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Gaza burns; Death toll mounts
JERUSALEM: Zionist entity on Wednesday kept up its bombardment of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a political rival announced an emergency government for the duration of the conflict that has already killed thousands. The veteran right-wing leader was joined by the centrist Benny Gantz, a former defense minister, in the government and war cabinet as both put aside bitter political divisions that have...
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Crown Prince receives invitations addressed to Amir for summits
KUWAIT: His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Wednesday invitations addressed to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah from Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to partake in the ASEAN Summit due in Riyadh on October 20, 2023, and the Arab-African Summit scheduled to be held on November 11, 2023, in the same city.The invitations were handed over to His Highness the Crown Prince...
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KRCS calls for end to Zionists’ aggression
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Red Crescent Society (KRCS) said Wednesday that the tragic conditions of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip require rapid action to provide aid to victims of Zionist army attacks and to ensure respect for the principles of international humanitarian law and related agreements. This came in KRCS Secretary General Maha Al-Barjas’ statement to KUNA on the sidelines of the emergency meeting of the Arab Red Crescent and Red Cross...
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Arabs stress on need to protect Palestinians
CAIRO: The Arab League stressed on Wednesday the necessity of bringing the war in the Gaza Strip to a halt as soon as possible so that it does not escalate further or get out of control. In a statement, the League said that this came during two separate meetings the League's Secretary General Ahmad Abul-Gheit had with Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and Lithuania's Foreign Affairs Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis during their visit to...
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NASA Asteroid sample contains life-critical water and carbon
HOUSTON: A sample collected from the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu contains abundant water and carbon, NASA revealed on Wednesday, offering more evidence for the theory that life on Earth was seeded from outer space. The discovery follows a seven-year-round-trip to the distant rock as part of the OSIRIS-REx mission, which dropped off its precious payload in the Utah desert last month for painstaking scientific analysis."This is the biggest...
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‘Death is near’: Gaza disfigured by Zionist raids
GAZA: Sheltering from Zionist night raids on Gaza, Mazen Mohammad and his family slept on the ground floor of their apartment block, huddling together with frightened neighbors as explosions rang all around them. The neighborhood they woke up to the next day was ravaged beyond recognition: buildings had crumbled to the ground and debris carpeted the streets.“As soon as we saw the neighborhood, my wife and I simultaneously asked ourselves: Is...
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Niger military rulers order UN official out
NIAMEY: Niger’s post-coup military regime has ordered the United Nations coordinator in the country to leave within 72 hours, blaming “obstacles” by the world body to its international recognition. It comes a day after the United States cut off more than $500 million in assistance to Niger and as France begins withdrawing troops after they were also ordered out. The Nigerien foreign ministry said in a statement, seen by AFP on Wednesday but...
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Western allies pledge more money for Ukraine military
BRUSSELS/LONDON: Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that the United States will provide a new $200 million military assistance package for Ukraine, as opposition from hardline Republican lawmakers puts future aid for Kyiv in doubt. "I'm proud that the United States will announce its latest security assistance package for Ukraine, valued at $200 million," Austin said alongside President Volodymyr Zelensky at the opening of a meeting of...
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Dimitrov stuns top seed Alcaraz
SHANGHAI: Grigor Dimitrov fought back to beat top seed Carlos Alcaraz in three sets and reach the quarter-finals on Wednesday in the latest upset at the Shanghai Masters. The 18th seed won 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 against an out-of-sorts Alcaraz as the Bulgarian steps up his pursuit of a first ATP title since 2017. He will next face the 22nd-seeded Nicolas Jarry after the Chilean defeated wild card Diego Schwartzman 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. The first Shanghai Masters...
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Gatland, Wales’ Great Redeemer, eyes third World Cup semi-final
MARSEILLE: Warren Gatland has again underlined his coaching credentials by leading Wales into a fourth successive World Cup quarter-final, introducing a much-needed clarity to transform a misfiring team into contenders in a timeframe not thought possible. It is hard to believe that in last season’s Six Nations, Wales only avoided the wooden spoon by beating Italy in Rome. That was preceded by morale-denting home losses to Australia and Georgia....
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Rizwan, Shafique lead Pakistan to WCup record win over Sri Lanka
HYDERABAD: Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafique clubbed centuries as Pakistan chased down the highest target in World Cup history to beat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Hyderabad on Tuesday. The diminutive Rizwan overcame leg cramps to score a 121-ball 131 not out while Shafique hit a 103-ball 113 as Pakistan overhauled their 345-run target in 48.2 overs. The victory gives Pakistan two wins in as many games and a huge boost in confidence ahead of...
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Pakistan’s losing World Cup record against India
KARACHI: It is cricket’s fiercest rivalry, watched by millions, sparking raucous celebrations in victory and wild accusations in defeat, but when India and Pakistan clash at the World Cup, there has been only one winner. India have defeated Pakistan seven times out of seven at the tournament since they first met in Sydney in 1992, a run that Babar Azam’s side will hope to end in Ahmedabad on Saturday. Is it luck?Have India benefitted from...
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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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TRIPOLI: Libya's Central Bank headquarters in Tripoli. -- AFP
Libya central bank head flees country over ‘threats’
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US ambassador Karen Sasahara
US media roundtable: Spotlight on US-Kuwait military, economic ties