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Kuwait deplores Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
KUWAIT: Kuwait on Sunday condemned "in the strongest possible terms" a string of drone attacks launched by Yemen's Houthi group towards "civilian sites" in Saudi Arabia. These "terrorist crimes" represent a major escalation of violence and put the kingdom's security at great risk, said a Kuwaiti foreign ministry statement, adding such transgressions "run counter to international law and humanitarian principles."It slammed the international...
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Kuwait records 1,326 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths
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Teachers' payment suspended
KUWAIT: The education ministry has suspended payment of salaries to nearly 600 "newly-stranded" teachers in various education zones. Educational sources said these teachers are those who were at work until the end of the first school semester but did not report to work for the second semester, adding they were given until Sunday to show up before rules related to absence were applied.
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Kuwait first in Gulf in freedoms
KUWAIT: Kuwait ranked first among Gulf states in the Freedom House 2021 report in civil and political freedoms. The report said that Kuwait achieved progress in civil freedoms last year. The report ranks Kuwait 143 worldwide out of 201 countries, finishing with a score of 37 out of 100.
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Kuwait curfew: What you need to know
KUWAIT: Kuwait imposed a one-month partial curfew from 5 pm to 5 am starting from March 7, 2021 to help curb the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases registered in recent weeks. During the curfew hours, pharmacies, medical stores, Co-operative societies and supermarkets to continue operation only through delivery services.Also during the curfew, people are allowed to go to Fajr, Maghreb and Isha prayers at mosques only by walking, while taxis are...
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US stands with Kuwait to counter cyber threats
By US Ambassador to Kuwait Alina L Romanowski year, Kuwait and the United States will celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between our nations. As we commemorate this important milestone, it is important to take stock of what we have achieved in this relationship, as well as what we still must accomplish together. Thirty years ago, a coalition of 38 countries led by the United States helped liberate Kuwait from Iraqi...
KUWAIT: People walk towards a mosque in Kuwait City to perform the Maghrib prayer during the curfew hours on Sunday. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyatn
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KUWAIT: People walk towards a mosque in Kuwait City to perform the Maghrib prayer during the curfew hours on Sunday. – Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
ALEPPO, Syria: In this file photo taken on June 3, 2014, a man carries a young girl who was injured in a reported barrel-bomb attack by government forces in Kallaseh district in the northern city of Aleppo. --/AFPn
10 years on, no peace after war in Syria
ALEPPO, Syria: In this file photo taken on June 3, 2014, a man carries a young girl who was injured in a reported barrel-bomb attack by government forces in Kallaseh district in the northern city of Aleppo. - AFPBEIRUT: After a decade of unfathomable violence and human tragedy that has made Syria the defining war of the early 21st century, the fighting has tapered off but the suffering hasn't. In 2011, Bashar al-Assad and his government briefly...
LA MISION, Venezuela: Mileidys Torrealba (left), 39, and Eduard Jose Falcon, 45, pose with portraits of their 20-year-old daughter Eduarlis Falcon, who was murdered alongside another girl, at their house in La Mision, Portuguesa state, Venezuela. - AFPn
Brutal murders in rural Venezuela highlight violence against women
LA MISION, Venezuela: Mileidys Torrealba (left), 39, and Eduard Jose Falcon, 45, pose with portraits of their 20-year-old daughter Eduarlis Falcon, who was murdered alongside another girl, at their house in La Mision, Portuguesa state, Venezuela. - AFPLA MISION, Venezuela: Denis Reanez was looking through her daughter's things when she found a handwritten song she had been penning on a sheet slipped inside her bible. But Eliannys Martinez would...
YANGON: Protesters wearing protective gears take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon yesterday.-AFPn
Myanmar protesters gather after general strike call
YANGON: Protesters wearing protective gears take part in a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon yesterday.-AFPYANGON: Anti-coup protesters gathered across Myanmar yesterday, answering a trade union call for a general strike following a weekend of night raids and arrests. The country has been in turmoil since a February 1 coup ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi from power and triggered mass protests against the new military...
BAGHDAD : A handout picture shows Iraq's President Barham Saleh (center) and his wife Sarbagh (left) bidding farewell to Pope Francis (right) during the farewell ceremony at the conclusion of the pontiff's visit to Iraq, at the capital's Baghdad International Airport.-AFP n
Pope Francis departs Iraq after historic trip
BAGHDAD : A handout picture shows Iraq's President Barham Saleh (center) and his wife Sarbagh (left) bidding farewell to Pope Francis (right) during the farewell ceremony at the conclusion of the pontiff's visit to Iraq, at the capital's Baghdad International Airport.-AFPBAGHDAD, Iraq: Pope Francis concluded yesterday the first-ever papal trip to Iraq, which went off without a hitch despite security worries and a second wave of coronavirus...
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Floyd's uncle wants justice, but frets about 'the system'
MINNEAPOLIS: Demonstrators hold placards during the "I Can't Breathe - Silent March for Justice" in front of the Hennepin County Government Center.-AFPMINNEAPOLIS: Deeply wounded and forever changed by the death of his nephew George Floyd, Selwyn Jones is apprehensive about the trial started yesterday of the police officer charged with his murder, his doubts fueled by a legal system that historically has been friendly to law enforcement. "I want...
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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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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
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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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ALDERSHOT: Protesters hold placards during a 'Enough is Enough' demonstration called by far-right activists near a hotel housing asylum seekers in Aldershot on August 4, 2024. — AFP
Musk fans flames of anti-Muslim riots, spars with UK govt
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Senior military officers discuss security issues