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Kuwaiti shooter Al-Mudhaf qualifies for Paris Olympics
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti shooter won the bronze medal in the 53rd World Shooting Championship held in Baku, Azerbaijan. Mudhaf won the bronze medal in the trap shooting category for individuals, qualifying for the Olympic games in Paris in 2024.Obaid Al-Osaimi, the head of the Kuwaiti team participating in the ongoing international tournament (from August 14 until September 1), told KUNA by telephone on Thursday that Mudhaf scored 124 hits out of 125...
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Wagner boss presumed dead in plane crash
KUZHENKINO, Russia: A day after a plane crash that presumably killed Russia’s infamous mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin and all other nine people on board, Russian President Vladimir was still silent on the incident on Thursday. The crash on Wednesday evening took place exactly two months after Prigozhin led a rebellion against Moscow’s top military brass, in the biggest threat to Putin’s long rule. Moscow opened a probe into violations of...
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Japan releases water from nuclear plant
NAMIE, Japan: Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, prompting a furious China to ban all seafood imports from its neighbor. The start of the discharge of around 540 Olympic swimming pools’ worth of water over several decades is a big step in decommissioning the still highly dangerous site 12 years after one of the world’s worst nuclear accidents. Live video provided by...
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Sudan army chief makes first foray outside amid war
WAD MADANI, Sudan: Sudan’s army chief General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan was seen outside his headquarters Thursday for the first time since fighting with paramilitaries erupted more than four months ago, army videos showed. Some of the footage filmed before dawn and posted on the army’s Facebook page showed Burhan speaking to soldiers, with the caption indicating that he was at the Wadi Seidna air base north of Khartoum. In separate daytime...
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Suspects ‘change’ fingerprints to skirt Kuwait entry ban
KUWAIT: Authorities arrested two Asians who tried to enter Kuwait illegally after undergoing finger surgeries in an attempt to conceal their true identities. The interior ministry said the arrests are part of ongoing efforts to apprehend violators and individuals engaged in criminal activities.The general directorate of criminal investigations’ Maidan Hawally bureau, utilizing the new biometric scanning system, was able to identify and verify...
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Donald ducks debate while rivals rough up Ramaswamy
MILWAUKEE: It is the widely-recognized party symbol uniting Republicans, but the only elephant in the room at the first US presidential debate was the one that didn’t show up. “Trump’s on the stage every day. He gives two-hour speeches,” Donald Trump’s eldest son Don Jr told AFP, explaining his father’s decision to skip the event. “He spends more time with the press — even the ones that hated him, even when he was president —...
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Indian rover ‘wisdom’ begins exploring Moon’s south pole
NEW DELHI: India began exploring the Moon’s surface with a rover on Thursday, a day after it became the first nation to land a craft near the largely unexplored lunar south pole. Pragyan — “Wisdom” in Sanskrit — rolled out of the lander hours after the latest milestone in India’s ambitious but cut-price space program sparked huge celebrations across the country. “Rover ramped down the lander and India took a walk on the moon!” the...
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Danish spy agencies on trial over undercover agent claims
COPENHAGEN: Denmark’s spy agencies went on trial on Thursday in a unique lawsuit brought by a Dane who claims he spied for Denmark in Syria but wound up in prison over alleged IS group ties. In a case that has proven embarrassing for Danish intelligence services and politicians, Ahmed Samsam, 34, a Danish national of Syrian origin, claims he was working for the secret service PET and military intelligence service FE in Syria in 2013 and 2014,...
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Prominent Iran filmmaker Ebrahim Golestan dies at 100
Prominent Iranian filmmaker and writer Ebrahim Golestan has died in Britain, his family said. He was 100. Golestan was an influential figure in Iran during the 20th century who was widely celebrated as a pioneer of modern Iranian cinema. “Father, you’re gone. Goodbye!” his daughter Lily said in an Instagram post late Wednesday.Golestan was born in October 1922 in the southern city of Shiraz. He set up Iran’s first film studio in 1957...
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Classic cars back on the road - in Gaza City
The vintage beige Mercedes would be eye-catching anywhere in the world, but it is especially so on the streets of impoverished Gaza City. Munir Al-Shandi, 42, is among a handful of vintage car enthusiasts in the Gaza Strip, defying a punishing Zionist siege imposed on the Palestinian coastal enclave to pursue a passionate hobby. As he drives a 1929 Mercedes-Benz Gazelle, which he restored, through Gaza’s cratered roads, young children run after...
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KFAS concludes its summer program
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) on Thursday announced the conclusion of its 44th summer course. 167 students from universities and secondary schools participated in the 4-weeks program. The executive director of marketing and commercial operations at the Institute, Abdul Mohsen Al-Haroun (on behalf of the Acting Director General of the Institute, Dr. Mana Al-Sudairawi), said that the 44th session offered nine...
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Kuwait to maintain a balance in refining and oil production
By Khaled Al-AbdulhadiKUWAIT: Kuwait is taking significant steps to increase refined oil production at the Al-Zour refinery while simultaneously reducing oil production to maintain a balance. This expansion of oil production is apparent through the planned opening of the refinery in late 2022 and the establishment of the first offshore oil production. Let’s examine how these actions can benefit Kuwait and why increasing refined oil production...
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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan and a Chinese delegation visit the site of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Boubyan Island on Aug 31, 2024. – KUNA
Minister, Chinese delegation visit Mubarak Port
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Fatemah Al-habib, founder of Qesati, hosting the event.
Kuwaiti athlete shares her story of perseverance en route to Olympics
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Guests and dignitaries gather at Marina Hotel to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day.
Kuwait-Turkey defense partnership bolsters regional peace and security
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Kuwait Times Summer Program students pose for a group photo with Kuwait Times/Kuwait News and Gulf Bank teams. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gulf Bank and Kuwait Times successfully conclude 3rd edition of Summer Program