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Security of Kuwait, Gulf region vital to UK's security: Minister

James CleverlyLONDON: Britain confirmed yesterday its commitment to the security of Kuwait and all countries in the Arabian Gulf region, as these are strategic and vital to the UK's security. In an interview, UK Minister of State for the Middle East and North Africa James Cleverly said the government of Prime Minister Boris Johnson is committed to work with its Gulf partners to ensure the security, stability and prosperity of the region.The UK...

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Suicide probe in law firm employee's death

KUWAIT: Police have launched a suicide investigation into a man's death after he allegedly jumped from the window of his office building in Kuwait yesterday. Firemen, paramedics and police had headed to the scene in response to an emergency call reporting that a law office employee jumped from the window of the 12th floor office. The victim, an Egyptian man in his 50s, was pronounced dead on the scene. Further investigations are in...

KUWAIT: Students arrive at a school yesterday as in-person classes resume after more than 18 months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn

Students begin returning to school after 18 months

KUWAIT: Students arrive at a school yesterday as in-person classes resumed after more than 18 months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Students returned to schools for the first time in more than 18 months yesterday after several private schools resumed on-campus classes with strict implementation of health protocols. Like most countries around the world, Kuwait shut down schools and...

BURQIN: Mourners carry the body of Osama Soboh, a Palestinian killed by Zionist soldiers, during his funeral in this village in the occupied West Bank yesterday. - AFP n

Zionist forces kill 5 Palestinians in West Bank

BURQIN: Mourners carry the body of Osama Soboh, a Palestinian killed by Zionist soldiers, during his funeral in this village in the occupied West Bank yesterday. - AFPBIDDU: Zionist forces clashed with Palestinians in the West Bank yesterday in several fierce gun battles that left five Palestinians dead and two Zionists seriously wounded, officials said. The violence started after Zionist army troops and special police units launched an...

Icelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir talks to supporters of her Left Green Movement at a party event in Reykjavik on September 25, 2021 after the announcement of partial results in the country's general elections. - Iceland's election on September 25 saw the left-right coalition government widen its majority. However, Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir's Left Green Movement emerged weakened while her right-wing partners posted strong scores, casting doubt over her future as prime minister. (Photo by Tom LITTLE / AFP)

Iceland elects women-majority parliament

Icelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir talks to supporters of her Left Green Movement at a party event in Reykjavik on September 25, 2021 after the announcement of partial results in the country's general elections. - AFPREYKJAVIK: Iceland yesterday became the first country in Europe to have more women than men in parliament, a day after a general election that saw the left-right coalition win a clear majority. Of the 63 seats in the...

YOZGAT, Turkey: Archaeologists work at the site where a 3,500-year-old paving stone was discovered in Buyuk Taslik village in Sorgun district on Sept 21, 2021. - AFP n

'Ancestor' of Med mosaics found in Turkey

YOZGAT, Turkey: Archaeologists work at the site where a 3,500-year-old paving stone was discovered in Buyuk Taslik village in Sorgun district on Sept 21, 2021. - AFPUSAKLI HOYUK, Turkey: The discovery of a 3,500-year-old paving stone, described as the "ancestor" of Mediterranean mosaics, offers illuminating details into the daily lives of the mysterious Bronze Age Hittites. The assembly of over 3,000 stones - in natural shades of beige, red and...

KUWAIT: Vehicles drive through a dust storm which hit Kuwait yesterday, caused by strong northwesterly winds with speeds reaching up to 60 kilometers per hour. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn

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KUWAIT: Vehicles drive through a dust storm which hit Kuwait yesterday, caused by strong northwesterly winds with speeds reaching up to 60 kilometers per hour. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat

KABUL: Fighters from around Afghanistan perform their judo and wrestling skills during a gathering in Chaman-e-Huzuri park, downtown Kabul. - AFPn

Afghan fighters seek glory on dusty field

KABUL: Fighters from around Afghanistan perform their judo and wrestling skills during a gathering in Chaman-e-Huzuri park, downtown Kabul. - AFPKABUL: Every weekend, fighters from around Afghanistan gather on a public field in the capital to pit their skills against each other in a sport that is a mix of judo and wrestling. The informal gatherings attract big partisan crowds, with fans cheering for their favorites - usually someone from their...

AACHEN: Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union CDU leader and candidate for chancellor Armin Laschet and his wife Susanne Laschet arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station in Aachen yesterday. - AFP n

A race wide open as Germany votes in post-Merkel election

AACHEN: Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union CDU leader and candidate for chancellor Armin Laschet and his wife Susanne Laschet arrive to cast their ballots at a polling station in Aachen yesterday. - AFPBERLIN: Germany was voting yesterday in one of the most unpredictable elections in its recent history, with Angela Merkel's conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats in a tight race for her crown as she prepares to leave...

RAQA: Syrian students walking to school are seen through a shattered glass in the northern city of Raqqa. - AFP n

Syria's COVID spike sees hospitals reach capacity

RAQQA: Syrian students walking to school are seen through a shattered glass in the northern city of Raqqa. - AFPDAMASCUS: Hospitals in the Syrian capital Damascus and the coastal province of Latakia have reached capacity due to rising coronavirus admissions, a health official said yesterday. "We have started transferring COVID-19 patients from the province of Damascus to the (central) province of Homs, and from Latakia to the province of...

GLENWOOD: Bahar Jalali, an Afghan academic, looks at her Twitter account as she speaks with AFP during an interview in her home in Glenwood, Maryland.- AFP n

Campaign highlights clothing to protest Taleban dress code

GLENWOOD: Bahar Jalali, an Afghan academic, looks at her Twitter account as she speaks with AFP during an interview in her home in Glenwood, Maryland.- AFPGLENWOOD: After seeing photos of black-clad Afghan women in full face veils at a pro-Taleban rally in Kabul, Bahar Jalali, an Afghan-American historian, launched a campaign highlighting the vibrant colors of traditional Afghan dresses. "I was very concerned that the world would think that...

BERN: Supporters pose for a picture after the first projections following a nationwide referendum on same-sex marriage, in Swiss capital Bern.- AFP n

Swiss voters firmly back gay marriage

BERN: Supporters pose for a picture after the first projections following a nationwide referendum on same-sex marriage, in Swiss capital Bern.- AFPGENEVA: Nearly two-thirds of Swiss voters have approved the government's plan to introduce same-sex marriage, according to the first projections following yesterday's referendum triggered by opponents of the move. Market researchers GFS Bern-who conducted the main polling throughout the...

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