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Poland's Adam Zagajewski, 'poet of 9/11' dies aged 75
Adam ZagajewskiPolish poet Adam Zagajewski, known for his work focused on the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the US, died aged 75 on Sunday in Krakow, Polish media reported quoting his publisher. Born in 1945 in Lviv, Zagajewski was one of Poland's most celebrated contemporary authors, winning numerous awards and was short-listed for the Nobel Prize for literature. He had divided his time between Poland and the United States, where he...
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Zain Drone assigned to acquire precise industrial data
KUWAIT: Zain Group, a leading mobile telecom innovator in seven markets across the Middle East and Africa, announces that its subsidiary Zain Drone has been awarded a contract to perform a precise data acquisition assignment for Kuwait's Public Authority of Industry. The project will entail conducting an aerial topographical survey using Zain Drone state-of-the-art technology.Aerial surveys will be performed using autonomous unmanned aerial...
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One year of the pandemic, Kuwait residents tell stories of hardships
By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: Every one of us has a coronavirus story. To some the pandemic has been difficult and hard; to others gruesome and horrible; and to the rest tough and unkind. So what is your corona story? Saby, a middle-aged Indian man, has been working in Kuwait for the last 20 years. He said January 2020 was the hardest, as his father passed away. He couldn't even be by his side during his hospital ordeal."Until now I am mourning the...
KUWAIT: Chief of the Kuwait Fire Force Lieutenant General Khaled Al-Mekrad meets with Pakistan's Ambassador to Kuwait Syed Sajjad Haider.n
KFF chief discusses mutual issues with Pakistan ambassador
KUWAIT: Chief of the Kuwait Fire Force Lieutenant General Khaled Al-Mekrad meets with Pakistan's Ambassador to Kuwait Syed Sajjad Haider.KUWAIT: Chief of the Kuwait Fire Force (KFF) Lieutenant General Khaled Al-Mekrad met in his office yesterday Pakistan's Ambassador to Kuwait Syed Sajjad Haider. The meeting discussed issues of common interest and ways to enhance bilateral ties, KFF said in a statement to the press. Lt Gen Mekrad conveyed to...
Mijbil Alayoubn
Ooredoo Kuwait surprises mothers with burst of cheer
Mijbil AlayoubKUWAIT: It goes without saying that mothers influence us the most and their unwavering compassion impacts us deeply. In view of that, Ooredoo Telecom, the first to introduce innovative digital services in Kuwait, in collaboration with DOH, a local, artisanal, handcrafted donut line, recognized this year's Mother's Day and distributed DOH brunch trays with sentimental message to all the strong accomplished mothers and women in...
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NAFO inaugurates online Kalolsavam 2021
KUWAIT: National Forum (NAFO) Kuwait, a leading non-profit, socio-cultural organization in the country, recently held the inauguration ceremony for its Online Kalolsavam 2021. The ceremony commenced with the prayer by Nivedita Anil Kumar. The inauguration of the online cultural competition schematized by the association was presided over by NAFO President C P Rajiv Menon.Renowned Mohiniyattam dancer Gopika Varma, a member of the Travancore Royal...
KUWAIT: People queue as they wait to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccination center at the international fairgrounds in Mishref yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
MPs call on government to end partial lockdown
KUWAIT: People queue as they wait to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccination center at the international fairgrounds in Mishref yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-ZayyatBy B IzzakKUWAIT: A number of lawmakers yesterday called on the government to "immediately" end the partial lockdown that was imposed two weeks ago to curb a spike in the number of coronavirus cases, saying it has hurt the society and the economy. Opposition MP...
BEIRUT: Lebanese women hold placards as they protest against the country's political paralysis and deep economic crisis on the occasion of Mother's Day on Saturday. - AFP n
Lebanon moms march against ruling class
BEIRUT: Lebanese women hold placards as they protest against the country's political paralysis and deep economic crisis on the occasion of Mother's Day on Saturday. - AFPBEIRUT: Around one hundred women demonstrated in crisis-hit Lebanon on Saturday on the eve of Mother's Day in the country, expressing outrage at the ruling class. The mothers, some with their children, marched from an area once on Beirut's dividing line during the 1975-1990...
FIGUIG, Morocco: A woman stands at a viewpoint overlooking this oasis town on the border with Algeria on March 19, 2021. - AFP n
Morocco farmers mourn loss of date palms in standoff
FIGUIG, Morocco: A woman stands at a viewpoint overlooking this oasis town on the border with Algeria on March 19, 2021. - AFPFIGUIG, Morocco: Moroccan farmers in an isolated oasis on the Algerian border are bearing the brunt of regional tensions after Algiers expelled them from date groves they have worked for generations. The border between the arch-rivals has been closed since 1994, but Algeria had allowed some residents of the Moroccan...
Nawal El-Saadawin
Women's rights icon, author Saadawi dies
Nawal El-SaadawiCAIRO: Famed Egyptian author Nawal El-Saadawi, a champion of women's rights who revolutionized discussions on gender in the Arab world, died Sunday at the age of 89, Al-Ahram newspaper said. Saadawi died in a Cairo hospital after suffering a long illness, her family said. A prolific author who shot to fame with widely translated novel "Women at Point Zero" (1975), Saadawi was a fierce advocate for women's empowerment in Egypt's...
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Large asteroid (safely) zips past Earth
PARIS: The largest asteroid to pass by Earth this year swung closest yesterday, giving astronomers a rare chance for a good look at a space rock that formed at the dawn of our solar system. While in astronomical terms this marks a close encounter with the asteroid - called 2001 FO32 - NASA says there is no threat of a collision with our planet "now or for centuries to come".The nearest it gets will be two million kilometers away, according to the...
KUWAIT: People shop at the Mubarakiya Market in the capital Kuwait city on March 20, 2021. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
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KUWAIT: People shop at the Mubarakiya Market in the capital Kuwait city on March 20, 2021. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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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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WEYMOUTH: A police officer restrains a protester during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists in Weymouth, on the southwest coast of England where the Bibby Stockholm migrant accommodation barge is moored, on August 4, 2024. — AFP
No end in sight for UK riots
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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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GAZA: In this March 25, 2017 photo, Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar (right) and Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of slain Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza City. - AFP
Hamas names Sinwar new chief