwaiti official yesterday underlined the country's exemplary efforts to promote tolerance and fight extremism. Addressing a meeting held in the GCC Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai as part of the Tolerance and...

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KFF employee stole KD 2 million by inflating salary

KUWAIT: A senior officer at the salary department of Kuwait Fire Force became the "king of rosaries" among his colleagues and at Souq Mubarakiya after stealing over KD 2 million in public funds and using it to start a business at the famous market, selling expensive 'misbah' prayer beads. The suspect reportedly embezzled money for two years and raised his salary several times, with his pay reaching more than the senior-most employee in the state,...

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Gulf Bank grants gold sponsorship to NUKS conference

Mohammad Al-QattanKUWAIT: In a press conference held by the National Union of Kuwaiti Students (NUKS) yesterday in Kuwait, Gulf Bank announced it is granting gold sponsorship to the National Union of Kuwaiti Students (NUKS) conference in the United States. This year, Gulf Bank is renewing its partnership with NUKS as part of its social sustainability program and commitment to supporting and empowering Kuwaiti youth.This year's NUKS conference...

KUWAIT: Japanese Ambassador to Kuwait Takaoka Masato speaks during the event. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn

Food helps strengthen our ties and friendship: Japan envoy

KUWAIT: Japanese Ambassador to Kuwait Takaoka Masato speaks during the event. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy Ben GarciaKUWAIT: On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Kuwait, the Embassy of Japan organized a washoku (Japanese cuisine) event to promote Japanese food culture in Kuwait. It was attended by owners, suppliers and representatives of Japanese restaurants in Kuwait. Speaking during the event,...

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Kuwait's cycling team wins first place in Arab tourney

CAIRO: Members of Kuwait's team pose for a group picture.CAIRO: Kuwait's national cycling team won first place in the men's competition during the fourth day of the Arab Championship in Cairo, Egypt. Meanwhile, Kuwait's cyclist Jaafar Al-Ali won the gold medal in the men's individuals' event, held yesterday at the Egyptian capital.Kuwait's cyclists Latifa Al-Yaseen and Noura Al-Ameeri had won the silver and bronze medals in the women's...

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This undated imageshows a colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox particles (green) found within an infected cell (pink and purple) cultured in the laboratory. - AFP

Mpox global health emergency, Kuwait monitoring situation

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NEW DELHI: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects the guard of honor to mark the country's Independence Day, at the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15, 2024. -AFP

Modi renews push for common civil code for India

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Columbia president resigns months after campus Gaza demos

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KUWAIT: People watch pearl diving boats as they arrive at the main beach at the end of the 33rd annual pearl diving festival. Pearl-diving trips are held annually under the patronage of the Kuwaiti Amir in order to keep traditions alive.

Pearl diving trip winds up

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Dr Abdurrahman Al-Sumait

Personification of Kuwait’s philanthropic legacy: Dr Al-Sumait