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Health Ministry launches COVID-19 vaccination in northern Abdali area
KUWAIT: This handout photo released by Kuwait's Ministry of Health yesterday shows the COVID-19 vaccination center in Abdali. - KUNA photosKUWAIT: The Health Ministry announced yesterday that it launched a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination center in the northern Abdali area with the capacity to immunize 2,000 individuals per day.In a press statement, Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad -- the ministry's official spokesman -- said that the launch of the center...
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Al-Sayer partners with TrashHero Kuwait for blood donation
KUWAIT: To inspire the Kuwaiti community with a noble idea of donating blood to save lives, and considering the current pandemic situation and an increased need of life-saving blood in hospitals, Al-Sayer Holding conducted a blood donation campaign in association with TrashHero Kuwait, a non-profit organization, and Kuwait Central Blood Bank for five consecutive days.More than 30 volunteers contributed five hours a day to support 60+ donors who...
KUWAIT: This handout photo released by Kuwait Fire Force shows a fire engine at the site of a blaze reported in Salmiya yesterday.n
Fire reported in Salmiya restaurant
KUWAIT: This handout photo released by Kuwait Fire Force shows a fire engine at the site of a blaze reported in Salmiya yesterday.KUWAIT: Salmiya firemen put out a blaze reported in a restaurant in the area, Kuwait Fire Force said yesterday. The fire started in the chimney of the eatery located on Amman Street. The blaze was placed under control before the flames could spread further, KFF explained.No injuries were reported as an investigation...
KABUL: Members of the Taleban Badri 313 military unit stand amid debris of the destroyed Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) base in Deh Sabz district northeast of the capital yesterday. – AFP n
Taleban claim full control of Afghanistan
KABUL: Members of the Taleban Badri 313 military unit stand amid debris of the destroyed Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) base in Deh Sabz district northeast of the capital yesterday. – AFPKABUL: The Taleban yesterday claimed total control over Afghanistan, saying they had won the key battle for the Panjshir Valley, the last remaining holdout of resistance against their rule. Following their lightning-fast victory in mid-August over the...
BET SHE'AN: Police and journalists gather around a hole used by six Palestinian prisons to escape from the Gilboa Prison after they dug a tunnel beneath a sink yesterday. - AFP n
6 Palestinians escape from Zionist prison
BET SHE'AN: Police and journalists gather around a hole used by six Palestinian prisons to escape from the Gilboa Prison after they dug a tunnel beneath a sink yesterday. - AFPJERUSALEM: Six Palestinians broke out of a Zionist prison yesterday through a tunnel dug beneath a sink, triggering a massive manhunt for the group that includes a prominent ex-militant. The Zionist Prison Service said an alert was sounded around 3:00 am (0000 GMT) by...
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Gaddafi son Saadi freed from jail
Saadi GaddafiTRIPOLI: Saadi Gaddafi, a son of Libya's late dictator Muammar Gaddafi who was overthrown and killed in a 2011 uprising, has been freed from jail, said the interim government. Saadi - the strongman's third son, now aged 47 - was known for his playboy lifestyle and briefly played as a professional footballer in Italy. "Saadi Muammar Gaddafi has been freed from prison," following on from a court ruling several years ago, a justice...
KUWAIT: A picture taken on Saturday showing a lane in the Yarmouk walkway. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh (To have your picture featured in the Kuwait Times' 'Photo of the Day' section, please send your high resolution, 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)nn
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KUWAIT: A picture taken on Saturday showing a lane in the Yarmouk walkway. - Photo by Fouad Al-Shaikh
CONAKRY: People celebrate in the streets with members of Guinea's armed forces after the arrest of Guinea's president, Alpha Conde, in a coup d'etat in Conakry.- AFP n
Guinea coup leaders demand talks
CONAKRY: People celebrate in the streets with members of Guinea's armed forces after the arrest of Guinea's president, Alpha Conde, in a coup d'etat in Conakry.- AFPCONAKRY: The West African state of Guinea awaited word on its future yesterday as a new military junta summoned the outgoing cabinet a day after toppling the president. Elite troops led by Lieutenant-colonel Mamady Doumbouya told outgoing ministers and institutional leaders to gather...
RABAT: Supporters of the Progress and Socialism party (PPS) gather during a campaign rally in Sale near Rabat, few days ahead of the parliamentary elections. - AFPn
Islamists' grip on power at stake in lacklustre Morocco election
RABAT: Supporters of the Progress and Socialism party (PPS) gather during a campaign rally in Sale near Rabat, few days ahead of the parliamentary elections. - AFPRABAT: Moroccans go to the polls tomorrow for parliamentary and local elections that will determine the fate of the Islamist party that has ruled since the Arab Spring uprisings. First elected in 2011, the moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) hopes to win a third term...
JALALABAD: Taleban commander Mullah Neda Mohammad watches during an interview with AFP at his office in Jalalabad. As a Taleban commander, he spent years battling the former Afghan government. Now, with his hardline movement back in power, Mohammad vows to continue fighting against rival jihadists, the Islamic State (IS) group. - AFP n
Islamic State group's menace rebounds in troubled Afghanistan amid concerns
JALALABAD: Taleban commander Mullah Neda Mohammad watches during an interview with AFP at his office in Jalalabad. As a Taleban commander, he spent years battling the former Afghan government. Now, with his hardline movement back in power, Mohammad vows to continue fighting against rival jihadists, the Islamic State (IS) group. - AFPDOHA: The Taleban had barely completed their takeover of the Afghan capital Kabul when the local affiliate of the...
GOMA: A woman walks in the courtyard of the Kayembe camp for displaced people, near Goma. 4,000 or so households live in a camp for displaced people set up in a schoolyard in Kayembe, 4 km north of Goma. - AFPn
At least 30 dead in DR Congo massacre blamed on jihadists
GOMA: A woman walks in the courtyard of the Kayembe camp for displaced people, near Goma. 4,000 or so households live in a camp for displaced people set up in a schoolyard in Kayembe, 4 km north of Goma. - AFPBUNIA: Rebels shot or hacked to death at least 30 people in a new massacre in northeastern DR Congo, local and UN sources said yesterday. Members of civil society blamed the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a group linked to the so-called...
LOD: Malek Hassuna (left) carries a picture of his late son Mussa (center-right), who was shot dead by Jewish vigilantes on May 10, poses for a picture with Effi Yehoshua (right) as he carries a picture of his late brother Yigal.- AFP n
Zionist mob killings bond grieving families but divide remains
LOD: Malek Hassuna (left) carries a picture of his late son Mussa (center-right), who was shot dead by Jewish vigilantes on May 10, poses for a picture with Effi Yehoshua (right) as he carries a picture of his late brother Yigal.- AFPLOD: Two men from Zionist entity who lost close relatives in sectarian mob violence, one Jewish and one Arab, have bonded in grief - but their contrasting pursuits of justice highlight a deep divide. Both are...
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