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Alghanim Industries supports KRCS "#WithYouPalestine" campaign
KUWAIT: Spearheaded by Executive Chairman Kutayba Y Alghanim's philanthropic commitment to Palestine, Alghanim Industries continues to support Kuwait's Red Crescent Society's - KRCS - with funding for the #WithYouPalestine campaign. Backed by the company, the initiative aims to extend a helping hand to those affected by the recent Zionist occupation's aggression in Palestinian territories.Kuwait's Red Crescent Society first established the...
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65 percent of crimes in Kuwait linked to drugs
KUWAIT: Official sources have raised a red flag over rising rates of violence and crimes due to the use of drugs and psychoactive substances. The sources said 65 percent of crimes in Kuwait are linked to selling drugs or using them. "Many drug pushers attract new generations through social media to hook them on drugs, adding there are new types of drugs that are cheap and of bad quality, which cause destructive health complications," said the...
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Kuwait customs seizes over 2 million chewing tobacco bags
KUWAIT: The General Administration of Customs announced yesterday that it seized 2,220,000 bags of chewing tobacco in three containers at Shuwaikh Port. The customs officials suspected the three 40-foot containers left behind for more than 90 days in the port; the first container was discovered to consist of 111,000 bags of chewing tobacco, while the second container included 109,000 bags, the administration said in a press statement.The third...
KUWAI: CEO of stc engineer Maziad Al-Harbi honors Faisal Al-Maqseed, Assistant Undersecretary for Educational Development at the Ministry of Education.n
stc honors high achieving high school students
KUWAI: CEO of stc engineer Maziad Al-Harbi honors Faisal Al-Maqseed, Assistant Undersecretary for Educational Development at the Ministry of Education.KUWAIT: Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced the honoring of the top performing high school students who received the highest achievements in the Arts...
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Kuwaiti charities donate 400 oxygen devices to Tunisia
TUNIS: Tunisian health authorities received 400 oxygen supply devices donated by Kuwaiti charities in support of Tunisia, amid the difficult COVID-19 health conditions they are facing. The Kuwait Direct Aid Society donated 180 oxygen machines and 220 other from various Kuwait charitable societies and committees.The Kuwaiti charitable societies distributed aid to various municipalities in the Tunisian provinces, which are suffering from severe...
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Govt denies reports claiming resignation of health minister
Dr Basel Al-SabahBy B IzzakKUWAIT: Government spokesman Tareq Al-Mazrem yesterday denied reports claiming that Health Minister Sheikh Dr Basel Al-Sabah has resigned. "Reports on social media claiming that the health minister has resigned are untrue," Mazrem said on Twitter, without providing any further details. The minister has been for months under pressure from opposition lawmakers and some social activists for allegedly failing to handle the...
AMMAN: Officers stand guard outside Jordan's state security court yesterday. – AFP  n
Jordan ex-officials jailed in 'coup plot'
AMMAN: Officers stand guard outside Jordan's state security court yesterday. – AFP  AMMAN: A Jordanian court yesterday sentenced two former officials to 15 years in jail after finding them guilty of a coup plot that sparked a rare crisis in a kingdom seen as a pillar of stability in the region. Former royal court chief Bassem Awadallah and an ex-envoy to Saudi Arabia, Sharif Hassan bin Zaid, had been convicted of conspiring to topple King...
JAIPUR: Members of the State Disaster Response Force conduct a search operation near the watchtowers of Amer Fort yesterday. - AFP n
Lightning kills 76 in India, including fort selfie-takers
JAIPUR: Members of the State Disaster Response Force conduct a search operation near the watchtowers of Amer Fort yesterday. - AFPNEW DELHI: Several people reportedly taking selfies near a historical fort in northern India were among nearly 80 killed by lightning strikes during the early stages of the annual monsoon season, officials said yesterday. Deadly lightning strikes are common in the vast Asian nation during the June-September deluge,...
LONDON: National newspapers lead yesterday with the reaction of England after they lost the penalty shootout in the final of the UEFA Euro 2020 football tournament. - AFP n
UK agonizes over abuse of football stars
LONDON: National newspapers lead yesterday with the reaction of England after they lost the penalty shootout in the final of the UEFA Euro 2020 football tournament. - AFPLONDON: Political leaders and footballing chiefs in Britain expressed disgust yesterday at racial abuse targeting England stars, including three black players who missed penalties in the Euro 2020 final against Italy. But as Facebook vowed anew to look into abuse on its...
BAGHDAD: An Iraqi shopkeeper arranges facemasks at a stall on a market street yesterday. - AFP n
Iraqis skeptical of COVID jabs as cases rise
BAGHDAD: An Iraqi shopkeeper arranges facemasks at a stall on a market street yesterday. - AFPBAGHDAD: War-scarred Iraq is seeing thousands of new COVID cases a day but few people wear facemasks and even fewer are vaccinated, sparking fears of an "epidemiological catastrophe". Healthcare workers say they are battling not just the pandemic but also a widespread skepticism over vaccines, borne of misinformation and public mistrust in the state."I...
KUWAIT: Photo taken on July 6, 2021 shows sunset view in Jahra Governorate, Kuwait. - Xinhuan
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KUWAIT: Photo taken on July 6, 2021 shows sunset view in Jahra Governorate, Kuwait. - Xinhua
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Eid holidays from Sunday
KUWAIT: To mark the Day of Arafat and Eid Al-Adha, the official holiday will commence on Sunday, July 18 and end on Thursday, July 22, the Cabinet said on Monday. According to the official Twitter account of the Cabinet, all state bodies and ministries will cease operations during the official holiday. - KUNA
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BELFAST: Protestors attend a "unity over division" protest called to oppose an anti immigration demonstration in Northern Ireland on Aug 9, 2024. - AFP
N Ireland violence shocks Muslims amid sectarianism
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DHAKA: A Hindu shopkeeper (left) helps a woman put on a traditional conch shell bangle at a shop selling traditional prayer items in Shakhari Bazar, a Hindu majority area, in Dhaka on August 9, 2024. — AFP
Misinformation from India, vandalism frighten Hindus in Bangladesh
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His Highness Sheikh Salem Al-Ali Al-Sabah
Sheikh Salem Al-Ali passes away
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Drilling Rig (Oriental Phoenix)
Marine region a ‘promising area’ for hydrocarbon resources: KOC
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PARIS: Gold medallists USA pose during the podium ceremony after the women's gold medal basketball match against France during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena on Aug 11, 2024. - AFP
US pip China in medals table as Games end