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Kuwait's Amir receives calls from Saudi King, Crown Prince
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah meets His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. - Amiri Diwan and KUNA photos KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received on Tuesday a phone call from Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. During the call, the Saudi King congratulated His Highness the Amir on holding the first regular session of the 16th...
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New traffic amendment allows Kuwaitis to work as driving trainers
By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: A new amendment to the traffic law 81/1976 was recently issued by ministry decree no. 1067/2020 and published in the Kuwait Al-Youm official gazette. The amendment included new changes related to driving schools and instructors.The amendment allows Kuwaitis to become driving trainers after obtaining a license and fulfilling certain conditions. "One of the conditions is that they should work full-time for this job....
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MP files amendment to end secret voting for speakership
KUWAIT: Opposition MPs react after the re-election of incumbent speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem during the National Assembly's inaugural session on Tuesday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By B IzzakKUWAIT: Opposition MP Abdulkarim Al-Kandari yesterday filed amendments to the National Assembly internal charter to end secret voting for the speaker and other office bearers, apparently in a bid to make MPs comply with their pledges. During the Assembly's...
TOPSHOT - Smoke comes out of a mannequin's mouth to show how bacteria can spread in the air during a campaign to raise awareness for the prevention of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Bogota on December 15 , 2020. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)
Record German deaths, US cases; EU tightens curbs
BOGOTA: Smoke comes out of a mannequin's mouth to show how viruses can spread in the air during a campaign to raise awareness for the prevention of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday. - AFP BERLIN: Several European countries tightened restrictions yesterday, as Germany set a record for daily deaths and the United States broke its own daily high for infection numbers. The tougher measures came as EU countries agreed to rollout vaccinations on the...
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Al-Sadu, couscous listed as intangible world heritage
A woman makes a traditional Sadu weaving. PARIS: UNESCO has placed Kuwait and Saudi Arabia's traditional Al-Sadu weaving on the world's intangible cultural heritage list, a Kuwaiti diplomat said yesterday. The achievement comes partly due to the efforts of the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letter's Department of Antiquities and Museums, Kuwait's representative to UNESCO Adam Al-Mulla told KUNA.It becomes the second cultural practice to...
Andre, an Iraqi Christian whose shop was firebombed a few weeks ago by two people on a motorcycle just before dawn, sits at the shop in the Bataween district in the centre of Iraq's capital Baghdad on December 5, 2020. - Over the past two months, at least 14 alcohol shops across Baghdad have been firebombed in the middle of the night or just before dawn, with three simultaneous attacks in different districts Monday night alone. Some suspect turf wars for control of the lucrative niche trade in the Muslim majority country. Most businesses are run by Christians or Yazidis, minorities who for decades have been granted licenses required to sell alcohol in broadly conservative Iraq. (Photo by Ayman HENNA / AFP)
Baghdad booze attacks: Turf war or vice squads?
BAGHDAD: Andre, an Iraqi Christian whose shop was firebombed a few weeks ago, sits at the shop in the Bataween district of the capital on Dec 5, 2020. - AFP BAGHDAD: Escalating attacks on the Iraqi capital's few liquor stores have terrified shop-owners who fear hardline Islamists are flexing their muscle against alcohol consumption. But there may be a bigger story behind the Baghdad booze bombings, as some suspect turf wars for control of the...
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Taiba Hospital featured in int'l COVID-19 response recognition program
KUWAIT: Taiba Hospital was recognized at the International Hospital Federation Beyond the Call of Duty for COVID-19 Program for its response action plan along with over 100 hospitals from 27 countries. Taiba Hospital received the recognition badge after a thorough review of an international review committee consisting of 16 industry experts from the healthcare industry.Recognized hospitals of the International Hospital Federation Beyond the...
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Foreign Minister visits Consular Affairs Department
KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah is seen during the tour. - KUNA photos KUWAIT: Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Ambassador Khaled Al-Jarallah, visited yesterday the Consular Affairs Department.During the visit, Sheikh Ahmad said that the consular department represents the direct link between the foreign ministry and citizens, praising...
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Celebration of Victory Day of Bangladesh
Victory Day is celebrated on December 16 to commemorate the victory of allied forces over Pakistani forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. In 1971, Bangladesh fought against Pakistan to become an independent country, which resulted in the secession of East Pakistan from the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and established the sovereign nation called Bangladesh.On March 7, 1971, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of...
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stc receives 6 awards during Arab Media Forum
KUWAIT: Kuwait Telecommunications Company - stc, a world-class digital leader providing innovative services and platforms to customers, enabling the digital transformation in Kuwait, announced that it received 6 awards during the 8th edition of the Kuwait Creativity Award 2020 forum. The awards were presented by the Arab Media Forum in appreciation of stc's unique TVC productions, creative advertising concepts, as well as other initiatives...
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Embassy in Rome celebrates Kuwaiti officers' graduation
ROME: A Kuwaiti Army officer is decorated during a ceremony at Kuwait's embassy in Italy. - KUNA ROME: Kuwait's embassy in Rome hosted yesterday a ceremony to celebrate the graduation of four Kuwaiti officers from the Italian Marine Academy to join the Kuwaiti Army. During the ceremony attended by Kuwait Ambassador to Italy Sheikh Azzam Al-Sabah, the four officers swore an oath of loyalty and redemption before the military attache in Italy...
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KUWAIT: A night view of Kuwait City's skyline. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat
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(Left) Demonstrators brandish placards and flags of Palestine during a rally in Rabat on Aug 3, 2024, protesting the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. (Right) Protesters rally in London during the "National March for Gaza", calling to end the genocide, stop arming the Zionist entity and no Middle East war on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP photos
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