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Amiri Hospital doctors remove record large stone

Dr Mohammad Al-MasriBy Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon at Amiri Hospital Dental Center Dr Mohammad Abdelkareem Al-Masri said a major operation was carried out on a 55-year-old patient - a rare procedure to remove a very large salivary gland stone. He said the stone removed is larger than the one registered by Guinness World Records, which weighed 50 gm and was 6 cm long, as this one weighs 74 gm and is 6 cm long.Dr Masri...

NEW YORK: Kuwait's Second Secretary Bashar Al-Muwaizri speaks during a discussion of measures to eliminate international terrorism in the sixth committee of the United Nations General Assembly. - KUNA photosn

Kuwait reiterates rejection to all forms of terrorism, extremism

NEW YORK: Kuwait's Second Secretary Bashar Al-Muwaizri speaks during a discussion of measures to eliminate international terrorism in the sixth committee of the United Nations General Assembly. - KUNA photosNEW YORK: The State of Kuwait reiterated yesterday its firm stance rejecting all forms of terrorism and extremism regardless of their causes, motives and stressing that it supported of all international efforts to combat it. This came in a...

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Kuwait booth at Dubai Expo draws large crowds

DUBAI: For the second week, the Kuwaiti Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai has attracted a large number of visitors from different world countries. Visitors were impressed by the eye-catching way Kuwait's history, folklore, projects and humanitarian, social and cultural role were showcased. Furthermore, they got familiar with the efforts of the State of Kuwait in attaining sustainability and development just as reflected in the Kuwaiti booth's title:...

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Kuwaiti sand, light painter illustrates Gulf heritage pride at Expo

DUBAI: Through use of sand and light to the sound of music, Kuwait's Sulaiman Al-Enezi portrayed images of great accomplishments and patriotism in the Gulf Arab region at his country's pavilion one week into Expo 2020 Dubai. An interactive sand painting delivered by the artist to attending crowds depicted the developments leading up to the launch of Hope Probe, an ongoing United Arab Emirates-backed exploration mission of Mars; the first of its...

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Children relish Kuwait's pavilion at Expo Dubai

DUBAI: Kuwait's pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai welcomed on Friday a large number of children who came to enjoy its fascinating exhibits and activities. Children listened to an interactive and exciting presentation and musical performance, and enjoyed lights as well as watched stuffed wildlife animals inside the facility. - KUNA

BEIRUT: A photo showing cardboard boxes containing baby formula donated by Kuwait to people in Lebanon. - KUNAn

Kuwait-treated victims of Lebanon blast return home

BEIRUT: A photo showing cardboard boxes containing baby formula donated by Kuwait to people in Lebanon. - KUNABEIRUT: After a successful treatment trip in Kuwait, four of the victims of the August 15 tragic fuel tank explosion in Lebanon returned home on board a Kuwait Airways plane Thursday. "We are grateful to the Kuwaiti Amir and people," Lebanese Minister of Health Firass Abiad said upon receiving the returning compatriots at the...

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IWG organizes photo exhibition at Italian embassy

KUWAIT: In keeping with its aim to celebrate the diversity of its members with a range of different events that highlight the uniquely wonderful cultures and traditions from around the world, the International Women's Group, in cooperation with the Italian Embassy, organized a photo exhibition in the embassy's Spazio Italia-Kuwait, entitled 'The Great Beauty' by Remo Casilli and 'Capturing Al-Kout' by Usman Mohammed Iqbal. The group's public...

KUWAIT: The health ministry's website opened registrations to receive the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn

COVID causes steep rise in depression, anxiety

KUWAIT: The health ministry's website opened registrations to receive the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatKUWAIT/PARIS: A major study showed yesterday that cases of depression and anxiety surged by more than a quarter globally during the first year of the pandemic, especially among women and young adults. In the first worldwide estimate of the mental health impact of COVID-19, researchers estimated that 2020...

AUVERS-SUR-OISE, France: This file photo taken on Aug 19, 1981 shows former president of Iran Abolhassan Banisadr on the outskirts of Paris. - AFP n

First president of Iran Banisadr dies in exile

AUVERS-SUR-OISE, France: This file photo taken on Aug 19, 1981 shows former president of Iran Abolhassan Banisadr on the outskirts of Paris. - AFPPARIS: Iran's first president after the 1979 Islamic revolution, Abolhassan Banisadr, died in a Paris hospital yesterday aged 88, after decades of exile in France following his dismissal by parliament. "After a long illness, Abolhassan Banisadr died on Saturday at the (Pitie-)Salpetriere hospital" in...

KUWAIT: This file photo shows a long line of public transportation buses at the busy Abdullah Al-Mubarak Street in Kuwait City. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikhn(To have your picture featured in the Kuwait Times' 'Photo of the Day' section, please send your horizontal, high resolution and unedited photos to local@kuwaittimes.com, along with the full name and Instagram account, in addition to a description showing the picture's location and date taken)

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KUWAIT: This file photo shows a long line of public transportation buses at the busy Abdullah Al-Mubarak Street in Kuwait City. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh

BRASILIA: Demonstrators protest in front of Planalto Palace in Brasilia as Brazil reaches the reach the milestone of 600,000 people killed by the novel coronavirus COVID-19. - AFP n

Brazil surpasses 600,000 COVID deaths

BRASILIA: Demonstrators protest in front of Planalto Palace in Brasilia as Brazil reaches the reach the milestone of 600,000 people killed by the novel coronavirus COVID-19. - AFPRIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil has surpassed 600,000 deaths from COVID-19, the health ministry said yesterday. The country of 213 million has also recorded more than 21.5 million cases of the deadly virus. It is the second worst affected country in the world by COVID deaths...

OSLO: This combination of pictures shows Maria Ressa (left), co-founder and CEO of the Philippines-based news website Rappler and Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-Chief of Russia's main opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta. The Nobel Peace Prize goes to journalists Maria Ressa (Philippines) and Russian Dmitry Muratov, the Nobel Peace Prize committee announced on October 8, 2021 in Oslo. - AFP n

Journalists Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov win Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO: This combination of pictures shows Maria Ressa (left), co-founder and CEO of the Philippines-based news website Rappler and Dmitry Muratov, editor-in-Chief of Russia's main opposition newspaper Novaya Gazeta. The Nobel Peace Prize goes to journalists Maria Ressa (Philippines) and Russian Dmitry Muratov, the Nobel Peace Prize committee announced on October 8, 2021 in Oslo. - AFPOSLO: Investigative journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines...

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