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Premier welcomes new ministers during new Cabinet's first meeting
KUWAIT: His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah chairs the first meeting of the new Cabinet. - KUNA KUWAIT: The Cabinet held a meeting at Seif Palace Monday headed by His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, after taking the constitutional oath in front of His Highness the Amir in Bayan Palace earlier in the day. After the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for...
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Democracy contributes to Kuwait's fight against corruption: Premier
KUWAIT: His Highness the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah addresses the Natoinal Assembly's inauguration session. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat and Amiri Diwan KUWAIT: Kuwait's leadership is pleased with the democratic process to contribute to the national fight against corruption, promote development and address the most urgent struggle against coronavirus, His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said...
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Domestic helpers begin arriving on direct flights
KUWAIT: Filipino domestic helpers arrive on a direct flight from Manila to Kuwait early yesterday. - Photo by Ben Garcia By Ben GarciaKUWAIT: The first flight carrying domestic helpers arrived in Kuwait yesterday after the Cabinet decided last month to allow domestic helpers to return directly to the country. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, passengers from 34 countries cannot fly directly to Kuwait, and have to spend at least 14 days in a third...
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Kuwait Fire Force law meets goals of protecting lives and properties
KUWAIT: Maj Gen Khaled A Fahad, Deputy Chief Officer for Prevention Security at the Kuwait Fire Force (KFF), speaks to Kuwait Times. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By Nawara FattahovaKUWAIT: The new executive regulation of fire law no. 13/2020, which was recently issued, added many new safety measures to those included in the old law. Kuwait Times interviewed Maj Gen Khaled A Fahad, Deputy Chief Officer for Prevention Security at the Kuwait Fire...
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Kuwait registered 261 new COVID cases, one death
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Ministry of Health (MoH) registered yesterday 261 additional COVID-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, increasing the total number of infections to 146,710, while one new death was recorded taking the death toll to 913. Earlier, the ministry confirmed 242 fresh recovery cases, adding to a total of 142,599 cured people so far.Active cases amounted to 3,198 with 56 of them in intensive care units, MoH's Spokesman Dr Abdullah Al-Sanad...
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Ooredoo Kuwait wins 3 awards at Arab Media Forum
Mijbil Al-Ayoub KUWAIT: Ooredoo Telecom, the first to launch innovated digital services in Kuwait, won three prestigious awards from the Arab Media Forum, the eighth edition in the "Best Public Relations Personality of the Year", "Advertising Creativity Award for Best National Day TVC", and a "Special Prize for Advertisements from Arab countries" categories.The forum took place on Sunday, December 13, 2020, and happened online in light of...
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PEOPLE organizes its 2nd global mentorship webinar
KUWAIT: PEOPLE organized its 2nd Global Mentorship Webinar featuring talks from prominent regional leaders. Topics of discussion included mentorship, modern day workplace challenges, the advancement of women in business and the specific challenges they face.PEOPLE (Pakistani Executive Organization for Promotion of Leadership and Entrepreneurship) is a networking platform that focuses on assisting Pakistanis in becoming leaders in their...
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IBS honors KFH staff for obtaining 'sharia' certificate
KUWAIT: The Institute of Banking Studies (IBS) honored 10 Kuwait Finance House (KFH) employees in appreciation of their obtaining the 'Certified Sharia Auditor' certificate, which is one of the 'Kafaa' (Arabic for competence) initiative programs officially launched by the Central Bank of Kuwait in collaboration with Kuwaiti banks and the management of the Institute of Banking Studies.This comes within the framework of striving to strengthen the...
The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, opens the first regular session of the 16th legislative term, at the parliament in Kuwait City on December 15, 2020. (Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP)
Amir calls on lawmakers to honor aspirations of people
KUWAIT: (Left) HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah gestures after addressing the National Assembly's inaugural session yesterday. (Right) Marzouq Al-Ghanem reacts after he was elected speaker yesterday. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat By B IzzakKUWAIT: HH the Amir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah yesterday inaugurated the National Assembly's 16th legislative session, urging MPs to honor aspirations of people who elected them....
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE - DECEMBER 14: U.S. President-elect Joe Biden (R) embraces his wife Dr. Jill Biden after speaking about the Electoral College vote certification process at The Queen theater on December 14, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware. On Monday, presidential electors of the Electoral College gathered in state capitals across the nation to cast their ballots for president and vice president. Their ballots will be formally counted during a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images/AFPn== FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==
Biden lashes out at Trump after win confirmed
WILMINGTON, Delaware: US President-elect Joe Biden is seen with his wife Dr Jill Biden after speaking about the Electoral College vote certification process at The Queen theater on Monday. - AFP WASHINGTON: Joe Biden said Monday that US democracy proved "resilient" against Donald Trump's "abuse of power" after the Electoral College confirmed him as the next president, shutting the door further on unprecedented efforts to overturn the results. In...
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Asteroid samples leave scientists 'speechless'
SAGAMIHARA, Japan: This handout photograph released yesterday shows samples of surface dust and pristine material collected from the asteroid Ryugu by the Hayabusa-2 space probe, at the JAXA Sagamihara Campus. - AFP TOKYO: Scientists in Japan said yesterday they were left "speechless" when they saw how much asteroid dust was inside a capsule delivered by the Hayabusa-2 space probe in an unprecedented mission. The Japanese probe collected surface...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 25, 2020 Rohingya migrants sit by the beach after their boat landed on the shores of Lancok village, in Indonesia's North Aceh Regency. - Boatloads of Rohingya landing across Southeast Asia are victims of complex human trafficking networks run by a dizzying web of players, from crime bosses and corrupt cops to poor fishermen, rickshaw drivers and even Rohingya themselves. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP) / To go with Rohingya-migration-trafficking,INVESTIGATION by Sam Jahan with Haeril Halim in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia and Peter Brieger in Jakarta.
Rohingya trafficking network sells dreams
LANCOK, Indonesia: In this file photo taken on June 25, 2020 Rohingya migrants sit by the beach after their boat landed on the shores of this village in Aceh. - AFP COX'S BAZAR: Auto rickshaws slip easily past barbed-wire checkpoints at the world's biggest refugee camp, their drivers among the smallest players in a complex human trafficking network involving high-seas extortion gangs, corrupt police and drug lords. Aboard the spluttering...
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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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