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LONDON: The Death Gun Salute is fired by the Honorable Artillery Company to mark the passing of Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (inset), at the Tower of London yesterday, a day after his death at the age of 99. - AFP n
Gun salutes fired across UK to mark Prince Philip's death
LONDON: The Death Gun Salute is fired by the Honorable Artillery Company to mark the passing of Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at the Tower of London yesterday, a day after his death at the age of 99. - AFPLONDON: Gun salutes echoed around the United Kingdom yesterday as the military paid solemn tribute to Queen Elizabeth II's husband Prince Philip after his death aged 99. The coordinated 41-round volleys to the former Royal Navy...
A screen grab from a videoconference shows views of centrifuges and devices at Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment plant, as well as Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivering a speech yesterday. - AFP n
Iran starts up advanced centrifuges
A screen grab from a videoconference shows views of centrifuges and devices at Iran's Natanz uranium enrichment plant, as well as Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivering a speech yesterday. - AFPTEHRAN: Iran announced yesterday it has started up advanced uranium enrichment centrifuges in a breach of its undertakings under a troubled 2015 nuclear deal, days after the start of talks on rescuing the accord. The United States had said Friday...
MUMBAI: A Hindu priest is seen near the deserted Chowpatty beach during a weekend lockdown imposed by the state government amidst rising COVID-19 cases yesterday. - AFP n
Lockdowns as vaccine efforts stumble
MUMBAI: A Hindu priest is seen near the deserted Chowpatty beach during a weekend lockdown imposed by the state government amidst rising COVID-19 cases yesterday. - AFPMUMBAI: Fresh lockdowns and curfews were imposed on tens of millions of people from India to Argentina yesterday, as COVID-19 infections surged again and vaccine rollouts were hampered by shortages and scares. In India, the worst-hit state of Maharashtra was running out of...
LUXOR: A picture taken yesterday shows a view of a 3,000-year old-city, dubbed The Rise of Aten. - AFP n
Egypt unveils 3,000-yr-old 'lost' city
LUXOR: A picture taken yesterday shows a view of a 3,000-year old-city, dubbed The Rise of Aten. - AFPLUXOR, Egypt: Archaeologists yesterday showed off their finds at what they say is the "largest" ancient city ever found in Egypt, dating to a golden age of the pharaohs 3,000 years ago. At the site near Luxor, home of the legendary Valley of the Kings, workers carefully carried ancient pots and showed human and animal remains dug up from the...
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Kuwait's Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah. - KUNA photosn
Kuwait's Amir sends letter to Turkish president on boosting ties
ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets Kuwait's Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah. - KUNA photosANKARA: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah has addressed a written message to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dealing with the close relations between the two friendly countries and means of boosting these ties in various spheres as...
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Zain implements 'Kuwait Mobile ID' app for digital identity verification in branches
KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced its collaboration with the Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) to implement the use of the Kuwait Mobile ID app for digital and secure verification of identities during transactions at any of its branches across the country. Zain is the first telecom operator in Kuwait to implement the usage of this app, a step that comes in line with the company's comprehensive...
Kuwait Food Bank Vice Chairman Meshal Al-Ansari with Zain officials and the bank's team.nn
Zain caters to underprivileged families' needs by delivering 'Ramadan Machla'
Kuwait Food Bank Vice Chairman Meshal Al-Ansari with Zain officials and the bank's team.KUWAIT: Zain, the leading digital service provider in Kuwait, announced the launch of its first charitable initiative on the occasion of the upcoming Holy Month of Ramadan by delivering 'Ramadan Machla' (food supplies) in collaboration with its Strategic Partner, the Kuwait Food Bank. The initiative aims at catering to underprivileged families' needs before...
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Human Rights society signs agreement to educate workers on rights
KUWAIT: Khaled Al-Hamidi, Chairman of the Kuwait Society for Human Rights, announced that the Kuwait Society for Human Rights has signed a partnership agreement with the US-Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) to cooperate together in educating migrant workers in Kuwait of their rights guaranteed by law.Hamidi said: The agreement resulted in educating workers about their rights by providing legal consultation service to workers in the...
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Kuwait reports 1,379 COVID cases, 10 deaths
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Kuwait oil price down 27 cents
KUWAIT: The price of Kuwaiti oil went down by 27 cents to $61.89 per barrel on Friday as oppose to $62.16 pb the previous day, said the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) yesterday. On the global level, the price of the Brent crude and the West Texas Intermediate both went down by 16 and 22 cents respectively, ending at $63.04 pb and $59.38 pb. - KUNA 
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KRCS sends 3 food aid trucks to Syrian refugees in Jordan
KUWAIT: Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) sent three trucks carrying food aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan on Friday. The trucks are carrying 60 tons of food for the month of Ramadan, and will be distributed in cooperation with Jordan Red Crescent Society, head of emergency and disasters department at KRCS Yousef Al-Meraj said. He added that the society is continuously aiding Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan to ease their suffering. -...
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NBK, Refood support low-income families in Ramadan initiative
KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) and Refood continue supporting low-income families in "Ramadan Basket" initiative. This is a food solidarity initiative that is launched as part of NBK's Annual Ramadan Program "Do Good Deeds in Ramadan". Refood and NBK volunteers collected, sorted and stored surplus food and goods to share to the 3000 unprivileged families in Kuwait. Through this initiative, rescuing food and saving the environment go...
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KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior and Defense Minister Sheikh Fahad Al-Yousef Al-Sabah holds talks with senior defense ministry officials on Aug 7, 2024. - KUNA
Kuwait army alert, govt prepared
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Ahmed Al-Basat celebrating his birthday at the office.
A forgotten courtesy: The silent struggle of Kuwait’s expatriates
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PARIS: Bangladesh's finance pioneer Muhammad Yunus is escorted by French police personnel as he arrives at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport on Aug 7, 2024, enroute to Bangladesh, where he is set to lead a caretaker government. - AFP
Yunus: Get ready to build Bangladesh
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The second phase of the Avenues Roads Project, the exit leading to the Fifth Ring Road towards Jahra and the opposite U-turn. – KUNA photos
Second phase of roads project leading to The Avenues mall opened
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Why fighting drug trafficking and consumption alone isn’t enough