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Al-Nasr SC inaugurates late Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sabah sporting complex
KUWAIT: Officials and guests pose for a group photo during the inauguration of the late Sheikh Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah sporting complex. - Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat KUWAIT: The late Sheikh Abdullah Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah sporting complex was inaugurated Monday at Al-Nasr SC. In a statement on the sidelines of the opening ceremony, the Deputy Director-General of the Public Authority for Kuwaiti Sports Affairs Dr Saqer Al-Mulla said that the...
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Preparations to lift flight ban on some countries: Report
KUWAIT: Plans are ongoing for a decisive meeting with regards to restoring direct flights from some of the 34 countries where passengers are banned from flying directly to Kuwait, Al-Rai Arabic daily reported yesterday. It explained that the Directorate General for Civil Aviation completed preparations for various measures to welcome returning travelers - initially domestic helpers - according to the protocols health authorities have laid...
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Kuwait, US sign declaration of intent on legal cooperation
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah and US Ambassador Alina Romanowski sign the declaration of intent. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait and the US signed yesterday a declaration of intent over legal cooperation, as part of preparations for the Strategic Dialogue to be held at a ministerial level in Washington later this month. The declaration of intent was signed by Kuwait's Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah and US...
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Kuwait's Foreign Minister receives letter from Palestinian counterpart
KUWAIT: Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah reads a letter from Palestinian Foreign Minister Riadh Al-Malki, while meeting with Palestinian Ambassador to Kuwait Rami Tahboob. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait's Foreign Minister and Acting Information Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah received yesterday a letter from Palestinian Foreign Minister Riadh Al-Malki on ways of boosting ties and issues of mutual...
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Kuwait, Australia hold first Senior Officials' Talks
KUWAIT: The governments of Kuwait and Australia held their inaugural Senior Officials' Talks (SOTs) yesterday, led by Kuwait's Assistant Foreign Minister Hamad Al-Meshaan and First Assistant Secretary Dr Angela Macdonald from Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Given the global COVID-19 pandemic, the SOTs were held virtually.SOTs represent the realization of an MoU signed between Australia and Kuwait's then Foreign Ministers in...
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Candidates urge independent judiciary, slam govt meddling
The National Assembly By B IzzakKUWAIT: Candidates running in the Dec 5 general elections yesterday called for granting full independence to the judiciary and criticized what they called government interference in the National Assembly, as campaigning continues. Candidate Marzouq Al-Khalifa, contesting from the fourth constituency, said the independence of the judiciary is the guarantee for justice. He called on the next Assembly to approve a...
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Trump mulled attacking main Iran nuke site
WASHINGTON: Two months before he is due to leave office, US President Donald Trump asked top aides about the possibility of striking Iran's nuclear facilities, The New York Times reported Monday. During a meeting at the Oval Office last Thursday, the outgoing Republican leader asked several top aides, including Vice President Mike Pence, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Mark Milley, "whether he had...
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 04, 2018 the national flag is carried by Boy Scouts during a parade in San Gabriel, California as cities and towns across America celebrate Independence Day. - More than 80,000 victims of sexual abuse that took place in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) are expected to come forward by Monday evening, the deadline to receive compensation from the organization, a lawyer for the victims told AFP. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)
95K sex abuse claims against US Boy Scouts
SAN GABRIEL, California: In this file photo taken on July 4, 2018, the US flag is carried by Boy Scouts during a parade to celebrate Independence Day. - AFP WASHINGTON: Almost 100,000 victims of sexual abuse that took place in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) had come forward by Monday evening, the deadline to receive compensation from the organization, a lawyer for the victims told AFP. "As of today, 95,000 claims have been filed," attorney Paul...
Rocky, a female dog who lost her front legs in a train accident, rests at the People For Animal Trust in Faridabad on November 17, 2020. - A street dog that had its front legs after being run over by a train in northern India has found a new home in Britain after enduring a year of surgeries and learning to walk again with new prosthetics. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)
Rocky road to recovery for street dog
FARIDABAD, India: Rocky, a female dog that lost her front legs in a train accident, rests at the People For Animal Trust yesterday. - AFP FARIDABAD, India: An Indian street dog that lost its front legs after being run over by a train has found a new home in Britain after enduring a year of therapy and learning to walk again with prosthetic limbs. The three-year-old mutt was found "covered in blood" and her forelegs badly injured by a Railway...
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Kuwait, Qatar sign various MoUs in different fields
KUWAIT: Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Al-Sabah leads Kuwait's delegation during the talks. - KUNA KUWAIT: Kuwait yesterday hosted the fifth online session of the Joint Kuwaiti-Qatari Higher Cooperation Committee, where various Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) were signed between the two sides. The Kuwaiti side was represented by the Foreign Minister and Acting Information Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, while Qatar's...
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Indian embassy to hold digital open house on Nov 25
KUWAIT: The Indian Embassy in Kuwait will hold a digital open house with the ambassador on November 25 at 3:30 pm. The regular weekly open house held at the embassy auditorium was discontinued in early September due to the evolving COVID-19 situation. It has been decided to re-launch digitally the open house, a press release issued by the embassy said.The theme of the open house on November 25 is 'Amnesty and Registration Drives at the...
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Former Jordan deputy premier joins LOYAC board
KUWAIT: Dr Mawrwan Al-Muasher, the former deputy of prime minister of Jordan, joined the LOYAC Board of Trustees. Mohammed Jasem Al-Saqer, the president of LOYAC Board of Trustees, welcomed the joining of Dr Muasher, considering his joining is an enrichment for LOYAC. He noted that LOYAC Jordan plays important and great roles in the development of young Jordanian cadres. "The current stage calls for concerted Arab efforts to give the youth a...
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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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MOGADISHU: Relatives carry the body of a woman killed during an attack on Aug 3, 2024. - AFP
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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
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