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AHLEN, Germany: In this file photo taken on August 13, 2020 SPD Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz listens during his visit with a citizen dialogue at an old coal mine in Ahlen, western Germany.-AFPn
Scholz: Safe pair of hands who wants Merkel's job
AHLEN, Germany: In this file photo taken on August 13, 2020 SPD Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz listens during his visit with a citizen dialogue at an old coal mine in Ahlen, western Germany.-AFPBERLIN: Nicknamed "Scholzomat" for his robotic speeches, Olaf Scholz, the center-left Social Democrat (SPD) candidate to succeed Angela Merkel, has hardly stood out for his charisma in the run-up to September's election. But unlike his two main rivals,...
JERSEY CITY: Diane and Kurt Horning, who lost their son Matthew Horning in the September 11, 2001, attacks, look at the New York skyline from the Empty Sky Memorial in Jersey City, New Jersey. -AFPn
'Total failure': The war on terror 20 years on
JERSEY CITY: Diane and Kurt Horning, who lost their son Matthew Horning in the September 11, 2001, attacks, look at the New York skyline from the Empty Sky Memorial in Jersey City, New Jersey. -AFPNEW YORK: Twenty years ago, US president George W Bush declared a "war on terror". Today, its failure is undeniable, with jihadist groups both more numerous and scattered more widely across the world. Bush launched the war on terror after the September...
TIMIKA, Indonesia: This file photo taken on August 10, 2021 shows a group of women gathering to protest against the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine offered by the Indonesian government in Timika, Papua. - AFPn
Scars of Papua conflict weigh on Indonesia's vaccine drive
TIMIKA, Indonesia: This file photo taken on August 10, 2021 shows a group of women gathering to protest against the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine offered by the Indonesian government in Timika, Papua. - AFPJAYAPURA: "William" is refusing to take a coronavirus vaccine because he fears Indonesia's military will use the country's inoculation program to poison him and wipe out his fellow Papuans. Decades of conflict, racism and human rights abuses...
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Kuwait hits 70% vaccination milestone
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Health Minister Sheikh Dr Bassel Al-Sabah's announcement that 70 percent of population have been vaccinated has given rise to optimism nationwide that herd immunity was within reach. The announcement came after almost two years of strict measures triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, including lockdowns and partial curfews.Kuwait was fully mobilized to control spread of the virus and began vaccination campaign eight months ago...
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah chairs a Cabinet meeting yesterday. (Right) HH the Premier speaks with officials during a tour of the proposed investment sites along the Jaber Causeway yesterday. --KUNAnn
Resumption of direct flights with six nations 'within days'
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah chairs a Cabinet meeting yesterday. - KUNA photosBy B IzzakKUWAIT: A top official at the Kuwait Civil Aviation Authority said yesterday that a plan to implement the resumption of direct commercial flights with India, Egypt and four other nations will be announced "within a few days". Head of Operations at Civil Aviation Mansour Al-Hashemi told Kuwait TV yesterday in a brief...
ALGIERS: An Algeria man holds yesterday's newspaper in the capital Algiers yesterday. – AFPn
Algeria severs diplomatic ties with Morocco
ALGIERS: An Algerian man holds yesterday's newspaper in the capital Algiers yesterday. – AFPALGIERS: Algeria's Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra said Tuesday that his country has severed diplomatic relations with Morocco due to "hostile actions", following months of resurgent tensions between the North African rivals. The countries have long accused one another of backing opposition movements as proxies, with Algeria's support for separatists...
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Dubai confirms arrest of Italian drug lord
Raffaele ImperialeDUBAI: Dubai authorities yesterday confirmed they have arrested one of Italy's most wanted international drug barons and his right-hand man, after years on the run. Raffaele Imperiale, considered to be one of Italy's most dangerous fugitives, was a top operative from the Naples organized crime world. In 2016 he was believed to have fled to the Gulf emirate. A statement yesterday said Dubai police had arrested Imperiale. "It...
RAMSTEIN, Germany: In this handout image courtesy of the US Air Force, shows evacuees boarding an Atlas Air aircraft for a departure flight from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on their way to the United States as part of Operations Allies Refuge, Tuesday.—AFPn
Afghans race to flee life under Taleban
RAMSTEIN, Germany: In this handout image courtesy of the US Air Force, shows evacuees boarding an Atlas Air aircraft for a departure flight from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on their way to the United States as part of Operations Allies Refuge, Tuesday.—AFPKABUL: Afghans yesterday faced an increasingly desperate race to escape life under the Taleban after President Joe Biden confirmed US-led evacuations will end next week. More than 80,000...
BEITA, Palestinian Territories: Palestinian locals from the village of Beita in the north of occupied West Bank yesterday argue with Zionist soldiers as they protest against the creation of a new road for Jewish settlers.—AFPn
Palestinians forge 'grassroots' move against settlement
BEITA, Palestinian Territories: Palestinian locals from the village of Beita in the north of occupied West Bank yesterday argue with Zionist soldiers as they protest against the creation of a new road for Jewish settlers.—AFPBEITA, Palestinian Territories: Using laser pointers and noisy horns to torment Jewish settlers across the valley, Palestinians in Beita have set themselves apart from others demonstrating against Zionist occupation of...
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No timetable for resuming direct flights with Egypt, India to Kuwait
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Directorate General of the Civil Aviation (DGCA) has denied setting a date for resuming direct commercial flights with Egypt and India. In a press statement late Tuesday, Director of the DGCA's Air Transport Department Abdullah Al-Rajhi said that the directorate is still preparing operation plans according to the current seat limits. He added that no permissions were given to any airline to operate direct flights with the six...
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Kuwait mulls changing public sector working hours: 9:30am - 5pm
KUWAIT: Kuwait's government is carrying out a study to change official working hours in the public sector to start at 9:30 am and end at 5:00 pm, a local daily reported yesterday quoting official sources. Among the positive aspects that changing the public sector's working hours would bring is having them become similar hours to the working hours in the private sector. This would therefore encourage young Kuwaiti jobseekers to look for jobs in...
RAMALLAH: A group photo taken at the ceremony to announce the start of the Manara project. - KUNAn
Kuwait's IICO launches project to support Palestinian students
RAMALLAH: A group photo taken at the ceremony to announce the start of the Manara project. - KUNARAMALLAH: Kuwait's International Islamic Charity Organization (IICO) launched yesterday the 'Manara' project to support needy families and orphans at the Palestinian Universities in the West Bank. Around 28 students will benefit from the initiative through the Wafa institution for Development and Capacity building in Ramallah.On the occasion, Head of...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
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GAZA: People inspect the damage in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan neighborhood following Zionist bombardment on August 11, 2024. — AFP
US orders nuclear submarine to Mideast
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Kuwait mourns Al-Sabah Family patriarch, KNG Chief Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah