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KABUL: Young students walk along a roadside as they return to their home in Kabul yesterday. - AFPn
Kuwait stresses support for rapid humanitarian efforts in Afghanistan
KABUL: Young students walk along a roadside as they return to their home in Kabul yesterday. - AFPGENEVA: Kuwait affirmed that it has spared no efforts to enhance rapid response to face humanitarian challenges in Afghanistan. This came in Kuwait's speech before the High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan that Kuwaiti Permanent Representative to the UN and Other International Organizations in Geneva Ambassador...
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KFH inaugurates 7th edition of 'Forsah' program
Zeyad Al-OmarKUWAIT: Kuwait Finance House "KFH" has inaugurated the 7th edition of 'Forsah' program which was designed by the bank to include the most distinguished Kuwaiti graduates in IT fields at local and international universities. The program shall continue till Jan. 2022. It includes highly condensed and comprehensive training programs in the field of information technology and its applications in the banking field. The program...
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Sports fans return to Kuwait's stadiums
KUWAIT: After a break of about twenty months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and following a noticeable decrease of infections in Kuwait, sports fans returned to stadiums at the start of the 2021-22 season to support their football teams.The return was on a decision issued by Kuwait's Cabinet, in coordination with the health authorities. Matches were limited to only the presence of teams; however, fans and the press are currently allowed to attend...
KUWAIT: Students alight from a school bus in this pre-pandemic file photo. Photo used for illustrative purposes only. n
Busing a major concern for parents of school-age kids
KUWAIT: Students alight from a school bus in this pre-pandemic file photo. Photo used for illustrative purposes only.By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Children across Kuwait will start returning to school from Sept 26, and the education ministry as well as public and private schools are busy making preparations. One issue, however, remains undecided, and has left parents worried about the return to on-campus learning. School buses may or may not be allowed...
ARABAH: Fathiya Al-Ardah, mother of escaped Palestinian prisoner Mahmud Al-Ardah, speaks at their home in this village near Jenin on Sept 12, 2021 after her son's arrest by Zionist authorities. – AFP n
Palestinians hail jailbreak despite arrests
ARABAH: Fathiya Al-Ardah, mother of escaped Palestinian prisoner Mahmud Al-Ardah, speaks at their home in this village near Jenin on Sept 12, 2021 after her son's arrest by Zionist authorities. – AFPJENIN: Four of the six Palestinians who staged a Hollywood-style escape from a Zionist prison may be back behind bars, but in their hometown they are being celebrated as heroes. When cellphones buzzed last week in Jenin with news of the spectacular...
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Apple users urged to download Pegasus spyware flaw fix
SAN FRANCISCO: Apple users were urged yesterday to update their devices after the tech giant announced a fix for a major software flaw that allows the Pegasus spyware to be installed on phones without so much as a click. Cybersecurity experts at the Citizen Lab, a research center at the University of Toronto, uncovered the flaw while analyzing the phone of a Saudi activist.That person is among tens of thousands believed to have been targeted with...
MANAMA: Ebrahim Nonoo, the head of the Jewish community in Bahrain, speaks to a reporter at the House of Ten Commandments on Sept 4, 2021. - AFP n
Bahrain Jews worship in public again
MANAMA: Ebrahim Nonoo, the head of the Jewish community in Bahrain, speaks to a reporter at the House of Ten Commandments on Sept 4, 2021. - AFPMANAMA: For the first time in decades, Ebrahim Nonoo is leading prayer services in Manama's renovated synagogue, bringing Jewish traditions into plain view after decades of worship in private. Bahrain's tiny Jewish community, about 50 people, have practiced their faith behind closed doors since 1947,...
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad at the Kremlin on Monday. – AFP n
Putin condemns foreign troops in Assad meeting
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad at the Kremlin on Monday. – AFPMOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the presence of foreign troops in Syria without the approval of its leader Bashar Al-Assad, during their unannounced meeting in Moscow, the Kremlin said yesterday. Putin has been a key ally of the Assad regime throughout the Syrian conflict that erupted in 2011 with the repression of...
KUWAIT: This handout photo released by the Interior Ministry yesterday shows policeman during a crackdown in Bneid Al-Qar.n
Police arrest 96 in Bneid Al-Gar crackdown
KUWAIT: This handout photo released by the Interior Ministry yesterday shows policemen during a crackdown in Bneid Al-Gar.KUWAIT: Police arrested 96 people during a security crackdown in Bneid Al-Gar yesterday, the Interior Ministry announced. The detainees include 37 people who had expired visas, 55 in violation of residency laws, three wanted on absconding cases and one person who failed to produce an ID, the ministry explained. The detainees...
KUWAIT: NBK officials honor Paralympic champions Ahmad Naqa Al-Mutairi and Faisal Sorour.n
NBK honors Paralympic Games medal winners
KUWAIT: NBK officials honor Paralympic champions Ahmad Naqa Al-Mutairi and Faisal Sorour.KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait's (NBK) executive management honored the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games winners, celebrating their success in raising the Kuwaiti flag at such a major international sports event. Paralympic champions Ahmad Naqa Al-Mutairi and Faisal Sorour were welcomed by Essam Al-Sager, NBK Group Chief Executive Officer, Shaikha Al-Bahar, NBK...
KUWAIT: Ahmad Al-Sarraf (left) and Khaled bin Sabt (right) honor Abdelmajid Al-Qattan.n
Friendship Society honors philanthropist
KUWAIT: Ahmad Al-Sarraf (left) and Khaled bin Sabt (right) honor Abdelmajid Al-Qattan.KUWAIT: Kuwait Humanitarian Friendship Society's Chairman Ahmad Al-Sarraf and General Manager Khaled bin Sabt honored philanthropist Abdelmajid Al-Qattan in appreciation of his generous donation to help achieve the society's goals.During a recent ceremony in which they presented him with a commemorative plaque, Qattan thanked Sarraf and bin Sabt for their...
KUWAIT: Members of the NBK team who participated at the event to distribute school supplies to students at NBK Children's Hospital.n
NBK supports students at children's hospital
KUWAIT: Members of the NBK team who participated at the event to distribute school supplies to students at NBK Children's Hospital.KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) is fully committed to meet its social responsibility. With the back-to-school season upon us, NBK, in cooperation with both Bayt Abdullah Children's Hospice (BACCH) and Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in Hospital (KACCH) organized an event to provide school supplies...
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