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Kuwaiti police martyr laid to rest
KUWAIT: Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas Al-Saleh consoles with the martyr's family. KUWAIT: The Ministry of Interior held a funeral service at Sabhan cemetery for Warrant Officer Raden Al-Khaledi, from the General Directorate of Traffic, who was martyred due to a tragic accident while on duty.Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Anas...
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Four Kuwaiti sites nominated for Islamic heritage list
Kuwait Towers RABAT: The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has announced that four Kuwaiti sites had been inscribed on the tentative list of Islamic heritage sites. The ICESCO Heritage Committee has approved in a special online session held on Friday the nomination of 66 cultural sites: 22 from 12 countries to the final list of the Islamic heritage sites list; and 44 sites from six countries, including four Kuwaiti...
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stc concludes 'Move for Movember' campaign
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 has concluded its annual campaign to raise awareness on men's health issues. The campaign focused on different methods men can adopt into their lifestyles to maintain their health and fitness levels, held under the title 'Move for Movember' during...
Members of the Kuwaiti knights team carry a national flag as they perform with their horses on the sea side, 70 kms west of the capital Kuwait City on December 11, 2020. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
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KUWAIT: Members of the Kuwaiti knights team carry a national flag as they perform with their horses on the sea side, 70 kms west of the capital Kuwait City on December 11, 2020. - Photo of the Day
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40 MPs reiterate support for Humaidi as speaker
KUWAIT: Newly-elected MPs meet at the diwaniya of MP Marzouq Al-Khalifa yesterday. - Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat By B IzzakKUWAIT: At least 40 MPs yesterday reconfirmed their commitment to vote for MP Bader Al-Humaidi as the speaker of the newly-elected National Assembly, effectively meaning that incumbent two-time Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem will not be able to lead the Assembly for a third time. Holding their third meeting since election results...
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Iran opposition figure executed
Ruhollah Zam TEHRAN: Iran authorities yesterday executed Ruhollah Zam, a former opposition figure who had lived in exile in France and was implicated in anti-government protests, days after his sentence was upheld. State television said the "counter-revolutionary" Zam was hanged in the morning after the supreme court upheld his sentence due to "the severity of the crimes" committed against the Islamic republic.Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein...
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Biden and Harris named as Time 'Person of the Year'
NEW YORK: US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have been named Time magazine's 2020 "Person of the Year" for their election victory over Donald Trump. "For changing the American story, for showing that the forces of empathy are greater than the furies of division, for sharing a vision of healing in a grieving world," Time said, explaining its choice.The Democratic pair was chosen ahead of three other finalists:...
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US executes another death row inmate
WASHINGTON: US authorities on Friday carried out their 10th execution of the year, the last in a series of capital punishments that President Donald Trump's administration has carried out before he leaves office. Alfred Bourgeois, a black man sentenced to death for the murder of his two-year-old daughter, was executed by lethal injection at a prison in Terre Haute, Indiana."Bourgeois was pronounced deceased at 8:21 pm Eastern Standard Time by...
H.E. Mr. Jorge Marcelo Faurie (Minister for Foreign Affairs, REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA)
Carbon neutrality by 2050: World's most urgent mission
By Antonio GuterresUN Secretary-Generalthe world marks the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, a promising movement for carbon neutrality is taking shape. By next month, countries representing more than 65 percent of harmful greenhouse gasses and more than 70 percent of the world economy will have committed to achieve net zero emissions by the middle of the century.At the same time, the main...
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Kuwait Football League roundup
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Three matches were played on Friday during the 12th round of Kuwait Football League (ranking stage). Though Sahel Sports Club showcased an acceptable performance during their match on Friday, Kuwait grabbed a narrow win 2-1. Kuwait's Tunisian player Ahmad Al-Akaishi scored his team's winning goal in the 33rd minute following a fast counter attack by Jumaa who was able to pass the ball to Akhaishi. Meanwhile, Sahel...
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Rafa Nadal Academy Kuwait Masters Tennis Tournament
By Abdellatif SharaaKUWAIT: Rafa Nadal Academy Kuwait (RNAK) Masters Tennis Tournament was held under the patronage and presence of President of Arab and Kuwait Tennis Federations Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. The event marked the conclusion of a series of tournaments organized by RNAK in cooperation with Kuwait Tennis Federation and was held at Sheikh Jaber Al-Abdallah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah International Tennis...
TOPSHOT - West Ham United's Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski (2L) concedes a penalty as he fouls Leeds United's English striker Patrick Bamford (C) during the English Premier League football match between Leeds United and West Ham United at Elland Road in Leeds, northern England on December 11, 2020. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / POOL / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Moyes unhappy with 'rubbish' VAR despite West Ham's win
LEEDS: West Ham United's Polish goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski (2nd left) concedes a penalty as he fouls Leeds United's English striker Patrick Bamford (center) during the English Premier League football match between Leeds United and West Ham United on December 11, 2020. - AFP LEEDS: West Ham boss David Moyes labeled the use of VAR as "rubbish" after his side had to come from behind to beat Leeds 2-1 and move up to fifth in the Premier League on...
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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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CSC’s faceprint attendance rule sparks debate
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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP
Somalia beach attack kills 32
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LIVERPOOL: Police officers face protesters outside the Liver Building in Liverpool on August 3, 2024 during an 'Enough is Enough' anti-immigrant rally. — AFP
Fearful UK mosques on alert over far-right protests