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KRCS hands 5,000 food parcels to Palestinian refugees

BEIRUT: Kuwait Red Crescent Society delivered 5,000 food parcels to Palestinian refugees in Lebanon on Sunday during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. "Some 25,000 individuals will benefit from these portions, donated by the people of Kuwait to our Palestinian brethren in Lebanon," head of the organization's Lebanon mission Musaed Al-Enezi said.Initiatives like these are repeated each year, during the Muslim fasting month, in the aim of...

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150 bags of chewing tobacco confiscated

KUWAIT: Northern Ports customs officers foiled an attempt to smuggle 150 bags of chewing tobacco, as well as counterfeit perfumes. Customs detectives department learned about the shipment arriving from Jebel Ali Port, so it was searched and the banned substances were found. Legal action was taken.

SANAA, Yemen: Yemeni children carry new outfits during a charity distribution of clothes at a stadium, as part of actions to help the impoverished during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan Sunday.-AFPn

COVID wave strikes fear in Yemeni hospitals

SANAA, Yemen: Yemeni children carry new outfits during a charity distribution of clothes at a stadium, as part of actions to help the impoverished during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan Sunday. - AFPSANAA, Yemen: Sitting by his wife's graveside, Musheer Farhan recalls how she was turned away from three hospitals over fears she had coronavirus, although she was heavily pregnant and suffering from breathing problems. Balqees and her...

At least 31 Nigerian soldiers were killed when IS-aligned jihadists ambushed a military convoy escorting weapons and overran a base in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, military sources said yesterday.n

IS-aligned Jihadists kill 31 soldiers in northeast Nigeria

At least 31 Nigerian soldiers were killed when IS-aligned jihadists ambushed a military convoy escorting weapons and overran a base in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, military sources said yesterday.KANO, Nigeria: At least 31 Nigerian soldiers were killed when IS-aligned jihadists ambushed a military convoy escorting weapons and overran a base in northeast Nigeria's Borno state, military sources said yesterday. Fighters from the Islamic State...

GHAZIABAD, UP: A patient breathes with the help of oxygen provided by a Gurdwara, a place of worship for Sikhs, under a tent installed along the roadside amid COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Ghaziabad yesterday. - AFPn

US, Britain rush supplies to virus-stricken India

GHAZIABAD, UP: A patient breathes with the help of oxygen provided by a Gurdwara, a place of worship for Sikhs, under a tent installed along the roadside amid COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Ghaziabad yesterday. - AFPNEW DELHI: The US and Britain rushed ventilators and vaccine materials to India yesterday as the country battles a catastrophic, record-breaking coronavirus wave that has overwhelmed hospitals and set crematoriums working at full...

MOGADISHU: Personnel of the Somali military force supporting anti-government opposition leaders rest along a street Sunday.-AFPn

Somali opposition fighters cordon off Mogadishu

MOGADISHU: Personnel of the Somali military force supporting anti-government opposition leaders rest along a street Sunday. - AFPMOGADISHU, Somalia: Somali opposition fighters took up positions in parts of the tense capital yesterday, a day after clashes with government troops erupted over the president's bid to extend his mandate. Witnesses reported that armed men and vehicles mounted with machine guns were stationed in opposition strongholds,...

In this file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) and his special advisor Dominic Cummings leave from the rear of Downing Street in central London, before heading to the Houses of Parliament.-AFPn

Johnson under pressure over 'let bodies pile high' comment

In this file photo, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (left) and his special advisor Dominic Cummings leave from the rear of Downing Street in central London, before heading to the Houses of Parliament. - AFPLONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a call to resign yesterday after claims he dismissed the prospect of thousands dying from COVID-19, as a row over government "sleaze" escalated. In a front-page headline, the Daily Mail...

BANGKOK: Nurses tend to patients in a COVID intensive care unit (ICU) at Vibhavadi Hospital in Bangkok yesterday during a surge of coronavirus cases in the country. - AFPn

New restrictions in Thailand as virus cases spike

BANGKOK: Nurses tend to patients in a COVID intensive care unit (ICU) at Vibhavadi Hospital in Bangkok yesterday during a surge of coronavirus cases in the country. - AFPBANGKOK: New COVID-19 restrictions came into force in Thailand yesterday to try to halt a spiralling outbreak that saw deaths hit a record single-day high over the weekend. In Bangkok-where the latest outbreak has been traced back to a nightlife district-as well as 47 other...

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Video emerges of crew of sunken Indonesia submarine

This screen grab received from the Indonesian Military yesterday shows crew members singing the well-known song "Sampai Jumpa", an Indonesian hit whose title means "Goodbye" and composed by the band Endank Soekamti, at an unknown location at sea. - AFPBALI: A poignant video has emerged showing the crew of a sunken Indonesian submarine singing happily together on board their vessel. The video, filmed a few weeks before the KRI Nanggala 402 went...

LONDON: Manchester City players celebrate with the trophy after winning the English League Cup final football match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium, northwest London on Sunday. - AFP n

Man City retains League Cup

LONDON: Manchester City players celebrate with the trophy after winning the English League Cup final football match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley Stadium, northwest London on Sunday. - AFPLONDON: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said winning felt much better with fans in attendance after beating Tottenham 1-0 at Wembley to lift the League Cup for the fourth consecutive year in front of 8,000 supporters on Sunday....

Failed ESL hangs over Champions League as nouveaux riches take on Real Madrid

PARIS: In this file photo taken on December 7, 2020 shows the UEFA Champions League logo ahead of a training session on the eve of the UEFA Champions League group H football match between Paris Saint Germain (PSG) and Istanbul Basaksehir FK in Paris. - AFPLONDON: The cloud of a collapsed Super League project hangs over this week's Champions League semi-finals with three of the four clubs involved -- Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea --...

ALEXANDRIA: Egyptian Basketball referee Sarah Gamal gestures while holding a ball during a match between the Al-Ittihad and Al-Geish teams at the Al-Ittihad Al-Sakandari Arena in the country's northern city of Alexandria, on April 17, 2021. - AFPnn

First Arab woman basketball referee to stand tall at Olympics

ALEXANDRIA: Egyptian Basketball referee Sarah Gamal gestures while holding a ball during a match between the Al-Ittihad and Al-Geish teams at the Al-Ittihad Al-Sakandari Arena in the country's northern city of Alexandria, on April 17, 2021. - AFPCAIRO: When 3-on-3 basketball makes its debut at the Tokyo Olympics, referee Sarah Gamal will also be making a breakthrough, as an Arab and African woman officiating at the Games. Wearing a black veil...

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Minister of Information and Bahrain's Minister of Tourism sign an executive program of tourism cooperation agreement for 2024, 2025, and 2026. – KUNA photos

Kuwait and Bahrain ink executive program for tourism cooperation