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KUWAIT: Isam Al-Sager, NBK Group CEO, and Salah Al-Fulaij, NBK- Kuwait CEO, honor Kuwaiti shooter Abdullah Al-Rashidi.nn

NBK honors Rashidi for Olympic medal

KUWAIT: Isam Al-Sager, NBK Group CEO, and Salah Al-Fulaij, NBK- Kuwait CEO, honor Kuwaiti shooter Abdullah Al-Rashidi.KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) honored the skeet shooter Abdullah Al-Rashidi for winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Kuwaiti Olympic champion was received in NBK headquarters by Isam Al-Sager, NBK Group CEO and Salah Al-Fulaij, CEO of NBK - Kuwait, as an expression of the great pride of his bronze...

KUWAIT: This file photo shows the late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah delivering a speech at the United Nation in 1990. - KUNAn

31st anniversary of Iraqi invasion, reminder of occupation wounds, Kuwaitis' resilience

KUWAIT: This file photo shows the late Amir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah delivering a speech at the United Nation in 1990. - KUNAKUWAIT: Kuwait and the world every year on August 2 commemorate the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, a crisis that left deep scars on the Arab body and grave consequences that haunted the region for decades to come. Despite all the tragic details of the occupation, Kuwaiti people's resilience, steadfastness...

KUWAIT: This archive photo shows burning oil wells during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. - KUNAn

A whole generation narrates a story that no one witnessed

KUWAIT: This archive photo shows burning oil wells during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. - KUNAKUWAIT: The anniversary of the brutal Iraqi invasion of Kuwait came this year while a whole generation of Kuwaitis have not witness those painful events, but were narrated to them from different sources. This generation of Kuwaitis have mixed feelings about the memory of the brutal Iraqi invasion on their homeland; between sadness and pain at the...

KUWAIT: This archive photo shows oil lakes formed from crude oil leakage during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. - KUNAn

Damage from Iraqi invasion still visible in Kuwaiti environment

KUWAIT: This archive photo shows oil lakes formed from crude oil leakage during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. - KUNAKUWAIT: Although enormous efforts have been exerted to rehabilitate Kuwait's environment since the flagrant Iraqi invasion in 1990, scars of the destruction remain visible. The aggressors carried out a scorched earth policy, inflicting heavy damage on the land and marine environments and polluting the air. They blew up and set...

A general view shows the Al-Qurain Martyr's Museum on August 2, 2021, on the 31st anniversary of the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. The Al-Qurain Martyr's Museum is the home of a battle which lasted 10 hours between invading Iraqi troops and a group of Kuwaiti fighters during the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait. The battleground house has been converted to the Al-Qurain Martyr's Museum.

Remembering the invasion: Al-Qurain Martyrs Museum

KUWAIT: Pictures show Al-Qurain Martyrs Museum yesterday, on the 31st anniversary of the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Al-Qurain Martyrs Museum is initially the home of a battle which lasted 10 hours between Iraqi troops and a group of Kuwaiti fighters during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Martyrs Office. - KUNA

Kuwait Martyrs Office supports over 14K people

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Martyrs Office. - KUNAKUWAIT: The Kuwait Martyrs Office is an exceptional regional and international bureau supporting, for life, the welfare of over 14,000 individuals. The office was originally established in June 1991 for the families of people martyred during the Iraqi invasion, which began on August 2, 1990 with Kuwaitis and 15 other nationalities benefiting from its services.Acting Director General of the office Salah...

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New season announced for Red Bull MEO tournament

KUWAIT: Red Bull MEO has been announced for Kuwait and 29 other countries around the world and is set to begin its preliminary Kuwait qualifiers phase this August. This will mark the fourth tournament season of the globally successful mobile gaming phenomenon. The competition draws players of all levels who enjoy online gaming and combines it with the ubiquitous mobile phone. Aligned, they make the barrier to entry far more accessible to a much...

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Cabinet: Over 2.5m people vaccinated, situation stable

KUWAIT: The Cabinet said yesterday it is pleased with the health situation in the country following a sharp decline in the number of new coronavirus cases and as more than 2.5 million people have been vaccinated. During its weekly meeting, the Cabinet decided to restart all types of auctions in the country, provided only vaccinated people participate.The new development comes as Kuwait is also witnessing a substantial decline in the number of...

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Gulf Bank sponsors NUKS orientation for new students in US

KUWAIT: A group photo taken during the orientation.KUWAIT: Gulf Bank sponsored the National Union of Kuwaiti Students (NUKS) new student orientation for high school graduates who are planning to study in the United States. This year, Gulf Bank partnered with NUKS as part of its ongoing corporate social responsibility commitment to supporting and empowering Kuwaiti youth. In addition to sponsoring the event, Gulf Bank's Training and Development...

NANJING: A resident undergoes a nucleic acid test for COVID-19 in China's eastern Jiangsu province yesterday. - AFP n

Millions under lockdown in Chinese cities

NANJING: A resident undergoes a nucleic acid test for COVID-19 in China's eastern Jiangsu province yesterday. - AFPBEIJING: Millions of people were confined to their homes in China yesterday as the country tried to contain its largest coronavirus outbreak in months including seven positive tests found in Wuhan, where the virus first emerged in late 2019. China reported 55 new locally transmitted cases yesterday as an outbreak of the...

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Iran warns against action over attack

TEHRAN: Iran vowed yesterday to respond to any "adventurism", its foreign ministry said, after the US and Britain joined the Zionist entity in blaming it for a deadly tanker attack, claims Tehran denies. The MT Mercer Street, managed by prominent Zionist billionaire Eyal Ofer, was attacked on Thursday off Oman. A British security guard and a Romanian crewmember were killed in what the United States, Britain and the vessel's operator Zodiac...

BEIRUT: In this file photo taken on Aug 4, 2020, destruction is seen at the scene of an explosion near the port in the Lebanese capital. - AFP n

Interference besets Beirut blast probe

BEIRUT: In this file photo taken on Aug 4, 2020, destruction is seen at the scene of an explosion near the port in the Lebanese capital. - AFPBEIRUT: In the year since a monster explosion disfigured Beirut, a local probe has yet to yield significant arrests or even identify a culprit, with politicians widely accused of stalling progress. The Aug 4, 2020 explosion at the Beirut port killed more than 200 people and destroyed swathes of the...

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