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Huawei partners again with YARA in a music video featuring the new HUAWEI FreeBuds 4
Huawei collaborated once more with the Lebanese star YARA through the Studio-quality open-fit ANC earphone with air-like comfort - the new HUAWEI FreeBuds 4. These pair of beautifully designed earphones provide studio-quality sound, open-fit noise cancellation, air-like comfort, and they do not put any pressure on your ears while using them! YARA expressed her admiration of design, studio-quality sound and comfort of the new HUAWEI FreeBuds 4,...
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Kuwait airport passenger capacity 'quietly' increased to 7,500 a day?
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: The price of return tickets to Kuwait are incredibly high, not only because it's the high season, but mainly due to the limited seat quota set for most airlines, not including local carriers. Passengers are facing a tough situation after many had their tickets canceled although the flight was not, despite their tickets being confirmed months ago.This situation is the result of the restricted number of arriving...
Kuwait's Defense Minister Sheikh Hamad Al-Sabah (right) and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.n
Kuwait Defense Minister, US counterpart discuss bilateral ties
Kuwait's Defense Minister Sheikh Hamad Al-Sabah (right) and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.KUWAIT: Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Hamad Jaber Al-Ali Al-Sabah, received a phone call Friday from the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. During the call, both sides discussed bilateral ties between the two countries and the latest political developments globally and locally.In a press release, the Kuwait Army...
KUWAIT: An aerial view of a tire landfill in Salmi, around 160 kilometers away from the capital Kuwait City, on August 12, 2021.n
Kuwait faces tall task of removing 'world's biggest tire graveyard'
KUWAIT: An aerial view of a tire landfill in Salmi, around 160 kilometers away from the capital Kuwait City, on August 12, 2021.KUWAIT: Kuwait still faces major challenges in its efforts to remove its huge used tire landfill, described as 'the world's largest tire graveyard', amid environmental and health hazards that scientists warn are created by their prolonged presence. Located in the Arhiya area, five kilometers (over three miles) south of...
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Pakistan Embassy in Kuwait celebrates 75th Independence Day
KUWAIT: On the auspicious occasion of the '75th Independence Day of Pakistan', the Embassy of Pakistan organized a flag hoisting ceremony at the chancery. Adhering to restrictions on public gatherings owing to COVID-19, the occasion was restricted to members of the embassy.Ambassador of Pakistan to Kuwait Syed Sajjad Haider paid tribute to the forefathers of the nation, "who played a formidable role in realizing the dream of independent state for...
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'The Suicide Squad' hits big screen exclusively for Ooredoo customers
KUWAIT: Ooredoo Telecom, the first to introduce innovative digital services in Kuwait, teamed up with VOX Cinemas, the Middle East's most innovative and customer-focused exhibitor, and the fastest growing cinema business in the MENA region, and rewarded its customers and employees who are fans of the fantasy world of movies by being one of the first to watch the highly anticipated movie 'The Suicide Squad' on MAX mega-screen.Ooredoo Kuwait...
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Kuwait livestock firm suffers $7m losses
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Livestock Transport and Trading Company (Al-Mawashi) incurred KD 2.1 million (around $7million) in the first six months of 2021, in contrast to KD 1.8 million ($6 million) profits posted in the corresponding period of 2020. Chairman Walid Al-Roumi, in a statement yesterday, attributed the losses to increase of operations' costs, livestock prices which are higher by 20 percent in the exporting countries, and increased costs of...
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Foul play suspected in Amghara man's death
KUWAIT: Kuwait police opened a criminal investigation in the death of a person whose blood-stained body was found near a factory in Amghara, a local Arabic daily reported yesterday. Police and criminal evidence men headed to the scene in response to an emergency call, and found the body with traces of blood on the head, reported Al-Rai. No identification cards were found on the body, which was taken to the coroner for an autopsy.The same...
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Three workers killed in Abdaly blaze
KUWAIT: Firefighters are seen at a workers' camp where a deadly fire broke out early yesterday.KUWAIT: At least three Asian workers died and five others were injured in a fire that broke out at a workers' camp in Abdaly early yesterday. In a press release, Kuwait Fire Force said firefighters rushed to the location of the blaze at the workers' residence, adding authorities will look into the accident to find out its causes and circumstances. -...
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2.6m people have received one or both vaccine doses
KUWAIT: The number of people who have received one or both doses of the vaccination against COVID-19 amounted to 2,668,082 as of yesterday, Health Ministry's Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad announced. In a statement to KUNA, Dr Sanad confirmed that the national campaign to vaccinate people will continue until it reaches its goal. The percentage of people who are vaccinated represents 68.4 percent of the population of Kuwait, he explained.Dr Sanad...
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Taleban close in on Kabul
KABUL: Afghan schoolgirls walk through a pathway along the Qasaba cemetery yesterday. - AFPKABUL: Afghanistan's beleaguered president vowed yesterday to prevent further bloodshed, as Taleban fighters closed in on Kabul after routing his armed forces over the past 10 days. In a recorded address to the nation - his first since the Taleban launched their sweeping offensive - Ashraf Ghani said he wanted to stop the violence "as a historic mission"....
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8 die in plane crash as Turkey floods kill 44
This image grab taken yesterday shows a view of the wreckage of a Russian Bombardier Be-200 aircraft in Kahramanmaras in southern Turkey. - AFPISTANBUL: Turkey battled disaster on two fronts yesterday with eight people dying in the crash a firefighting aircraft and rescuers racing to find survivors of flash floods in the north that have killed at least 44. In Moscow, the defense ministry said all eight people on the Russian plane had perished on...
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Sheikh Salem Al-Ali passes away
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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
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KURSK: This handout photograph taken and released by the Government of Kursk region of Russia on August 9, 2024, shows women and children being evacuated from the town of Rylsk in Kursk region. — AFP
Putin orders Russian army to ‘dislodge’ Ukrainian forces
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Iran rejects calls to ‘stand down’