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Worry, relief, despair: Afghans on life two years under the Taliban
KABUL: Two years since the Taliban stormed back to power in Afghanistan after 20 years of war against the United States and its allies, life has changed dramatically for many Afghans, particularly women. Ahead of the August 15 anniversary of the fall of Kabul, four Afghans — a businesswoman determined to keep her factory open, a farmer relieved by the war’s end, a former Taliban fighter proud to serve the new government and a medical student...
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Full of life: Paris's Pere Lachaise cemetery goes greener
The Pere Lachaise in Paris, the most visited cemetery in the world thanks to celebrities buried there, is welcoming crowds back after years of Covid restrictions with a back-to-nature setting that helps them keep cool in the summer heat. Doors frontman Jim Morrison, Irish writer Oscar Wilde, French singer Edith Piaf and composer maestro Frederic Chopin are among the 70,000 more or less famous people resting at the necropolis, with some graves...
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Piano great Argerich scraps more concerts over illness
Piano virtuoso Martha Argerich has cancelled further concerts in Austria and Germany in August due to illness, organisers of the events said on Monday. The 82-year-old musician, considered one of the world's best pianists, was scheduled to play a series of concerts with the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra conducted by Argentinian-Israeli maestro Daniel Barenboim.Last week she scrapped two of the planned engagements but kept two concerts in Salzburg...
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Chinese giant Country Garden’s shares plummet on default fears
BEIJING: Shares in Chinese property giant Country Garden plunged on Monday after it missed bond payments and warned of billions of dollars in losses, deepening fears about the country’s heavily indebted real estate sector. Like its troubled competitor Evergrande, any collapse of Country Garden would have catastrophic repercussions for the Chinese financial system and economy. The privately owned firm estimated its debt at some 1.15 trillion...
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Naval forces in Gulf warn ships against nearing Iranian waters
MANAMA: Western naval forces operating in the Gulf warned ships sailing in the strategic Strait of Hormuz against approaching Iranian waters to avoid the risk of seizure, according to statements issued over the weekend. “Vessels are being advised to transit as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible” to minimize the risk of seizure, US Fifth Fleet spokesperson Commander Tim Hawkins told AFP. The International Maritime Security...
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Anger grows as Hawaii fire death toll nears 100
LAHAINA, Hawaii: The death toll in Hawaii from the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century was expected to cross the 100-mark Sunday, fueling criticism that an inadequate official response contributed to the heavy loss of life. Officials updated the toll to 93 late Saturday, but warned the figure was likely to rise as recovery crews with cadaver dogs continued the grim task of searching burned out homes and vehicles in the epicenter of...
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Bushehri to grill minister; call to boost student aid
By B IzzakKUWAIT: MP Jenan Bushehri said on Sunday she has decided to grill Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Essa Al-Kandari over “exceptional” salaries given by the government to some ministers and senior officials. The filing and debate of the grilling will be during the month of October when the National Assembly opens its new term after concluding the summer recess. Essa Al-KandariBushehri had also threatened to grill Kandari in the...
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Breaking the Chains: Combating land monopoly in Kuwait
By Mansour Al-Tamimi grapples with the challenge of land monopoly as vast tracts of land are held by a select few, casting a shadow over economic growth, social equality, and overall accessibility to land for the average citizen. The nation's path to effectively address this issue lies in two primary strategies: fostering land redistribution and updating inheritance laws, alongside the implementation of land taxation and anti-speculation...
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Officials urged to implement security plans
KUWAIT: The First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Sheikh Talal Khalid Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, directed the ministry’s leadership to continue implementing security plans targeting violators and wanted persons and applying the law to everyone.According to a press release from the General Directorate of Security Relations and Media, Sheikh Talal Al-Khalid chaired a security meeting with a number of security officials on Sunday in the...
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Top court upholds 10-year jail term for Qadisiya killer
KUWAIT: The court of cassation upheld the sentence of a murderer to 10 years in prison in what is known as the Qadisiya Cooperative Society crime, where the killer stabbed the deceased several times because of a parking dispute. The events of the case date back to two years, when security services arrested a young Kuwaiti born in 1995, who stabbed a citizen born in 1986 (Hassan Ashkanani), in front of a pastry shop in Qadisiya.The victim was...
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Kuwait Municipality launches hygiene awareness campaign
KUWAIT: Acting Director General of Kuwait Municipality, Saud Al-Dabbous, confirmed on Sunday the success of the national hygiene campaign launched by the municipality under the slogan “Our country deserves it.” The campaign raised community awareness on ‘cleanliness’ and compliance with its laws. In his speech, delivered on behalf of Minister of State for Municipal Affairs and Minister of State for Communications Affairs Fahad Al-Shula,...
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KUWAIT: Minister of Public Works Noura Al-Mashaan and a Chinese delegation visit the site of the Mubarak Al-Kabeer Port project on Boubyan Island on Aug 31, 2024. – KUNA
Minister, Chinese delegation visit Mubarak Port
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Guests and dignitaries gather at Marina Hotel to celebrate the 102nd anniversary of Turkey's Victory Day.
Kuwait-Turkey defense partnership bolsters regional peace and security
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Kuwait Times Summer Program students pose for a group photo with Kuwait Times/Kuwait News and Gulf Bank teams. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat
Gulf Bank and Kuwait Times successfully conclude 3rd edition of Summer Program
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US ambassador Karen Sasahara
US media roundtable: Spotlight on US-Kuwait military, economic ties
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TRIPOLI: Libya's Central Bank headquarters in Tripoli. -- AFP
Libya central bank head flees country over ‘threats’