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KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s meeting.n
Cabinet orders quick execution of coastline development projects
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the Cabinet’s meeting.KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti Cabinet has instructed its Public Services Committee to urgently remove all obstacles impeding the execution of Sulaibikhat and Jahra coastline development projects. The decision was taken Wednesday at a meeting chaired by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.At the advent of...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets the Commissioner-General of the UNRWA in the Near East Philippe Lazzarini. - KUNA photosn
Kuwait Prime Minister meets UNRWA's Commissioner-General for Near East
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah meets the Commissioner-General of the UNRWA in the Near East Philippe Lazzarini. - KUNA photosKUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah met yesterday with the Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for...
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Manpower Authority director suspended till investigation's end
Ahmad Al-MousaKUWAIT: Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr Abdullah Al-Salman gave orders to suspend Director General of the Public Authority for Manpower Ahmad Al-Mousa for three months, or until the end of investigations concerning his decision to stop issuing or renewing visas for residents over the age of 60 who do not have university degrees, Al-Rai Arabic daily reported yesterday. The government's Fatwa and Legislation Department annulled...
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NBK visits schools as part of 'Safe Education' campaign
KUWAIT: As part of 'Safe Education' awareness campaign, National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) visited Al-Wasem Kindergarten to ensure a safe return of students to their schools and a safe educational environment of the highest levels of prevention. The campaign came as a result of collaboration of the ministries of Education, Health, Interior and Information. It aims to raise awareness and encourage students and their families to support the governmental...
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Fire in Jleeb school
KUWAIT: Firemen battled a blaze at the Khadeejs bint Al-Zubair girls high school in Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh yesterday. No injuries were reported and investigations are underway to determine the cause of the fire, Kuwait Fire Force said. 
Tent makers and sellers ready for the upcoming camping season at the tent souq in Alrai near the Friday market. Desert camping is an elaborate affair in Kuwait with families often camping in groups, setting up several tents on a compound including tents for cooking and bathing/showering as well as playgrounds, relaxation and other necessities.  nnPhotos by Fouad Al-Shaikh and Yasser Al-Zayyat. n
Getting ready for camping season
Closed in 2020, desert camping will be allowed this year Tent makers and sellers ready for the upcoming camping season at the tent souq in Alrai near the Friday market. Desert camping is an elaborate affair in Kuwait with families often camping in groups, setting up several tents on a compound including tents for cooking and bathing/showering as well as playgrounds, relaxation and other necessities. - Photos by Fouad Al-Shaikh and Yasser...
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Grab a snack and get the latest in gamer news, updates
By Nawara FattahovaA group of young Kuwaiti gamers came together on social media and formed 'Gamer Snack' to provide gamers with information and news about new videogames, latest technologies, movies, youth activities and gaming conventions. Gaming has become a medium of entertainment the same way as movies, soap operas and other pastimes. Those interested in videogames can stay updated about everything related to gaming through the various...
BEIRUT: A Shiite fighter reloads during clashes in the area of Tayouneh, in the southern suburb of the capital Beirut yesterday. - AFP n
Lebanese protest turns violent
BEIRUT: A Shiite fighter reloads during clashes in the area of Tayouneh, in the southern suburb of the capital Beirut yesterday. - AFPBEIRUT: Tank deployments and deadly exchanges of fire turned Beirut into a war zone yesterday after a demonstration organized by Shiite parties against the lead investigator into last year's devastating port blast turned violent. Heavy fire rang out as ambulances rushed the wounded through the deserted streets, a...
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (right) participate in a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington. - AFP n
Echoing Zionists, US hints at force if Iran diplomacy fails
WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (right) participate in a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington. - AFPWASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden's administration hinted Wednesday it could resort to force if diplomacy fails on Iran's nuclear program, rallying more closely than ever behind warnings by Zionists. Amid a standstill in negotiations...
JAKARTA: Photo shows a mosque tower where speakers are placed in Jakarta. There are around 750,000 mosques across Indonesia—a medium sized venue could have at least a dozen external loudspeakers that blare the call to prayer five times a day. – AFP n
Indonesia tackles call to prayer volume backlash
JAKARTA: Photo shows a mosque tower where speakers are placed in Jakarta. There are around 750,000 mosques across Indonesia—a medium sized venue could have at least a dozen external loudspeakers that blare the call to prayer five times a day. – AFPJAKARTA: Every night at 3:00 am, Rina is jolted awake by blaring speakers so loud she has developed an anxiety disorder: she can't sleep, she's too nauseous to eat - but she is also too scared to...
KONGSBERG: Police officers cordon off the scene where they are investigating in Kongsberg, Norway after a man armed with bow killed several people before arrested by police on October 13, 2021. - AFP n
Norway bow-and-arrow attack an 'act of terror'
KONGSBERG: Police officers cordon off the scene where they are investigating in Kongsberg, Norway after a man armed with bow killed several people before being arrested by police on October 13, 2021. - AFPKONGSBERG: The killing of five people in Norway in a bow-and-arrow attack appears to be an "act of terror," the Norwegian security service said yesterday, with the suspect, a Danish Muslim convert, already on their radar over fears he had been...
LOS ANGELES: A syringe is filled with a first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccination clinic in Los Angeles. - AFP n
Death threats, law suits: COVID experts targeted
LOS ANGELES: A syringe is filled with a first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccination clinic in Los Angeles. - AFPPARIS: Marc Van Ranst, a virologist famous in Belgium for providing expertise about the COVID-19 pandemic, was at home for his first afternoon off in months in May, unaware that his life was under threat and that he would soon be forced to go into hiding. Jurgen Conings, a soldier aligned with right-wing extremist...